What did you do to your Lotus today...

[AshleyPark]

https://youtu.be/jOUSt4aQN1A

Nice one!

[The Veg]

Thanks everyone for the kind words. There's still LOTS of work to be done, and the first drive will require more than just sticking a seat in. But this turns the 'so close' thoughts from theory to reality. Once I get a few things sorted with the engine's systems then it really is just a matter of details!

[prezoom]

Congratulations Ben! The "To do" list is much shorter than just a couple of months ago. Can't wait to watch a video of you driving through some of the lovely countryside where you live. There are some great Lotus driving roads north of Atlanta.

[Quart Meg Miles]

Oh yes, there's nothing quite like it!

Happy New Year, Ben, and enjoy that feeling. Everyone else too.

[Spyder fan]

Fitted a spoiler to the +2

[englishmaninwales]

My S3 is always in hibernation or having something fixed / modified / refurbished this time of year. However a warm dry December?s day tempted me to get the battery off the conditioner and covered 150 miles around N Wales today

[SENC]

Well, not to my Lotus but for my Lotus - picked up a stablemate so the Elan wouldn't be lonely. A RHD 1965 Eleven S2 with a Cosworth 1500 engine that spent most of its life in Australia before going back to the UK a few years ago. This is my first Seven, will be looking for others with Sevens willing to trade notes and share experience.

65 Lotus Seven

[The Veg]

Very cool! That's a good-looking Seven, looks like a lot of fun and reminds me of how much I wish that I could fit in the things.

[pharriso]

Stripped down the carbs, found them full of this jelly like material:

Any idea what it is?

Thorough strip down & clean up now taking place!

[Spyder fan]

Stripped down the carbs, found them full of this jelly like material:

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Thorough strip down & clean up now taking place!

Ethanol in the petrol/gas, leave it sitting long enough and it jellifies

[englishmaninwales]

Well, not to my Lotus but for my Lotus - picked up a stablemate so the Elan wouldn't be lonely. A RHD 1965 Eleven S2 with a Cosworth 1500 engine that spent most of its life in Australia before going back to the UK a few years ago. This is my first Seven, will be looking for others with Sevens willing to trade notes and share experience.

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There is a heritage register of the Lotus 7 Club run by Rod Thonger which would be a useful resource for you.
Malcolm

[AshleyPark]

Rod Thonger??

[Quart Meg Miles]

Fitted a new gaiter round my gear lever; made from spare material when Don Hoods made my tonneau cover some years ago. The cone of material is glued to the remains of the original rubber gaiter.

[englishmaninwales]

Rod Thonger??

He was the heritage contact a while back, I can?t be 100% sure he is still, but here is a link to the heritage section of the Lotus 7 Club
https://www.lotus7.club/area-meetings/heritage

[prezoom]

After all these years, 14 to be exact, I finally got around to replacing the DCOE-24 carbs with a freshly rebuilt pair of DCOE-18's on the S2. Fresh carbs do make a difference. The difference in the locations of the progression holes seems to have take care of the usual flat spot. A quick blast up to C&C in San Clemente this morning had me smiling in both directions. Now back to playing with Keith's latest version of his emulsion tubes.