Im with mike on this. I've been around Lotus' for years, I've owned and worked on Esprits for years and I've never heard of this either. Dan DMC Ltd On 3/3/06 15:35, "mike.griese@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" <mike.griese@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I've been around Esprits for quite some time and I've had several of them > from different vintages apart. I have never heard of this problem or fix > before. > > I doubt that bolting a plate around the shifter would have a > "significant" effect on the strength of the frame. The superstructure for > the shift mechanism itself will add some stiffness in that area and it's > welded in place. > > -- > Mike > > [moderator snip] To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/