Swapped the cable actuated clutch to a hydraulically actuated clutch.
Monthly Archives: April 2003
Engine, Dash, driveline
Had a Petronix ignitor installed in the distributor Took engine parts to the machine shop for inspection and to determine what work needs to be done. Drive shaft reassembled and balanced. Sand the dash, again, and applied one more coat of varnish on the dash. One day I’ll be happy with the results and stop.
Yellow and Engines
The search for yellow. Lotus UK says the numbers I have are correct for a 1966 Lotus Yellow and all of these parts were discontinued in 1997 and are no longer available. Torn down the engine today. The bottom end had been apart at some point in the life of the car. I found the following Connecting rods had been changed to 125E type Crank and rod bearings are .010″ over Bore is .040»...
Yellow Again
The search for yellow. Since posting my color choice earlier this year I’ve had LOTS of people provide information on Lotus Yellow and hints where to find a color code. So far for I have the following: Code: LOTUS YELLOW Paint Supplier: PJ 6170X3940 /ICI P0309547 Colour Spec. NO. A036B6321V /B036B6321V Lotus Part NO. L07 No paint supplier I’ve found can cross reference these numbers. I’ve also been pointed to a reference in a...
Wiring Harness
I’ve been spending a lot of time figuring out the newwiring harness. The old harness is somangled and melted that it is not of much use. Of course better notes when I took it out would have helped. A big realization happened today while poking through the harness. The new andthe original harness are not like S1/S2 or the S3 wiring diagram contained in the service manual. The actual harness issome where in the...
Clutch Upgrade / Gauge Upgrade
With the Elan Restoration, I’ve really neglected this web page. I’ll get better at updating it and try to fill in some of the holes. Ordered a kit to upgrade from the cable actuated clutch to a hydraulically actuated clutch. It seems I go through a clutch cable every two years and I was a bit tired of swapping it out. Parts should be here in a week or two. In the process of swapping...