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Category Archives: Lotus Esprit S2
Lotus Esprit S2 – Getting Tanked
Next up for the Lotus Esprit S2 restoration is getting the fuel tanks out. This was easier than expected but still had its challenges with 30 year-old fuel going all over my driveway! Thinking about the next steps of the … Continue reading
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Lotus Esprit S2 – Reality of Dismantling a 70s Supercar On Your Drive
Given the interest in this project (my Lotus Esprit S2 restoration) I thought I’d put together a quick video to show the reality and challenges of dismantling a car on a (tiny) driveway. As you can see, there are pros … Continue reading
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Lotus Esprit S2 – The Back End
Excited to work on the other end of the car I get stuck into stripping down the rear of my Lotus Esprit S2, I also manage to get the wiring loom out which feels like a significant milestone in this … Continue reading
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Lotus Esprit S2 – A Different Perspective
More progress on the Lotus Esprit S2 this time, I finally got the front part of the wiring loom out of the ‘frunk’ and spun the car on my drive so I can get cracking with the rear!
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Lotus Esprit S2 – Junk in the Frunk
Further progress on the Lotus Esprit concentrating on clearing out the front compartment or ‘Frunk’ (front-trunk). The heater motor and matrix were a challenge to remove but satisfying, same for the bonnet and eventually the radiator duct and front spoiler, … Continue reading
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Lotus Esprit S2 – What’s Next?
Moving on from the interior strip to attempt to get the wiring loom out of the car got me thinking abut what’s next and I arrived at starting the exterior strip. This was harder than I thought it would be … Continue reading
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Lotus Esprit S2 – Update & The Tool Roll / Tool Kit
More progress on my Lotus Esprit S2 restoration but with a bit of a closer look at the tool roll/kit. My tools were in a terrible state as found last year but I’ve attempted to clean them up a bit … Continue reading
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Lotus Esprit S2 – Interior Strip : Part 3
Some more progress with the Lotus Esprit S2 this week focusing on mainly getting the interior trim out but for a change of scenery I have a little look inside the front ‘boot’ area of the car to see what … Continue reading
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Lotus Esprit S2 – It’s Home!
Managed to get my Lotus Esprit S2 restoration project to my house recently so I can try to make a bit more progress on it. The move went well with help from some wheel jacks to reposition the car as … Continue reading
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Lotus Esprit S2 – Quick Update
Super short video on my Lotus Esprit S2 giving a bit of an update with what I’m doing with it, essentially I’m bringing it home so I can continue to work on it even with lockdowns going on. I also … Continue reading
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