Here’s Why You Should Never Buy a Cheap Lotus Esprit V8 Supercar (Broken for 6 Months)

[00:00] Looks like I'm here just in time for you

[00:02] guys to mate.

[00:03] >> Yes, we're about to put it in.

[00:06] >> Wonderful.

[00:07] >> I don't know about that.

[00:08] >> It's been a long time coming, you two.

[00:10] >> It has been this one. This one lasts an

[00:13] extra long time.

[00:14] >> Welcome to Hooies Garage, the dumbest

[00:15] automo channel in all of YouTube. And 6

[00:18] months ago, I bought a supercar that I

[00:20] haven't been able to enjoy. The Lotus

[00:22] Aspree burst onto the scene in the 1970s

[00:24] and was made famous immediately in a

[00:26] James Bond filmed as a submarine. And as

[00:29] the 80s went on and into the early 90s,

[00:30] it continued to be a popular car, seen

[00:32] in a lot of film and television, Basic

[00:34] Instinct, for example. But then it sort

[00:36] of fell off the radar. People forgot the

[00:37] Lotus Aspree existed, especially the

[00:39] final iteration, which I think is the

[00:41] best, the Aspree V8. updated styling and

[00:45] updated performance with a twin turbo

[00:47] flat plane crank V8 with 350 horsepower.

[00:50] Manual transmission, amazing looks, and

[00:53] price-wise, since they're forgotten

[00:54] supercars, they sell for around 10 to

[00:56] 20% of a Lamborghini Countage or Diablo.

[01:00] And that made no sense to me. Well, that

[01:02] is until I bought one at auction for

[01:04] $40,000 and discovered, well, it had a

[01:08] lot of issues. The worst one, a

[01:09] crunching transmission.

[01:12] So, the entire drivetrain had to come

[01:14] out so the transmission could get

[01:16] rebuilt. But in this video today, the

[01:18] Lotus engine is going back in.

[01:19] Everything's get hooked up and hopefully

[01:21] everything will work and I can drive it

[01:23] home. That's that's a big hopefully

[01:25] because it is a Lotus. In a previous

[01:27] life, I was sitting on tons of staff

[01:29] meetings in stores all over the country,

[01:31] hiring hundreds of employees, and I

[01:33] really wish I had a second brain that

[01:34] paid attention to everything as there

[01:36] was always something that slipped

[01:37] through the cracks. What I needed was

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[02:49] Looks like I'm here just in time for you

[02:51] guys to mate.

[02:53] >> Yes, we're about to put it in.

[02:55] >> Wonderful.

[02:56] >> I don't know about that.

[02:57] >> It's been a long time coming, you two.

[03:00] >> Yeah,

[03:00] >> it has been. This one, this one lasts an

[03:03] extra long time,

[03:04] >> I suppose. So, the transmission is back

[03:07] and it's been freshly rebuilt along with

[03:10] everything else. And I guess this is the

[03:11] way it goes in, correct? There. And in.

[03:14] And

[03:14] >> yeah, actually, I'm going to remove this

[03:16] glass. I don't really want that to get

[03:18] broken.

[03:19] >> That's a good idea. It took a lot for me

[03:21] to find that glass.

[03:22] >> Let me get this out of the way so we

[03:24] don't accidentally hurt this thing.

[03:26] >> Sounds good. So, you can put it in the

[03:27] back of my Dakota. Maybe that'd be a

[03:29] good spot.

[03:30] >> Yeah. So, Daniel, I know saying the

[03:33] timing was a little bit of a thing,

[03:34] right?

[03:34] >> Uh, yeah. Thankfully, with all the stuff

[03:36] that was supplied by the I guess the

[03:38] people who were uh rebuilt the

[03:40] transmission, it was so much easier.

[03:41] They supplied all the

[03:43] >> Oh,

[03:51] that's that's not a top.

[03:53] >> No,

[03:53] >> that's not a top.

[03:56] >> What? That actually was an old lens from

[03:58] your Beck Spider you used to have.

[04:02] The pranks keep coming.

[04:04] >> I'm not cleaning that up.

[04:06] >> You thought you just broke an unoptanium

[04:08] piece of glass, right?

[04:09] >> Um Wow. Okay.

[04:12] >> Did your heart sink?

[04:13] >> Yeah, that was not nice of you. That was

[04:15] That was not nice at all. Well, okay. Um

[04:20] well, now that that's uh Yeah, we we've

[04:22] uh muzzles hopped that, I guess, we can

[04:24] uh get the engine in, huh? Yes.

[04:27] >> All right. Well, who's doing the pushing

[04:30] and who's doing the receiving of this

[04:32] injury?

[04:33] >> I can probably do the pushing and

[04:34] Danielson can do the aligning and the uh

[04:37] insertion.

[04:38] >> Wonderful. All right. Well, let's let's

[04:40] hit it. Everybody puckered. Yes. This is

[04:43] This is the puckering moment when

[04:46] >> the irreplaceable engine goes up very

[04:48] high and something Wizard bought at a

[04:49] shop with something Wizard bought at a

[04:52] swap meet for 50 bucks.

[04:54] >> Yeah. But it's been a trooper. It's

[04:56] lasted years and it's had never had any

[04:58] issue.

[04:59] >> This thing could lift a truck easily.

[05:00] >> Yeah, it could.

[05:02] >> Famous last words with this 9-year-old

[05:04] hydraulic press.

[05:09] >> The shaft lubed.

[05:11] >> It seems to be.

[05:12] >> We are in quite a mood today, aren't we?

[05:14] >> Goodness.

[05:16] >> Flat plane crank twin turbo excellence.

[05:19] >> Straighten it out there. With about

[05:21] 4,000 in new parts and about $4,000 in a

[05:25] rebuilt transmission

[05:27] going back in. We're all so quiet.

[05:31] >> Should I break some more glass? No.

[05:33] >> Slow down. Slow down. You're going too

[05:34] fast.

[05:34] >> Okay, it's stopped.

[05:37] >> Let's see.

[05:38] >> If people are just listening to this

[05:40] instead of watching it, they're

[05:42] >> It's an ASMR radio show.

[05:44] >> No, no, no, no, no. Sounds like

[05:46] something else.

[05:47] >> Yeah, I think it'll clear it. See what

[05:49] you got up front.

[05:50] doesn't have much.

[05:52] >> Let's see.

[05:53] >> It's gotten tighter here.

[05:55] >> But that's that's plenty of room,

[05:57] actually.

[05:57] >> Mhm.

[05:57] >> Okay. Weather. Um I guess I can only

[06:01] reach.

[06:02] >> Do you want me to crank it?

[06:04] >> I can crank.

[06:07] >> Oh, there's I'm stepping on glass.

[06:13] >> Which which way do I crank?

[06:18] As soon as you start cranking on low

[06:24] >> the other way,

[06:25] >> of course.

[06:29] Looks like some hoses or I don't know if

[06:30] it's catching over there.

[06:33] >> It's okay. They're tied out of the way

[06:34] and zip tied out of the way.

[06:35] >> The hoses are

[06:36] >> Oh, right up here. These are This is

[06:38] wiring.

[06:38] >> Yeah,

[06:39] >> they even cut it out here. They really

[06:40] did make this very easy.

[06:43] >> I feel like the engine got smaller for

[06:45] some reason. It was just it was a lot

[06:47] easier to install than to remove.

[06:49] >> But even the removal was pretty easy.

[06:51] >> Removal was easy. Like I did on my

[06:53] video. This is like one of the easiest

[06:55] engine outs we've ever done

[06:57] >> on any car.

[06:59] >> So that lower your estimate from the

[07:00] office visit.

[07:01] >> No.

[07:05] >> That was a very serious no.

[07:06] >> Ready?

[07:07] >> Yeah.

[07:09] >> There we go.

[07:10] >> She's in.

[07:12] >> It's mated.

[07:13] >> Oh my god. It's in.

[07:15] We have mated.

[07:17] I feel much closer to you all now. Much

[07:20] closer.

[07:21] >> Even after I broke glass and made you

[07:22] shhat yourself,

[07:23] >> it it enhanced the experience, I guess.

[07:26] >> Yeah, I guess so.

[07:26] >> Wonderful.

[07:27] >> Adrenaline. Yeah.

[07:28] >> Yes. Well, I guess I'll leave you to it,

[07:31] Daniel. As far as getting everything

[07:32] hooked up, back together. Let me know

[07:34] when you're about to fire it up. So,

[07:36] it's been about 2 months since the

[07:37] engine slid back into the Lotus, and

[07:39] I've been waiting very patiently for

[07:41] progress, and it's finally happened. The

[07:43] car is running apparently. Danielson has

[07:45] everything all hooked up and going. So,

[07:47] we're going to head to the car wizards

[07:48] in a little bit except he's not there

[07:49] actually. He's in New Mexico. We'll go

[07:51] with Daniel and take it for its first

[07:53] drive. But speaking of turninium turbo

[07:55] goodness here, look at this Fast and

[07:57] Furious crazy thing that April just got.

[08:00] 1998 Mitsubishi Eclipse. It's her latest

[08:03] project. She documented on her channel

[08:05] and I got to say it is so ridiculous and

[08:07] cool. I picked it up for 4,500 bucks.

[08:09] And the good part is the chassis itself,

[08:12] less than 100,000 mi on it. 97,000 mi.

[08:15] Look at this interior with that pattern.

[08:17] It's the '90s were something else. And

[08:20] the other good news about this thing is

[08:22] a very nice body. It sat outside for a

[08:24] long time, so the original paint has

[08:26] faded, but there's no rust anywhere on

[08:28] this car. You walk around it, that crazy

[08:30] spoiler, kind of like the Lotus, it's uh

[08:33] it's just so goofy looking. And of

[08:35] course, the first Fast and Furious film,

[08:37] you know, they had the floor fall out of

[08:38] it, the nitrous exploded, all that

[08:39] stuff. It's very stupid, but these are

[08:41] pretty interesting tuner cars. And the

[08:43] previous owner, he was a huge enthusiast

[08:45] and did some things. You can see that

[08:47] hole there. Take a look at this $4,000

[08:50] car, but over eight grand into the

[08:52] motor. So, the pretty purple valve

[08:53] cover. Of course, that's a boy racer

[08:55] thing to do along with the clear uh

[08:57] timing belt cover. But it does have

[08:59] built internals, a lot of stuff to where

[09:02] on the right fuel, it can have over 500

[09:04] horsepower. Currently, it's somewhere in

[09:05] the mid-300s, which this one is a

[09:07] front-wheel drive. It's not a GSX

[09:08] all-wheel drive. So, that really is all

[09:10] you want on pump gas. And uh it is it is

[09:13] pretty silly. But then when it hits that

[09:16] blowoff valve, it comes out of the hood

[09:17] and makes just such stupid silly noises.

[09:20] Now, clearly it needs some sorting, but

[09:21] there's the turbo there. This intake, it

[09:23] doesn't do anything. None of this stuff

[09:24] is is hooked up except for that horrible

[09:26] air intake. So, it needs a different

[09:27] intake. I would love for this to be

[09:29] routed somewhere else rather than out

[09:30] the hood, but April is totally in love

[09:32] with it. Uh, so most of the issues,

[09:34] unlike the Lotus, are cosmetic. It runs

[09:37] great. It shifts well. So, really, it

[09:39] just needs to look as good as it drives.

[09:41] And that door handle on the outside

[09:42] doesn't really work. It's just so crazy

[09:44] that we found one of these just in our

[09:46] backyard less than an hour away.

[09:50] Yeah,

[09:54] it is full out hooptie, but it's a it's

[09:57] a really cool hooptie. April's always

[09:59] been drawn to the Eclipse, not because

[10:00] of the Fast and Furious film or she's

[10:02] much of a tuner person. She just thought

[10:03] they looked cool when she was a teen.

[10:05] This was the car that she wanted for her

[10:06] first car. She didn't get it. She got a

[10:08] fourth gen Camaro, which still a pretty

[10:09] cool car,

[10:11] but she also wanted something to really

[10:13] perfect her stick driving skills cuz the

[10:15] occasional lesson here and there

[10:18] wasn't giving her, you know, the

[10:19] confidence she needs, especially to

[10:21] drive other people's cars for car

[10:22] reviews. So, she really wanted a stick

[10:23] shift car that she didn't have to worry

[10:25] about as much to learn. And this one,

[10:27] well, pretty easy clutch, easy

[10:29] transmission, and then you get on it.

[10:37] It's goofy. It is so goofy. It's

[10:40] probably almost as fast as the Lot is,

[10:42] too. But the nice thing is, uh, the

[10:44] gears don't crunch. So, that that

[10:46] shouldn't be the case on mine, either.

[10:47] But here, I'll slow roll into third

[10:49] here. That turbo kicks in.

[10:56] The noises, the noises are just just

[10:59] awesome on this thing. Oh, so

[11:03] this car is so much fun for $4,500.

[11:06] That's how much I spent just rebuilding

[11:08] the transmission on the Lotus. So that's

[11:10] what I tell. I mean, you can have so

[11:12] much fun with period hoopties that are

[11:15] tuner cars that were enthusiast cars in

[11:17] their day and you drive this car and

[11:19] people still go, "Wo, it's an Eclipse

[11:21] because you never see them on the road

[11:22] anymore and they're not worth all that

[11:24] much." You can definitely find a cool

[11:25] car that turns heads for not a lot of

[11:27] money with a paint job on this thing.

[11:29] It's going to be really, really cool.

[11:31] But for now, it's just going to be a

[11:32] beater. Okay, one more time. One more

[11:34] pull. Go, go, go. Here comes that late

[11:37] burst.

[11:41] The torque steer also.

[11:45] Oh man,

[11:47] this this thing's great. It's good out

[11:50] of the box, unlike the Lotus. But

[11:52] actually, there is some more good news

[11:53] at the house. I have sold two more cars.

[11:57] One of them I wasn't even trying to

[11:58] sell. And the other one, well, I thought

[11:59] it was completely unsellable, but turns

[12:01] out somebody wants it. This Porsche 911,

[12:04] it is officially sold. I got $19,000 for

[12:07] this thing. One of the backup buyers on

[12:09] Cars and Bids pulled the trigger and the

[12:12] money is in the bank. It's in the bank.

[12:14] It's in the bank. Yes. And also, I had

[12:17] an interested buyer here on the Ford

[12:20] pickup truck, which Magic Mike is

[12:22] working on because it's been sitting in

[12:23] here for literally a year, not moving,

[12:27] >> of course.

[12:28] >> And step one was the battery. It was uh

[12:30] completely dead.

[12:32] >> Yeah.

[12:32] >> But with my jump pack, it just wasn't

[12:34] enough to get it going. I'm also worried

[12:36] it was out of gas, so I put some gas in

[12:37] it. But

[12:40] >> perfect timing. you know, working on

[12:42] cars and filming and talking, you know,

[12:44] it's it's it's not easy, is it?

[12:46] >> It's not as easy as everybody seems to

[12:48] think it is at home,

[12:49] >> especially in a swamp where it just

[12:50] rained and so all the water collects in

[12:52] here and Yeah, it's

[12:54] >> and I just get to sweat through it,

[12:55] right?

[12:56] >> We sweat it out.

[12:57] >> All right. Yeah, you're at full blossom

[12:58] in your blouse there, as the people like

[13:00] to say in the comments.

[13:01] >> It's a hot one today. Yeah, I'm feeling

[13:02] it.

[13:03] >> All right, so the batteries hooked up.

[13:05] Yeah, we're getting

[13:06] >> We'll see after almost a year. So, I

[13:09] brought these chairs out. I borrowed

[13:10] them from my parents for my wedding,

[13:13] which was a year and a a year and 10

[13:17] days ago.

[13:18] >> Yeah.

[13:18] >> And I was supposed to go return them a

[13:20] year ago. They're patio furniture. So,

[13:22] I'll take put them in the truck and I'll

[13:24] bring them over to them. That that's

[13:25] >> always on the ball.

[13:27] >> So, I bought this 72 Ford and this is

[13:29] the trim package Ranger XLT because it's

[13:31] the fancy one shortly after I got the

[13:33] farm and it was cool to have this old

[13:35] farm truck here and it is a really neat

[13:37] spec. 390 V8 under the hood. And it has

[13:41] the fancy interior as well. Kind of the

[13:44] '7s fancy grandmother's couch here

[13:48] material. That nice pattern there. Air

[13:51] conditioning, faux wood trim, carpet.

[13:54] This was the luxury truck in 1972 and a

[13:57] camper special. So you could put, you

[13:58] know, camper shell in the back and go

[14:00] out into the woods or keep your parents

[14:02] patio furniture for years. But anyway,

[14:06] how's it looking? You see, we're getting

[14:08] there. I quit dropping stuff, so I'm

[14:10] making better progress.

[14:11] >> There's that gigantic AC compressor.

[14:13] It's kind of dark in here. And the hood

[14:14] won't open all the way because I pulled

[14:15] it too far in to this 70-year-old

[14:19] Leanto.

[14:20] >> Quite a departure from the Lotus, but

[14:22] this thing only had two owners for the

[14:23] last 50 years and just so much

[14:25] preservation with it. You can see

[14:27] somebody was doing their oil change

[14:28] intervals up here in the 80s and 90s,

[14:31] and they were printing it off up there

[14:33] just to keep a record of it. So, let's

[14:35] see. What's the last one? 1995 at 64,000

[14:39] miles and it is currently at 96,000

[14:42] miles. So, it was used quite a bit, but

[14:46] I don't think it's turned over to

[14:47] 196,000 mi based on the condition.

[14:51] Let's see. See if the radio turns on.

[14:53] Electrocute magic mic here.

[14:56] Yep,

[14:58] that's working on here.

[15:02] What?

[15:06] What?

[15:10] I'm not exaggerating when I said it was

[15:11] a year.

[15:13] It's been a It's been a year. It's been

[15:15] sitting for a year and it starts right

[15:17] up. That's pretty impressive.

[15:23] And we're charging the battery. We're up

[15:24] at like 139.

[15:28] They they just they don't make them like

[15:29] they used to.

[15:30] >> Not like this.

[15:31] >> This is stupid. Okay, let's see if the

[15:32] AC still works cuz it's going to

[15:35] still blowing cold.

[15:38] >> Yeah,

[15:40] that's wild.

[15:43] That's nice. That's nice.

[15:50] Her first trip into the sun

[15:53] in a year.

[15:56] There we go. I made it into a barn find,

[15:59] Michael.

[16:02] >> You know, all that barn dust kind of

[16:04] makes things sell for more, you know.

[16:07] >> Adds a patina to it.

[16:09] >> Look at that. Now I don't want to sell

[16:11] it.

[16:13] I mean, 8,500 bucks. And I mean, I I it

[16:16] hasn't moved in a year, so I should let

[16:18] somebody use it that actually wants it,

[16:20] right? I mean, that's what a smart

[16:23] businessman would do, but

[16:27] >> Well, first I need to return the patio

[16:29] furniture and and then and then I'll go

[16:32] up to the car wizards cuz I think the

[16:33] Lotus Yeah, the Lotus is driving.

[16:34] >> I'd say that's a good call. Yeah.

[16:36] >> Okay. All right. Sorry, Mom and Dad. Off

[16:39] we go with a very, very dusty windshield

[16:41] with cat paw prints, but it's driving

[16:44] really nice. It's It's like I started it

[16:47] last week instead of last year. This is

[16:49] pretty impressive. They really don't

[16:51] make them like they used to. I can't

[16:52] think of any other way to segue other

[16:54] than the Lotus don't make them like they

[16:56] used to either, I guess, with this V8.

[16:58] This analog old school feeling. But as

[16:59] much as I like this truck, I'm okay with

[17:01] letting it go because I have not been

[17:03] using it. If it hasn't moved in a year,

[17:04] that's insane. Needs to go to somebody

[17:06] who would really appreciate it. And

[17:08] actually, this person emailed me, he's a

[17:09] viewer. This is his dream truck. This is

[17:11] an end- all beall toy dream truck. So, I

[17:14] know it'll be loved and cherished. So, I

[17:16] guess if he falls through, I'll be happy

[17:18] to let it go. If he doesn't fall

[17:19] through, then I'll hang on to it. It's

[17:22] kind of silly because I have four

[17:23] trucks, the Lightning, the two

[17:24] Escalades, and then the Dodge Dakota,

[17:27] which is a good beater truck to have

[17:28] around. So, I don't know, but it's

[17:31] pretty fun to have this thing out. Every

[17:32] time I drive it, I just have a smile on

[17:33] my face the whole time. Hopefully,

[17:35] that's the case with the Lotus. I'm

[17:36] smiling the whole time when I drive it.

[17:38] So, finally, let's head back up to the

[17:40] Car Wizards, but he's not there. He's in

[17:42] New Mexico. So, it's Daniel's son. He'll

[17:44] be checking it out with me. He did most

[17:46] of the work anyway. Okay. This is a long

[17:49] time coming. Almost 6 months. Daniel,

[17:52] son,

[17:52] >> has it been that long?

[17:53] >> It's I got this thing in January. It's

[17:55] It's June. Yeah. Every bit of five

[17:57] months on this thing. So, it's in.

[18:00] >> Yes.

[18:01] >> It's bolted up.

[18:02] >> Yes.

[18:03] >> It's plumbed.

[18:04] >> Yes.

[18:05] >> Does it run?

[18:05] >> It does run. Does run very well.

[18:08] >> Well, okay. Can I Can you start it?

[18:10] >> Well, do you want to start it?

[18:12] >> Okay. Yes, I'll start it. Yep. I'll hold

[18:13] the door for you.

[18:14] >> You know, it's nice that it's lifted

[18:15] somewhat to where entry is easier. Okay.

[18:19] And we have a top. That's great.

[18:24] That's much better than some Lexan and

[18:26] blue painters tape.

[18:29] All right.

[18:30] >> You got to remember the uh

[18:33] >> Oh, the immobilizer.

[18:34] >> The immobilizer. Yes.

[18:35] >> It's been so long. Jeez. All right. I've

[18:39] forgotten where it's in the center

[18:40] console.

[18:40] >> Uhoh.

[18:41] >> Behind the shifter. Oh, the dumbest

[18:43] start sequence ever.

[18:45] >> You got to wait until it clicks.

[18:46] >> Yep. Click.

[18:49] And then

[18:55] yes.

[19:00] Okay.

[19:03] So, some new timing belts in that. New

[19:05] timing belts.

[19:06] >> The engine always ran well. It was the

[19:08] transmission that was the problem. So, I

[19:10] guess we're up in the air. I can put it

[19:11] in gear, right?

[19:14] Yeah.

[19:16] >> I can barely hear you over the loud

[19:18] exhaust.

[19:18] >> Oh, she rolling. She's rolling.

[19:23] Nice.

[19:24] There we go.

[19:27] Yeah, when it warmed up that one to two,

[19:28] that feels smooth.

[19:31] Whoa.

[19:33] Okay.

[19:35] Okay. But it's Hubie's garage, so

[19:39] there's got to be bad news. There is bad

[19:41] news.

[19:42] >> Do I need to get out for the bad news?

[19:44] >> Uh, yes.

[19:45] >> The Wizards in New Mexico to miss this

[19:47] momentous occasion, unfortunately. And

[19:48] it's his last trip down there before he

[19:50] comes back and moves forever. It's It's

[19:55] so sad. Okay.

[19:58] >> Okay. So, you want me to tell you or you

[20:00] want me to show you?

[20:01] >> I guess show show me.

[20:03] >> So, if you look in here, right by the

[20:05] oil filter.

[20:06] >> Yeah.

[20:08] >> Look at it.

[20:10] Did Did you goop it up?

[20:12] >> I did just to try to stop it until we

[20:14] can fix it. But as you can see, it

[20:16] doesn't work.

[20:17] >> So that's the oil cooler that is

[20:20] actively leaking oil.

[20:21] >> Yes.

[20:22] >> And where does this oil cooler go?

[20:23] >> So these lines, if you follow them, they

[20:26] go right here through this tunnel, which

[20:28] this is not removable, and go all the

[20:30] way here, and they split off to two

[20:33] individual coolers, one here and one on

[20:35] the other side, which the lines are also

[20:37] leaking from there. just not as bad.

[20:39] >> And that's all one piece.

[20:41] >> It's all Well, there's two hoses, but

[20:43] technically yeah.

[20:44] >> Okay. But like there's not a hard metal

[20:46] line in the middle. It's It's all one

[20:47] piece front to back.

[20:48] >> Yes.

[20:49] >> And you've got to somehow fish it

[20:50] through like an electrician

[20:53] all the way through that.

[20:55] >> Yes.

[20:57] >> And it wasn't really leaking before. The

[20:59] radiator was leaking before. Is that

[21:01] replaced?

[21:02] >> Yes, we have the new radiator in. We put

[21:04] the fans back in and everything. Uh,

[21:06] these were leaking before. Uh, and they

[21:09] still are leaking. They tried to fix

[21:10] them before and like I said, I did a

[21:12] little bit just to kind of stop the the

[21:14] massive leak from Yeah. Just until we

[21:18] can get some the correct line to fix it.

[21:20] >> So, I need oil cooler lines.

[21:21] >> Yes.

[21:22] >> And you have no idea how hard it is to

[21:24] do until you start tearing it apart.

[21:26] >> Yeah, I have no idea. I think it's going

[21:27] to be as hard as any other car with

[21:29] lines running down the middle.

[21:30] >> Okay. Ferrari that

[21:34] >> maybe I can't remember off the top of my

[21:36] head.

[21:36] >> You just pretend it's a Ferrari and

[21:37] you'll be happy. Yeah. Okay. Well, I

[21:40] guess since you gooped them up to where

[21:42] they're not pouring out, we can drive

[21:44] it right?

[21:44] >> Yes, we can.

[21:46] >> Okay. So, it's kind of good news.

[21:54] Off we go.

[21:58] That factory Lotus roof is a little It's

[22:02] a little creaky, but it exists

[22:04] >> and it works.

[22:06] >> Oh, yeah.

[22:08] That is smooth, too. That is really

[22:11] nice.

[22:12] >> Well, that's good cuz early on I was

[22:13] having a little bit of issues shifting,

[22:14] but it smoothed out pretty quickly.

[22:16] >> Back down in second.

[22:24] There we go.

[22:27] Okay.

[22:29] >> It's got good pep.

[22:31] >> Yeah.

[22:32] >> Oh, the AC works. The

[22:33] >> AC works. Okay. The AC The AC worked

[22:36] before, just not the heat. This airbag

[22:38] light was on, too, back then, but that

[22:40] was the least of our worries at the

[22:41] time.

[22:42] >> Yeah. Also, I can't do anything with the

[22:44] airbag light. I don't have a scan tool

[22:45] to communicate with it.

[22:46] >> Yeah, that makes sense. All right, we

[22:49] got Is that dust coming out of the back

[22:51] or smoke or?

[22:52] >> A little bit of smoke. Yeah. It might be

[22:55] just burning off some oil, but we can

[22:57] take a look.

[22:59] >> Yeah.

[23:02] >> Oh, just some oil on the exhaust and

[23:04] stuff. Well, what's this?

[23:06] >> Yeah,

[23:08] >> that kind of sprayed.

[23:09] >> Oh, here we go. It's coming from that

[23:11] bolt right there. Look.

[23:14] >> Weird. Okay. Well, that's new.

[23:18] Okay. Well, that's an easy fix. It seems

[23:20] like maybe it's loose or maybe the

[23:22] gasket's worn out. So, I can pull that

[23:23] out. Maybe put a new gasket in there.

[23:25] >> Okay.

[23:27] Normal first test drive things.

[23:29] >> Uh yeah, for sure.

[23:31] >> All right.

[23:32] >> Well, I also forgotten the uh fire

[23:34] extinguisher. It's always good to take

[23:35] one on the first test drive.

[23:37] >> Yeah. Stride man.

[23:38] >> Yeah.

[23:39] >> Kind of had that recently happen to him

[23:40] with this Gallardo. It's very sad. So,

[23:42] >> all right. We'll limp it back. But she's

[23:46] still leaky. And this one's easy. The O

[23:49] line anyway. It's a thing. But I knew

[23:53] this was going to be a process and I got

[23:54] it so cheap that you know it's it's

[23:57] still worth it. And with these old

[23:59] British cars, it's not about the

[24:01] destination, it's about the journey. And

[24:03] we are still on this lovely lovely

[24:06] journey with this this car. It I mean

[24:09] for the driving experience you get for

[24:10] the money compared to how much does

[24:13] everything cost now? Unfortunately,

[24:14] Ferrari's Daniel Favorite are just so so

[24:16] crazy expensive for even the ones nobody

[24:18] wanted back then.

[24:22] I'm I'm trying to remain positive. Stay

[24:25] positive.