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Lotus Europa Community
4h ago
Looking at those photos, I can see what you're going to be doing this Bank Holiday. I think my tools of choice there would be angle grinder, dremel and nut splitters....
Depending on whether you want an original restoration or a car which loo ..read more
Lotus Europa Community
6h ago
If the pressure is too high, rather than flowing in, the fuel “squirts” in disturbing the fuel already there, making it turbulent and wash up higher causing the flooding when the floats are set correctly. Usually the stock pumps do not have high press ..read more
Lotus Europa Community
6h ago
Fakebook can be difficult to place ads on as they have no heading for many makes.
No heading for Jensen or Jensen Healey, but they do know Lotus.
So Lotus engine is close enough to advertise as a "Lotus", um yea.
The more clever sellers will follow the ..read more
Lotus Europa Community
7h ago
Nothing too serious there. Bead blasting (not sand...too aggressive...), some repairs where necessary...POR15 coating. You'll be good to go. I've seen worse ..read more
Lotus Europa Community
9h ago
A welcome break from working under the facia getting the instrument lighting correct. With my head buried under the steering wheel my wife announces that my son in law is coming over….
No reason but will be there soon .
I knew something was up an ..read more
Lotus Europa Community
9h ago
What media are you having them blasted with? Not sure mine would withstand being blasted by anything - got to get the bolts undone yet to get them out but there's a lot of rust flakes in the seat pan! ..read more
Lotus Europa Community
10h ago
I have decided to start with the easiest approach. I normally park in neutral, but I have decided to try parking in 1st gear, and I placed a new piece of cardboard under the trans to see if the leak slows down (or stops). Thank you all for suggestion ..read more
Lotus Europa Community
10h ago
Hi Guys,
Not had much time to work on the car lately, but have the seats stripped for blasting now. Hopefully the metal is not too thin anywhere to stand up to it.
Berni ..read more
Lotus Europa Community
10h ago
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WTF is a '74 Elise
That's the joke!!
Maybe you weren't able to see the attached picture. The picture was of an ad where a guy is selling what he calls a "'74 Lotus Elise" but he shows a picture of what is probably a '74 Jensen H ..read more
Lotus Europa Community
11h ago
Quote from: BDA on Today at 10:50:28 AM
Nope! You got that right but the seller has somehow mistaken a '74 Jensen Healey for a '74 Elise. But I can understand that. The '74 Elise did bear a striking resemblance to the '74 J ..read more