It's a Lotus Carlton replica obviously but after a chat with the owner it's set to be one hell of a car...
The 18s are going and are being replaced with 20s, the bodywork is being touched up, A full Lotus Carlton interior is going
in. The GSi engine is looks set to be replaced with a genuine Lotus Carlton Jobbie + Nos.
I must admit I'm looking forward to seeing it finished!
If I Had A Genuine Lotus Would It Get More Attention Then Mine The Cost Of Running A Lotus Are Stuipid A Set Of Front Brake Pads Are 350.00 So I Am Fitting The Engine From My Crashed Lotus In To My Purple One
Miles - LC1 is the owner of the blue/purple car above that was parked up in my street.
It sounds to me that the he's managed to get a severely smashed up Lotus Carlton from a scrappy and is moving all the undamaged stuff over to his GSI. He's not claiming to own a Lotus Carlton in the same way I don't claim to own a Cally Turbo.
Also putting a Ferrari kit onto an MR2 is sad - putting a Lotus Carlton engine into a Carlton and having the ordasity to put the odd Lotus badge on it is no way sad. He even said to me that he's not going for a Lotus Carlton replica - more a modified Lotus Carlton. If he was building a replica he'd have stopped after putting the kit and badges on an sprayed it green. He's sprayed it purple, bunged a set of 18s on it and isn't stopping there.
All I did was ask him to stop shouting and then expressed confusion with a couple of contradictions.... wasn't having a dig..
At the end of the day it's a Carlton with Lotus badges....of course people (especially Joe Public who think they know what they are talking about) aren't going to think it's an LC are they
I like the car (as I've said) a lot.... lose the Lotus badges and the only thing I could find 'wrong' with it (imo) is the Rover paint.... don't like that.
Minor niggles tbh....Car looks awesome.
he must be loaded then
22k spent already, he coulda had a genuine one
and running costs are hardly gonna be an issue with that kinda money spent on it + the fact hes putting proper lotus carlton engine and whatever in it
I'd be VERY suprised if he ever gets round to fitting the LC engine especially as for starters it would mean re-fabricating the transmission tunnel.........
Do you not like the colour blue evil. I think it looks amazing & a top job when its done good luck to him. If its all properly done nothing tacky or shabby about it whats wrong with badges it will have the engine.
Not that obvious. it's the wrong colour and has the wrong wheels. Bit scary that he's fitting an original engine but thinks that the brakes are too expensive. Some of us know all too well what happens to a v.fast car with insufficient braking!
Yeah, that's for sure. Ashley I'd definately get some proper brakes on that car if the Lotus engine goes in. It's a big heavy car with a big heavy engine and it'll definately need some serious stopping power!
Fair point Evil, it's not gonna be to everyone's taste.
Yes he is. Im sure Lee will confirm shortly. Its at Koncepts at the moment. You know you want to stick a random thread on csw with a pic of one slating the people that do it
Yes he is. Im sure Lee will confirm shortly. Its at Koncepts at the moment. You know you want to stick a random thread on csw with a pic of one slating the people that do it
Yeah, that's for sure. Ashley I'd definately get some proper brakes on that car if the Lotus engine goes in. It's a big heavy car with a big heavy engine and it'll definately need some serious stopping power!
Fair point Evil, it's not gonna be to everyone's taste.
neil always watches the kerbs!!! as they get closer and closer and closer.....lol good job the kerb was there tho otherwise the repair bill for ploughing through vospers used car section woulda been a bit steep
still its all gravy now and back to being the beast that it is!!! car aint bad either m8 :beer:
Ashley - yep sorry about that - I forgot about your brakes.
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