It’s Alive!
After a couple of days being sick, I finally got back out in the garage to work on the Elan. While Nadya went to the Portland Farmers Market, I played in the garage.
After a leisurely 6 hours, the Elan started on the first turn of the key. No leaks and only a little smoke from header as my finger prints burned off.
Now to fix that darn window lift
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April 13, 2008 Comments Off
Putting the Engine in Boss
I received the engine back from Loynings Engine Service earlier in the week and had a few friends from the Lotus Club come over the help drop in it place. All in all it took about an hour with another day or so work to get the various bit s reconnected.
The verdict on the engine was good. The only mistake I made on the first build was forgetting to put the plugs in the end of the camshafts. This caused the top of the engine to have too much oil resulting in the leaks and the flooding of the valve guides.
On the plus side, the engine should be strong at 137.5 hp on the Dyno
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Dyno Chart
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April 5, 2008 Comments Off
What I did Last Summer and This Summer – A tale of my Elan Restoration
In the spring of 2001 I made a big mistake. Many others had made the same mistake before me. Everyone I talked to and consulted before the big mistake had done the same thing. I decided to buy a poor example of a Lotus Elan and restore it. A rare 1966 pre airflow Elan Coupe, originally delivered on August 8, 1966. This wasn’t my only mistake, oh no. Many were to follow and there are more to come. Based on my experience so far, I’ve compiled the following handy guide to making your own restoration mistakes. [Read more →]
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January 27, 2008 3 Comments
Pulling the Engine Boss
After trying everthing I could to make the Elan engine stop smoking I’ve admitted that the mechanic I used to rebuild the engine didn’t know what he was doing. To fix things, I’ve pulled the engine and will be sending it out to one of the local specialists.
Before you ask who did the rebuild last time, it was me.
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November 11, 2007 1 Comment
