1970 s2 0453R Reassembly

[dakazman]

No yellowing or peeling at all. I used it on 2-stroke cases and they do get pretty hot. I polished them, wiped down with acetone and sprayed two coats. No weather corrosion and really no scratching from my boots.

    Thanks Kram, That gives me piece of mind now.

Dakazman

[dakazman]

  All the welding completed on the floating cg engine stand . The motor mount brackets float on the bar.
Thinking about adding wheels and using it as a dolly , to move to entire assembly as one. Any ideas?
Dakazman

[SilverBeast]

(i) Are you going to fit an adjustable support at the "back" to support the back of the gearbox so you don't but undue twisting/shearing loads on the rubbers of the motor mounts when it's all assembled?
(ii) Will you be polishing the brackets the motor mounts fasten to? 

I'm still always massively impressed with the black mirror finish on the car. At first viewing of the first photo it looks like a lower back end engine hatch with the reflection in the sail!

[dakazman]

  It’s still a work in progress. I’ll mount the unbuilt block to the bell housing and gearbox. And add a support of some sort. The stand is modeled after just an engine stand, so instead of welding in the motor mount plates I decided to let them slide along . A nylon strap to hold up a gearbox may also work. I need 4 - 1” gas pipe caps as feet.
  Painting the entire support safety yellow 😃. The black reflects some interesting views during the day and I’m still in awe.
Dakazman

 

[dakazman]

   I had a busy,productive week. Painted the engine stand with a spray can… silver.

   Next , I drove down to Ft. Lauderhill to Bert Knip’s home to pick up some panels. I enjoyed meeting another lotus enthusiast and we talked like we knew each other for years.  His build is coming along nicely but that’s his thunder to unveil. While there Bert showed me a few other extra items he had for sale, long story short , I filled my van . A bonnet, Boot, and 3 doors.

    The appropriate trip is about 350-400 miles . My van struggled home . Driving 80 mph was to much for my 10 year old tires with less than 5000 miles on them. A aeroDynamic panel also caught some air and was banging around until I yanked it off. Ac dead , squirrels.  It is another long story but I managed to limp home without a tire change.
Dakazman

 

[dakazman]

   Finished a majority of the stripping the boot , bonnet and 3 doors. I know this is a diversion from completing my build, but I just had to save them from the dumpster.  Once I completely evaluate the damaged areas and do the initial repair cuts and tapers I’ll hang them from my ceiling and work them at my leisure. I rather look at them on the rebound side with paint off.  They are not an easy fix.
  I have another diversion since the weather temps have dropped.  a 150 ft 6ft concrete wall of mine need to be stuccoed again. One of my wife’s honey doos. 🤪❤️

[BDA]

Good for you for saving vintage Europa parts! Those don't look so bad to me...

[dakazman]

  Challenging BDA, 😂
  The spider cracks and other cracks I’ll picture tomorrow .  The chemical stripper damage is going to be time consuming on the entire bonnet.
  I was laughing to myself a bit thinking of , Do Not Lean, placard JB has. It’s all good , I’m a classic in the same shape. A little TLC and they’ll be as good as new.
 Dave

[dakazman]

  I asked my wife to dust off the sewing machine and sew some straight lines . It’s been awhile since I made the webbing and mounts to hold it in.
  I still have to pull the sides and cut the fabric around the rear window, cut the mount holes for the sun visors.
  Dakazman

[dakazman]

  A little progress report this week with many other jobs going on I managed to partially install
The missing link to the carb. Waiting about a month for this racepro linkage it bolted up in no time.
I still have to connect the cable to pedal but it should go easygoing.
  The other jobs I’m doing is restuccoing a 6ft high 150ft long wall or fence. Halfway done on that with about 3 hours of work left. Inside job since it got cold ,🥱65f , was to rip outa bathroom countertop and just redo the Formica, fat chance, a week later , still working on all new birch doors and draws for the cabinet. Sometimes I wish that I was like the neighbors that are allergic to tools.
Dakazman

[BDA]

That’s what happens when you’re a man of so many talents! 

[dakazman]

  Thanks BDA,
 
     I also purchased some new toys, .. Guns 😁
 Well the family bought them for me for Christmas.  More about them later.
I know I need to step on the gas a bit and get the electrical system back in the car and fire up the motor.
  I had a problem with my wife’s hi-top conversion van after a 400$ A/C service check to find the slow leak .  Right after the first road trip down to Bert’s in ft Lauderhill the ac was empty. I also blew all four tires that only had 2000 miles on them but about 14 years old.
 Then I brought the van to the shop and they wanted another 900$ to replace , where they now say we’re leaking is the condenser and both evaporators and another expansion valve in between the two systems.
   I now have another job .
 Dakazman

[dakazman]

    Having fun and learning.
  Being retired is just a different way of life . I set a daily task for myself every day, sometimes it conflicts with my wife’s plan😂. All good.
  So to have some fun at something I miss , I purchased a Gammo . 177 pellet rifle with scope .
Living within city limits we are not to shoot off any rounds so I got around that rule and now enjoy some target practice.
  The other gun , a welding spool gun , to learn something new .
   Retired and having fun.
Dakazman
 

[BDA]

The learning never stops!

[dakazman]

   Moving along this week after finishing two bathroom updates to the wife’s specs. 🤐

   Headliner installed but will still need to be pulled and tucked into the door s and window seals.
Recovering the sun visors also .  Rugs also going in.
  Rug and a few refinement also going on.
Dakazman