Lotus Elan and Lotus Elan Plus 2 Forums

Dear all

Well,the gearbox is in and ready for the engine..



slipped in a treat ( you can't beat a block and tackle ) leveled out with adjustable engine mounts..



and the exhaust manifolds are still a pig to fit,had to remove an engine mounting and cant it over



now for the ancillaries...

John

John, now it's officially Spring, will the ancillaries be Spring rebuild 1 or Winter extended rebuild 9 ?
Kev

Ps nice spirit level

Extended winter rebuild....I'm sure the engines were designed to be level...except in the case of the elan...

John

John, what exactly is the set up for the engine? Does it have a set angle or would it matter as long as it didn't contact the bonnet?
Kev

I've got adjustable engine mountings,before the rebuild it was canted over a little ( no good for the dipstick calibration etc.) now it is level and with 1/2" gap between same and bonnet..

John

Kev, get off line and back to work on the Elan.

Well, I'm at a bit of a flat spot at the moment, I ordered my new chassis from Spyder and I collect it next Tuesday. (very excited )
So soon I will be boring everyone with questions about everything I forgot to photo. In the meantime, I spend all my time reading up on old posts. Fascinating how much info there is to learn (including the fact that I didn't know about adjustable engine mounts)
If I look like I'm always logged on, it's because I leave my notepad on and don't log out, I'm on ebay the same way. Sad really
Kev