an old Elan +2 owner
Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2018 7:52 pm
Hi Everyone,
I'm Olivier, 44 years old french Elan +2 owner.
I bought my car in Belgium 7 years ago and did never more than 500km with it.
I came back overland and it has been a nightmare. Obviously, the seller didn't said the car was so in trouble.
The fuel tank sender unit was blocked full, with empty tank... then i stopped 50km later, on the traffics' motorway. The day after, i damaged the engine as the water radiator was drilled and oil was completely done...
To finish this bad part of the story, the papers appears to be falsified. Fortunately, the car wasn't stollen, it could be worst indeed !
Times has passed and i just began the restoration process. Chassis is stripped apart, engine is dismantled and body gone to paint shop... i expect to take back the new inside trims is some weeks.
It will be a fast project finally
A second project is waiting his turn. I bought quite everything to build a Spyder Zetec +2. I should start this one in 18 months if everything is going well...
Nice to be with you guys. I feel like i have some pages to read now
cheers
Olivier
I'm Olivier, 44 years old french Elan +2 owner.
I bought my car in Belgium 7 years ago and did never more than 500km with it.
I came back overland and it has been a nightmare. Obviously, the seller didn't said the car was so in trouble.
The fuel tank sender unit was blocked full, with empty tank... then i stopped 50km later, on the traffics' motorway. The day after, i damaged the engine as the water radiator was drilled and oil was completely done...
To finish this bad part of the story, the papers appears to be falsified. Fortunately, the car wasn't stollen, it could be worst indeed !
Times has passed and i just began the restoration process. Chassis is stripped apart, engine is dismantled and body gone to paint shop... i expect to take back the new inside trims is some weeks.
It will be a fast project finally
A second project is waiting his turn. I bought quite everything to build a Spyder Zetec +2. I should start this one in 18 months if everything is going well...
Nice to be with you guys. I feel like i have some pages to read now
cheers
Olivier