SteelBlue said:

Was just watching old Top Gear and it reminded me of this thread.

Lotus, Lot's Of Trouble, Usually Serious.

Pretty much.  But so much fun

KaiserRolls said:

Cup holder install next? 

Actually.....yes, I have a trick little aluminum one with a leather strap that slides under the dash.  I have to see if I can make it work with the new gauge/switch pod thing.

Lotus, Lot's Of Trouble, Usually Serious.

gosh dangit long tubes

I removed the stock mechanisims from the top of the trans.  These will be replaced by a setup called LETSLA (Lotus Elige Transmission Shifter Linkage Assembly).....So OK, they are both LETSLA's but calling the new one LETSLA just sounds cooler.

The stuff on the left, gets replaced by the stuff on the right.  The pieces above the stuff on the right are used to modify the stuff on the right because even the new stuff still has flaws.

A bit of a close up oriented the wrong way for good measure.

This is what part of the modification is, the upper bolt spacer thing still fits loose into a counterweight.  The lower roller bearing fits much tighter (I actually have to machine it) and allows it to roll.

Inside the car I'm relocating all the buttons that were on the OEM Console.  The Console will fit over the new shifter, but scroll up and look at it.....why would I cover that up?  Here are the 3 buttons and new Console:

 Traction control button and door lock switch installed.  

I'm actually going to cut out the sunken in part of the old console out where the hazard switch mounts and glue it behind the lower gauge hole.  So I can still add one gauge of my choosing at some point.

Still trying to figure out the evap delete.  What a pain.

The old cables are still ran to the trans which I am slowly disassembling.  I didn't snap a pic but I'm installing a LETSLA kit which firms up the trans side of the mechanism.  And that I'm modifying as well to make as firm as possible.  Should be an awesome shift feel once done.

Also trying to figure out how to remove the EVAP/Charcoal stuff without throwing a code.  The battery gets relocated from the trunk to this area.  Re-routing the battery cables was fun. 

Deciding what I want to do with this header.  Good thing, is it's a legit longtube, so it won't hook up like the stock unit.  The bad thing, is it's a legit long tube so it won't hook up like stock.  You can also see the rear tow hook Installed and the clam hinges, which will allow the entire rear clam to tilt up.  So cool.

Lotus:

"If it makes it through a race without breaking, it's too heavy"

Hurst:

"You'll break your arm before you break our shifter"

So, I pushed the car to my shed, wife got to steer.  And started the project.  The plus side, is that the Lotus shifter assembly/cable/mechanism all suck, so I had purchased all new aftermarket stuff about a year ago.  I figured it would be a winter project. Now it's a summer project.  Sucks the shed is still a mess and I have 2 lifts, and 2 other cars are on them.....but in reality, there is a lot of up and down, in the car, under the car work, so it might actually be easier on the ground with the rear end up.

Whenever you do anything to this car, step 1 is to take the roof off.  Then the seats.  Then in this case the entire rear clam.

Found a previous owner must have had some mega sound system in the car, so I ripped all that out.

And the new stuff to go in.  

www.instagram.com/therealrekiii

Some other dbag took rekiii

YoungCR said:

Love this car! Wheels look good, what are the other plans?

The immediate plans (parts I have to install) are:

-Aftermarket shifter/cable/linkages
-4pot AP big brake kit all around
-Rear clam hinge kit
-long(ish) tube header
-Pull out Ohlins suspension and send out for rebuild (one is leaking)
-Higher capacity fuel tank with baffles
-Baffled oil pan

Then in the future I haven't quite decided if I build the engine and upgrade the supercharger or build the engine and install a turbokit.  SC is the 'normal' way on these cars, but I really like turbos and there are some options out there for manifolds and such.

REKIII said:

That would be cool!  I'd get royalties, right?  hahaha.  It would be neat to get some exposure like that though.

Given your vehicle lineup, I don't think you're hurting for royalties 

If you're up for it, let me know. I'd love to experiment with it.

KaiserRolls said:

The lotus is cool and all, but that jeep is good 

Agreed.  Fastest vehicle I've ever owned or driven and it's the wife's soccer-mom-mobile.  Oh well.

suspenceful said:

I want to drive all of your vehicles 

...maybe I should start a "Jake's Take" YouTube series.

That would be cool!  I'd get royalties, right?  hahaha.  It would be neat to get some exposure like that though.

...maybe I should start a "Jake's Take" YouTube series.

B C said:

Ultimate track toy.  What engine does this have?  

I wish I had time to take it to the track. 

This has the 1.8L 2zz toyota engine with the 6speed manual and a supercharger.