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+2 with elan nose
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Fri Nov 25, 2011 6:07 pmby h20hamelan
Hey all
Grew up in a Elan 67s3 fhc
bought one for the family but required the +2
want to put the elan front nose on the +2
anyone ever seen any +2's with elan fronts on em???
Re: +2 with elan nose
Posted:
Sat Nov 26, 2011 7:08 pmby cal44
O.K...........I'll bite. Why.....................?
Re: +2 with elan nose
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Mon Nov 28, 2011 10:07 amby ardee_selby
cal44 wrote:O.K...........I'll bite. Why.....................?
Yes, why indeed?!
Is this the sort of "thing" you have in mind?
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Cheers - Richard
Re: +2 with elan nose
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Mon Nov 28, 2011 10:24 amby Spyder fan
Richard's photo-shopped picture makes the prospect of doing the nose swap look quite attractive, however it's unlikely to look that good in real life, the +2 is balanced and elegant even when viewed with a contemporary eye. Please see the picture below of one of the +2 prototypes in this case the METIER, it has a strange mix of Elan and the +2 it was to become, not a good marriage IMHO.
Regards
Re: +2 with elan nose
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Mon Nov 28, 2011 10:29 amby ardee_selby
Spyder fan wrote: Please see the picture below of one of the +2 prototypes in this case the METIER, it has a strange mix of Elan and the +2 it was to become, not a good marriage IMHO. Regards
Another reference here:
http://www.marcos-cc.de/pdfartikel/Spec ... Marcos.pdfCheers - Richard
Re: +2 with elan nose
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Mon Nov 28, 2011 10:37 amby Spyder fan
Is there really a need to have 2 threads going on this subject? one in Elans
http://www.lotuselan.net/forums/elan-f14/with-elan-nose-t24115.htmland the other here in Plus 2...... it's got me really confused
perhaps things in common was designed for this thread?
Re: +2 with elan nose
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Mon Nov 28, 2011 10:47 amby ardee_selby
Spyder fan wrote:Is there really a need to have 2 threads going on this subject?
No. That's why I put the link/cross reference to this one, from the Elan forum, to send folks here:
Cheers - Richard
P.S. I'm working on a +2 nose on an Elan...just in case!
Re: +2 with elan nose
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Mon Nov 28, 2011 10:57 amby Spyder fan
Thanks Richard!
I have read your post on the Elan forum properly now........ will stick in Plus 2 forum for the duration then.
It does seem an odd thing to do a front end swap of this type, it would require a fair bit of cutting and shutting due to the differing body widths, although anything is possible with fibreglass, the result in the flesh would be interesting to see. Perhaps we have all become too accustomed to the shape and proportions of our cars that anything different is just wrong somehow.
Regards
Re: +2 with elan nose
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Mon Nov 28, 2011 4:48 pmby nebogipfel
ardee_selby wrote:Spyder fan wrote:Is there really a need to have 2 threads going on this subject?
No. That's why I put the link/cross reference to this one, from the Elan forum, to send folks here:
Cheers - Richard
That's a bit of a shame ....I was growing quite fond of this thread
Re: +2 with elan nose
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Mon Nov 28, 2011 4:58 pmby ardee_selby
nebogipfel wrote:ardee_selby wrote:Spyder fan wrote:Is there really a need to have 2 threads going on this subject?
No. That's why I put the link/cross reference to this one, from the Elan forum, to send folks here:
Cheers - Richard
That's a bit of a shame ....I was growing quite fond of this thread
Sorry! So how about a +2 nose with an Elan attached. Any better?
Cheers - Richard
Re: +2 with elan nose
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Mon Nov 28, 2011 7:20 pmby holywood3645
Ref; Spyder Fan blue +2 picture. I don't think the baby elan pop-up head lights do anything for the car. However, I really like the lines of the blue car and thought a similar headlight design to Ferrari Daytona would work nicely with the +2 body shape.
James
Re: +2 with elan nose
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Tue Nov 29, 2011 9:31 pmby elansprint71
ardee_selby wrote:That's a bit of a shame ....I was growing quite fond of this thread
Sorry! So how about a +2 nose with an Elan attached. Any better?
Cheers - Richard[/quote]
Rubbish.
I'm convinced this is where Hickman got the idea. can you marry
this to a
BABY Elan?
Re: +2 with elan nose
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Wed Nov 30, 2011 9:17 amby ardee_selby
elansprint71 wrote: I'm convinced this is where Hickman got the idea.
Re: +2 with elan nose
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Wed Nov 30, 2011 4:20 pmby elansprint71
It's amazingly close, is it not? The pod on the Cord is wound up and down manually, btw.
Re: +2 with elan nose
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Wed Nov 30, 2011 5:15 pmby h20hamelan
some good stuff
thanks all
i grew up in a elan (just the 6 of us) though my father would not take more than 4 at a time (because of weight)
and i can't get excited about my +2 nose
my wife will not allow the children to ride without seatbelts (i felt safe behind my fathers seat)
regards
