My Elan +2S130/5

PostPost by: thor » Wed May 17, 2006 5:03 pm

Ready and shining at the yearly spring sports car show here in Oslo, Norway, after a 0640 start,.... The only +2 at the show, which was lovely, this is the first time at the show with the Elan, after previous ratly Triumphs. Resplendent with Dino Cromadora mirrors, not to everyones taste, but I think they work well with the lithe design of the Elan.

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PostPost by: niallf » Wed May 17, 2006 5:37 pm

Looks Stunning Thor !
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PostPost by: Hamish Coutts » Wed May 17, 2006 10:48 pm

Looks good Thor!

Just a thought, if it's a late S130/5, should it not have federal nuts on the wheels rather than the knock on ones?

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PostPost by: thor » Thu May 18, 2006 8:06 am

Of course it should have nuts, Hamish, and it did.... I just think the spinners look Sooooo much nicer than the nuts. And with the new spinner tool I even know they're on with the right torque. :)

Now with the car working so well it's hard to set aside a nice day to do more work as I just want to DRIVE!
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PostPost by: Jonty5speed » Thu May 18, 2006 3:01 pm

Thor,

Is the spinner tool you refer to the one that's been debated at length on the vendors forum or is there something else out there?

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PostPost by: thor » Thu May 18, 2006 9:05 pm

Yes it is... It works brilliantly. Care needs to be taken when using it with the +2S130 alloys, as it's a bit of a tight squeeze no to mark the spokes. But SO easy to use, getting the right torque, and not a mark on the spinners. I thoroughly recommend it, and wouldn't use a hammer again.
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