72 TC restomod from BAT

[4129R]

Hi, trying to sort some of the nagging little issues that annoy me, prior to sale

 What was original headliner material?
was stock color if it had black inrerior?

Off white/cream. New ones available from Banks/Lotus Supplies.

To fit them, I use 3 thin strips of wood side to side arched like a bow, to hold them tight to the roof.

[jbcollier]

Any auto upholstery shop can supply you with cream coloured headliner in a similar pattern to the stock Europas.  You can get it with a thin foam backing that is easily glued in place.

[BDA]

Hi, trying to sort some of the nagging little issues that annoy me, prior to sale

Are sun visors hard to come by? This car has none.
 What was original headliner material?
was stock color if it had black inrerior?
The side view mirrors are both cracked and useless.
. I assume pulling door panels is straight forward?

Thanks

Most people make their own visors covering rigid foam with vinyl. I would look to Lotus Supplies , SJ Sportscars, and r.d. enterprises for reproductions.
As I remember, the headliner was white and padded vinyl but that was a long time ago. I doubt you’d loose points for not being original here.
The original mirrors were chrome Vitaloni Sebring mirrors. The cover was pot metal. Those are difficult to find. You can get chrome plated plastic versions made by Vitaloni.
Pulling the door cards off is straightforward. You’ll have to remove the “bezel” around the door handle. Push the top one up and the bottom one down.

[4129R]

Hi, trying to sort some of the nagging little issues that annoy me, prior to sale

You’ll have to remove the “bezel” around the door handle. Push the top one up and the bottom one down.

Be careful the black plastic becomes very brittle with age.

I use a wide flat bladed screwdriver to ease the doorcard away back from the black plastic bezel.

[SilverBeast]

If you peel off the black fake leather behind the inner door handle lever you can access the three screws that hold the handle on to the bracket. If you then loosen them the chrome inner section of the handle moves out and you can slide the plastic outer pieces out with no stress.

I drilled out the holes for the fixing screws in the metal bracket and fitted rivnuts.  I then used flat headed machine hex screws when putting it back together. This meant I could use longer screws and not worry about the metal plate things the original screws fit into falling off if I slackened the screws too much. I bought some sticky back magnetic sheet and a sample of the black fake leather. I then cut these to size so it would fit under the door release handle. I cut a hole in the magnetic sheet first to clear one of the screw heads, as this is raised compared to the other two, before I stuck the pleather to it.  This can now be easily removed if required without having to peel off and re-glue.

[Polopharm]

Thanks for the tips. My car has no hardware for sun visors. By making them does that mean finding ones from other car that fit? How is the hardware attached to roof?

The hinges on my engine cover, actually the part on the car, not the cover, are loose,  I assume they are bonded on? If so what product is best?  Thank you

[Kendo]

Short answer: the sun visors pivot on a bar attached over the top of the door. The bar bends around to the front. So you can only fold the visor down in front, not  swing it around to the side.

The engine lid hinges on the body side are attached with a nut apiece. You can access it by pulling the upholstery behind the seat forward and reaching under the lower edge of the rear window.

[Richard48Y]

I hope that you will obtain another Europa a bit nearer to stock so easier to maintain.

[ralf]

Hello BDA,
I just make a 4AGE engineswap to my Europa with a Spyder chassis.
I get the adaptor plate of Mr. Pels and I am very satisfied.
I make an alternator drive to my car (which is not running yet).
Here are some pictures.

Best regards Ralf from Germany

[ralf]

This is the bracket for the pulley

[ralf]

And this is the TOYOTA 4AGE engine in the spyder chassis

[BDA]

Very nicely done! 
I think the Lotus Big Valve cam cover is a nice touch!

[jbcollier]

Finally a leak free Lotus!

[TurboFource]

Nice work!!

[BDA]

Hello BDA,
I just make a 4AGE engineswap to my Europa with a Spyder chassis.
I get the adaptor plate of Mr. Pels and I am very satisfied.
I make an alternator drive to my car (which is not running yet).
Here are some pictures.

Best regards Ralf from Germany

My apologies!! I didn't notice that you were a new poster! Here's your 
Glad to  have you aboard! Keep those pictures and posts about your car coming!