Black s.e. re-shell and chassis

[GeoffSmith]

Keep the good work up!!!

Sorry to go slightly off topic but have you given Gazza details of your S2 Mike? Oh, and where in the NE are you - my parents still live in Gateshead.

[jimbob]

Tonight involved more stripping - surprise surprise

Changed over the tubular brace between the A pillars, the one on the new shell was used and had a kink in it beside the steering column bracket from previous accident damage. Was a bit worried because when I removed it from old shell the windscreen frame was moving even though the third bolt was left tight, fortunately I had no problems like that with the new shell.

Put the foil on the bulkhead for the radio supression, at least I assume thats why its there.

This foil is readily available! Part No: A100BACOFOIL

Also available from TESCO'S, the cheapest part for the car yet and I have lots left over

Ive now taken the bull by the horns and started stripping the wiring from the car. Soon be time to start building up the new shell

[Mike Y]

Keep the good work up!!!

Sorry to go slightly off topic but have you given Gazza details of your S2 Mike? Oh, and where in the NE are you - my parents still live in Gateshead.

I live near Chester-le-Street.
PM me next time your in the area.
I have given Gazza the Ltd Edition number etc but I cannot remember the reg. I will be starting work on it again fairly soon.

Has the new tub been accident damaged? Did you get it off Dico's S2 donor?

Regards Mike

[jimbob]

Hi Mike, no the tub wasn't damaged, its never been on the road. The tub came in primer and the previous owner had it painted and started putting the car together but it was never completed , at least thats what Im led to believe. The tub is a S1

[jimbob]

At last something constructive!

I'll keep it short, because I'm knackered having just come in from the garage at 3.10am - a long day

Pics with descriptions follow.

[jimbob]

Bits back from the galvanizers today £58,that included shot blasting - money well spent. Should buy me a good 25 years with a coat of wax

I'll have to ream out where the bushes go though.

[Monty]

WoW your really getting on with it now Don`t forget to make sure u get the earth cables correct.

Will be a minter once back on the raod

[surfboardfiller]

Fantastic job Jim! Truly inspiring!

Phil

[johnny]

Fantastic job Jim! Truly inspiring!

Phil

.. You the man.

[Benmac]

This really is incredible stuff. Keep it up.

[jimbob]

Ive taken the fitting up of the shell as far as I can without mating shell up with chassis. Sprayed the sills, pillars etc with dinitrol.

Old shell has been removed from old chassis, chassis is pretty clean and the damage isn't that bad

The old shell has been cut up for bits so I guess there's no going back now

I pressed the new bushes into the rear wishbones, the outers are a bit of a sh#t but its done now.

Spent this morning spraying chassis, longerons etc with dinitrol (on the inside) will do the outside once the suspension is on but before the shell goes on to it.

Tonight was spent shimming up the longerons, will be a few hours at that yet

[Doug]

keep up the good work -- someone should send Lotus HQ a link to this thread!!

thought of you when I saw this:

[lcc]

composite photograph.....?????

[L.G.]

Simply astonishing, go on man nothing can stop you now.

[jimbob]

Its been a busy week and nothing much to show for it - at least until now!
Ive been pressing in bushes, making brake pipes, tapping out threads on galvanized parts, ordering parts, tapping out threads on chassis, ordering more parts , burning out bushes on track control arms and triangluation arms, ordering even more parts, coated chassis hard to get at areas with dinitrol, built up new front and rear struts, dragged chassis out of the garage and placed it under shell and jacked it up hey presto - it fits! Started building up O/S/R suspension tonight, can't do N/S until fuel tank is in, at least I hope it goes in
with chassis in place Also have to do a 50mile round trip tomorrow to obtain O-rings for the fuel filter - silly boy!
I was going to build up suspension before I put body and chassis together but decided to keep it light so it could be lifted to the underside of the shell, don't really want to lift the shell any more than I have to (and not on a push bike) would just be asking for trouble
Hopefully get more done in the next couple of days

[ailwyn]

That looks absolutely amazing! Can't wait to see the finished article.

Ailwyn

[Mike Y]

Jamie,

Your doing a superb job!!! Do you still need the pivot cam bolt. If so give me a call I will post it tomorrow.


Regards Mike

N.B. I will scan the pictures of JUF's with the 2 concours cups and send them tomorrow.

[lotuska]

Not wishing to add to your increasing bill....but aren't you going to use stainless steel braided brake hoses?

[jimbob]

Not wishing to add to your increasing bill....but aren't you going to use stainless steel braided brake hoses?

If Im going to possibly go down the concourse route it would be deviating from the origional spec, trying to keep the car as factory original as possible by using genuine lotus parts.

[algirdas]

Dear Jim:

What did you use for fabricating hard brakelines? From the picture, they look like copper tubing. I can't speak for the rules in the UK, but here in the states we are told that copper tubing is not suitable for brakelines. I realize that there were cars in the olden days that used copper tubing in brakelines, but I suspect that they were not generating anywhere the line pressures that modern day cars are generating.

I bought a set of those adjustable top links from Paul Matty the other day and they told me that the short end goes on the inboard side though, for the life of me, I see no reason that they cannot be installed the way you have them.

Project is looking good. Real, real good. Congratulations.

Sincerely,

Algirdas