Refurbishing Worn Out Trunnion Bushes. The time could arrive where the lower trunnion bushes will have considerable wear, the suspension could become noticeably sloppy, and there will be a noticeable fall off with the handling of the elan. And as with any precise instrument, they perform better if maintained within the given tolerances. The elan, […]
The Long Cam Bolt.
In days gone by, a broken cam shaft on the twin cam lotus engine was almost never spoken about, but for some reason, we are now hearing more about this unpleasant, expensive breakage occurring on the Lotus Twin Cam engine. But the question should be asked as to why it happens, and truth be known, […]
Lotus Marque & The Lotus Elan
The Lotus Marque – About the elan. The cute little fibreglass bodied sports car that has the ability to embarrass, and harass much more powerful sports cars out on the road, or even on the race track. The lotus elan, evokes many emotions to different people, some go all gushy and mushy at the site […]
CC Combustion Chamber
You’ve probably watched the guru video’s and experts doing this, and now you are led to believe that the process is a bit on the technical side, and requires some expensive scientific instruments? Would that be correct or not? Of course the first thing you’ll need is a TC cylinder head to work with, so […]
Engine Block Pressure Test.
At long last, you’ve finally got around to the rebuilding of your twin cam engine? With a pull down and dismantle, there are always plenty of parts to inspect, measure, and make notes about what to do during the rebuild. One of the major items to check is to make sure the engine block is […]
Lotus Cylinder Head Rig.
During the past thirty four years of owning and maintaining an S2 Lotus elan, there have been many times when I could have made a wish to the automotive Jeanie that some special equipment would just magically appear in the workshop that would make the job of rebuilding and maintaining the elan just that little […]
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