1970 s2 0453R Reassembly

[dakazman]

   Another step down the road after a few days of work and going from plan-A  to plan-G.
I kept the original screen in place and secured in place , survey said screen.  Not to worry though TC owners my full block out panel fits on the outside of the screen if I want to experiment with temps and airflow.
 The bracket that holds the silencer is also the lower heat shield, approximately 1/8” steel. The top shield is mounted to the top of the silencer. The inlet and exhaust pipe going into the silencer are welded in place making the double elbow unit bolt up to RD’s header assembly easily.

  Galvin,   I decided not to paint the silencer to try to hide it .

Dakazman

[GavinT]

The bracket that holds the silencer is also the lower heat shield, approximately 1/8” steel.

This is not permitted.
Please remake the bracket out of 1/16” steel and drill some whacking big holes in it in order to conform to the 'add lightness' rule. 

[dakazman]

         Duly noted Gavin . 👍👍 BTW I got spellcheck to stop spelling your name wrong 😑
 
At least for now it’s on the done list and I’m afraid to make a to-do list , thinking I must be crazy  .  Next one aluminum I promise, maybe a straight tube out , hell,  I’m half deaf  from jet noise anyway. Lightness is coming, along with new aluminum seat trays and smaller window motors ,etc..
  Once I’m driving it more will change and I’ll be able to concentrate on one thing at a time.
Dakazman

 
     
 

[Sandyman]

Dave, WOW! She is coming along Beautifully. I to thought the window motors were as light as bowling balls. Please let us know if you can come up with a lighter option.
Sandy

[Dilkris]

That is an impressive amount of fabrication and welding - out of interest - what does it weigh.....

[BDA]

That really is a nice piece, D'man! I can't help thinking that Chunky would have simplified it somehow though! 

[GavinT]

        BTW I got spellcheck to stop spelling your name wrong 😑

Ha . . I sometimes wondered about that because I figured the spelling was right there.
I thought one of us (not necessarily you) might have developed dyslexia.   

[dakazman]

  I do mostly everything from my phone and the spelling bar was just above the keyboard, and my fat fingers cannot get the number 1 half the time. Gavin is on that line when i hit the i .
Truely Sorry , I really should re-read everything.   
  Dilkis, I’ll weigh a sheet with the appropriate dimensions but I believe if weighed a good 3-5 lbs.
it’s always better to be overbuilt than have a failure and burn holes in things or melt paint off. I have a digital thermometer that I’ll take readings of the sections.  I also have an extra IPhone that I’ll set up to see exactly where is the flow of air going.
  BDA, Chucky would not be happy with plan A , neither was I . Other manufacturers allow for items that have dual usage as this piece does.
Sandy , I’m looking at a GMC motor that fits in the palm of you hand the three mounts were a bit off but the gearing looked similar. Modifications would be necessary.
Dakazman

[BDA]

The original window motors were from GM. This link gives more information: http://lotus-europa.com/data/xr1/r40.html

It looks like the motor you have is the same one Stuleslie used in this writeup: http://www.lotuseuropa.org/LotusForum/index.php?topic=3187.msg31956#msg31956

There is at least one other alternate motor discussed in that thread in case your motor doesn't work for you.

[GavinT]

No worries, D'man.
I was never offended or anything like that.

[Broadside]

Looking good, as ever.
I think you've answered one of my little dilema's too, I was hoping I could get straight out with my silencer but I think your photo shows the true reality!

[dakazman]

Thanks broadside,
  That was a question I was going to ask Europa owners with wedge engines with headers what and how they dealt with the rest of the system. Luckily Rosco mentioned the double 90. If anyone ran straight out what did you use and how loud is /was it.
Dakazman

[dakazman]

   The flexible Weber carb seal came in just in time to check clearance of the water pipe.
Thanks to members here and on Instagram     I received detailed instructions on how to proceed with the ,”Hermès HLR 681 performance kit upgrade “. Downloaded from lotus-Europa site , Hermès PFD.
 Cutting the pipe in the exact location was very helpful and less stressful. I can’t believe doing this with firewall in place.  I’ll pickup another hose at the parts store today for the additional elbow needed and some other mounting hardware. Stay tuned.

Dakazman

[Broadside]

Thanks broadside,
  That was a question I was going to ask Europa owners with wedge engines with headers what and how they dealt with the rest of the system. Luckily Rosco mentioned the double 90. If anyone ran straight out what did you use and how loud is /was it.
Dakazman

I actually have a quite small silencer that came with the car which would possibly fit in the straight out position. It looks a home made affair so I may just modify and try it, I've run the engine with it already and it seems pretty quite so I dont think noise would be an issue.

[TurboFource]

Looking good!