http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/lotus-cars/ Discussion about Lotus road and race cars Sun, 06 Jul 2008 01:08:12 GMT hkhamai http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/lotus-cars/message/16270 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/lotus-cars/message/16270 2008 West Coast Lotus Meet The 2008 West Coast Lotus Meet (WCLM) will be held October 2-5, 2008 in Canyonville, Oregon. The Golden Gate Lotus Club will host Sun, 29 Jun 2008 03:14:05 GMT Atwell Haines http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/lotus-cars/message/16269 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/lotus-cars/message/16269 ... I was sure that was the prototype for the NASCAR "Car of Tomorrow" The giveaway: No door openings. ;-) (I'll go back under my rock, now.) Atwell Haines Sat, 28 Jun 2008 11:26:07 GMT Gary Pighetti http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/lotus-cars/message/16268 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/lotus-cars/message/16268 ... http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/main.jhtml?xml=/motoring/2008/03/15/mfcars5.xml&CMP=ILC-mostviewedbox ... Well, it is an island nation after all...and Fri, 27 Jun 2008 17:37:43 GMT ed.luce@... http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/lotus-cars/message/16267 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/lotus-cars/message/16267 ... You know how these lists are. Everybody's got an issue with either something that got on, or something that didn't. I mean, the Traction Avant - really? Fri, 27 Jun 2008 16:39:27 GMT Peter Blackford http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/lotus-cars/message/16266 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/lotus-cars/message/16266 but how could they overlook the Ferrari 250 LM? More beautiful than the others, IMHO. Pete Fri, 27 Jun 2008 16:34:39 GMT ed.luce@... http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/lotus-cars/message/16265 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/lotus-cars/message/16265 An interesting list, and of course number 9 has a special place in my heart... Ed Fri, 27 Jun 2008 02:54:08 GMT Gordonie http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/lotus-cars/message/16264 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/lotus-cars/message/16264 Hi All , Because I have come down with a Very Serious Illness, I will not be able to drive my car any more. It is with great reluctance that I am offering my Wed, 25 Jun 2008 00:12:31 GMT Steve Brightman http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/lotus-cars/message/16263 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/lotus-cars/message/16263 Bad news, Atwell. We were both thinking the same thing! Maybe we should think wings instead? Steve Brightman 89 Esprit - BRG Metallic 91 Elan - Monaco White Tue, 24 Jun 2008 13:08:33 GMT Atwell Haines http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/lotus-cars/message/16262 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/lotus-cars/message/16262 ... Hmm, Now I'm thinking of a Lexan header! Kind of like an old fashioned ColorTune? Atwell "Hey! Now my engine is dripping PLASTIC" Haines ;-) '88 Esprit Tue, 24 Jun 2008 12:45:04 GMT Mike Stieff http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/lotus-cars/message/16261 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/lotus-cars/message/16261 Then it depends on how much you want to flare them. Polycarbonate has an elongation of 90-130% for a general purpose grade. This means (in theory)that it can Tue, 24 Jun 2008 12:14:21 GMT Tony Vaccaro http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/lotus-cars/message/16260 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/lotus-cars/message/16260 Then I am obviously out of my expertise here. I never thought to try and form it cold. Next time I bend Lexan I will give it a try. tony V _____ From: Tue, 24 Jun 2008 07:27:22 GMT Peter Blackford http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/lotus-cars/message/16259 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/lotus-cars/message/16259 The tubes I'll be flaring are .125" wall.... Tue, 24 Jun 2008 07:22:05 GMT Peter Blackford http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/lotus-cars/message/16258 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/lotus-cars/message/16258 folded, yes, - but stretched? what do you think? Time is no problem, as I only need a couple of parts, and it would be a good excuse to buy a shop press... Tue, 24 Jun 2008 06:17:48 GMT Candy Schramm http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/lotus-cars/message/16257 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/lotus-cars/message/16257 Mike; I agree with you on cold formability. It is possible to work with Lexan on a press brake much like sheet aluminum. I have done this many times for Tue, 24 Jun 2008 04:29:24 GMT Tony Vaccaro http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/lotus-cars/message/16256 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/lotus-cars/message/16256 I have been reading all this Lexan stuff. I used Lexan for my large side wind wings on my Seven. It bended very nicely with heat. Now I am not going to dismiss