Reunited with my Elan after 47 years.

PostPost by: dpchamp87 » Mon Feb 28, 2022 7:58 pm

vstibbard wrote:Looks terrific, we’ll done and enjoy using it


Thanks!
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PostPost by: dpchamp87 » Mon Feb 28, 2022 8:00 pm

RichardS wrote:It must be spine tingling to drive again after all this time. Well done!
Richard


Is is an emotional experience indeed. Doesn't seem as fast as it did in 1973 but thats not really surprising as any family saloon is faster the an Elan these days.
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PostPost by: dpchamp87 » Mon Feb 28, 2022 8:01 pm

englishmaninwales wrote:Lovely job, and a nice story.

billwill wrote:RHD in the USA ??


Apart from the obvious inconvenience of RHD, are there problems with vehicle registration/insurance etc., in US? I’d assumed it was pretty much ok.
Malcolm


Piece of cake in Florida. The DMV guy comes to your house and inspects the VIN, gives you a certificate and you go to the licensing office with your check and 10 minutes later you are legal.
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PostPost by: dpchamp87 » Mon Feb 28, 2022 8:01 pm

mbell wrote:
englishmaninwales wrote:Apart from the obvious inconvenience of RHD, are there problems with vehicle registration/insurance etc., in US? I’d assumed it was pretty much ok.
Malcolm


It's a none issue for registration/insurance in experience. I don't think they even ask or care.

It's not much of an issue for driving either.


Agree on both counts.
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PostPost by: dpchamp87 » Mon Feb 28, 2022 8:04 pm

mwhitaker wrote:What a fabulous looking car-you must be properly chuffed! Congrats and thanks for sharing-please let us know how it drives too. Cheers.

Mark Whitaker
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Thanks Mark. It drives very nicely. Still trying to get the Strombergs absolutely perfect but they are very close.
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PostPost by: dpchamp87 » Mon Feb 28, 2022 8:06 pm

Elan45 wrote:Nice job, Looks great.

Will you leave it in Florida? Two of my Elans are with me in Florida, but later this year one will go back to Ohio.

Roger


Thanks Roger. I will take it back to Connecticut. The roads there are more suited to Elan motoring.
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PostPost by: mwhitaker » Mon Feb 28, 2022 10:51 pm

I think the FHC Elans look great too, especially in white. When driving my dad's 71 Lotus yellow FHC back in the day, I always wanted the DHC but the FHCs are nicer to drive and the Strombergs were relatively trouble free, providing lots of low end torque . Good luck with your Strombergs- i have forgotten what little I knew about them while mucking about with my own Weber 45DCOEs!

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PostPost by: dpchamp87 » Tue Mar 01, 2022 8:35 pm

mwhitaker wrote:I think the FHC Elans look great too, especially in white. When driving my dad's 71 Lotus yellow FHC back in the day, I always wanted the DHC but the FHCs are nicer to drive and the Strombergs were relatively trouble free, providing lots of low end torque . Good luck with your Strombergs- i have forgotten what little I knew about them while mucking about with my own Weber 45DCOEs!

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Agree on the FHC comment. I have a DHC on Webers with a 3.9 diff and it is a very different car. Much more racy but less refined.
Got the Strombergs right this morning. 900 tickover and great throttle response. Mixture seems right from a quick look at the plugs and lifting the pistons but I will give the car a longer drive later in the week to make sure.
Now to make the headlight chrome surrounds fit better...
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PostPost by: mwhitaker » Tue Mar 01, 2022 10:26 pm

Glad to hear it is running well. My car runs pretty well on the Webers but Strombergs are better down low- will probably decrease my aux choke size from 36-34mm when the carbs next come off and adjust jetting as needed to improve low end response. The prior owner did some mods to this I wouldn't have - larger 1700cc displacement, ported head/intake manifild, larger Webers, etc for top end shove . I would have left it relatively stock for driveability. Enjoy!

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PostPost by: gino1 » Wed Mar 02, 2022 12:32 pm

Lovely story and nice job done!
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PostPost by: dpchamp87 » Wed Mar 02, 2022 2:55 pm

gino1 wrote:Lovely story and nice job done!
Gino


Thanks Gino!
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PostPost by: Wolfman » Fri Mar 04, 2022 5:47 pm

Great story, beautiful Elan!

Question for the OP - I'm in a similar situation trying to bring an Elan over to California from the UK. Can you share the shipping logistics?
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PostPost by: The Veg » Sun Mar 06, 2022 5:07 pm

Wow, beautiful!
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PostPost by: dpchamp87 » Sun Mar 06, 2022 8:22 pm

Wolfman wrote:Great story, beautiful Elan!

Question for the OP - I'm in a similar situation trying to bring an Elan over to California from the UK. Can you share the shipping logistics?

Sent you a PM

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PostPost by: dpchamp87 » Sun Mar 06, 2022 8:23 pm

The Veg wrote:Wow, beautiful!


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