Lotus Elan

Lottie, new S4 Sprint project

PostPost by: The Veg » Sun Jan 28, 2024 11:49 pm

Welcome Dan! Sounds like a fantastic project and I'm sure it'll be a blast- can't wait to see you progress!
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PostPost by: 2cams70 » Mon Jan 29, 2024 12:15 am

JonB wrote:How do you tell your Armstrongs are OK apart from a corner bump test?


In most cases they are probably ok provided they aren’t leaking or the piston rod corroded. You could have them tested on a dynamometer but a road test should be enough. The rings around the piston are normally metal like an engine and the rebound valves are spring loaded metal discs. People think they wear out but the internals that do the actual damping seem pretty robust and it’s usually loss of oil that is the problem
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PostPost by: Huntd105 » Thu Aug 22, 2024 4:33 pm

Good Evening all,

Ive began work on lottie,

Just to remind everyone, my elan has been in pieces for 30plus years. So every part is laid out on a tables. And ive started building the doors up. Quite challenging when ive never seen them together. But one done so far.

I find myself a bit lost with all these brackets. I can easily tell what the heater matrix is. And i believe top left or for the radiator and below are for the hand brake. But the rest im lost. Ive been looking at parts suppliers for diagrams but not really getting anywhere.

Ive never seen the car together and i haven't seen a running elan for at least 7 years. So if theres anyone around the wareham, dorset area with one id love to poke around.
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Can we help me identify these parts.
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PostPost by: gjz30075 » Thu Aug 22, 2024 5:04 pm

#13 - horn brackets
#19 - air cleaner cannister bracket (gets mounted to the floor and cannister)
#14 - battery hold down, rear.
#18 - bracket that goes between the front upright body bolt and the 'rocker' for the bonnet. The
attaching brackets are for the radiator mount
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PostPost by: pharriso » Thu Aug 22, 2024 5:15 pm

I know a few of them:
1
2
3 Hood/Bonnet cable bracket, mounts on the Cam Cover
4
5
6 Battery hold down - Front
7
8
9
10
11
12
13 Horn mounts
14 Battery hold down - Rear
15 Rear exhaust mount at front of rear exhaust box?
16 Radiator Top Bracket
17
18 Radiator Top Bracket
19 Air cleaner mounting bracket, belongs in the nose section of the car
20 Steering column to Firewall lower bracket

The 2 brackets above #6 are the hand brake brackets that mount on the rear calipers.

Suggest that other responders copy & paste this list & add their information.
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PostPost by: 512BB » Thu Aug 22, 2024 8:03 pm

1. SEAT FIXING BRACKETS, ATTACH TO FLOOR UNDERNEATH THE SEATS.
2. DOES NOT LOOK LIKE A GENUINE SPRINT PART BUT COULD BE A CHASSIS STIFFENER IN ENGINE BAY?
3 Hood/Bonnet cable bracket, mounts on the Cam Cover
4. PART OF THE DOOR CHECK STOPS
5 POST A BETTER PICTURE
6 Battery hold down - Front
7 BRACKET FOR RAD?
8 LOOKS LIKE CLUTCH HOSE FIXING BRACKET WITH BIT BROKEN OFF.
9 POST A BETTER PICTURE, DONT THINK ITS LOTUS THOUGH
10 PART OF THE STEERING COLOUM FIXING BRACKET, POST A BETTER PICTURE
11 POST A BETTER PICTURE
12 EXHAUST HANGER BRACKET
13 Horn mounts
14 Battery hold down - Rear
15 Rear exhaust mount at front of rear exhaust box?
16 Radiator Top Bracket
17 POSSIBLY A RADIO FIXING BRACKET BUT OTHERWISE NOT LOTUS

Best I can do.

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PostPost by: marklowe » Thu Aug 22, 2024 9:08 pm

5, Bonnet release cable and hazard switch, fits to the back of the dash board.
11, I think is the bracket for the boot board retaining clip.
7, Small airbox bracket.
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PostPost by: Huntd105 » Thu Aug 22, 2024 10:02 pm

Brilliant thank you all,

I will post a new picture tmw of the questionable items.

And yes i pretty much emptied my grandads garage so strong possibility i have parts that have nothing to do with this car, but adds to the fun i suppose
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PostPost by: 512BB » Fri Aug 23, 2024 8:01 am

If I remember correctly, 20 is bolted together with 10.

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