NickandNeil

Sadly the full IVA, the licence plate I believe was from the donor car. This one was never actually finished, Its never had repeaters and the electrics and interior were never finished.

About the IVA, is there a reason people want the older Q plates rather than a 2018 plate? Surely that would add value to the car, but would that also mean it needs to adhere to 2018 emissions regulations? Something i'm sure would be difficult with a 34 year old engine.

Oh and I just realized I didn't spell the title correctly. Ignore that its too late to change it.

Hi all

So we have just bought our first kit car, an unfinished barn find we found out in the depths of Cornwall. My dad and I have been talking about restoring a car for years and as we have both always been big fans of Lotus, so when this came online super cheep we jumped on it.

We are uniquely unqualified for the job, my dad being a kitchen appliance engineer and me a internet technician for Virgin. So we will be happy for any help and advice the forum can give us.

So the basics, it seems to be a Robin Hood EXMO with a 1984 Sierra chassis, a 2L Pinto engine and a lot of work left to do if we ever hope to get it through the IVA. After having a good look over it we are relieved to see that all the work that has been done so far is to a good standard but a lot of things will need to be changed and upgraded to get it on the road. It had been left standing for a long time so three of the breaks were ceased, there are spots of rust all over (but luckily comes with the stainless steel chassis) but are mostly only minor, various electric issues, almost no interior to speak of and an engine that has trouble starting but is mostly fine once running.

Other than that were really exited to get started on this project and will try and give updates as we go for those who are interested. I'll sign off with a few pictures from collection day and if I get time tomorrow i'll try and do a follow up post of pictures and info on the work we have done so far.

Until then its back to the IVA manual for me, am crawling through around page 300 by now.

Cheers

Nick

HI would also be interested in pics if it hasn't been sold yet.