Just Acquired a '67 Lotus Elan Coupe
Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2018 12:59 pm
Hello all,
I'll be up front - Other than a lot of searching on this forum, I have no clue what I'm doing with this car mechanically but I fell in love with it the moment I saw it. I met the prior owner at a car show last year who after 12 years of ownership, was ready to move on. He committed to replacing the water pump prior to sale and I took delivery from him this week.
The entire car had previously been restored in the late '90s but has a handful of issues, mostly electrical (big surprise!) and I'm somewhat at a loss as to where to start as I would like to get it through inspection and get it properly titled.
The car was converted from positive to negative ground when the alternator conversion was done, however the tach goes a bit wild and I'm not sure if it's a tach-issue or a grounding issue.
I also discovered that none of my lights (brake, turn, front) are operational. The wiring looks like a bit of a mess and the repair is above my abilities so I was wondering if anyone can refer me to a shop in the Wilmington, Delaware area that would be willing to tackle this for me.
Otherwise, the car pulls and brakes hard and handles better than anything else I can remember driving. I look forward to this interesting journey of ownership!
I'll be up front - Other than a lot of searching on this forum, I have no clue what I'm doing with this car mechanically but I fell in love with it the moment I saw it. I met the prior owner at a car show last year who after 12 years of ownership, was ready to move on. He committed to replacing the water pump prior to sale and I took delivery from him this week.
The entire car had previously been restored in the late '90s but has a handful of issues, mostly electrical (big surprise!) and I'm somewhat at a loss as to where to start as I would like to get it through inspection and get it properly titled.
The car was converted from positive to negative ground when the alternator conversion was done, however the tach goes a bit wild and I'm not sure if it's a tach-issue or a grounding issue.
I also discovered that none of my lights (brake, turn, front) are operational. The wiring looks like a bit of a mess and the repair is above my abilities so I was wondering if anyone can refer me to a shop in the Wilmington, Delaware area that would be willing to tackle this for me.
Otherwise, the car pulls and brakes hard and handles better than anything else I can remember driving. I look forward to this interesting journey of ownership!