Restoration of Elan S4

[Grizzly]

I think the bits of the gearbox Lotus Mix and match are Black where the gear casing is Ford Green, i know on mine the Bell housing and Tail case where Satin Black where the Gear case its self was Ford Green, but as it's not really seen i just painted mine Lotus Grey.

Bit of a heads up, if you uprate the Alternator make sure you have the appropriate wiring for it, a good friend had a problem with his Ignition light staying on all the time and when it was looked at he found the original wiring had melted (he's lucky there was no grounds next to it at the time as it wasn't fused)

[JC33supreme]

It lloks absolutely gorgeous - inspirational. I wonder how long until I get to that stage (if ever).

John

[S?bastien K]

Hi All,

I'am S?bastien from Belgium,
I restored a Lotus ELAN S4 Coupe FHC S/E Model Export from 1970.

I have a very good job on your chassis, engine etc... nice!


I have questions , do you know what the original color :

- of the chassis ?
- of the engine block ?
- of the gearbox ? all oder some parts?

RAL Number?

Sorry for my Englsih

Thank you in advance

Best Regards


S?bastien

[William2]

It's taken longer than I thought but at last my Elan is complete with currently 100 miles on the clock! The final job was fitting the hood and I am very pleased with the finish. I just need to drive it now to run the engine in. Thanks once again to everyone on the forum who has helped me out over the last 3 years with my endless questions!!

[ken ob]

Great colour, it looks fantastic.

Ken

[S3FHC]

William,

congratulations on finishing the rebuild, just stunning!

Mark

[Certified Lotus]

Beautiful William! Very well done!

[pharriso]

Lovely restoration & I also love the colo(u)r, now it's time to enjoy it!

[rcombs]

William,

It looks fantastic! The color is great. I only hope mine looks as nice when I get it done.

My tranny was the same green with a satin black bell housing.

Rick

[Mazzini]

Lovely!!!!

[S?bastien K]

Nice job William !

I restored my S4 coupe...

could you tell me they are the steps to paint!
Primer?
Dry Time ?
Color? ...
...the details are welcome.

For a good job in Long Time...

Sorry for my English

Thanks

Seb

[mark030358]

Lovely job, great colour, I almost did the S4 I restored with a friend in Carnival Red (hope it is)
Well done I know how hard they are to do properly
CheersMark

[The Veg]

Beautiful!

[SF69Elan]

Wow, really beautiful color - looks great with the gold bumpers and silver wheels. Well done!

[William2]

Thank you for your complimentary comments. In answer to a couple of questions, the car was painted in Regency Red 2 pack acrylic and then lacquered followed by a coat of canauba wax polish. I hasten to add that I did not spray the car myself.