Description High Quality Dash Veneers For The Lotus Excel These are top quality items manufactured on site in Marton, We have the capability of manufacturing any standard lotus veneers from patterns. We can also design and manufacture custom veneers You May Also Like: Lotus Excel Handbrake Used Why Not Follow Our Facebook Pages: Lotusbits Ltd Lotusbits Rally Team History: The Lotus excel (Type 89) is a sports car designed and built by British automobile manufacturer Lotus Cars from 1982 to 1992. It is based on the design of the earlier Lotus Eclat, which is based on the earlier Lotus Type 75 Elite. Toyota and Lotus: Toyota engaged Lotus to assist with the engineering work on the Supra. During this period, Toyota became a major shareholder in Lotus, later giving up their holding when General Motors bought Lotus. Part of the deal between Lotus and Toyota included the use of many Toyota mechanical components in Lotus’ cars. The original Excel (aka the Eclat Excel) used the W58 manual transmission, driveshafts, rear differential, 14×7 inch alloy wheels, and door handles from the A60 Supra. The engine was the familiar all-aluminium, DOHC 2.2 L Lotus 912 slant-four engine also used in the Lotus Esprit S3. Development: Launched in October 1982, the Excel received two major upgrades during its 10-year production run. With the introduction of the Excel SE in October 1985, the bumpers, wing and interior were changed, including a new dashboard. In October 1986 the Excel SA with an automatic gearbox was introduced. Further facelifts in 1989 saw Citroën CX-derived mirrors, as also featured on the Esprit, and 15 inch OZ alloy wheels to a similar pattern as the Esprit’s. Bodywork: The body is made from vacuum injected resin and is made in upper and lower halves which are joined together, evident from a piece of black trim around the car. The body is mounted onto a galvanised steel backbone chassis. This manufacturing process gave the car a good level of structural rigidity. Suspension: The suspension system consisted of a single transverse lower arm coupled with an anti-roll bar and a wishbone above the lower arm at the front while at the rear the wishbone is mounted below the transverse links.
