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  1. I got a Tomcat as my everyday driver a year ago. When I got it I was offered a 1997 Rover 416SLi free if I collected it. It had Brake issues but now sorted. It is now our family car and the most modern in our fleet. Cheap insurance too.
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  2. Contact grease on the blades of the fuses prevents corrosion.
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  3. Much more affordable to keep on the road as consumables are much less expensive (like Esprit) Timing belt is Nissan Maxima for example
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  4. The crank position sensor can be fail when engine hot. Will work again when the engine cools. Should show in history though. Perhaps carry a wireless ODB2 reader that hooks to your phone?
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  5. Perhaps a colortune will check mixture settings of carbs?
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  6. The winder likely just needs a new balance spring fitted. My first and everyday driver for 5 years as a student was an Austin 8. Bought in 1980. I still own it and drive it regularly. Will get it restored one day. The roof lining is falling apart so I must get that done.
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  7. My brother has an identical looking Esprit S1 but has a fuel injected Toyota engine with Yamaha heads. (original engine) Lotus took note of engine cooling and updated the arrangement in the S2. An S2 is really an S1 with the bugs ironed out.
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  8. Gunson colortune is a useful tool to see what the mixture is
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  9. A heating pad on the sandblasting chamber to keep it dry? Like a home brew unit.
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  10. The 4 was lighter and they were developing their own V8 that ended up in the Esprit
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  11. The steam will warm the garage for you.
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  12. I learned to drive in one of these and was my student transport. Got very good at double declutching. Especially as the city I lived in has very steep hills. Dunedin, New Zealand which has steepest street in the world.(didn't test 500 on that) Later fitted a big bore kit to it that improved performance. It broke down on the day of my driving test and had to take my fathers 4.1litre Ford Falcon estate instead!
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  13. An option for a DIY dip is to use a cheap swimming pool just big enough for car. Get a 200liter drum of molasses from a stock food supplier. Mix with 2000 liter of water in pool. Submerge car in pool (may do half at a time) Takes 3 weeks but will dissolve all rust and just needs rinse and dry. No toxic chemicals. My brother did this with Austin 8 van. Worked well
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  14. I fabricated a new pin to improve mine. I did remove the selector shaft from the gearbox and did repairs on the bench. I am tempted to get the kit though for my Tomcat. Will be doing it on the bench though. Under the car is no fun.
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  15. My brother has a 1958 S1 Ute that he got when operating a Mountain bike business in Queenstown. It has the larger S2 engine which was fitted from new. He has the original registration document that has the engine size as 2.25 litre (it may have come as kit from UK to NZ)
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