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Lotus Elise 1.8 Convertible 2dr Petrol Manual (168 g/km, 118 bhp)

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Details

  • Make: Lotus
  • Milage: 115084 Miles
  • Year: 1997
  • Model: Elise
  • Transmission: Manual
  • Fuel: Petrol

Description

1997 S1 Lotus Elise with the Bell & Colvill Super 160 Engine Upgrade finished in Azure blue (full respray). The Bell&Covill Super 160 engine upgrade included camshafts, a flowed head, sports exhaust, decat and an induction kit, this increased the power from 118bhp to around 160bhp.The car is on 111k miles, but an engine swap carried out by Maidstone Sports Cars in 2008 with the new engine and gearbox being on roughly 46k miles. Part service history and plenty of receipts included totalling over 11k.While this car has got more mileage than the average Elise it has been maintained throughout it's life receiving significant upgrades along the way. It is very clean and has all the upgrades you'd want to do, so it is ready to go out and enjoy.Goes really well and sounds amazing, goes through the gears well with the upgraded linkage and short shifter. Handles great and really feels nimble with the early Elises weighing in close to 700kg thanks to the MMC brakes which are still present on this car.Recent workFull respray - have pictures of the whole processNew ECU and fuel pump - 1, 188Upgraded rear toe links - 600 (known weak point)NS2R tyres - 500Anti roll bar linksFull service - plugs, rotor, cap, oil, filterBrake fluid replaced - Motul RBF 600Stainless steel braided linesNew splitterCarbon side podsNew BatteryWheels refurbishedUpgraded gear linkageEP Short shifterOther upgrades/ work - most carried out from 2019 onwards over 11k in receiptsAlloy Radiator + fresh coolantClose Ratio gearboxAP racing clutchLotus Stage 1 sports exhaustGenuine S2 Exige Y spoke alloysCorbeau seats for extra comfortMomo Team 280mm steering wheelFull carpet setRear spoilerS2 Bilstein shocksSteering rack replacedNew Lambda sensorWaterpumpMultiple cambelts/ tensionersUpgraded head gasketUpgraded throttle linkageLots of documentation for work doneStarts and drive fantastically, and has plenty of go!What I would do next personally apart from go out and drive it more often:- Refurbish the cloth roof, it is presentable, but would benefit from a refurb estimated at 250, I was hoping to get a hardtop so it didn't bother me. Next MOT due 26/10/2024, Blue, 5+ owners, £17,950