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Post by: **roblotus79** » Sun Mar 02, 2014 1:36 am

Getting some help with a fuel leak. Got to start them early!

Cheers

Rob

Post by: **alexblack13** » Sun Mar 02, 2014 11:52 am

roblotus79 wrote:Getting some help with a fuel leak. Got to start them early!
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Cheers

Rob

You do indeed need to start them young...

Angus helping his Grandad check out the old Toyota (now 190k Mls)

Al' ...

Post by: **KevJ+2** » Sun Mar 02, 2014 8:23 pm

By any means :wink:

Post by: **lance54** » Tue Mar 04, 2014 6:51 pm

More Air = More HP

Post by: **john.p.clegg** » Thu Mar 13, 2014 12:38 pm

Oooops...

John

Post by: **Elanintheforest** » Thu Mar 13, 2014 5:06 pm

what the.....???!!!

Post by: **alexblack13** » Thu Mar 13, 2014 5:28 pm

Interesting! Where did the frame go?

Is this the Elite setup? Forgive if a daft question...

Hmmmm ..

Hows you big fella?

Al' .....

Post by: **Mazzini** » Thu Mar 13, 2014 6:02 pm

Is it the suspension from the back of Jim Clark's pre-airflow MK 1 Lotus Cortina?

How's the big fella and how's Al?

Post by: **alexblack13** » Thu Mar 13, 2014 6:26 pm

Hi Rob...

I am not bad sir. Started treatment now. So onwards and upwards.. But feeling fairly good / normal..

Long may it continue..

Never thought about the locort. Did not look like the std Locort A frame setup, but could be well wrong.. I know a man who can tell us though..... :lol:

Al' ...

Post by: **Mazzini** » Thu Mar 13, 2014 8:51 pm

I wish you well Al, you are always welcome to stop by when you pass this way :-)

Jim Clark had a special one off Cortina with an Elan diff and IRS, the car was for sale recently for ?250,000.00.... No idea what the suspension set up looks like I was just taking a shot in the dark.

Post by: **Chancer** » Thu Mar 13, 2014 10:25 pm

Trailer custom made for a 7 works just as well with an Elan.

Its a tilting drawbar one made out of a 50's caravan chassis that had already been used for a few decades as an agricultural trailer before I converted it again. Has a pair of tiny beaver tails at the rear and the tilt mechanism is actioned by an old side lift car jack that I would struggle to replace today.

Post by: **dunclentdr** » Thu Mar 13, 2014 11:13 pm

Engine bay - my first S3 rebuild coming along

Post by: **Rozzer** » Fri Mar 14, 2014 12:31 am

...and it can carry a marquee too...

Post by: **au-yt** » Fri Mar 14, 2014 6:57 am

Hi All
Bit of an itro series. This is effectively a one owner 42 years Elan Sprint. The original owner bought it as demonstrator from a Dealer in Birmingham and has owned it since. I came to Australia in 2004 and has just been driven around an industrial estate and not registered! The Engine was rebuilt in 2002 by QED in the UK and has done less than 500 miles. The Chassis is surprisingly OK and has had one repair of the left engine mount.
and yes that is a spare chassis with the car along with a pile of spares. The Best way to describe this can is a time warp as so much is untouched. it has been painted hence now side script.
Cheers
graeme

Post by: **Elanintheforest** » Fri Mar 14, 2014 8:35 am

Mazzini wrote:Is it the suspension from the back of Jim Clark's pre-airflow MK 1 Lotus Cortina?

Spot-on Rob. Elan rear suspension adapted in 1963 for Jim Clark's road going Lotus Cortina.A chum bought the car late last year, and we've been having a bit of fun researching the history etc. I thought that the Elan content may be of interest.

Mark

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