Lotus Esprit S4 Resurrection Part 6 : Transport to Performance Auto Spa, Window Tint with Air80 

watching that bare body winch up the flatbed was poetry. I can recall dozens of automotive shapes that stir my soul. I can't think of another as perfect as the Esprit. Without a frame or wheels, it's even more accentuated.

watching from New Zealand ... simply superb ....forget netflix ...you have my oscar nomination ..cant wait for the next installment ...

Tim, your passion for these Esprits is just so awesome . They are so under appreciated and anytime I see an Esprit ambassador like you putting up this content, it puts a smile on my face. Keep it up, man!

Been following this restoration since the beginning. Never thought it'll be this intense, but great work.....

Fantastic build series...the finished car is promising to be something REALLY special!

Ugh, that color! That colour! THAT COOLER! Another exciting step forward in the process!

Tim, I hope you and your family are okay. If at all possible and you have the energy to go on, it would be lovely to see the Esprit fully restored, albeit it's of no importance in comparison to life and health. All the best. Another fellow Esprit driver.

Awesome . Love these cars and what you are doing . Living the dream man .

As much as I love the original and very traditional green and gold colours for your badge you really have to go black and gold on this project..... and you are quite right, that black with purple tint is beautiful.👍🏻

I have a Lotus, a friend painted a race bike in this colour last year and in the sun it pops like nothing else.

That paint is incredible!!

Beautiful car.....Thanks for the vids, they are a great watch.

Ok that color will amaze me forever. I NEED to come and see it ASAP. Tim I’m super excited to see this build coming along and I can’t wait so see it next to the other Esprit (I think I spelled that right)

Another NZ Lotus owner - someone put the link to your video up on SELOC which was originally South East Lotus Owners Club in the UK but is now pretty international. A couple of decades of technical stuff and knowledgeable people always willing to help. I have a Nautilus Blue MK1 Elise which is a very Dark Green Blue flip metallic that looks purple under sodium lights. Love the purple very classy indeed. The whole Resto mod thing seems to be a move away from hypercars that are all angles spoilers and ducts towards cars you can enjoy without getting a ticket and that look classy rather than outrageous. Loving the Esprits and admittedly expensive Dino's showing up on youtube. Amazing Elan plus two for sale in NZ at the moment in need of TLC great shape.

Love this series Tim. My uncle had the Europa followed by the Esprit S1 and later an S3. He used to take us for a spin during the holidays. Used to follow Louts F1 team until the Lotus left F1. I had to settle for Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 (great jacket btw)

Looking forward to watching this tonight!

Look at this color. Will you look at that? Just look at it!

Awesome episode. I'd definitely go for the black and gold emblem. I don't think I could put stickers on that stunning paint though. I nearly threw up when it moved sideways on that trolley 😂

Very cool restoration. Kudos. I'd go with the black and gold original lotus emblems myself... That's just me...

Watched all your videos on the Esprit rebuild. Nice job and doing it right! I've a 2001 Aubergine Purple Esprit and it looks very similar to what you have put on this one. Of course mine has 33K miles of wear on it. I don't know if you mentioned on salvaging anything on the interior, but I can't imagine the smell would be very good, even if you were able to salvage the seats. Looking forward to it being back together!

Loving these series, keep em coming. As a Brit wonder if you have any other country stereotypes for cars along the lines of British cars leak oil (think all old cars do right but do get it! 😂) - growing up in the 70s and 80s I remember when Italian cars had terrible electrics and rust, Japanese cars also rusted, more recently some pretty terrible Mercedes for quality in the early 2000s, Porsche engine failures from IMS bearings.....

it will be a very nice car ;-)

Ahhhh, that paint indeed. Almost spiritual. I almost think the Gold should be a slightly different hue to the previous car. But you have superb taste Tim, so I know you'll get it right. Oh, and green and gold logo for me. Cheers from New Zealand too.

I have a 1988 (late) that had some of the S4 parts, but not all. I converted the engine to have the intercooler and added the S4 mirrors so that it would be fully upgraded. I had my motor completely rebuilt with new pistons, ported/polished heads and converted to electronic fuel injection. The engine is now producing over 400hp - far more than the Citroen transaxle can handle. After much thought, I'm going to to sell the engine and transaxle and convert to an LS engine with a Graziano transaxle that can take the power. If you know anyone interested in a fully rebuilt motor and transaxle... mine will be available.

Better than Lotus standards today!, good work Tim, think you should go for the green and yellow badges.

I need that paint for my car😍

Very very very nice bronse ET 37 under te car and it will be perfect 👌

Go with the green and gold emblem. Definitely a nice color. Hope to see it at LOG 40.

My friends supra is black with a purple redish tint factory. I think its a 91. Definately not as noticeable as yours though

Tim, YES that paint is incredible! Are you sure about the width comparison with the S1/S2 Giugiaro models tho? Everything I find lists the S1 at 73.3 inches wide, just a half-inch less than the final Stephens model?

Green and gold badge.

Any updates on the Esprit? I know I am rebuilding my V8 engine in my Esprit (oil pick up tube broke off). I need all the Esprit content I can find so I don't go crazy waiting for it to get done.

6 months later and we"re still at phase 6... when will the project continue? My popcorn is getting stale...

Hello Tim and a happy new year. I’ d like to ask you how did you resolve the brake problem on your s4s ( as you said “…..the car has a dreadful ABS system……” ) . Did you put on bigger discs, pads ……and how about the brake circuit ??? Did you have problems of compressed air in the brake tubes every time you drive the car after a long period of not being used ( e.g after 1 - 2 months ) ???. I was told that s4s has such serious brake problem and I’ d like to know whether it can be solved or the owner must learn to live with a dangerous car…!!!!. I’ m in the market looking for an s4s but I’ m very skeptical of the problematic brakes. Is it worth it to buy an s4s with brake issues ??? or I should even quit the thought of buying one. Thank you in advance.

Am I missing the episodes after this one?

Give us the colour code man. The world needs to know

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