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Offline Bainford

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Re: New Member/Clutch assembly replacement
« Reply #15 on: Thursday,March 19, 2020, 10:38:44 AM »
 :Welcome: Welcome to the forum, JSRF. Seems like a good Europa project you have there. Good luck in getting it on the road.
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Re: New Member/Clutch assembly replacement
« Reply #16 on: Thursday,March 19, 2020, 10:45:01 AM »
The Luk clutch kit will fit but it "may" not be strong enough.  Better would be to buy the clutch from a Lotus supplier.  Two well known in the US are:  Dave Bean and RD Enterprises.
Are you regarding strength as in longevity or just all around quality and to have potential of failure? If this is also regarding for turbo power. Im not actually gonna be turboing it anytime soon. I just need something to work with so i can get the car moving soon.

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Re: New Member/Clutch assembly replacement
« Reply #17 on: Thursday,March 19, 2020, 10:47:58 AM »
Jason,

Great to meet a fellow Europa owner from TX. What city are you in? I have a buddy in Austin with a +2 Elan. I am in Denton/Dallas area. I have a turbocharged S2 with a Renault Fuego engine in it.

- Charles
Im from San Antonio. Super happy to know another Lotus Europa owner nearby. I honestly think im the only owner in town tho. The locals here don't know anyone else around with a Europa.

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Re: New Member/Clutch assembly replacement
« Reply #18 on: Thursday,March 19, 2020, 11:14:27 AM »
The stock Renault 200mm clutch was not designed for the extra 20hp of the Europa version of the engine.  The Europa came with a HD pressure plate.  In the old days, fitting a stock 200mm Renault clutch to a Europa led to problems with slipping.  I don't know whether the Luk kit comes with a standard or a HD cover.  It "might" work, it might not.  Lotus specialists sell the correct HD version.  Renault went to a 215mm clutch for their higher output engines.  The 215mm flywheel is not an easy fit into a 336 bell housing.  I hear it can be done with some grinding and cursing.  The 215mm flywheels are also getting harder to find.  The 200mm HD-version clutch works well.

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Re: New Member/Clutch assembly replacement
« Reply #19 on: Thursday,March 19, 2020, 05:04:05 PM »
I get down there every so often. So far you are the only Europa owner I know of down there! Let me know if you are ever up this way.

Jason,

Great to meet a fellow Europa owner from TX. What city are you in? I have a buddy in Austin with a +2 Elan. I am in Denton/Dallas area. I have a turbocharged S2 with a Renault Fuego engine in it.

- Charles
Im from San Antonio. Super happy to know another Lotus Europa owner nearby. I honestly think im the only owner in town tho. The locals here don't know anyone else around with a Europa.

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Re: New Member/Clutch assembly replacement
« Reply #20 on: Friday,March 20, 2020, 05:11:33 AM »
 :Welcome:

   Jason ,
     It looks like you’re off and running! Can’t wait to see that Turbo installed.
Any plans for A/C system. I’m glad to see another S2 /wedge/ black/ with flares.  Lol
What is your build number? I’m 0453r built in 6/70. You can also see if your car is in the registry and maybe some of its history.   http://lotus-europa.com/registry.html
 You may want to start a new thread with your unique name. It’s fun to read about your progress years later. Post often !

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