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jacking points

Postby tobyholland » Fri 18.10.2013, 08:48

Hi cant seem to find in any diagrams, what are the jacking points reinforced to ?
surely there must be some strengthening in the glass fibre somewhere
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Re: jacking points

Postby ashm » Fri 18.10.2013, 09:06

Big steel box section bonded into the tub. Often badly corroded :(
Search the forum for "outriggers".
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Re: jacking points

Postby Rambo » Fri 18.10.2013, 09:10

Have a read here. There are some good photo's and descriptions

viewtopic.php?f=30&t=17298&hilit=outriggers
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Re: jacking points

Postby Fredjohn » Fri 18.10.2013, 11:39

The jacking points are where the outriggers, sills and A or B posts meet, all made of steel box section.

As said above, plenty of info on repairs when the dreaded rust attacks these bits.

Also look at the parts catalogue (in Manuals): always a good source of what something looks like.
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Re: jacking points

Postby tobyholland » Fri 18.10.2013, 14:02

Phew
These M100s need research before buying ,I am lucky just checked mine and are sound.
I brought it not knowing a lot about lotus and fingers crossed on the issue,i brought off a guy who had it from a year old and had full service,but was garaged last 10 of them,lots of recommisioning not driven it yet but looking foreward to it .
This site offers a wealth of info and thumbs up to whoever organises it
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Re: jacking points

Postby Fredjohn » Fri 18.10.2013, 17:50

tobyholland wrote:Phew
These M100s need research before buying ,I am lucky just checked mine and are sound.
I brought it not knowing a lot about lotus and fingers crossed on the issue,i brought off a guy who had it from a year old and had full service,but was garaged last 10 of them,lots of recommisioning not driven it yet but looking foreward to it .
This site offers a wealth of info and thumbs up to whoever organises it
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:agree: I learnt the wrong way round too: mine are also rust free: must be something to do with being NMY???
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Re: jacking points

Postby Rambo » Sat 19.10.2013, 17:55

Fredjohn wrote:
tobyholland wrote: must be something to do with being NRY???


Norfolk Rusted Yellow :lol:

I've always called the colour of my car Collapso Red for obvious reasons ;-)
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