New U.S. Elan owner

[nsr250]

Hi everyone. I've already posted a few times and have been lurking for a month but decided to introduce myself finally.

My name is Don and live in the Atlanta, Georgia area. A month ago I purchased a red 41K mile Elan from the second owner. Unfortunately the second owner neglected the car thus I purchased it at a bargain basement price. That also means that I'll be needing quite a bit of help sorting things out. I've already replaced the fuel pump and tires and it now seems to be doing well but there are a lot of pieces that are missing, broken, etc. not to mention the peeling clearcoat. 7 or 8 years ago I owned a '91 Isuzu Impulse RS so I'm somewhat familiar with the engine but it's been a while back and my memory is not so good. Reading thru the forum has brought back a lot of memories of the drivetrain.

Anyway, I look forward to getting the car up to snuff and please excuse any ridiculous questions I may have. I'll try my best to search before asking.

Thanks

[Jackonicko]

Welcome, Don, and thanks for rescuing a car that some of us expected to see being broken. Good luck and bon chance!

[Monty]

Don, Welcome to the Elan ownership

Your in the right place for advice and finding the parts you require

[lotos]

Congrats on the new purchase! Keep us posted on the progress and post some pictures.

[dapinky]

Welcome to LEC - feel free to ask whatever you want - someone will know the answer (or where to get it from).

Was this the car from NJ ??????

[nsr250]

Welcome to LEC - feel free to ask whatever you want - someone will know the answer (or where to get it from).

Was this the car from NJ ??????

No, I'm pretty sure the car was originally from Atlanta and then the second owner spent some time in Ohio before moving back to Atlanta.

[tweetdriver63]

Got any pics?