I have always loved Esprits and would love to have one. What you're having to go through either means you truly love this vehicle or you are a glutton for punishment. I have big respect for your dedication.

@Rick_D

17 күн бұрын

Thanks. I’ve loved this car since I was a kid and saw it in For Your Eyes Only back in the early 80’s. While I would prefer to be driving it, tear down and rebuilding it keeps me busy and out of trouble so it’s a bit of fun for me.

Hi! I found your channel doing a deep dive on Lotus Esprits and watched every video in this series so far, I'm glad to see the build is still ongoing. Can't wait to see the next one!

@Rick_D

17 күн бұрын

@@Joshuaahhh excellent! It’s still going and likely will be for quite some time. Thanks.

Sandblast cabinet is very useful. But have it in its own dedicated space as dust will go everywhere Impressed how well the galvanised chassis seems to have held up. Have you watched any of “Soup Classic Motoring” who is rebuilding an early Esprit?

@Rick_D

17 күн бұрын

@@katywalker8322 I’ve been thinking about a blast cabinet but want to wait until I have a powder coat setup in place so I can go from freshly blasted right to powder coating. The chassis does look good so far but I have not yet looked at it thoroughly…soon. Yes, I follow George on the Soup. That’s a great subscription as it’s equally intriguing from a Lotus enthusiast standpoint as well as a wonderfully produced, sometimes animated, cinematography. Thanks for reaching out.

@katywalker8322

17 күн бұрын

@@Rick_D I don’t (yet) have powder coating tools, but I do Cerakote some parts. Blast cabinet is great for small parts but the dust is a pain (although not as bad as soda blasting some engine cases just outside the garage door and not realising how much white powder was blowing into the garage and covering everything - a learning experience!) Larger bits I tend to take to a local powder coaters to be blasted clean and professionally coated.

@Rick_D

17 күн бұрын

@@katywalker8322 I’ll have to compare/contrast powder vs cerakote as I know little about both.

Using a torque wrench with your impact driver? WTF? Come on...

@Rick_D

17 күн бұрын

@@DrieStone that torque wrench has long since been replaced with a digital one when it was found to be inaccurate. I use it as a regular ratchet now given its long handle.