Category: Restoration
Posts and pictures of my Elan restoration
I declare it done!
On the way home from the local Lotus Club meeting I broke 100 miles of test drives. I therefore declare the restoration of my Elan…
Wiper blades
It took about a half hour at the parts store searching through the various wiper blade books to find a suitable replacement. The TRICO 33-122…
First Sunday Drive
A Red Letter Day, for the chief financial backer, at least! Jim took me for my first ride today, five miles or so to a…
Carb Linkage and Cable
The throttle cable was a little sticky so I decided to replace it with a low profile linkage from rd enterprises. I even paid extra…
Actual Progress!
I made actual progress on the punch list over the last couple of days. The big achievement was getting the speedo working. I pulled the…
Drive and Insurance
Another major milestone in the restoration project. I drove all the way to the insurance company to apply for classic car insurance. This was the…
Wiper motor – Cont
Given I had a 50/50 chance of reinstalling the wiper parking mechanism correclty do you think I picked the proper way around? Nope. Of course…
Window Frames – Continued
I worked a bit on getting the window frame to line up. I ended up using a stack of washers on the lower two of…
Drive and punchlist
First real drive around the block today. Real drive means the doors and windows are on the car. I have a lot remaining todo. The…