Lotus Elan Central

Ive had a lot of enjoyment looking at your projects on here, so Ive decided to put my own one on. No doubt I will be at it for months but Im going to try to put as many photos on here as possible. As the title suggests its getting a new shell, chassis, front bumper, front top shell, N/S A panel and various other bits including mechanical parts.
Things will no doubt get off to a slow start because Im still building the garage the car is in, but once thats completed will be posting photos more frequently.

More pics tomorrow

Good luck Jamie.
I know its a mammoth job your taking on and just hope you have the willpower to see it through.

Should'nt that orange turbo be under your Bonnet though?

Jimbob, you can do it !, we don't want another black one dieing

Paul.P wrote:Jimbob, you can do it !, we don't want another black one dieing

although it looks ok in pics, or am imissing something.

stevie

stevieshag wrote:although it looks ok in pics, or am imissing something.
stevie

Yea, thinks its the other side we need to see Stevie ?

Agreed Stevie - it looks fantastic. But I think this may answer your question.

Jim, where are you getting your chassis and bodyshell from?
Have you been in touch with DaveTEA?

Enright13 wrote:Jim, where are you getting your chassis and bodyshell from?
Have you been in touch with DaveTEA?

This this may of already been sorted by the silver fox !

Thanx for getting me upto to speed..
best of luck with ya project Jim.

Parts Sourced from Dico Lotus Ltd

jimbob wrote:Parts Sourced from Dico Lotus Ltd

Yea..........The Silver Fox !!!!!!!!!

N/S damage pics enclosed, first one 3/4 of an inch missing off n/s/f of sill, not enough to justify re shell ? See next photo

N/S/F wheel pushed back with so much force it has forced chassis back against bulkhead, cracked floor and caused structural damage to a-pillar and sill steel framework, re-shell justifyed!!

How bent chassis is at this moment im unsure, but i do know it doesn't line up with bulkhead correctly and n/s/f wheel is back 16 mm after replacing most of suspension.

I have to add although I caused the suspension damage last year when I met a car on a single track road and had to go off road to avoid him, the structural damage was previous accident damage when a previous owner hit a six inch concrete block lying on the road OUCH!!

Started stripping (the car)!

And I forgot to add the new shell (although its already been painted the wrong colour, for my car anyway)

Jimbob, admire you for doing this yourself, & that looks like a nice big workshop you've got there !

and it only took you 1 day to build the garage and strip the car. Not bad at all !

Gary wrote:and it only took you 1 day to build the garage and strip the car. Not bad at all !

Emmmmm yea, he's got a point there !, perhaps its jimBOB THE BUILDER !

Jim

Have you got 16" Fed wheels on one side and S2's on the other?

Good luck with the rebuild

Gary

Gary wrote:and it only took you 1 day to build the garage and strip the car. Not bad at all !

Just had photos in camera for a while, Garage still not finished - just can't leave elan alone !

Gary wrote:and it only took you 1 day to build the garage and strip the car. Not bad at all !

We don't all have to wait for Paul to come round!