Lift points on baby elan interior.

[fattogatto]

I'm planning on using a hoist to lift the body off. I'll use the lower outboard seat belt harness locations in the rear but can not find a suitable forward interior lift point. Any ideas about using a bar bolted between each seat mounting point with a strap between them?

Thanks

[TroonSprint]

I lifted my coupe body by bolting a strap between the outer belt mounting and the outer seat bracket hole. I threaded a 1" square bar across the car through these straps and if yours is a soft top you can lift from there. With the coupe I ran ropes from the ends of the bar up to a second bar across the roof and lifted with the engine crane on the centre of that bar. My lovely wife was needed to steady the body, but she carried no weight.

Hopefully this photo will make it clear.

Mike

[gjz30075]

Didn't you inquire about this earlier?
lotuselan-plus2-f51/rebuild-t23379.html?hilit=engine%20hoist#p153077

[fattogatto]

Didn't you inquire about this earlier?
lotuselan-plus2-f51/rebuild-t23379.html?hilit=engine%20hoist#p153077

I did ask the question - and received a partial answer. If you read my second post I asked a much more specific question - to which I received the exact answer I was seeking. I apologize to you for not asking the perfectly designed question the first time. Mea Culpa.

[fattogatto]

I lifted my coupe body by bolting a strap between the outer belt mounting and the outer seat bracket hole. I threaded a 1" square bar across the car through these straps and if yours is a soft top you can lift from there. With the coupe I ran ropes from the ends of the bar up to a second bar across the roof and lifted with the engine crane on the centre of that bar. My lovely wife was needed to steady the body, but she carried no weight.

Hopefully this photo will make it clear.

Mike

Thanks Mike. Exactly what I needed to know regarding the seat bracket mounting points.