The aim of this blog post is to share some of the writers repair/rebuild experience over the past thirty eight years of S2 elan ownership, “Lets call it, at the coal face experience”, hopefully there will be a couple of takeaways here for you.The rear bolt on hubs and axle shafts of the S1-S2 Lotus […]
The Lotus Elan – An Alpine Road – The Drive.
Alpine video shoot at Bottom of page – 7 mins viewing time. He absolutely loves to drive, and the more challenging the road, the better he likes it, and the elan certainly accommodates that driving passion more than any other car that he can think of. The elan Blog writer. The passion for lotus began […]
On The Climb.
One of the great joys of technology today is the ability to record special moments. Over the past few years the video camera has come to the fore, some people like to use their smart phone for media image capture, others purchase a serious kit of high end video cam gear, but what we’ve […]
Remove and Replace Rear A Arm Bushes
Without the proper tools, the job of removing the inner and outer A arm bushes can be a challenge. Because the original metalastic bushes are pressed into the wishbone eyes or ferules, they will eventually become rusted in. Yes, the bush housing could be heated and quenched to break the rust bond. The old rubber […]
When A Valve & Piston Kiss.
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 […]
Rebuilding-Restoring Lotus elan Rear Brake Calipers.
Through neglect and exposure over time to the elements, the rear brake calipers on the elan can take a beating, and often look to be in a very sad state of repair, in reality they should be serviced at regular intervals, but like many things automotive, they seem to fall under the banner of… if […]
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