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[Sold] 1997 S1 LOTUS ELISE ARDENT RED FULLY RESTORED NITRONS AND HONDA CONVERSION

HPI Clear – can email certificate.

8 owners from new.

1 x key.

MOT.

V5.

We originally sold this Elise as a standard car finished in Ruby Red 3 years ago (see last photo) and have just had the pleasure of purchasing it back after the previous owner had fully restored the car to a very high spec. It has only done around 2,000 miles and 1 track day since being put back on the road.

Full respray in Lotus Ardent Red with a slight flip to the paint.
Full Suspension refresh with red powder coated arms.
New undertrays.
Nitron Street series suspension.
Uniball uprated toe links
Etch primed rear subframe.
Body colour painted roll over hoop stays.
Shot blasted and POR-15 coated fuel tank.
POR-15 Floors.
Honda Conversion running Martin Tinker mounts and drive shafts (approx. 49k engine + 2k since installation).
AEM ECU, mapped and installed at TDI north with rolling road graph of 235.8bhp
Painted 6 speed Honda gearbox with uprated clutch.
S2 gear selection.
Sports Exhaust.
Alloy radiator.
Team dynamic pro race wheels with 1 track day old Toyo R888 wheels.
Re-trimmed leather seats with red stitching and Lotus emblem.
Harness bar with 4 point harnesses.
Snap off steering D shape suede steering wheel.
4 fin diffuser.
111s rear spoiler wrapped in carbon fibre.
Front splitter wrapped in carbon fibre.
Carbon side pods.
The list goes on!

The service booklet is present with stamps, although fairly irrelevant now as this was pre restoration/k-series days.

The car was built/converted by an enthusiast who also built himself a 2.2L Honda sister car along with this one. There are no invoices or bills for any of the work or parts done on the Honda conversion/restoration apart from the rolling road graph as this was done by TDI north (see photo). The AEM ecu retails for around 1k new, wheels and tyres are virtually as new, Nitrons have done around 2,500 mile as we sold these to the previous owner. We also have photos of the restoration a couple added to the auction but there are plenty more we can email on.
Still have original box for AEM ECU, instructions, software cd, USB cable all included with car.
Black softop in good condition we recently changed this from the original red softop (see last photo) as it suits the new colour better.
Private ‘Lotus’ style number plate included in sale.
This Elise has had a Lotus Replacement chassis when it was 1 year old, We called Lotus and the only information they have is that it was ordered by Nelmes main Lotus dealer back in 1998 with letter from Lotus to confirm.

Private ‘Lotus’ style number plate included in sale.

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