ELAN PLUS 2S130 Restoration, Before and After

[mjbeanie]

looks good. I hope we can meet and park together in Austin. Gary

Thanks Gary, that would be great. Keep in touch and let me know how your efforts are going!

[alleggerita]

I have been looking at your windscreen and I must say that I prefer it over the later wide chrome trim. Did you use the later S/ S130 windscreen or something from another car?

[mjbeanie]

The windscreen is a Plus 2S windscreen I believe. However the trim used was a creation that my windshield installers came up with. The found the broad chrome plastic trim too difficult to work with, and sourced another material. Only 17mm in width vs 24mm in the original material. Very happy with the lean look.
Keeps your attention on the car. Cheers!

[mjbeanie]

Thanks all for reading this thread. I am excited that it received valuable feedback, and positive comments during the restoration effort.

Your suggestions really helped me get past many struggles. I am very happy I could get this car put back together "from scratch" given it was a completely disassembled, abandoned project. Hard to believe except for some fresh dampers/shocks, and a small rear oil seal leak, the car is essentially complete. So this will be my last update, as its time to go driving... I hope this post may have helped you with your Elan restoration efforts as well. A couple of final photos of the "finished product" are below.

The support this forum and its members have provided has been amazing. Again my sincere thanks for the guidance, insight, and friendship.

Cheers and be well,
Mike