Lotus Elise, total sill removal

Lotus Elise, total sill removal

This video is part one of the replacement of a complete sill on the Lotus Elise S2. In this part we are removing the sill

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Eric van Domselaar says:

My God a lot of work…..

Rolf Diensten says:

Great video, thanks

Sean Cain says:

But overall, great progress with your Elise re-build. Hope you get it on the road soon

Sean Cain says:

Mmm, definitely not the route I'd have chosen. The original factory made / painted / bonded sill was 95% OK. A small repair towards the end of it would have been fine – its not structural. Taking your time to make the repair 100% would have been far less effort & you would have had a car closer to factory build. In addition, it is possible to remove the sill as a whole (undamaged) , so it can be re-used. For this you need more time & used sharp tools / heat to soften the bonding agent. This is what the pro Lotus specialists do – I have too, first time try, under a shady tree.

The Ferguson Lover says:

Hi I started up my channel restoring my 1949 Ferguson TEA20 I’ve got 8 subs and I’d like it if more people would find my channel so I can help them I thought this was the right place

BX B says:

Very, very nice. Keep up the good work. I look forward to the next video.

Richard Taylor says:

Thanks Steve again great job and from your amazing big farmhouse Looking forward to next vlogs' :))

Only the essential says:

Well done Steve! You took the right decision; I mean the one that i would choose too…

About the screws of the speaker, probably some genius in the past remove the speakers and put back mixed screws. On mine are all the same.

Wilson says:

Now is the best time to check/replace that pipe, it will be very difficult to fix anything inside once the sill is on.

Tom Allen says:

Well done Steve, it is definately easier to do on an S1. I wish Id had a fancy cutting tool like that when I was removing the sill from mine.

Y Caby says:

Awesome job, great video

John S. says:

By looks of the video I think you made a wise decision also and one that you will be much more satisfied with when you're job is completed. And the experience you have gained will be worth every ounce of effort you put into as well.

Thanks for sharing.

John Morrow says:

I was a panel beater for 35 years and worked on a few fibreglass cars over the years I would have put a piece in or take a mold and piece that in , good job though looking forward to seeing it finished .

Mark Davies says:

serrated knife heated with a gas torch, cuts through the bond like butter 😉

Tom Poole says:

This was not the solution I suggested but then I’m obviously not as brave you are. A really interesting video all the same. Good luck with the rest of it and please try to show us as much of the rest of the process as you can.

Alfredo Dino says:

This approach certainly makes the most interesting video for us all and a great resource for the future. Good on you!! 3.5? hours to remove all that and clean it up seems very reasonable, so why did Lotus not recommend full replacement – there must be some other reason?

terry atkinson says:

Well done. Good tools helped you alot.

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