I am very grateful to the previous owner for the huge amount of information he has already given me (not to mention the love and attention he has devoted to the car over the many years it was in his possession). As you can see from this picture, there is one obvious piece missing that will require my attention:
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| Wot no bonnet? |
Finding a bonnet looks fairly straightforward thanks to the excellent range of Lotus bits available at
http://www.lotusbits.com/ (more about them later).Thankfully, the car has previously been resprayed in the Essex blue colour and there is some paint left over!
While that isn't urgent it would be good to get the exterior of the car looking as it should and then the camera can get busy again.
Mechanically, I have an initial list of tasks for my project from the previous owner:
- Steering rack replacement
- Clutch master cylinder
- Brake master cylinder
- Check the cooling system
Hopefully this will be enough to get it ready for the road, although a new battery may be required since it hasn't been started for a few years. It's also been suggested I should check out the carburettor seals and I guess I will be checking over pretty much the whole car before turning the key....
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