Unobtanium

[dakazman]

Those little round door light switches.

  Door jamb switch? See pic
Dakazman

[4129R]

Speaking of dash air vents, is there a supplier or replacement for the dash vents on a TC (are they the same as on an S2?)?

Ford Cortina Mk II,     I believe.

[Roger]

Dash vents on a TC are Cortina, I think.

[Rainer]

- Early heater valves

Got a new S1 luggage box from SJS last year, i do not know if it was the last.

The early vents should be Renault 10 ones, but they are pretty much unobtanium as well.

https://www.hemmings.com/blog/article/vive-la-difference-1965-1971-renault-10/

I am working on the windscreen vents, to replace the cardboard ones, keep in mind this is still in progress, tabs missing fit is not perfect yet.

[Lou Drozdowski]

Those little round door light switches.

  Door jamb switch? See pic
Dakazman

....R&D also has them.

https://www.rdent.com/

[Chuck Nukem]

The Europa S1 is full of unobtanium parts:

- Carello tail lights
- Oddie hood faster (push style) engine bonnet
- Oddie fasteners (locked with key) front hood
- speedometer and tachometer (they were bigger than the later ones)
- seats
- single piece fixed side windows made of glass (not all were plastic)
- seat belt assembly
- dash air vents, unfortunately those are the same as the ones used on the Miura
- early 336 gear boxes were different too (different shift pattern
- luggage tray with battery compartment
- 4.5 steel wheels

https://www.flickr.com/photos/23574881@N06/34469088805

I'll be damned!

[gideon]

Rainer - I like to encourage people to share their CAD models, if it's done as a hobby for non commercial reasons.  Autodesk make this easy with Fusion 360.  Here's something I did earlier - https://a360.co/2JT7O79 .  There should be opportunities for collaboration on building CAD models of some of these unobtainium parts.  Maybe somewhere in the world, someone else is also trying to draw up the same dash vents...

Oddie fasteners are still a going concern. Have you tried contacting them?   https://www.oddie-fasteners.com/contact.php

[Nockenwelle]

@Rainer Thanks for the Renault R10 hint. I knew I had seen them before but I had forgotten on which car besides the Miura.

I updated the Oddie thread with some details on my solution for those parts:
http://www.lotuseuropa.org/LotusForum/index.php?topic=3257.msg38341#msg38341

[SilverBeast]

There is a Smith's squirrel cage heater blower (working with brackets $78 Rhode Island) and S1 rear light pair(£199.99 "need work" with 2 lenses and bulb holders missing) and a set of lenses (also £199.99 NOS on Ebay Portugal) at the moment

[Chuck Nukem]

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Lamborghini-Miura-P-400-S-SV-Inner-Air-Vent-OEM-New/163962422261?hash=item262cec03f5:g:-voAAOSwAS1dgUm2

Wow!

[BDA]

Those Lamborghini parts are expensive! On another thread a guy was asking about my electric mirrors. I tried to find them but they are no longer in production. I did find a similar used pair on eBay that the buyer said belonged on a Countach. I don't remember what I paid for mine but I don't think I even paid $150 for my pair. The seller wanted something like $1800.

[lotusfanatic]

The Europa S1 is full of unobtanium parts:

- Carello tail lights
- Oddie hood faster (push style) engine bonnet
- Oddie fasteners (locked with key) front hood
- speedometer and tachometer (they were bigger than the later ones)
- seats
- single piece fixed side windows made of glass (not all were plastic)
- seat belt assembly
- dash air vents, unfortunately those are the same as the ones used on the Miura
- early 336 gear boxes were different too (different shift pattern
- luggage tray with battery compartment
- 4.5 steel wheels

I believe that the dash vents were taken from the Renault 10, there are a pair and a single for sale on eBay, they are not cheap (unobtainium never is....but they are much cheaper than the “Lamborghini” listed one above!)

Vintage Lotus Europa S1 Dash Face Level Vent - Used Original Pair in Good Cond. https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F143368625613

Mark

[magno_grail]

For that money you could machine one in aluminum or 3D print it.

[literarymadness]

Anyone have a High Balance Tube for a pre-emissions Stromberg Intake? Have the Intake, just need the Balance Tube.

[Grumblebuns]

Anyone have a High Balance Tube for a pre-emissions Stromberg Intake? Have the Intake, just need the Balance Tube.

Unless you're looking for originality, why not make your own tube, shouldn't be too hard to do.