My Esprit V8 project time to post a thread

My Esprit V8 project time to post a thread

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s1v8esprit

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207 posts

165 months

Monday 1st September 2014
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One of the main problems I have is heat in the engine bay and getting good cold air in and the nasty hot air out! I plan to make the side scoops (ears) wider as in sticking out more to scoop more air in. I also have brought some fans to mount in the engine bay. Also will be making a louvred rear hatch window like on the turbo but mine is going to be clear and adjustable.

I got some window louvre frames today as used in greenhouses and taken them apart and offered one side section up to the hatch glass. Looks like this has potential to make the adjustable rear louvre I want. I have some Polycarbonate to make the glass slats and window with and could fit a cable or a rod linkage to open and close it?






s1v8esprit

Original Poster:

207 posts

165 months

Monday 1st September 2014
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Watchman said:
Chap lives in my road. Haven't had opportunity to talk to him about it but he's been out in it recently so I guess it's finally unfinished. Sounds amazing.

I'm not keen on the wild camber. Nor do I understand it.
I am not keen on the wild rear camber but thats how the rear suspension works? we dont plan it to do that it just does when the car is lowered really low when the air is out of the suspension. I DO not drive with it like that! it returns to normal when I inflate the suspension to drive it. I know Dean I was parked next to his car yesterday at the Retro Rides gathering.
Some really cool cars and was a great day out.


Watchman

6,391 posts

244 months

Tuesday 2nd September 2014
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s1v8esprit said:
I am not keen on the wild rear camber but thats how the rear suspension works? we dont plan it to do that it just does when the car is lowered really low when the air is out of the suspension. I DO not drive with it like that! it returns to normal when I inflate the suspension to drive it.
I understand what you're saying but this other Esprit *is* driven low and with the wild camber, and that's what I don't get.

That aside, it is THE most arresting car on the roads around here. Sounds incredible and looks so totally different to everything else driving around. The inlet stacks look so old-school sticking up in the rear window. It's certainly a professional-job.

Soov535

35,829 posts

270 months

Tuesday 2nd September 2014
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s1v8esprit said:















No photoshop this is her sat on the deck with no air.



Still have massive amount left to do, when will it end………..
Ignore the purists - that is f****g mint, and great skills.

s1v8esprit

Original Poster:

207 posts

165 months

Tuesday 2nd September 2014
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Watchman said:
understand what you're saying but this other Esprit *is* driven low and with the wild camber, and that's what I don't get.

That aside, it is THE most arresting car on the roads around here. Sounds incredible and looks so totally different to everything else driving around. The inlet stacks look so old-school sticking up in the rear window. It's certainly a professional-job.
yes some do drive it low! I dont, Deans car is great and he has done a really nice job on the engine install, agreed the stacks do look excellent.

Watchman

6,391 posts

244 months

Wednesday 3rd September 2014
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Soov535 said:
Ignore the purists - that is f****g mint, and great skills.
Totally agree, and I particularly love the wheels.

I have a new desire to put an Audi V8 into a "Spy Who Loved Me" lookalike.

OlberJ

14,101 posts

232 months

Wednesday 3rd September 2014
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Check out Hilly on here's swap of the same type.

Watchman

6,391 posts

244 months

Wednesday 3rd September 2014
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OlberJ said:
Check out Hilly on here's swap of the same type.
I think that was the one featured in C&CC, wasn't it? I've definitely read about its creation somewhere.

What engine is in Dean's?

s1v8esprit

Original Poster:

207 posts

165 months

Friday 5th September 2014
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Dean has a Alfa v6 but please don't do that, he likes his car to be unique and me putting air suspension on mine has caused some upset. His was the first and only one to be bagged. Feel free to do the Audi V8 been done as has the Rover V8 so lots of guys to help out with advice. How about a Chevy V8 with one of the alloy LS range of engines that would rock!

Watchman

6,391 posts

244 months

Friday 5th September 2014
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I'm not in a position to do anything right now... it's a dream though. I'd stick with conventional suspension though. I'd like it to look like a "SWLM" car but with the grunt it always deserved.

s1v8esprit

Original Poster:

207 posts

165 months

Friday 5th September 2014
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at the retro rides gathering






VinceFox

20,566 posts

171 months

Saturday 6th September 2014
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Love it, you've built something a bit special there.

I wonder if a company made these, like that updated e type clarkson tested, how successful they'd be? There's a lot of love for the 007 esprit shape, the purest esprit imho and with the riht handling and a decent bit of v8power i suspect they'd sell very well.

s1v8esprit

Original Poster:

207 posts

165 months

Thursday 11th September 2014
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Ok small update on progress, really just trying to improve air flow in the engine bay.
I have a few ideas and just trying some out to see how it goes.
One problem I had with alloy sheet covered in fibre glass was the fibre glass would soak up the heat and keep it!
I am now looking into removing the fibre glass and just having alloy. I have brought x4 8 inch fans, 2 will go at the rear of the engine bay and will suck hot air out. The other 2 will go at the side of the engine 1 each side and blow onto it.


I also plan to make an black alloy tonneau cover to cover it all and also make a heat shield to go under the air filter,
I can then use the ears as air inlet feeds to the side fans and also feed cold air direct to the air filter

I am going to box this in more so it will vent out the left side onto the exhaust


I know some of you have used bilge fans and did look into that put as I am not keeping my car stock, I didn’t won’t to restrict/compromise the air flow I could by using 3 inch fans. I shower extraction fan is small and noisy and not that efficient and I guess the bilge pumps are similar? These fans are quiet and flow a fair amount of air. I am going to have the thermostatically controlled and a manual override switch for those traffic jams! And yes it’s safe to say my confirmed fetish for holes!

GTRene

16,372 posts

223 months

Thursday 11th September 2014
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nice :-)

smash

2,062 posts

227 months

Monday 20th October 2014
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Absolutely love Dean's car and LOVE your V8. Top work.

WayneB

208 posts

225 months

Monday 20th October 2014
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Nice looking cars,the lowrider stance suits the S3 Esprit.

I would rather see well executed clean examples like these than some of the poorly done "restorations" that some have attempted.

Well Done.smile


mcx27

60 posts

147 months

Friday 24th October 2014
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Nice job a lot of work. Am happy that there are people like you who bring cars back from the dead, ignore the purists. There are plenty of original cars out there, I love those too.

s1v8esprit

Original Poster:

207 posts

165 months

Friday 21st November 2014
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Ok been sick of my Lotus getting damp, going moldy and getting scratched by the kids on their bikes! Can not find a garage to rent near me over winter so have brought an outdoor Carcoon. Not cheap! But could be worth every penny if it does what the makers claim, time will tell……..




Not much done to the Esprit lately, I have been busy with other projects (Lamborghini Gallardo replica) and having a major clear out of engines, parts, and projects just too much to do and no space or time to work on them!!



Stevie Mojo

1,519 posts

236 months

Monday 16th February 2015
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s1v8esprit said:
Watchman said:
Class!

hughcam

411 posts

164 months

Tuesday 24th February 2015
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s1v8esprit said:
Ok been sick of my Lotus getting damp, going moldy and getting scratched by the kids on their bikes! Can not find a garage to rent near me over winter so have brought an outdoor Carcoon. Not cheap! But could be worth every penny if it does what the makers claim, time will tell……..




Not much done to the Esprit lately, I have been busy with other projects (Lamborghini Gallardo replica) and having a major clear out of engines, parts, and projects just too much to do and no space or time to work on them!!

Great job on the Esprit. The engine and suspension mods look fantastic.

However IMO that Lamborghini replica is hilariously awful. It looks like a cardboard cut out.