Lotus Exige V10

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This guy is building a Lotus Exige V10 (BMW) with Porsche Boxster S gearbox and many more updates, looks at those big Porsche brakes and nice wheels and all the work...
also he's doing the from RHD to LHD conversion, he's from Zweden.







thats a hell lot of reinventing I guess...

just making the rear frame "longer" wouldn't work...





speciale adapter gemaakt voor de bak



thats taking a lot measurements I think...









mmm fitting big brakes makes sence.







so far part one...making part two in a minute.

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part two...

Lotus Exige V10 bmw with boxster S box.





















he also makes the most parts himself so it seems, although not the nice weldings, anyway looks gorgeous me thinks.







hier laatste bewerking..wow





here the link to his Topic, he sold his BMW E30 V10 so it seems.

http://rejsa.nu/forum/viewtopic.php?t=74693&po...

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pthelazyjourno said:

To be fair, his doesn't seem to have progressed at any great rate, certainly not at the same rate as the 2-11. (although it would help if I could read the language!) - checked it a year or so back and all he seems to have done is fabricated some wishbones and swapped the wheel to the other side since then.

Be interesting to see how he sorts the bodywork - looks a bit of a botch in the attempted 'renderings' - I'd have preferred to stretch the clam further back, looks like he's just going to add in 5 inches between the roll bar and clam itself.

Bet it'll sound nice though.

Use Google Chrome that can translate the whole page automatically, all stays the same only the words change in any language you choose.

he did made progress though, but its a lot of work.

I don't think he goes for just adding 5 inches between the roll bar and clam itself...thats just done for "fun" because they laid the clam on the back a few inches backwards to cover the wheels.

I've seen picture's and drawings from Caral which also explains how they can do it the more "easy" way...its a bit like how Frank also widens the car.

I did had some picture's how to widen the body and how to stretch it "easy" but sadly can't find them yet...

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I think he knows what he is doing seeing his saying/mark? under his answers>>

said:

Johan Zackrisson Lotus Exige V10 GTR project M3 E30 V10 Sold

I guess that fast E30 M3 with V10 on U-tube was also his?

ah, yes it is...here he is with that e30 M3 car>>

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n93EevkOjnk

here against a M6 which normaly is very fast too, they sahre such engine>>


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9dwf80-XGk

I don't know what all this is, but I guess that has more to do with the conversion from RHD to LHD?

Edited by GTRene on Wednesday 28th November 13:02

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Shnozz said:

Are those wheels the Team Dynamics 18"s? I like them.

Odd because I am not a fan of the 16/17 TD wheels yet the 17/18 look like a different wheel entirely. I would be tempted by a set.

No, the wheels are ATS Motorsport wheels GTR in dark grey I guess>>

silver | dark grey black | white

http://www.ats-wheels.com/ats_wheels/index.php?opt...

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Shnozz said:

Captain Muppet said:

The hubs on the V10 Exige are 5 stud, not 4 bolt like a normal S2 Exige.

Ah yes. 'twas only a cursory glance and missed that. Back in my box...

that should be no problem I guess, they also do them in 4-bolt if that is/was what you seek, see>>

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7,0 x 15
8,0 x 17 / 9,0 x 17
9,0 x 18 / 9,5 x 18
10,0 x 18 / 11,0 x 18

4-hole, 5-hole,
central locking

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but then you don't have the Lotus interior and looks and alu chassis...

you can also do a LS3 or LS7 or LS9 in the Elise chassis

Edited by GTRene on Wednesday 28th November 16:51

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dom9 said:

Pity there aren't readily available transverse 'boxes for longitudinal engines.

I know you can get them for race cars (and the Mac F1) but not many available for road cars...

i.e. There won't be many at the breakers...

I wonder what torque the F355 'box would take? I am guessing it wouldn't handle the 500lb/ft of a nice LSx engine!?

Would tidy up that design no end!

Looks great though - Will be interested in seeing that one finished!

Today I came across this one, The Xtrac Synchromesh Transaxle, I also saw that combined on a Pagani...
so it can handle some power me thinks.





some specs>>

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•7 Speed high performance supercar transaxle

•‘H’ pattern manual shift

•1,100Nm input torque (depending upon duty cycle).

•Gear ratio range to suit application

•Helical gear ground gears optimised for refinement and strength

•Full form ground bevel gears for refinement and strength

•Multi cone synchronisers on all forward gears

•Synchronised reverse gear

•Gearbox casing material is high strength Aluminium alloy L169

•Smooth acting plate limited slip differential (LSD)

guess it would be a bit expensive?

http://www.xtrac.com/sectors/automotive-engineerin...

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they come in many variants, I like most of them...
especially the longitudinal engine set-up.

they came in the "Elise" based GT1 with V8 and V10
but also in that one of V6 Lotus Sport Exige
and in the V6 audi Lotus Esthi
or the Lotus GT3?
there are some more, its how a mid-engined sports-car should be, with a longitudinal engine, makes it more "supercar"

ofcorse the Elise/Exige is a almost perfect little sports-car with great handling and yes you could tune a four pot toyota/honda/audi/duratec etc and yes that could be very fast...
but a longer wheelbase and bigger engine and longitudinal makes it also more grown up or special, some go very far though, thats for sure

personally would love such car with a great V8 say a LS3/480 NA would be nice.
thats enough

The Hennesey product are nice but 1.200hp and now the later type GT2 with around 1.500hp is just silly but hey, each to their own.

http://www.topgear.com/uk/photos/new-hennessey-ven...

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The 1500hp, rear-wheel-drive American hypercar is mooted to be powered by a 7.0-litre twin-turbo, and will definitely still shoot thunder. The now pathetically underpowered Venom GT only needed 2.2 seconds to reach 62 mph, and creator Hennessey has claimed it could go onto 272 mph

0 to 100km/h in just 2.2 sec and a top of around 437km/h they think? anyway...its madness

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lol, its fake indeed but a funny one

this one is real though...not a V10 it has to do with 2 legs less, its the Venom GT>>

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=turV3v9RYeU

0 to 200km/h in under 8 sec
0 to 300km/h in under 14 sec
0 to 370km/h in a amazing 19.96 sec

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that sounds very fast if proven also otherwise Simon, although when you look at that digital gps? dial then it does it in about 11sec to 200km/h, still very fast of course but if what you say is correct in just 8.5 sec that would be very, very fast.
in that video you showed the car flies by the other fast cars and sounds like it can do that again and again.
is it also short geared? guess that/your car is specially made for racing, light and powerful I guess more then 330hp maybe even 360<>380 or so?

of course from 200 to 300 or even higher in a 'very' short time, brings in lots of more power.
not that you need or would go that fast on normal roads but thats not the point they made.

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good update, looks interesting that rear subframe.

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some "small" updates starting from here since the last update.

http://rejsa.nu/forum/viewtopic.php?t=74693&po...

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me too
the progress is a bit slow when you follow it, but I guess there is also a lot to change
and or to make for it, especially when/if you do it in your spare time (I guess)
we now go into better/warmer weather, so maybe that helps with his productivity around
that Exige.

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yes...
some progress is made, starting from here>>

http://rejsa.nu/forum/viewtopic.php?t=74693&po...

he also made the chassis stronger.

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some updates, lots of stuff back from the powder coater, so I guess building up starts soon?

http://rejsa.nu/forum/viewtopic.php?t=74693&po...

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some updates around that project, starting from here (since the last updates>>

http://rejsa.nu/forum/viewtopic.php?t=74693&po...





verder af 01-10

Edited by GTRene on Friday 1st November 21:54

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again more updates, a few pictures>

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it lives...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWbHGNiNMXU

and more updates.

http://rejsa.nu/forum/viewtopic.php?t=74693&po...

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Nice...guess it will be ready for summer come's in.