Chin Spoiler
July 16th, 2010
You could say that Project Lotus is all about correcting as many of the faults (or at least shortcomings) in my S2 Europa as I can. ‘As I can’ is the key phrase there as sometimes I find out that this or that is the way it is because of this other thing that can’t really be changed. Or it means that sometimes I try to reengineer something only to tape it back together the way it was because I’ve made it worse.
Read more...Adjustable Camber
July 9th, 2010
When the dust settled from the massive war that was the jamming of the new engine in the Europa, the engine and transmission were left sitting an inch lower than they used to. That’s great for weight distribution but not so great for the alignment of the rear wheels.
Read more...Project Lotus: It RUNS!
March 21st, 2010
We’ve had another couple Saturdays spent on the engine swap now and the car has come to life, been reborn you might say.
Read more...Project Lotus: Engine Swap
March 6th, 2010
There’s a little automotive show that airs in Britain, where the hosts frequently try projects to see as they put it “how hard can it be?” Often they are forced to sum up their plans in the end as, “ambitious, but rubbish.” I think now I can safely say I identify more with them than I would prefer.
Read more...Why?!?
October 5th, 2009
The first question that you should be asking is what in heaven or earth (or somewhere more sinister) could have possessed me to buy a Europa?
Read more...Buying A Lotus
September 24th, 2009
The problem with telling this story is that nothing interesting happened. Sure, I ended up with one of Chapman’s little Bread Vans, but 500 miles in a vintage Lotus during the blazing heat of summer should have been ripe with struggles. And it just wasn’t.
Read more...Lotus Esprit Turbo: Classic or Cheesy?
December 7th, 2008
Its an interesting time as more and more cars age on into the classic status. We’re becoming faced with what to do with certain cars whose styles haven’t held up to the test of time quite as well as others.
Read more...DIY in the 21st Century
August 8th, 2008
You don’t have to be a mechanic to know that cars have changed quite a bit in the past forty years. Gone are the carburetors you tune yourself with nothing more than a screw driver and mechanical distributor points that have to be checked as often as you change your oil.
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