Welcome to my Lotus 7 Replica Blog

I intend to use this blog to show the various stages as I rebuild an old Lotus 7 replica from a bit of a mess to something respectable.


Along the way i'll detail the procedures required and hopefully inspire others to do similar.



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Sunday, May 31, 2009

Wheels on

Finally got around to fitting the tyres onto the wheels.
A little filing was required to get them to fit well on the hubs.
Minilights are the only wheels worth fitting to a 7 especially in 13" size.
A big improvement over the old Hotwires!
 
 

Sunday, May 24, 2009

New centre console

I decided to tidy up the centre console as it looked quite terrible being a bit of a hash up of old aluminium and the terrible gaiter around the gear stick!
I got some stainless steel rings laser cut through work and some aluminium folded up by my friend Brett.
I used Steel Tek screws to fasten it all down, looks good in aluminium but will cover it in black vinyl at some stage once I get the seats retrimmed or replaced.....
 
 
 

Monday, May 11, 2009

Powdercoated Wheels

Had the wheels powdercoated a dark grey.
Managed to get them done for a box of beers due to a big job at work also being done at the same time.
They've come up well and you can't even spot the where the damage was!
Just have to get the tyres swapped over and put them on the car now!
Might have to make up some nice centre caps so I can put a logo on them!