Twin Cam Valve To Piston Clearance Check. Building a standard twin cam is a reasonably straight forward process, but when the decision is made to step away from a “Standard engine build” there is a need to be aware of many things in order to avoid potential problems. The aim of this twin cam build […]
Cylinder Head “T” Washer Inserts.
The majority of original twin cam lotus cylinder heads are now more than fifty years old. With age, comes degradation and decay, but with the twin cam cylinder, it will most likely also suffer from head bolt recession – Caused by the numerous tensioning cycles (Pull downs-reassembly) of cylinder head bolts over the very long […]
Weber Dismantle-Rebuild.
There is an old saying, that working on the weber DCOE carby is a black art requiring techniques and skills known only to the specialists who self promote their technical expertise and rebuild services. In reality, the Weber DCOE is nothing more than a complex pressure die casting which contains many finely calibrated metering jets […]
Easy Piston Pin & Ring Installation.
When the time arrives to build a brand new engine, one cant be too careful about the way that the engine components are handled. Parts such as delicate aluminium pistons can be very easily scored and marked, so they require careful handling. The best thing that be done in careful handling is to make some […]
Twin Cam Head refurbish.
There Comes A Time. When the exhaust, and perhaps inlet manifold faces of the cylinder head require re-machining to restore, or to make like new again if you will. The twin cam lotus head is no exception, most of the original cylinder heads are now more than fifty years old, and a large majority, have […]
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 […]
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