been offered a lotus

[Aaron P.]

Eclat....like this one here

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1976-Lotus-eclat-520-galvanised-chassis_W0QQitemZ130216794467QQihZ003QQcategoryZ31359QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

i was thinking of the engine in it for a mk1 escort van conversion ...
2.2 not sure of its value etc...its in the way in a m8's yard.....so he wants rid of it plus i think its on uk plates..dont know much else about it
would it fit the engine bay of my van????

[RS2000&MEXICO]

the engines in them are not very good Aaron

[LOUIE]

the effort wouldnt warrant the reward mate, sell it on ebay instead theres loads of people out there would buy that

[fast eddie]

think you will find the engine in it a bedford cf ,well most of it anyway!!!

[Mr G.]

That engine was never any good, get it for nowt ebay it,if it don't sell pop it in yer garden and keep hens in it

[gary@retro]

Gary Kemps doing some lovely 300bhp Lotus 907/912 engines these days .. 2.2 to 2.6 .

I had the 2.2 in my mk1 , so did geoff lanes brother, he had inner wings , i didnt

If you want to see how good the engines are have a look at Joss Ronchetties car go.. its quick.

Once its between the inner wings the dizzy is almost imposible to get at .. and taking the exhaust manifold off can be a problem too.

They got a bad reputation when Lotus used Jensen Healeys as a testbed for them in 1970, by 1973 all the problems had been ironed out.

Good engines really as long as the owners hav'nt let them idle till they are warm.. start up and run at 1500 till the needle moves or the pistons slap like mad.

A good engine (ie brand new ) should have 5 psi (hot) at idle and 45psi (hot) at 4000 rpm

[pinto48s]

i remember one in a mk 1 years ago in classsic ford mag, looked tight!!!!
that oil press is worse than a rover v8!!!!
my mates lotus sunbeam goes well, quite a nice sounding motor with the carbs and a lovely gearbox, zf i think?