So the week we go to Hethel/Donny will mark ten years of Exige ownership for me. The story so far….
2003 : Purchased a boggo standard 177bhp car from B&C
2004 : My first trackday at Llandow with IDG, AndyD and Mike Lane – I was hooked
2005 : VHPD issues on the way to our annual trackday at Croft led to me experiencing the Edwards Honda conversion
2006 : NA Honda conversion + nitrons etc – let the modding commence.
2007 : SC install and also the infamous ‘white wheels’ phase
2009 : Proper brakes off of Sean’s racecar
2013 : New black and white livery
During those ten years I’ve met some great friends, had some epic road trips and track days and generally enjoyed being the proud owner of such a great little machine.
I fully plan to extract even more enjoyment out of the car in the next ten years, so coupled with turning 40 this year I seem to have reasonable grounds to justify haemorraghing a load of cash on mods
Its therefore with some excitement that I start my very own build thread to chart the progress over the next few weeks. On the menu we have :
New inlet (from DrH on Seloc)
JDM Cams (also from Seloc classifieds)
Tullet over-the-top exhaust (from Jamwill)
Chargecooler conversion.
Wavetrac Slippy Diff
Engine bay bling - everyone has gold,…I want gold
Probably a few other bits
Ultimately it amount to a clams off, engine out disassemble, clean-up and then reassemble with a few mild upgrades
The car at one point has graced most Lotus specialists in the land, but without doubt the fact it is so awesome, is thanks to Martin/Steve Edwards and John ‘JSR’ Shorrocks, thanks lads This time though its off to Matthew Bentley Racing who are also looking after Jamie’s TimeAttack car. I’m taking the car to Matt on Friday and look forward to posting up progress in the countdown to Hethel/Donny
Good lad Benja, glad to hear of the forthcoming mods
In echo to the ‘kids n that’ comment, I was pretty shocked when I bumped into you at the lotus festival, I think I must have counted six little ones, do you have a baby making factory at your house?!!!
What a great decade of Exiging to look back on. I’m on seven years this month. And hasn’t it flown?
No mods on my horizon, just enjoying it for what it is.
Hope all is sorted for Hethel. What a place to christen all those mods !
Yup they sure seem to have gotten under the skin for some of us.
How much of that 9years has the car been in one piece Sean. If I had your brakes off you in 2009 that’s four years since you dismantled it,…and that’s not exactly the first time you took it to bits is it! Sort it out, I need you to show me how a real driver does it
When you said 2009, I am sure you had them later than that.My S1 has only been apart for about 2.5 years now. A very sad state of affairs I know. But I have had a fair bit going on in my life and no real time to dedicate to it. Fingers crossed it will be back together soon.
This time though its off to Matthew Bentley Racing who are also looking after Jamie’s TimeAttack car. I’m taking the car to Matt on Friday and look forward to posting up progress in the countdown to Hethel/Donny 
Imagine how slow I’d be without forced-induction, I’d be faster on my push bike 