Front Bonnet Panel; Tailgate - Lotus TURBO ESPRIT Service Manual

SECTION BD
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75
Always check headlamp beam s e t t i n g e f t e r any pod a d j u s t m e n t
i s
made s i n c e t h e pod up p o s i t i o n w i l l a l s o be a l t e r e d .
B D . l l
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FRONT BONNET PANEL.
The f r o n t bonnet p a n e l
i s
h i n g e d a t i t s f r o n t edge by two
i n d i v i d u a l h i n g e s on DOM/ROW c a r s and by a c r o s s l i n k a g e
b a r
on
F e d e r a l v e h i c l e s . The h i n g e p i v o t s a r e i n c o r p o r a t e d
w i t h t h e headlamp pod i n b o a r d p i v o t s . ( s e e s e c t i o n BD.8.)
The s t r i k e r hoops f i t t e d a t e a c h r e a r c o r n e r o f t h e bonnet
panelengage w i t h two c a t c h d i s c s mounted on t h e b u l k h e a d .
The c a t c h d i s c s a r e c o n n e c t e d v i a a d j u s t a b l e l i n k r o d s
t o a c r o s s b a r w i t h a r e l e a s e h a n d l e on t h e d r i v e r s s i d e .
Adjustment
.
The s h u t gap and h e i g h t of t h e bonnet f r o n t edge may be
a d j u s t e d v i a h i n g e s l o t s and s p a c e r p l a t e s . The sideways
f i t o f t h e p a n e l
i s
c o n t r o l l e d by s p a c e r washers a t t h e
h i n g e p i v o t s .
A t t h e r e a r e d g e , t h e c a t c h d i s c p o s i t i o n s h o u l d be
s i m i l a r on both s i d e s w i t h t h e s l o t p o i n t i n g s l i g h t l y
upwards i n t h e ' r e l e a s e d ' s e t t i n g . S t r i k e r p l a t e s p a c e r s
and s l o t s a r e used t o a d j u s t t h e bonnet r e a r edge h e i g h t
and c a t c h engagement r e s p e c t i v e l y .
BD.12.
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TAILGATE
The t a i l g a t e p a n e l i s hinged a t each t o p c o r n e r ( e x c e p t on sun r o o f
models) t o a bobbin bonded i n t o t h e roof s t r u c t u r e . O n sun r o o f models
each h i n g e p i v o t t a k e s t h e form of a b r a c k e t b o l t e d ' t o t h e r o o f .
Three t y p e s o f t a i l g a t e l a t c h i n g system have been employed.
Domestic/R.O.W. Turbo models have a
k e y
l o c k a b l e e x t e r n a l r e l e a s e knob
o n t h e r e a r s p o i i e r , which
i s
connected v i a a l i n k rod t o t h e r i g h t hand
t a i l g a t e l a t c h . Right and l e f t hand l a t c h e s a r e i n t e r c o n n e c t e d by a
c r o s s b a r and when r e l e a s e d a l l o w t h e t a i l g a t e t o be opened, a s s i s t e d by
two g a s s t r u t s . On e a r l y c a r s , t h e s t r u t s were anchored i n t h e t a i l g a t e
a p e r t u r e , b u t l a t e r c a r s used an anchor p o s i t i o n a t t h e f r o n t of t h e
e n g i n e bay f o r g r e a t e r opening a s s i s t a n c e .
S e r i e s 3 models u s e a c a b l e o p e r a t e d r e l e a s e a c t i v a t e d v i a a p u l l h a n d l e
i n t h e d r i v e r s door 'B' p o s t . P r i o r t o 1985, a s p r i n g p l u n g e r a l o n g s i d e
e a c h c a t c h , r a i s e d t h e t a i l g a t e on r e l e a s e s u f f i c i e n t l y t o e n a b l e i t t o
b e opened f u l l y by hand. From 1985, t h e s p r i n g p l u n g e r s were d e l e t e d and a
r e c e s s p r o v i d e d i n t h e t a i l g a t e lower edge and body t o permit a handhold
U.S.A. Turbo models u t i l i s e a c a b l e r e l e a s e a c t i v a t e d v i a a p u l l l e v e r
i n t h e d r i v e r s . s i d e r e a r bulkhead.
T h i s i s connected, t.o a, c a t c h p l a t e
i n
e a c h lower c o r n e r of t h e t a i l g a t e a p e r t u r e .
Two g a s 8 t r u t s . a r e used
t o a s s i s t t a i l g a t e opening and s u p p o r t i t i n t h e f u l l y open p o s i t i o n .
The r e l e a s e l e v e r p i v o t i s s e c u r e d by a n u t and i n t e e r a l s t u d which p a s s e s
t h r o u g h t h e bulkhead j u s t o u t b o a r d o f t h e
s e a t
b e l t r e e l .