S2 Rebuild

[Broadside]

A bit more tidying up to in here yet but all working 

And I've just worked out that the thumbnail option is the right size to use...........

[BDA]

Really pretty!!! Congratulations!! 

[TurboFource]

Nice!

[Chuck Nukem]

My goodness you work fast! That looks great!

[dakazman]

      Really nice Broadside!

     I see many nice touches added, rocker cover, throttle bracket and intake 👍👍😍

Dakazman

[Broadside]

Thank you. The original rocker cover had been beautifully crackle coated but it leaked terribly! so I bit the bullet and bought the nice ali one - wow that was expensive - made me feel a bit sick 

I made all the throttle linkage as I didn't have the original and I wanted to keep it as neat and uncluttered as possible, there's already a bit too much going on in those Renault engine bays for my liking - mostly with the regulator/relay/coil area, it might be something to modify at some point in the future.............

[dakazman]

   

I made all the throttle linkage as I didn't have the original and I wanted to keep it as neat and uncluttered as possible, there's already a bit too much going on in those Renault engine bays for my liking - mostly with the regulator/relay/coil area, it might be something to modify at some point in the future.............
   

      I agree with you on that .  I hope to get regulator/relay/coil on backside of a panel I made to hide battery. another to hide the fuel tank

   Great Job making the throttle bracket , I just ordered one off ebay made by weber that looks similar.

   Once again, Beautiful paint scheme .

   Dakazman

[Broadside]

Hi all, sorry for lack of communication lately, had a health issue which had to take priority but all good now and have been able to get on with finishing the car!
I took it to the rolling road a week or so ago to get it set up and all went well (baring in mind I didn't have the engine apart, so was a little apprehensive!)
With the Else manifolds and Weber it made a respectable 91bhp, not that I rely too much on bhp figures, but it does seem to be somewhere in the right ball park.
She was a bit smoky on the overrun so I guess it could do with a set of valve stem seals, but otherwise very good, and I'm sure it will never see the treatment on the road that it had on the rollers!
Hoping to get her on the road for a quick test outing very soon!!!

 

[BDA]

Glad you're over your health issue and I'm hoping to read and see more about your car.

Let us know how your road test comes out!

Good luck!

[S2Zetec54]

Great news.

She looks terrific, hope you get some meaningful 'seat time' before the weather turns…

[dakazman]

  Congratulations on your milestone.  That’s my favorite livery. 👍

 Glad your feeling better.
Dakazman

[Broadside]

Well I managed it! Finally got the car out on the road, after a quick local test drive I took the big step of driving it to meet some of the local Lotus owners for breakfast. It was a bit stressful worrying if anything would let me down, the 'add lightness' went out of the window as I took enough tools and spares to do a rebuild!
All went well apart from an annoying and very stubborn oil leak from the very expensive cast alloy rocker cover that I bought. I think it may need some re-engineering as I suspect something is out of true on it.
Other than that it went well and is a lot smoother on the road than my Elise S2 - much less crashy over potholes, also the gear change is much better, I spent some time modifying the linkage and it's worked really well, so I'm very pleased!

[jbcollier]

Nice!

Go around the valve cover sealing edge with a feeler gauge.  I think you'll find a place or two where the feeler gauge will just slide in.  Oil-proof silicone sealer, used sparingly, is your friend.

[BDA]

Glad you got your baby on the road and things went well! She looks great!

[Fotog]

It looks great next to those woopty-do big cars!