Don't lean on the ******* door when you get out!!
Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2016 7:20 pmLotus Elan and Lotus Elan Plus 2 Forums
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Don't lean on the ******* door when you get out!!
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Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2016 7:20 pmRe: Don't lean on the ******* door when you get out!!
Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2016 8:17 pmHo hum - makes me feel a bit better about some of my pitstops!
Re: Don't lean on the ******* door when you get out!!
Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2016 9:07 pmJudging by the way they put it back this is not the first time it has happened 
Re: Don't lean on the ******* door when you get out!!
Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2016 10:41 pm... and the green stripe is an inch too narrow... iirc. Just saying...
Re: Don't lean on the ******* door when you get out!!
Posted: Sat Sep 24, 2016 6:23 amside effect of the super lightweight panels ? he did not lean that heavily...
Re: Don't lean on the ******* door when you get out!!
Posted: Mon Sep 26, 2016 8:10 pmHi
"Judging by the way they put it back this is not the first time it has happened"
Judging by the way it was put on is probably why it fell off! - didn't look like he put any weight on that what so ever!
Regards
Steve
"Judging by the way they put it back this is not the first time it has happened"
Judging by the way it was put on is probably why it fell off! - didn't look like he put any weight on that what so ever!
Regards
Steve
Re: Don't lean on the ******* door when you get out!!
Posted: Mon Sep 26, 2016 10:27 pmpatrics wrote:Judging by the way it was put on is probably why it fell off! - didn't look like he put any weight on that what so ever!
No, but what he did do was to fling it hard against the stop. This would apply significant force to pry it out of its mounts.
Re: Don't lean on the ******* door when you get out!!
Posted: Tue Sep 27, 2016 8:56 pmHi
Well have re looked at the footage and there is no way it was flung hard against the stop - no driver error there - when you open the door it is not supposed to fall off!
Regards
Steve
Well have re looked at the footage and there is no way it was flung hard against the stop - no driver error there - when you open the door it is not supposed to fall off!
Regards
Steve
Re: Don't lean on the ******* door when you get out!!
Posted: Wed Sep 28, 2016 2:51 pmits part of the aero package when moving and a gravity fixing when still.... 
Re: Don't lean on the ******* door when you get out!!
Posted: Wed Sep 28, 2016 9:04 pmThe plastic nodules have to be TIGHT in the recess to stop this happening especially with the lightweight doors. Obviously these were not!
Re: Don't lean on the ******* door when you get out!!
Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2016 8:21 pmS2 elans and 26R doors don't have hinge check straps, but what they do or should have is a strip of high density foam glued vertically to the body/door recess behind the front part of the door to act as a soft stop...the foam prevents the doors flinging open and putting forced pressure on the bobbins. The door on my S2 flung open while going around a corner while in town many years ago, and it was just pure luck that the bobbins did not pop and the door end up on the road...how embarrassing would that be.
Re: Don't lean on the ******* door when you get out!!
Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2016 9:00 pmi dont wanna offend anyone, but at donington (ef) any FF team would look 10times more professional: a FF at 10grand (?) and the 26R at 150grand - does that make any sense!!!!????? sorry folks i even worked in F1!