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Re: My Lotus Europa S2 typ54 1470 cc
« Reply #15 on: Tuesday,February 11, 2020, 07:37:57 AM »
And now the restoration begins!  :beerchug:

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Re: My Lotus Europa S2 typ54 1470 cc
« Reply #16 on: Tuesday,February 11, 2020, 07:54:53 AM »
Yes...so far nuts in the filter hope they dont find the squirl inside the engine
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Re: My Lotus Europa S2 typ54 1470 cc
« Reply #17 on: Tuesday,February 11, 2020, 09:02:23 AM »
Oh boy - just wait till you get a look inside the backbone!

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Re: My Lotus Europa S2 typ54 1470 cc
« Reply #18 on: Tuesday,February 11, 2020, 09:38:20 AM »
Welcome to the forum, Luciano. That a very nice Europa project you have there. Looking forward to seeing your restoration.
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Re: My Lotus Europa S2 typ54 1470 cc
« Reply #19 on: Tuesday,February 11, 2020, 10:50:48 AM »
Thank you
Will do
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Re: My Lotus Europa S2 typ54 1470 cc
« Reply #20 on: Wednesday,February 12, 2020, 10:24:22 AM »
Thats a beautiful europa! Those are one of my favorite wheels on them too

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Re: My Lotus Europa S2 typ54 1470 cc
« Reply #21 on: Thursday,February 13, 2020, 11:08:06 AM »
Thats a beautiful europa! Those are one of my favorite wheels on them too
Do you know the model of the wheels? I know Nothing if them

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Re: My Lotus Europa S2 typ54 1470 cc
« Reply #22 on: Thursday,February 13, 2020, 11:39:24 AM »

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Re: My Lotus Europa S2 typ54 1470 cc
« Reply #23 on: Friday,February 14, 2020, 04:53:50 AM »
Thank you
Engine now disambled
The piston rods are stuck in to the pistons

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Re: My Lotus Europa S2 typ54 1470 cc
« Reply #24 on: Tuesday,February 18, 2020, 01:35:23 PM »
So here are some upsates
As mentioned in my previous post i was trying to save the pistons and piston rods witch are now saved free
Alternator and starter restored
And parts are starting to come in
Transmission was cleaned and ready for paint
Engine block is getting cleaned
https://ibb.co/DfJsMYR

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Re: My Lotus Europa S2 typ54 1470 cc
« Reply #25 on: Tuesday,February 18, 2020, 07:13:04 PM »
Thank you
Engine now disambled
The piston rods are stuck in to the pistons

   They are not stuck , they are pressed in . If you don’t need to remove , don’t. If the piston swivels on the rod and wrist pin leave it. If you wish to remove the procedure is in the workshop manual and the tooling required. They , the pins only come out one way. The orientation going back together on the rod is also one way only. All this is in the manual.

Congrats on your progress!
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Re: My Lotus Europa S2 typ54 1470 cc
« Reply #26 on: Tuesday,February 18, 2020, 10:08:44 PM »
Hi Gabriel,

the link to your photographs is very good, the alternator looks like new, did you restore that or did you have it professionally rebuilt?

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Re: My Lotus Europa S2 typ54 1470 cc
« Reply #27 on: Wednesday,February 19, 2020, 01:48:52 AM »
Both the starter and alternator where profesionaly rebuild yes

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Re: My Lotus Europa S2 typ54 1470 cc
« Reply #28 on: Friday,February 28, 2020, 11:11:41 AM »
Some updates
And Before and after pictures
https://ibb.co/gdBzRVs

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Re: My Lotus Europa S2 typ54 1470 cc
« Reply #29 on: Friday,February 28, 2020, 11:21:13 AM »
She's look very nice Luciano!