2005 Elise extreme makeover - Page 4 - LotusTalk

dstevens · 12-04-2008, 06:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dmh

Dapcius-
Do you happen to know the weight of the heater core asembly?
Thanks...

'Climate box' 8.772 lbs (AC evaporator, heater core, hot/cold flapper door, plastic box)

The heater core itself is heavy because it is copper, not alumimum.

Dapcius · 12-04-2008, 07:07 PM

For as much as i like Elise from technical standpoint there is just as much visual details that ,in my opinion ,could have been done diferent . Stock mirrors Is defenately one of them .
I have bought one ,then another set of mirrors and neather one of them looked wright . One set was so cheaply made probably couldnt withstand more than 80 mile /hour wind ,the other F1 style carbon fiber just looked cheap . Its been bugging me for a while just couldn come up with good solution ,until found really cool set . Thay are aftermarked ones for Suzuki GSXR 1000 . Had to redo several times mirror area to make it work for each set of mirrors . And was wery pleased with the way it turned out . these will be bolted straight to the door .

Dapcius · 12-06-2008, 03:29 PM

Here is the side with a little more bodywork done . A few coats of glaze and some fine sanding and tis side is finished .

6_speed · 12-06-2008, 06:26 PM

Wow! Just Wow!

I'm going to jump the gun and ask "What exterior and interior colors are you shooting for?"

May I suggest Aspen White

Dapcius · 12-07-2008, 05:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 6_speed

I'm going to jump the gun and ask "What exterior and interior colors are you shooting for?"

Well it hasnt been decided for sure but so far on the table are : House of kolor Cobalt Blue or burgandy , Kawasaki green , 3 stage Lamborghini orange . I would like to paint it single stage paint just in case there is a fender bender (in this case fender crack ) on the track you can fix and repaint part . 3 stage paints and multi layerd candy colours is much harder to mach . but they look much better . so havent decided for sure but i'm strongly leaning towards orange .

Dapcius · 12-20-2008, 01:35 PM

Took me a while to get front hood cover pieces to fit proper . Had to lower ABS box by about 1". driver side has some weird shape to it because ABS and brake master cylinder .

jim-clayton · 12-20-2008, 01:56 PM

Impressive work.

Thanks for sharing.

michelmk2 · 12-21-2008, 06:06 AM

incredible job

Dragon · 12-21-2008, 06:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dapcius

Well it hasnt been decided for sure but so far on the table are : House of kolor Cobalt Blue or burgandy , Kawasaki green , 3 stage Lamborghini orange . I would like to paint it single stage paint just in case there is a fender bender (in this case fender crack ) on the track you can fix and repaint part . 3 stage paints and multi layerd candy colours is much harder to mach . but they look much better . so havent decided for sure but i'm strongly leaning towards orange .

Definitely go bright... Orange would kick arse. Stay away from the dark colors because they will show all imperfections in the body work. If you go with a bright color be sure to give it a nice white base coat or the bondo spots etc will show threw as darker splotches / discoloration in the paint.

xceed · 12-21-2008, 07:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dapcius

Well it hasnt been decided for sure but so far on the table are : House of kolor Cobalt Blue or burgandy , Kawasaki green , 3 stage Lamborghini orange . I would like to paint it single stage paint just in case there is a fender bender (in this case fender crack ) on the track you can fix and repaint part . 3 stage paints and multi layerd candy colours is much harder to mach . but they look much better . so havent decided for sure but i'm strongly leaning towards orange .

Lambo orange is win! No question about it!

You're really doing an extreme makeover for this Elise. I bet it's just as happy as those people who get their makeovers on the TV show. God bless you for giving this Elise another shot at life - and what a life it will be!

Scott · 12-21-2008, 07:45 AM

Here is my vote for color!!!

Dapcius · 12-23-2008, 06:17 PM

lambo green pearl - great color but not my cup of tee . As far as paint I have already spend good 45 min in paint store going through diferent samples of paint . went from one to another and back several times . So far cobalt blue or lambo orange . Next time im there will try to order pint of orange Arancio Atlas maybe paint one door see how it looks .
Mean while there was HUGE progress . It was realy morale boost , after seeing car in 5 diferent fiberglass and bodyfiller colors for about 9 months sprayed it with quick sand . If one is not familiar with ,itis sprayable glaze . Two coats easily smooth out 36 grid sand paper scratches . There are some spots that need to be touched up but overall it turned out great . Next getting rocker mouldings and front clam done .
the bottom picture shows how much bodywork it took on rear clam and rocker right before spraying

milehitom · 12-23-2008, 06:49 PM

It's coming along soooo nicely!

Your updates are like waiting for the next episode of my favorite show.

Tom

shay2nak · 12-23-2008, 09:46 PM

did the thought ever come across to widen the rear clam a bit?

Newhouse · 12-24-2008, 09:00 AM

Nice work

Quote:

Originally Posted by shay2nak

did the thought ever come across to widen the rear clam a bit?

I think he did already see post #37
2005 Elise extreme makeover

MickOpalak · 12-24-2008, 01:02 PM

Persian blue!!!!

Darkside Eng · 12-24-2008, 01:31 PM

Go with the Lambo orange.

Demonized · 12-24-2008, 01:33 PM

Go with the posting, you're already done with the damn thing.

knucklehead · 12-24-2008, 02:39 PM

Incredible job! I have to admit I had some doubts when I saw the car in it's original state of purchase. Now, I can wait for to see the finished project.

Dapcius · 12-25-2008, 07:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Demonized

Go with the posting, you're already done with the damn thing.

Not quite car has not been painted yet .there is still plenty of stuff to work on
Some more pictures after first coat of quick sand .

12-04-2008, 07:07 PM	#62 (permalink)
Dapcius Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Atlanta Posts: 105	For as much as i like Elise from technical standpoint there is just as much visual details that ,in my opinion ,could have been done diferent . Stock mirrors Is defenately one of them . I have bought one ,then another set of mirrors and neather one of them looked wright . One set was so cheaply made probably couldnt withstand more than 80 mile /hour wind ,the other F1 style carbon fiber just looked cheap . Its been bugging me for a while just couldn come up with good solution ,until found really cool set . Thay are aftermarked ones for Suzuki GSXR 1000 . Had to redo several times mirror area to make it work for each set of mirrors . And was wery pleased with the way it turned out . these will be bolted straight to the door . Attached Images

12-06-2008, 03:29 PM	#63 (permalink)
Dapcius Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Atlanta Posts: 105	Here is the side with a little more bodywork done . A few coats of glaze and some fine sanding and tis side is finished . Attached Images

12-20-2008, 01:35 PM	#66 (permalink)
Dapcius Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Atlanta Posts: 105	Took me a while to get front hood cover pieces to fit proper . Had to lower ABS box by about 1". driver side has some weird shape to it because ABS and brake master cylinder . Attached Images

12-20-2008, 01:56 PM	#67 (permalink)
jim-clayton Registered User Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Fort Lauderdale Florida Posts: 1,625	Impressive work. Thanks for sharing. __________________ 2005 Elise Storm Titanium

12-21-2008, 07:45 AM	#71 (permalink)
Scott Registered User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Rocky Hill, CT Posts: 391	Here is my vote for color!!! Attached Images __________________ 05 Saffrron Yellow, Sport, Touring, Star Shield, Larini w/ sport cat, Katana Supercharged, SSR Comps with RE01R's.

12-06-2008, 06:26 PM	#64 (permalink)
6_speed Highway Star Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: SF Bay Area Posts: 633	Wow! Just Wow! I'm going to jump the gun and ask "What exterior and interior colors are you shooting for?" May I suggest Aspen White

12-21-2008, 06:06 AM	#68 (permalink)
michelmk2 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 14	incredible job

12-23-2008, 06:17 PM	#72 (permalink)
Dapcius Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Atlanta Posts: 105	lambo green pearl - great color but not my cup of tee . As far as paint I have already spend good 45 min in paint store going through diferent samples of paint . went from one to another and back several times . So far cobalt blue or lambo orange . Next time im there will try to order pint of orange Arancio Atlas maybe paint one door see how it looks . Mean while there was HUGE progress . It was realy morale boost , after seeing car in 5 diferent fiberglass and bodyfiller colors for about 9 months sprayed it with quick sand . If one is not familiar with ,itis sprayable glaze . Two coats easily smooth out 36 grid sand paper scratches . There are some spots that need to be touched up but overall it turned out great . Next getting rocker mouldings and front clam done . the bottom picture shows how much bodywork it took on rear clam and rocker right before spraying Attached Images

12-23-2008, 06:49 PM	#73 (permalink)
milehitom Registered User Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 3,142	It's coming along soooo nicely! Your updates are like waiting for the next episode of my favorite show. Tom

12-23-2008, 09:46 PM	#74 (permalink)
shay2nak I <3 chicken, I <3 liver Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Land of da 1000 Oaks, CA Posts: 15,006	did the thought ever come across to widen the rear clam a bit? __________________ save ~10 lbs gain 1 hp EQ: Y=(190X) / (1984-X) where Y is (HP) and X is (lbs) '07 EXIGE S * MY CAR ** VIDEOS! '08 ACURA TSX 6-speed http://www.makeNYNYagain.com

12-24-2008, 01:02 PM	#76 (permalink)
MickOpalak Prez: The K.G.B. Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 5,302	Persian blue!!!! __________________ 2007 Exige S265 - Krypton Green - Gotham 265 ECU - Volk TE37s - Toyo R888s - B&M Shifter - QuickSilver exhaust - stripes - harnesses - Pagid pads - Green air filter 2002 Jaguar XKR convertible 2000 BMW 528i President - Lotus Limited Southeast http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/LLSE/

12-24-2008, 01:31 PM	#77 (permalink)
Darkside Eng Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: On the Track Posts: 880 Images: 22	Go with the Lambo orange.

12-24-2008, 01:33 PM	#78 (permalink)
Demonized NOT ßANNED! Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Colorado Posts: 1,538	Go with the posting, you're already done with the damn thing. __________________ 2005 Saffron Yellow Elise, Katana Supercharger, LSS Wheels, 2Bular exhaust & cat, rear panel delete, Cup Airbox, Volt / Oil temp gauge, Ohlins double adjustable coilovers, Dual Oil Coolers, S111 RTD Brace, Moroso Oil Pan, MicroMirror, S111 "V-Force" Harness bar, Manly Engine Mounts, Odyssey PC680 & RLS Bracket, Saikou Michi OCC, CF Scoops, CF Bootlid, CF Front Lip.

12-24-2008, 02:39 PM	#79 (permalink)
knucklehead TWRD & Blip advertising Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Marina del Rey, CA Posts: 3,834	Incredible job! I have to admit I had some doubts when I saw the car in it's original state of purchase. Now, I can wait for to see the finished project. __________________ Jacob Join Lotuscar.ning.com for LA Lotus social events 05 Exise, 2bular 6 inch exhaust. BWR double adjustable Penske shocks, Hypercoil springs, HIDs, BWR front sway bar, Light weight PC680 battery w/BWR brace, BWR Black badges and wheel centers, Custom SCC paint job, SCC OEM Exige mesh kit and Exige rear clam details, LSD, Lotus sport clutch and light weight fly wheel. Sector front splitter. Stebel horn. Multivex Mirrors. Volk CE28 wheels

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