TYR 44F FULL ENGINE REBUILD

[lucky]

My 1968 elan+2 engine rebuILD

Work carried out to this previously badly built engine but with long man hours and lots of TLC this engine was created.

Work carried out as follows:

- Re-bored to +30
- Crank Re-ground
- New shells, bearings, seals and gaskets throughout
- Burton water pump and new front cover
- Completly refurbished head which included (new cams, valves, valve seat, stems, seals, springs, shims)
- New oil pump
- Electric fuel pump
- Electric ignition
- New alternator
- Refurbished starter motor
- New clutch
- New alloy bell housing
- Powder coated cam cover, engine painted, engine bay completly painted
- New engine mounts
- New air box and custom air feed
- whole car re wired

Car has been fully rebuilt and many more pictures to upload in near future.

[cal44]

Damn..............what's the rest of the car look like?

Mike

[elansprint71]

Damn..............what's the rest of the car look like?

Mike

Well, it used to look like this.

[GrUmPyBoDgEr]

Great looking engine bay; you seem to have managed to hide a lot of wiring, something which really appeals to me.
The throttle linkage is a new one on me, what make is it? Seems to have a quality of days gone by, is it old??

Cheers
John

[elansprint71]

Great looking engine bay; you seem to have managed to hide a lot of wiring, something which really appeals to me.
The throttle linkage is a new one on me, what make is it? Seems to have a quality of days gone by, is it old??

Cheers
John

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/WEBER-DELLORTO-45-TWIN-THROTTLE-LINKAGE-MAGARD-/180722902269

Used to be very common on comp cars; used especially by folks who had a broken cable at some time.

[GrUmPyBoDgEr]

Great looking engine bay; you seem to have managed to hide a lot of wiring, something which really appeals to me.
The throttle linkage is a new one on me, what make is it? Seems to have a quality of days gone by, is it old??

Cheers
John

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/WEBER-DELLORTO-45-TWIN-THROTTLE-LINKAGE-MAGARD-/180722902269

Used to be very common on comp cars; used especially by folks who had a broken cable at some time.

Ta Pete; neat piece of kit!

John

[lucky]

The toys, this is what the car looks like, more pictures to follow

[lucky]

Alloy tank. Custom battery holder and electric fuel pump

[theelanman]

Dave, it looks the dooodahs.......wish id had the ???? to finish her off........ooooh er...

[Lotus fan]

Bloody hell G. Didn't know you sold her !!

Nice rebuild though Lucky.

[markcs]

Lucky,

Very interested in your fuel set up. Is the facet fuel pump only used for starting and the engine pump used for normal driving? I presume the device after the pump is a pressure regulator, and if so what make etc is it?

Grateful also for a description of the routeing of the fuel pipe to the engine, as it does not come out from underneath the fuel tank and therefore via the normal route through the chassis.

Many thanks

Mark

[lucky]

Mark,

The petrol tank was manufactured by Axminister panels (Andy Wiltshire). Andy put the fuel outlet on the side of the tank for me. I had it done this way so i could run the copper fuel line inside the car i.e along the tunnel cover and through the bulkhead.

The facet fuel pump replaced original mechanical pump. Fuel regulator is a MALPASSI SGREGNO.

When i had the engine set up on roll and road they tuned the regualtor to its pressure.

Also i have had an extra fuel filter put on additional to the one in the pump.

Regards

LUCKY

PS THANKS FOR THE COMMENT GARETH