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Mid 65 S2 interior door lever assembly

PostPost by: jk952 » Sun Feb 11, 2024 10:31 pm

Supporting Barney and Brians info, I have/had an early S2 sn 39xx and a later 44xx: the early one had the Horizontal lever and the later car had the Vertical lever, they both mounted to the same type mechanism as Brian (ident: type26/36) pictures, both use the same outside handle and lock tumbler. (Incidentally the inside moulding of the doors between S1/2 and S3/4 are significantly different so a later mechanism highly difficult in an early car!)
Below is a picture of a Vertical RH unit (note a horizontal LH can look like a vertical RH if not examined closely the horizontal I recall are longer and more pointy at the end).

My apologies if this is Deja vu all over again. :D

If interested in the part in the pict. make me an offer just worth my time to mail to you. I have sent you stuff before if you may recall.
Best wishes, Jack (in Ontario)

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PostPost by: h20hamelan » Mon Feb 12, 2024 2:02 am

Wow
Too kind and great!
Thank you!
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PostPost by: h20hamelan » Mon Feb 12, 2024 6:28 am

https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_from ... ondition=4

Maybe i am going about this wrong, really, looking for guidance please

Seems like it is two or three separate parts

https://www.bmcfarina.com/contents/en-u ... ar_RH.html

Same from 10 years ago

viewtopic.php?f=36&t=14027&start=30
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PostPost by: Quart Meg Miles » Tue Feb 13, 2024 10:59 pm

h20hamelan wrote:https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_nkw=lotus+elan+door+&_sacat=0&rt=nc&LH_ItemCondition=4

Maybe i am going about this wrong, really, looking for guidance please

Seems like it is two or three separate parts

https://www.bmcfarina.com/contents/en-u ... ar_RH.html

Same from 10 years ago

viewtopic.php?f=36&t=14027&start=30


Your top link didn't bring up anything relevant when I viewed it; lots of other interesting stuff though.
The second showed a correct lock mechanism though without a lock, ie a rear door latch;
The third is still relevant.

The S1/2 interior handles are unique and are just a bent pieces of metal.
The external door pull is unique (and brass), but it has been copied, I believe, and offered on this forum.
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PostPost by: 1963 S1 » Wed Feb 14, 2024 10:55 pm

Here's another image of the up-turned latch, from the '65 Spacecraft which is advertised.
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PostPost by: h20hamelan » Thu Feb 15, 2024 12:25 am

this is all good stuff, I do look on ebay.co.uk though I have no clue if my search is correct.

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PostPost by: h20hamelan » Sun Mar 03, 2024 5:17 pm

Still on the hunt, if anyone notices a ebay listing please
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PostPost by: Barney » Sun Mar 03, 2024 5:36 pm

h20hamelan wrote:Still on the hunt, if anyone notices a ebay listing please

Tony Thompson have a simplified version of the internal handles listed but are Aluminium and without the folded over top.
They also have Aluminium versions of the exterior handles.

As these are made for racing versions maybe they know of somebody who has replaced the originals?
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PostPost by: h20hamelan » Sun Mar 03, 2024 7:20 pm

Good catch, how I missed this???

Though I suppose TTR is missing the latch mechanism
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PostPost by: h20hamelan » Wed Apr 17, 2024 5:54 pm

good news, I have acquired the levers (L & R)

Now looking for the latch body side and hinge please
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PostPost by: Emma-Knight » Thu Apr 18, 2024 8:48 pm

I should have four hinges in spare. I have to check out my boxes. Could take around two weeks to find out.
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