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Hi all and particular thanks to Clive for the information you gave me. The car was sort of in the middle for me, neither very ...
... there were lots of little niggles, bonnet catches, door closing "rings" ... been changed as fibreglass holes to big around part of the backing plate etc. ...
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I spent the whole day yesterday swapping the mounts over, I managed to do it with only removing the carbs and I even left them ...
... pedal box. The trouble is the bonnet is still touching the cam cover at ... the safety feature of the U section catching the weight of the engine if the ...
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Hi All Peter and Allison, upon finishing the Route 66 trip across the USA, drove up from 'Frisco to visit Lotus Land (the ex British ...
... the many other countries sported on its bonnet. Bill Bill Peter and Allison at ... en route to Seattle for Allison to catch a flight back to Blighty and for ...
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A beautiful job Phil, I know how many many hours go into getting the engine bay straight! Do you mind me asking why you changed ...
... Phil, 1. What holds your bonnet down? I don't see the rear ... . 2. How do you keep the temp sender conduit so shiny? 3 ...
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Mark, I've found them, well at least the stalks, they were in a white envelope rather than the usual clear plastic bag. Thanks Brian too, ...
... It may become a priority if the hood and / or roof don't fit When ... switches to make ends for the window catches. Not too bad I think Just ...
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Hi! I'm a new member and I just got my first Elan (72 Sprint):D The dashboard switches aren't labeled. It has a Madera dash, but ...
... green paint on the underside of the bonnet (since been painted over black) ... a boot lid (bent wire) latching device, or know where I could ...
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Temperature has started to climb a little too high for my liking in this hot weather, creeping up to just under 100C in traffic (luckily ...
... enought to replace the air under the bonnet the temp dropped dramtically. Although I ... that again I shall pull the bonnet catch I think the problem is in stationary ...
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Craige, sorry to have to say this but i have a 1972 Elan Sprint fhc and a 1973 +2s130/4 and both of the cars have ...
... personal experience that I couldn't get the bonnet to close when I'd fitted the two ... get one to clear, the other catches Thank's for all your input to date ...
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I know I need a respray, having gone past the nice patina stage some years ago! Have had a quote from Option 1 for £13k ...
... Club Lotus meeting back then. The bonnet edge was damaged when the bonnet flew ... was caused by a gust of wind catching the boot lid sometime back then. ...
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This is an odd theft, which could be a 'prank' theft. The bonnet on my Elan+2 has been lifted out of the car and stolen ...
... be a prank' theft. The bonnet on my Elan + 2 has been ... not replace the rear steel support and catches, but fitted locking pins. As ...
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Robert - thinking about the RHD car with scoop on the LHS, which side is your battery box on?
... , BUT, this is a later bonnet for a S3 which has a lift ... late.Roger Gary did post some S2 bonnet latch pics a while ago..see this thread: ...
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I have been asking questions on this forum with some very information insight thank you all. I thought it would be worth discussing what I ...
... nothing better that a ride with the hood down on a hot summer's evening..definitely heater ... Hobbit country to the Inner West and catch up for a coffee over Easter Just ...
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It's funny that because there aren't many people assume they have some thing special or Limited, fact is i'd have been bouncing off the walls ...
... masking/removing the catches in the bonnet spoil it for me. If their ... note, not masking/removing the catches in the bonnet spoil it for me ...
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Hi, I wonder if someone could help me I bought a Lotus Elan Plus 2 1971 at Silverstone auctions in March. They said it had ...
... in the engine bulkhead near the offside bonnet catch? John john.p.clegg The unit number ... often the same as the dymo tape number. Mine is and the parts car ...
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Geoff, space behind the dash is very tight when everything is crammed in, and given that some body repairs have been made there it's worth ...
... cable (in horizontal footwell), Bonnet pull catch, oil pressure pipe ( ... visible going under the air filter housing), speedo cable, choke cable. ...
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Like many others my S4 been plagued with overheating. Nothing I've tried over the last 30 yrs has solved it but I've recently managed to ...
... heat resisting tape, and pulling the bonnet catch to let it rise up a ... of inches at the rear. Only really of much help if you're stationary in ...
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Hi, New on the board so this is a hello! and a question post I've inherited a couple of Elans from my dad, I am ...
... a little longer than expected because the bonnet wouldn't pop. The hook had jumped ... the bonnet latch so it wouldn't release. After much swearing and fiddling I managed ...
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Bill Fralick I went to look at this S2 Elan a 18 months ago, we both left un-impressed but contacted the owner anyway. Last week ...
... the firewall next to the right hand bonnet catch. Left door body number is ... ledgable, right door matches but you need to use a little imagination to read ...
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Hi All and first thanks for all the info on here - specially carb,cam and dizzy info. It seems getting the right combination thereof makes ...
... to be chopped at all. The hood tray is off and the shell seems ... proud of the body even with the latch and rubbers removed. Ho Hum- ...
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Today I went with a pal to Aston Engineering in his Zagato bodied DB4. I call her Cheryl Cole; not all of it is real ...
... in coming rain or water from the bonnet (hood) above? Kev. ... many cars have stress around the bonnet catches and have wondered if this was more ...
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