Lotus Elan and Lotus Elan Plus 2 Forums

According to TTR not enough room to fit in a dual cylinder and balance bar system. They sell an in line dual cylinder arrangement that comes with remote reservoirs. If putting in a new system easiest to talk to them rather than develop your own. The later USA federal spec cars has dual inline master cylinders as original but it did not have remote reservoirs and dont know if its still available.

I have a similar arrangement on my Elan using a local Australian made (PBR) dual inline master cylinder. I dont currently have any photos of it and hard to get as buried under the carbs !

Rohan

Hi Old English

Do you mean a master cylinder with a remote reservoir? something like this:

https://secure.visav.co.uk/avshop/produ ... 29&scat=64

Any help? or clouding the issue?

hey white Lotus ----mine has the dual master bias set up not a big deal --- it requires cutting the fender fire wall and making a small plate to keep the rocks out ----use the small Lockheed masters and put rose joint in the brake pedal to take the clevis pins and the bias bar-----wan t some picS????? ED

I've fitted master cylinders with remote reservoirs to my S4. The "see through" plastic reservoirs are mounted with a bracket onto the bulkhead & connected to the master cylinders with stainless braided hoses. Making the completed hoses yourself is a fairly simple task & the finished job looks good & checking fluid levels just means opening up the bonnet!
TTR suplied me with all the bits I needed. They are also available from places like Demon Tweaks or ISA Racing Germany.
John

Master cylinder bore sizes are as standard (don't have the dimensions presently avaiable). Cylinders replace originals directly unless you want to go down the dual circuit braking system where you will need to fit a balance bar etc.
Check this out you will be able to get information on all the parts you will need:-
http://www.tonythompsonracing.co.uk/mainframe.html
John

old english white

why do you use funny colours in your postings?

IMHO they spoil the consistency of the board, and just glancing at them severely buggers up my eyesight.

The default black on grey is MUCH easier to read

LOL

they spoil the consistency of the board

Are you kidding? I didn't think conformity was really that important to vintage Elan fans.

"A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds" Ralph Waldo Emerson

THE PICS ARE posted in my album---2 pics one of the master and reservoirs and one of the pedal set up ed-----[btw does France have a hockey team???]AND WRITE WHAT YOU WANT IN WHAT COLOUR YOU WANT ----NO CONTROL FREAKS HERE they are all in mecca

... Stop please !
Don't spend time or (bad)words on it .
Marc is the first one to have something to say on my ..... writting!
To write about The Elan should have been better and we are still waiting for you , Marc .
Christian .(in black for this time only!)

Old English White wrote:Christian .(in black

That's better, not difficult was it?

Old English White wrote:for this time only!)

Oh FFS Christian, I was restrained before and I'm trying to be now but green text simply looks total crap, the kind of thing you'd find on rice boy forums.