Europa TCST

[BDA]

Clever idea for the wrench!

As for climbing your ladder, who knew working on such a low car could be so exciting?

[TurboFource]

Heck, it may be the first time a ladder was used to work on a Europa

[cwtech]

Is that what is meant by "taking your work to a higher level ?"

[GavinT]

Is that what is meant by "taking your work to a higher level ?"

If you keep this up, I'll be forced to tell my step ladder joke.

I once heard about a guy who positioned his Europa over a storm water drain/grate so he could drop the fuel tank out.

[TurboFource]

What’s your joke Gavin?

[GavinT]

This is my step ladder.
I never knew my real ladder . . *boom-tish*

[TurboFource]

 

[dakazman]

This is my step ladder.
I never knew my real ladder . . *boom-tish*

   🥱😆🤣

Dman

[Bainford]

 

[TurboFource]

Bracing sanded and painted, installed sending unit in the one (passenger side) tank I am going to run. Turns out the W1270 socket that you can use to adjust the differential case nuts is the perfect size to install the fuel sending unit lock ring  Tank installed with new fill hose, Ladder height is perfect to easily get tank in

Neoprene/closed cell foam frame insulation came in.....

I am thinking of moving the water/methanol tank to where the driver side tank was and use that gas cap to fill it......

[TurboFource]

Had a couple of weeks with little progress .... Honey do stuff and 2 kids saying "Dad, can you help me with my car?"

Frame insulated, engine compartment bracing back in (not much fun reinstalling on a ladder), body trimmed for emergency brake mod clearance and new shifter.

About ready for "Operation touchdown" 😎

Original genuine Lotus frame insulation available for big bucks 

[BDA]

Woohoo!!! 

[TurboFource]

Didn't like the ugly upper "transition" coolant hose so I modified my thermostat housing to use straight 1-1/4" hose. Making spacer to go under thermostat housing with a NPT port to use for turbo coolant line. Good fun cutting through inch thick aluminum with a hand drill and hole saw

[TurboFource]

Finished fabricobbling (hacksaw, grinder, file etc.) thermostat spacer for turbo coolant source, painted a few items, installed valve stems in wheels so I can get tires mounted this week, hooked up e-brake cable and spring inside chassis (much fun). Will buy new hose clamps tomorrow and plumb engine coolant hoses and should be ready to drop body onto chassis....maybe this weekend....

[TurboFource]

Tires mounted.....