Europa TCST

[TurboFource]

Front of cables mounted ... will add choke and defrost cables to bracket and then trim to minimize weight.   ( The original holes in the chassis to mount choke and defrost cables were 3/16" out of square.... )

One rear bracket mounted ... will add a gusset to it.

In keeping with Lotus philosophy of everything serving more than one purpose my chassis is also my welding table since there are Lotus parts all over my work bench

[BDA]

nice welding table you got there, Turbo!! 

[TurboFource]

Some CAD (cardboard aided design) ...

"Pinned" 15mm shaft collar so it won't spin/slide on selector shaft (using existing hole in shaft).

One more cable end to deal with....


And it's getting much easier to shift by hand

[BDA]

Pretty cool, Turbo! 

[dakazman]

  Turbo, That’s some serious detailed engineering work there , hats off to you!
Dakazman

[TurboFource]

Thanks for the encouragement!

[TurboFource]

One step forward.......

Braced the cable bracket bolted to tranny because, lightness=flimsy.

Made lever for side to side motion of shifter....revision time, as with most things on the Europa there is minimal room. My "lever" will hit rear frame in 1st and 3rd positions   

I don't think getting into reverse on accident will be a problem as there is no longer 9lbs of momentum from stock shift tube etc. You will definitely be aware you're shifting into reverse

[TurboFource]

Version 2.0 ... now it will go in 1st and 3rd 

[GavinT]

I usually end up making three versions of even a simple widget.

Version 1.0 is because that's the obvious way it needs to work.
Version 2.0 is a redesign because something cropped up that didn't seem to be important in the original idea.
Version 3.0 is to redesign the whole thing because what seemed to be obvious in Version 1.0 never actually addressed the crux of the problem and, in hindsight, neither did Version 2.0.
 

[TurboFource]

They say third time is a charm…..

[TurboFource]

Inspiration for my fabricobbled shifter.....early Esprit one

Painted stuff same blue as valve cover cuz I like blue 

On to next task!!!

[BDA]

Nothin’ wrong with blue!

[TurboFource]

Cleaned up choke and defrost cables (I at first thought they were just black knobs), made a new bracket for them so they would clear my shifter cables.

Made my own tool to remove cable bezels.

Removed the existing Piranha/Judson Magnacharger ignition components and SW fuel pump.

[TurboFource]

Yesterday......

Thought I was done with rusty bolts.... Decided to remove and paint engine compartment/seatbelt mounting point bracing before lowering body onto chassis.

My arms weren't quite long enough to reach both sides of bolts especially since they were rusty and hard to get loose. Came up with some interesting ways to hold the nuts in engine compartment....

To add to the fun this was all done on a ladder since the body is hanging from my 11' garage ceiling 

[GavinT]

That's good practice for when you have to adjust the handbrake in the tunnel . . .