What is this?

Post by: **mdf** » Mon Sep 28, 2009 10:14 pm

I found this in my pile of Elan parts. Can anyone identify this.

It might not even be an Elan part.

Any guesses appreciated.

Thanks,

-Michael Fatsi
1963 S1 26/0111

Post by: **gordont** » Mon Sep 28, 2009 11:07 pm

My guess would be some sort of fabricated bracket to help support the heater unit BUT the fan mechanism would hot so perhaps check that is standard or maybe modified, looks like the fan would be about where the circular plate is.

Good luck

Post by: **crannyr** » Mon Sep 28, 2009 11:41 pm

It is the mounting bracket for you headlight vacumn canister.

Post by: **gordont** » Mon Sep 28, 2009 11:49 pm

my second guess was a fancy wheel chock if your handbrake doesn't work

Post by: **mdf** » Tue Sep 29, 2009 12:43 am

I thought it was a heater bracket too- but it wouldn't fit correctly.

Vacuum canister - Thanks.

-MF

Post by: **Alex** » Wed Sep 30, 2009 9:47 am

10/10 for crannyr!

Post by: **saildrive2001** » Wed Sep 30, 2009 3:31 pm

It doesn't look like any brackets from my S4. The bottom mount for the vacumn tank is welded to the tank & the upper bracket just has one bolt hole at either end.

Post by: **John Larkin** » Wed Sep 30, 2009 4:22 pm

I'm puzzled by this "vacuum tank"; where is it supposed to be in an Elan? I only know of the the front chassis crossmember being used as a vacuum reservoir.

John Larkin

Post by: **peterako** » Wed Sep 30, 2009 5:47 pm

Ok John

Vacuum Pod for the headlights

You and you're Elan jokes. One day you'll grow up and get a +2 (again!).

How are you??

Peter

Post by: **umbyfer** » Wed Sep 30, 2009 6:14 pm

Hello,

it is the bracket for the vacuum pod for the fail-safe version. It was standard on federal version of S4 and Sprint. All other versions were with two pods; on federal version there is only one in the center of the nose and the two headlamps are connected by a rode. It work in the opposite way: when the engine is working the headlamp remain closed and when the car is parking the headlamps are open; if the vacuum sytem doesn't wark properly the spring connected to the pod open the headlamp automatically. Also the vacuum valve/switch on the dash is different, with two microswitches for the head lights.

This bracket is exactely the same that I heve in my car federal version.

Umberto

Post by: **John Larkin** » Wed Sep 30, 2009 7:03 pm

Never knew that! Thanks Umberto.

John Larkin.

What is this?

Total Online:

Recent Forum Topics

Support LotusElan.net!

Recent Wiki Articles