I just wanted to offer a public thank you to Donelise. We had a very good 30+ minute discussion last night over the phone regarding tranny removal from the Elise. He is very knowledgable and helpful.
I will do my best to put together a detailed write-up on how this procedure works. One important note, it's not a 1.5 hour job. It's more like 8-12 hours depending on your experience and intensity level. Also, the Lotus manual tells you about ~1/2 of what you really need to know. Hopefully I can clear up the other 1/2 in a write-up for those of you wanting to add LSD, clutch/flywheel, etc.