Useful mods -
No question you do the starter - BTW Ed , my Chapman Mag bell- housing interfered with the Gustafson starter ( cocked in the hole) - once the belhousing was trued the starter was spot on , just like the one on the other cars and has worked fine...
Electric radiator fan and or big alum radiator
Wider tires and alloy wheels -
Solid shafts - peace of mind, and ease of maintenance, they don't in my opinion work better than the donuts...
Semi off topic -for
what components Chapman & Hickman might have used for the Elan back in 1962 if money had been no object, but without altering the whole concept of the car.
I think if cost were no object he would have gone whole hog on lightness and eliminated all the cast iron in the car and use aluminum and mag where he could have.
On the motor - he would have gone bespoke using either the Coventry Climax guys , Cosworth maybe BRM ..- ( and for the engine I would like the FVA please . iron block is fine , yes , I know a lot of customers like the FVC for ease of overtaking ...)
five speed gear box from Hewland or ZF - encased from bell housing to tail shaft
Dual Master cylinder for the brake system ( alloy pedals and brackets , save the ounces)
alloy calipers all around
LSD -
Alloy bodywork by W&P -
Len Terry on the project ?