Decided To Swap The L28 For Toyota 1.8L

[potter260]

After much consideration I have to decided to purchase my dream car and sell my Z.  When I first purchased a Z 15 years ago they were a cheap car that I enjoyed working on over the years.  Now with values up towards the price of the car I always wanted and the car going under water in the flood wrecking my motivation and breaking my heart.  I still do love the Z but the wife said I could only have 1 toy.  My Dad sold the 2+2 already and my made an offer on my Z so I'm just waiting for him to come up with the cash. At least I will still get to drive it!!

 

The new toy is a 2008 Lotus Elise, mid engine, rear wheel drive, 850kg wet

 

Thanks everyone for the help and support over the years, my dad may even continue the build thread and I will probably still check up every now and then to see what happens.

 

Thanks!

[C.A.R.]

YOU SELL-OUT!!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I’m rather jealous.

[Cozza]

It must have been a tough decision but that’s a nice looking Elise.

It should lap quite quickly too.

Congrats

[PB260Z]

Hi,

 

Tough decision, but I get it.

The Lotus is an amazing little car, you will have fun.

 

Cheers

 

PB

[potter260]

It is a dream to drive on the road, can't wait to take it to the track

[peter t]

Good luck mate, and once again thanks for your help.

[260DET]

Where are you going to track it? Not my sort of car but we all should follow our dreams so good on you.

 

Take notice of Lurch too, he will only work on Datsuns true blue lol.

[DreamZproject]

Hnnnggggg my 2 favourite cars of all time 240z and this era lotus Elise...

[PB260Z]

It is a dream to drive on the road, can't wait to take it to the track

The Elise is one of the closest things to a road registered go-kart you will ever drive.

Lots and lots of fun

[potter260]

No worries Peter anytime!

 

I will probably just get back into a few hillclimbs and sprints to start with, then maybe a couple days at Morgan Park or QR nothing to serious don't want to bend it! Heard the fibreglass clams are a tad expensive!

 

Yeah it pretty much is what they say, a registered go kart, no power steering, air con barely works and only electronic driver aid is ABS.  Just how I wanted it!

Edited November 28, 2017 by potter260

[dat2kman]

Someone has fitted the engine from a Honda S2000 to one of those, surname of Noble, I think, goes rather well too!

[zcar63]

Chris Noble has a honda powered elise using an intgera engine i think,very quick at morgan park.