My S1B is off to the body shop on Tuesday week. I had it at one shop last year and they went under before it was finished -- completely out their control and they were quite helpful otherwise. Now the new shop has to sand it all back down and start over as otherwise they can't be sure it was done right. So I will have paid for two paint jobs by the time it is all done. Such is life. There's few odds and sods to complete before it goes but not much. Just have to glass in the new AC ducts. I'll post photos when they're done.
I did finally start up the engine!
http://jbcollier.smugmug.com/Lotus-Europa/i-pzFZJ8R/AInteresting tid bits:
- with an alloy sump and front mounted oil cooler, the oil capacity is now 10 litres (double)
- Evan's waterless coolant is really, really "slippery". It leaks everywhere unless hose connections are super tight. Bit of a pain actually and not good for prolonging the life of the hoses. I main drain it out and go to a more conventional coolant.
- Dells set correctly for a TC are not jetted right for a crossflow: so far a bit rich on the accell circuits. I'll use an 02 sensor to dial them in and then report back on what works.
- the stranger-than-science-fiction drive belt system works very well.
- some of you run an odyssey PC680 battery. I used a PC925 and can attest that it cranks for a long time, better choice IMHO.
- the exhaust is quite quiet actually: Banks headers (wrapped), 2" Magnaflow (wrapped) and a stubby SuperTrapp.
