What does your Europa look like *today* ?

[Hf_martin]

That looks great.  What carbs are those and what ignition system are you running?

Thanks,
I'm running Mikuni carbs from a Suzuki gsxr and a megajolt ignition system.
/Martin

[Bainford]

Good luck on the test run. Your car looks beautiful. Post up a couple more pics when you get a chance. Cheers.

[Chuck Nukem]

Mine are reunited at the new house, and they look neglected! Getting ready to make them a little lotus hutch on the side of the house so I can work in the garage...

[BDA]

They look pretty sad there covered with dust! At least they can keep each other company!

[3929R]

At the Eaglewood Festival of Speed.
I suppose it was a bit like the Goodwood festival in that they both have cars and people. 

Note that good looking sticker on the right side of my rear window.

[EuropaTC]

 

Well done sir, good to see the message is getting about !  (mine is in exactly the same place as well)

The car's pretty sharp as well, you've obviously been round it with the polish.

Brian

[BDA]

Very nice car and VERY nice sticker!

 

[Serge]

I'm working on two S1 fuel tanks. The first one needs a little bit more welding done and then some leak testing. I haven't been AC TIG welding for long, so I'm just a beginner, but practice makes perfect.

Blind theaded bobbins for mounting and a drain plug.

[BDA]

That looks great for a beginner!!!

[Serge]

Managed to weld up the right hand side fuel tank. Had to touch up 3 little spots after leak-testing, but everything is fine now. Welded in two bosses on top, one for a VDO-style tube fuel sender (no float on a pivot) and roll-over vent. Left hand tank will come out even better, hadn't welded anything this big in aluminium before, so the first one was good practice. I'll make a video on the left hand tank that will find it's way online eventually.

Tank is made out of 1050A aluminium formed around an MDF buck I made based on some dimensions I got from a few people on here. All the the tubes and weld-in fittings are 6066 T6. Everything has been welded with 4043 filler and a cheap 200A AC/DC TIG welder.

Serge

[BDA]

They came out great, Serge!

What amperage welder did you use for your frame? Did you use the same one ?

[jbcollier]

Sweet!

[Serge]

Yes, I used the same welder. I use a footpedal to operate the machine, so not sure what amperage I am actually using.

I also played around with some strengthening ribs in the sides of the tank, as per the originals. I found a good way to do it, but the panels would always warp a bit and I decided not to use them in the end. It does look a little bit less like the original tanks, but they don't need the ribs for strength. I also planned to put baffles inside, but that was a pain to weld, so didn't use those.

[StephenH]

Went out to play with the big boys today, a Lotus club run with 3 randoms (Boxster, 458, Diablo).

Shows how sportscars have changed in size over the years.
But I kept him in my rear vision mirror with pure Europa goodness......

[Bainford]

Nice work, Stephen. Represent