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The revival of 650143R, 1970 with TS.
Richard48Y:
The original eBay listing text.
No. 650143R
1971 Lotus Europa S2.
I have owned this car for 23 years, drove it some when I first bought it, then it has sat in my garage for close to twenty years.
Its time for someone else to enjoy it. It ran fine years ago, however I have not attempted to start it.
Probably be a good idea to go through the engine before it was run very much.
The engine has I guess what they call the Gordini mods and more. The previous owner is a friend of mine and he is the one who built it.
He used it for Autocrossing and some hillclimbs. I know it had some porting work done, high compression pistons and a hot cam. I built the header.
The cam comes on strong at about 3-3500 rpm and revs to 8000+.
The front suspension has been rebuilt and I installed new Spax adjustable shocks on all four corners. So this car does have some goodies I haven't seen on other Europas, note the small steering wheel.
The interior is typical fifty year old english car, needs some work.
I have worked on fixing stress crack fractures in the glass body but there are still some left to do.
All the lights, brackets and hardware are still there, please note in the pictures.
There is also parts to do a rear disc conversion included."
I originally lost out on my bid at the lost possible moment.
Then the buyer flaked out when it came to shipping.
When 650143R was re-listed with a buy it now that matched my earlier high bid I jumped on it.
Today I can prove I did not buy this car to "Flip" it, I just turned down $9,000.00 for it as it sits. :o
I guess I can stop worrying that I might have paid too much? ;)
BDA:
Looking forward to hearing and seeing about your progress with your new baby!
Richard48Y:
After sitting for so many years the veneer of my dash is pretty poor.
Original wood grain does not have a lot of figure to it.
There is a store in Reno which sells several types of veneer in thin sheets for re-laminating.
I am confident I can do this myself so long as I can find a good enough glue.
Instead of the too shiny and overly thick* gloss finish I prefer a thin Matt "oil finish" like a gun stock.
I've seen reference to decal sets for the dash, I will need those.
* I hate it when the thick clear varnish cracks and peels, often taking the veneer away with it.
BDA:
I’m pretty sure r.d. enterprises sells the dash labels. I would expect Dave Bean sells them too.
The clear finish cracks because moisture gets behind it and the veneer. You can get polyurethane varnish in different finishes so you should be able to get matte or satin.
(All together now!) make sure you finish all the edges including gauge and bolt holes and the back so moisture in your plywood and veneer won’t be a problem.
SilverBeast:
--- Quote from: BDA on Sunday,November 01, 2020, 08:25:55 AM ---(All together now!) make sure you finish all the edges including gauge and bolt holes and the back so moisture in your plywood and veneer won’t be a problem.
--- End quote ---
At last. Something normal in these strange times! ;)
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