70 S2 0044Q

[surfguitar58]

I made a front plate bracket out of a scrap of carbon fiber composite I had lying around, but aluminum would work just as well. The goal was not to drill any new holes, so this uses the two lower bolts that hold the grill screen in place. We have a once a year inspection in Massachusetts and they check for a front plate. My thinking was I would take it off every year after inspection, but I ended up leaving it on all summer.

The bottom line is there is no good or attractive place to put a license plate on the front of a Europa. I hope you will take this with the humor that is intended Sandyman, but the first thing I thought of when I saw your under-the-bumper plate was a bucktooth cartoon beaver, or maybe "Mater" from the Pixar "Cars" movies.   

Tom

[Chuck Nukem]

I made a front plate bracket out of a scrap of carbon fiber composite I had lying around, but aluminum would work just as well. The goal was not to drill any new holes, so this uses the two lower bolts that hold the grill screen in place. We have a once a year inspection in Massachusetts and they check for a front plate. My thinking was I would take it off every year after inspection, but I ended up leaving it on all summer.

The bottom line is there is no good or attractive place to put a license plate on the front of a Europa. I hope you will take this with the humor that is intended Sandyman, but the first thing I thought of when I saw your under-the-bumper plate was a bucktooth cartoon beaver, or maybe "Mater" from the Pixar "Cars" movies.   

Tom

Tom I hate to say it but from the angle of that shot your battery looks like a snaggle tooth too

[surfguitar58]

Tom I hate to say it but from the angle of that shot your battery looks like a snaggle tooth too

Touché 

[Sandyman]

Tom, I thought the same thing. Tomater. I will use your suggestion with a slight mod.
Sandy

[jbcollier]

Another Ontario Europa owner made up a decal/sticker for the front licence plate.  No problems so far.  You can see it here:

http://lotusclubcanada.ca/Public/Welcome.html

[jbcollier]

[BDA]

That's a nice solution if it's legal in your location! 

[Sandyman]

I spoke with the owner and he gets hassled but not ticketed. He has the real plate in the car.

[SilverBeast]

In the UK this was what was done from new.

[Sandyman]

Greetings all. I modified a battery tray to fit behind the right side seat. Lower C of G and better weight distribution with just driver. I had to change the right side motor mount (cracked and did not allow enough lateral movement of shift linkage). To make this easier I removed the oil filter. Even having spun the motor several times there was no sign of oil having reached the filter. (oil level good) Does any body know how long I should crank the engine (plugs out) before I see flow? Is checking the oil pressure sender another way to check?
Sandy

[jbcollier]

This is an engine that has been sitting for a while, right?

If so, two ways forward:

- drop the sump and pack the oil pump with vasoline/petroleum jelly (a dry pump will not generate enough vacuum to lift the oil)

- pressurize the system via an oil port

[Sandyman]

John, Thank you. I will drain the oil and load the pump with petroleum jelly. The chassis is going to local English car experts shop to have brake lines installed.
Sandy

[Sandyman]

Lucy dog helping get the wiring colours right.

[BDA]

Everyone needs a helper when they are in the "Lotus position!"

[Chuck Nukem]

Too cute!