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type49, new member from Belgium

Postby type49 » Thu 13.04.2017, 16:52

Good evening.
First of all, sorry for my English, it's not perfect but i'll try doing my best. :?

I just wanted to thanks the members of this forum for the help i've found here.
In fact, 20 months ago, i did buy an Elan, and started to do "some works" on it :-D Many times, i found precious informations that helped me a lot for doing the job.
Now, it's nearly achieved, and the car will be back on the roads within a few weeks.

Here is the car.
1992 Elan SE, silver frost, approximately 30000 miles, but a lot of scratches on the bodywork (but no major cracks), due to the previous owner who was not "very carefull" with his car.

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So it was time for some cleaning

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Than, changing oil (engine and gearbox) and filter, hoses and coolant, water pump, air filter, disc brakes, brake pads and brake fluids, spark plugs, cleaning of the carpets and all the interior, cleaning of the engine bay, reparing front lights and electric windows (that didn't work very well :evil: ), new leather on seats, doors, stearing wheel.... preparing the bodywork for a new paint, refurbishment of the wheels (also scratched)....

Next, the car spend 5 months far from home for painting. Yes it's quite long, but the painter had a lot of work to do and did it very well :bowdown:

Finallly, the car has changed a bit :mrgreen: . And i'm very happy with the result

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Thank you once again for all the informations i've found here :bowdown:
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Re: type49, new member from Belgium

Postby Rambo » Thu 13.04.2017, 19:37

Well done type49. Looking good and I don't know any other M100 in Gold Leaf colours

There are a few more M100 owners just across the border from you :burnout:

Don't forget to post some photos of the finished result :clap:
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Re: type49, new member from Belgium

Postby muley » Thu 13.04.2017, 19:40

Rambo wrote:Well done type49. Looking good and I don't know any other M100 in Gold Leaf colours

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I have seen one in the past (at Donington IIRC) Looked pretty good but accentuated the bulk of the rear bumper.

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Re: type49, new member from Belgium

Postby GeoffSmith » Thu 13.04.2017, 19:48

:agree: It will be interesting to see the final result.

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Re: type49, new member from Belgium

Postby type49 » Thu 13.04.2017, 20:03

It will be a bit different from the one just above.
The rear bumper is not completely white

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Re: type49, new member from Belgium

Postby Steve A » Thu 13.04.2017, 21:55

:D You have done so much :shock:
You have told us the beginning and end but forgot to tell us all about it as you were doing it :roll:
It looks like it's going to be a real head turner 8)
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Re: type49, new member from Belgium

Postby DavidS2 » Fri 14.04.2017, 06:58

Well done mate, great to see your passion for the Elan shining through !
Elan owners may be far and wide across the globe but our passion for this great car doesn't change ! Enjoy the journey mate .. Dave
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Re: type49, new member from Belgium

Postby HJ2 » Fri 14.04.2017, 07:02

Wow, this one will look absolutely stunning! :shock:
Very nice man!

Will you be joining some of us @ the Ypres Lotus Tour? (Yperse Lotusdag)
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Re: type49, new member from Belgium

Postby muley » Fri 14.04.2017, 08:05

type49 wrote:It will be a bit different from the one just above.
The rear bumper is not completely white

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Now I like it. ..A lot. Great project!
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Re: type49, new member from Belgium

Postby type49 » Fri 14.04.2017, 08:47

I didn't want the rear bumper to be fully white. I think it would have been "too much white" at the rear.

By the same way, i didn't want the wheels in gold color as they are on the elise type 49. I wanted to keep the original wheels and these are "more massive" than the one on the elise. I think it would have added too much gold color on the car, so are they black now as we often see ont the original Elan from the sixties.

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this was the "source of inspiration" :wink: more than the "type 49 elise"

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Re: type49, new member from Belgium

Postby GeoffSmith » Fri 14.04.2017, 12:11

type49 wrote:I didn't want the rear bumper to be fully white. I think it would have been "too much white" at the rear.[/attachment]

:agree:

Looking forward to seeing the final pictures.
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Re: type49, new member from Belgium

Postby Giniw » Fri 14.04.2017, 12:56

Welcome to you type49!
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Re: type49, new member from Belgium

Postby type49 » Fri 14.04.2017, 13:45

carpets back on place after some washing.
The first time i washed these, they produced a "kind of brown juice" that looked like coffee :shock: Now, they are back !


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And some "plastic parts" around the doors and the hood stowage lid have been covered with black leather as they are no more available as new. It's the best solution i've found to erase scratches.

A protective film from paintshield has been placed on front bumper and "hood cover". No picture of that, you would'nt see any difference between after and before :mrgreen:
New seal around windscreen and on the side windows too.

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The "plastic part" (don't know thee exact term, sorry) behind the 2 rear view mirrors had been destroyed (crashed between dashboard and door :? ), so i've tried to build some in a piece of aluminium covered with leather. The result is not so bad i think for the price it did cost

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here on place with the dooor panel
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Some new leather on the center console too with a gold leaf embroidery on the armrest

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You will notice the "new wood seat" :mrgreen: not really comfortable but very light :mrgreen:
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Re: type49, new member from Belgium

Postby GeoffSmith » Fri 14.04.2017, 13:51

type49 wrote:You will notice the "new wood seat" :mrgreen: not really comfortable but very light :mrgreen:

Added lightness at the expense of safety.... ACBC would be proud! :lol:
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Re: type49, new member from Belgium

Postby DaveT » Fri 14.04.2017, 13:53

I painted mine in Silk Cut colours in prep for working on DaveEds car in the same

Decided to go for PCa instead

Project fail

Was going to use the body shape to produce a much wider gold strip tho.

If I can find the model I'll post it.

Nice job so far- good luck with the rest.

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Re: type49, new member from Belgium

Postby HJ2 » Fri 14.04.2017, 15:54

Wow! You do all the work yourself?!
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Re: type49, new member from Belgium

Postby type49 » Fri 14.04.2017, 16:22

HJ2 wrote:Wow! You do all the work yourself?!


with a little help from some friends and a lotus mechanic for changing the timing belt. Nothing really difficult, but i takes time (and space)

And it's not my first English car, i've ever learned a few things with other toys when they broke down :wink:
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Re: type49, new member from Belgium

Postby Rambo » Fri 14.04.2017, 21:37

Type49 said....."The "plastic part" (don't know thee exact term, sorry) behind the 2 rear view mirrors had been destroyed (crashed between dashboard and door :? ), so i've tried to build some in a piece of aluminium covered with leather. The result is not so bad i think for the price it did cost"

I think they're known as door cheaters or door cheater panels ?? Some of us cover them in carbon fibre stick on film if they get knackered or require a cheap fix and updating :wink:
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Re: type49, new member from Belgium

Postby Brit-Car-Nut » Sat 15.04.2017, 00:13

They ARE called Cheater Panels: D100V0058F and D100V0059F. They went obsolete last year but places like SJs have them still available for around 10 quid each.

The "V" shaped seals are still available from a Lotus dealer: A100B0889F (LH) and A100B0890F (RH) for £5.34 and £5.07 respectively. SJs shows stock at those prices.
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Re: type49, new member from Belgium

Postby type49 » Tue 18.04.2017, 19:47

thank you for these informations :wink:

With a bit of chance, next week-end she'll be ready :D
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