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Offline ralf

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Re: Lotus Europa Bastard from Germany
« Reply #60 on: Tuesday,October 04, 2022, 09:12:44 PM »
Thanks,
The 4AGE waterpump will be replaced by a electric on from Davies Craig. A adapter was made to replace the waterpump and
to bring the water straight from the radiator to the block. The outlet at the cylinderhead was modified so it could
be turned 180°.

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Re: Lotus Europa Bastard from Germany
« Reply #61 on: Thursday,March 02, 2023, 05:51:03 AM »
In December 1994 I made an accident. A Renault 19 hit my left front wheel when I slide with cold Yokohama A008 tires into an intersection.
I was lucky that I don't get hurt. If I would slide 1m more into the intersection the R19 would hit my door instead the front susspension.
Hi Ralf,
my name is Stefan and I'm also from Germany. It's very funnny that I seem to have ended up buying the damaged front section of your car in 2020. I purchased the light blue front and a rear section from a different car as a package, when I needed parts to repair my own car's rear end. At the end of last year, I sold the front to Austria to a hillclimb racer, who had a front crash on the passenger side. Your body, which was crashed in 1994 will get a second life in 2023 :pirate:

The rear, from which you took your new front, is still in my posession. I'll keep it in case, I'd have another crash. I didn't use it for my repair in 2020, because I was able to source another used body, which was already cut into seven pieces. I have six of them left, as well :deadhorse:

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Re: Lotus Europa Bastard from Germany
« Reply #62 on: Thursday,March 02, 2023, 02:03:13 PM »
  Hey guys, slow it down a little.  :FUNNY:
  I've been trying to save these parts.  okay never mind ... Just have fun. :beerchug:
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Re: Lotus Europa Bastard from Germany
« Reply #63 on: Tuesday,May 02, 2023, 08:56:54 AM »
Hallo Stefan,
ja, das sind die Überreste von meiner Reparatur. Hatte keinen Platz um sie zu lagern.

Hello Stefan,
yes this is the rest of my repair. I did not get space to store them.

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Re: Lotus Europa Bastard from Germany
« Reply #64 on: Saturday,August 26, 2023, 10:24:27 PM »
Hello,
the fueltank for my Europa is finished.
It get an universal 240-30 Ohm fuel gauge sender from a boat, a BOSCH fuelpump and an adjustable presure regulator.
It is made of 2mm AlMg3.

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Re: Lotus Europa Bastard from Germany
« Reply #65 on: Sunday,August 27, 2023, 02:00:15 PM »
Hello,
the fueltank for my Europa is finished.
It get an universal 240-30 Ohm fuel gauge sender from a boat, a BOSCH fuelpump and an adjustable presure regulator.
It is made of 2mm AlMg3.

Hi Ralf,

Would you mind sharing the part numbers that you used? I am exploring the options. I am debating doing an in tank pump up, but I am struggling to find a good solution for the bulkhead connector. As soon as my press brake is running I am going to make some baffled FI capable alloy tanks for all three series of Europa, my Eclat, and my Esprit. 

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Re: Lotus Europa Bastard from Germany
« Reply #66 on: Tuesday,August 29, 2023, 10:54:25 AM »
Hello Chuck Nukem,
I used a BOSCH pump which is regular used for outside. The inlet of the pump I connected with a 16mm Aluminiumpipe so it can get the fuel from the bottom of the tank. Inside that pipe I put a pre filter.
The fuel gauge sender is a universal one, like they use in boats.
The pressure regulator is an universal adjustable one.

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Re: Lotus Europa Bastard from Germany
« Reply #67 on: Tuesday,August 29, 2023, 10:57:58 AM »
The pressure regulator is one like this:

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Re: Lotus Europa Bastard from Germany
« Reply #68 on: Friday,September 01, 2023, 01:25:19 PM »
Thanks!

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Re: Lotus Europa Bastard from Germany
« Reply #69 on: Friday,September 01, 2023, 04:30:42 PM »
As soon as my press brake is running I am going to make some baffled FI capable alloy tanks for all three series of Europa, my Eclat, and my Esprit.

If you can weld and are doing an efi tank, this is how I did mine with an intank pump.
http://www.lotuseuropa.org/LotusForum/index.php?topic=2999.msg29287#msg29287