Restoration of 2358R

[brucelotus26r]

No went to the Fish & Chips place for lunch !

[Certified Lotus]

Christmas Eve drive with my niece’s boyfriend.  It was 50 degrees F today. Really nice day. Merry Christmas everyone!

[BDA]

Merry Christmas back at you, Certified!

[dakazman]

   Merry Christmas. Certified,  two big Christmas smiles , nothing can top that.
Dakazman

[dakazman]

  Certified I know you can add a few more post to this build. How is it running. Any more midnight runs? Let’s get you back on page 1. 👍👍
Dakazman

[Certified Lotus]

I’m smiling at you Dave. Thanks! I have had a few drives when we have had mild weather days here in the NE. My Europa is running great and there are times when I question my selling of this car. This car is really so enjoyable to drive. As said before, it’s really much nicer than my Elan’s from a handling standpoint. All that being said, I’ve committed to downsize my collect of classic Lotus cars as I transition to a simpler life with no full workshop once I move.

I’ve been fiddling with a couple of small details ‘cause my eye always finds something. That’s just the way it goes in my shop 

No late night runs this time of year. The deer are out everywhere at night during the winter.......standing right by the road. Gotta wonder what they are thinking. They’ve got thousands of acres of woodland and fields to roam in and they stand in herds next to the road......

By the way, my current “new” Lotus project is sitting on my lift. Lots of mods being done. It will be another GRS Motorsports custom car. This one I’m taking with me.

[dakazman]

Okay 👌 I gotta see some pics of that. Meanwhile I’ll be goggling GRS since I now nothing of this world. My life was consumed by aircraft, family and working on my house. It’s nice now to smell the roses.  I really need to downsize also.
Dave

[Kendo]

Certified, that was a great read. And I'm glad you made it to LOG. Since I read a speedrun through your build speedrun to get clues about adjusting the shift mechanism, I thought I'd give a bit back by indexing what I found on the subject.

[Assuming everyone has the same pagination, currently at 89 pages...]

Pages 15-18 Decide whether to rebuild the linkage or move to a cable shifter
Pages 37-40 Assembly
Page 60        Final adjustment

It turned out I was in pretty good shape, just needing to replace the tophat washer/bushings up front. So, aside from documenting everything, thanks for easing my mind on th subject.

[Certified Lotus]

Glad you enjoyed the read of my rebuild Kendo. And thanks for providing an index of the shift mechanism decisions and final install. Good luck with your own project. I found mine to be a very rewarding experience. Particularly with all the support and encouragement from members on this forum.

[Certified Lotus]

A beautiful sunny day here in Princeton. Amazing for February 23rd! My Europa has been waiting for this day........

[Certified Lotus]

Several posts ago I mentioned a new project in my garage...........

[dakazman]

  I can’t wait to read the sequel.
 
  Nice!
Dakazman

[Certified Lotus]

SOLD to a Lotus Enthuiast located in the US.  Just in time for the spring driving weather.  Great memories of this build and even better memories of the drives. 

[BDA]

Congratulations on the sale!  Glad you sold it but sorry you don't have it anymore!

[Certified Lotus]

Just noticed this post has over 70,000 views. Wow!  Thanks to all of you that may be using my build as a reference for your own restorations.  Good luck to all and I hope you enjoy the entire process as much as I did.