Have a look at a pictorial history of the rebuild:
| 29th May 2002 | Begin removing front end parts. |
| 13th June 2002 | LC0926 is loaded on to a trailer ready for it's next journey. |
| 14th June 2002 - 1 | Moving 926 to Hampshire for engine removal, start of removing the engine. |
| 14th June 2002 - 2 | Complete removal of the engine and gearbox. |
| 15th June 2002 | Engine's out, start cleaning the engine bay. How many LC's at one house? |
| 15th September 2002 | Removal off offside bodykit and the horrors underneath!! |
| 17th September 2002 | All of the bodykit now removed, revealing the tin worm. |
| 4th November 2002 | Stripped and straightened. |
| 14th December 2002 | All the new metal has been put in the front and the wing modified. |
| 21st February 2003 | With the engine stripped, cleaning and inspection begins. |
| 22nd February 2003 | Engine re-assembly half way through. |
| 3rd March 2003 | The painted car awaiting movement back to Hampshire. |
| 10th March 2003 | Soon to be reunited with the engine and gearbox. |
| 12th March 2003 | Refitting the engine. |
| 15th March 2003 | Reconnecting the engine and start up!! |
| 20th April 2003 | Slowly refitting the bodykit |
| 27th April 2003 | Everything back on except sills, front bumper and bonnet vents. |
| 11th June 2003 | Refitting off some of the engine bay components and one sill |
| 10th August 2003 | Looking like a Lotus Carlton again, but a long way to go!! |
| 27th December 2003 | Rustproofing of the front wheelhouses and refitting the new bonnet cowling. |
| 28th February 2004 | Refitting of the freshly painted engine covers |
| 6th March 2004 | Hand finishing of the painted engine components |
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