1/24/09- Pantera: Did Hell just freeze over? I think it did. Jaime finished the Pantera seats this past week! We bolted them in, washed the poor car, and took it for a drive this evening. This is the first time that it's been on the road in over a year! :O Time sure flies when you're having fun. I also haven't ever taken a new photo of the white on black switch labels either, so here they are. We ran out of sun as we washed the car, so I didn't get to take any pictures of it when it was all clean and dry.

1/24/09- Lotus: We're not gone, we're just busy! Here's a little of what we've been up to lately. Jaime recovered the Lotus door panel insterts with the same material that she made the shift boot out of. Looks super nice. Also, if you ever wondered what the bottom of an Exige looked like, wonder no more! Pretty fancy if you ask me.

12/04/08 - Lotus: We've had some fun with the little Lotus over the past few weeks. Jaime made us a custom shift boot the day after we brought the car home. It's a perforate black Alcantara material with bright green stitch. Looks awesome in the car.

The roof scoop sucks in air to cool the supercharger's intercooler. When you remove the roof and look towards the motor, you can see there is a significant lip in the connecting section of the body. Lotus says that removing this lip with a dremel increases the airflow by 20%. Easy enough to do. Took us about fifteen minutes to remove the roof and do the whole job.

Not pictured are a couple small jobs that Jaime and I finished up. The area in front of the rear tires was getting a little beat up by rocks. They get kicked up by the sticky front tires, so Jaime and I installed some clear bra over that section. Should provide some protection. We also reduced the weight of the Lotus by a whole 2 lbs! We replaced two cast aluminum intercooler tubes with some light weight mandrel bent aluminum tubes. They have a smooth texture, look nicer and are lighter weight. Win win win!

We also stopped by a local garage where some Lotus forum folk were having an informal get together. Sure does make for lots of pretty colors!