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….
Wiper blades
It took about a half hour at the parts store searching through the various wiper blade books…
First Sunday Drive
A Red Letter Day, for the chief financial backer, at least! Jim took me for my first…

Carb Linkage and Cable
The throttle cable was a little sticky so I decided to replace it with a low profile…
Actual Progress!
I made actual progress on the punch list over the last couple of days. The big achievement…
Drive and Insurance
Another major milestone in the restoration project. I drove all the way to the insurance company to…
Wiper motor – Cont
Given I had a 50/50 chance of reinstalling the wiper parking mechanism correclty do you think I…
Window Frames – Continued
I worked a bit on getting the window frame to line up. I ended up using a…