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[Andyeddie]

Well I was just getting in before the "Spelling/Grammer" police got ahold of it and turned the subject I to a bloody English lesson. You know who I meen 🈲

  After some introspection on what I've previously said, I must say I completely agree with Andyeaddy on this. As long as meening is not afflicted by the odd incorrect letter here nor there, or incorrect punctualization (z or s, can never remember) what difference does it make? Andyeddie 🈲  

[Andyeddie]

S if you are English. Z if you are American.

What if your Scottish?

[ditonics]

S if you are English. Z if you are American.

What if your Scottish?

Who knows, they want to stay in the EU but voted to stay within the UK. Now they want another referendum. Confusing times we live in.

[Spitfire Engineering]

 

 

S if you are English. Z if you are American.

What if your Scottish?

Who knows, they want to stay in the EU but voted to stay within the UK. Now they want another referendum. Confusing times we live in.

 

 

 

They being Mr and Mrs Fish and the Glasgow mafia?

I suspect it doesn't matter what they want, they have little chance of being offered one.

Interesting times indeed .....

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[Spitfire Engineering]

En de hele auto ook!

 

 

[Andyeddie]

 

 

S if you are English. Z if you are American.

What if your Scottish?

Who knows, they want to stay in the EU but voted to stay within the UK. Now they want another referendum. Confusing times we live in.  

    They being Mr and Mrs Fish and the Glasgow mafia? I suspect it doesn't matter what they want, they have little chance of being offered one. "They" being Scottish people I assume. Just a tad condescending in my opinion. Introducing politics into a car forum, smacks of questionable judgement. Again in my opinion., best keep the discussion focussed on VX's. Interesting times indeed .....

[Spitfire Engineering]

Not too sure why you made that assumption? If you quickly check it you will see it was a question and was regarding Simons post.

The following comments were concerning the same. No mention of the people of Scotland.

The thread seemed have drifted prior to this, in fact the comments were regarding the drift, but as you say best to keep it focused.

 

 

 

 

 

[Andyeddie]

So I just imagined the reference to the EU, independence referendum, Mr and Mrs Fish, Glasgow mafia.? And if we're attempting to stay focused neither Mr or Mrs Fish are from Glasgow. 🈲

[Spitfire Engineering]

Sorry, I thought you said you wanted to keep it focused.

The reference to the EU, independence referendum was made prior to my post, but have no objection to this post?

You then complained because you assumed the "they" was the Scottish people when it wasn't unless you consider those involved constitute the entire Scottish population.

Don't think anybody said either or both of them were from Glasgow either.

[Andyeddie]

its 5 in the morning and I've had enough of the tittle tattle. I accept your apology though. Thanks.

[Spitfire Engineering]

And yours, thank you too  

[jon_r]

So the bolts from Elise parts are £7.50 but the shipping is £6.89?

 

Is there anywhere else that offers them £14.30 for 8 bolts seems excessive.

[WrightStuff]

So the bolts from Elise parts are £7.50 but the shipping is £6.89?

 

Is there anywhere else that offers them £14.30 for 8 bolts seems excessive.

 

Spitfire Engineering !

[Andyeddie]

I would have to check to be 100% sure but the bolts were 7.50 the set and post was less than 2.50 as the total was certainly less than a tenner. I think if you go to a fastener outlet (bolt shop) and get 8 SHCS's of the correct dimensions in either 10.9 or as some people like 12.9 I don't think you'll get much change out of £15.00 and you'll probably have spent £10.00's worth of petrol getting there, I may be wrong though! I have been in the last, but not often!!!!!!!!🈲

[Andyeddie]

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[martinroger]

So the bolts from Elise parts are £7.50 but the shipping is £6.89?

 

Is there anywhere else that offers them £14.30 for 8 bolts seems excessive.

 

Spitfire Engineering !!

[Andyeddie]

Oops forgot to put any text with the photo. Anyway just a little pictorial as regards the HCB's, these 2 are fronts, but as you can see, the long one is as clean as a whistle, the short one however is fairly heavily corroded at the midway point,, and must have some impact on its strength, just goes to show that you should be changing them out with some regularity.

[Nev]

Oops forgot to put any text with the photo. Anyway just a little pictorial as regards the HCB's, these 2 are fronts, but as you can see, the long one is as clean as a whistle, the short one however is fairly heavily corroded at the midway point,, and must have some impact on its strength, just goes to show that you should be changing them out with some regularity.

 

The failure point on the snapped ones is on the non-threaded shank of the longer bolts (in my case and on another that I asked the owner about).

 

To eliminate that rust issue, use either stainless shims or aluminium shims (as I do) instead of the Lotus' "optimum" rust inducing mild steel. Another example of where the Lotus parts are sub-optimum, not that I think that rust is serious enough to weaken the bolt great deal.

 

Having said that it did strike me that a build of up rust + salt between the many layers of the shims might cause extra tension on the bolts. This is why I'd recommend a more inert shim material. Ideally, making a single shim of the correct thickness is better than a stack of multiple shims, as it reduces the number of failure/slippage points and also reduces the risk of rust/salt crystal build up between the layers.

 

 

 

Edited by Nev, 07 February 2017 - 04:43 PM.

[Raptor]

my 2 sets ordered from Spitfire/Gaz on Sunday turned up earlier today.  Great service thanks Gaz.