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Garage / Re: SOT: Look What Followed Me Home!
« Last post by TurboFource on Today at 06:13:40 PM »Check out the headers on this Peter Wheeler 5000M race car!
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Garage / Re: Renault Engine: size of bolt on cam pulley?
« Last post by dakazman on Today at 05:56:00 PM » Here is your reference number location. Maybe a call to rd enterprise will have the size on hand , I can remove one tomorrow and report back . It’s about 1” long, fine thread, yes metric.
https://www.lotuseuropa.org/images/WorkshopManual/PARTS%20MANUALrev.pdf
page 142/143 item 10
Dakazman
https://www.lotuseuropa.org/images/WorkshopManual/PARTS%20MANUALrev.pdf
page 142/143 item 10
Dakazman
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Garage / Re: SOT: Look What Followed Me Home!
« Last post by dakazman on Today at 05:45:01 PM » Four Loti
Congregation on your new baby!😍😍
Dakazman
Congregation on your new baby!😍😍
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Garage / Re: SOT: Look What Followed Me Home!
« Last post by jbcollier on Today at 05:26:56 PM »Chap in Canada imported a few 2500Ms without engines and trannies. He “dropped” in a Ford 302 with a four seed and called it a 5000M. My former boss has one.
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Garage / Re: SOT: Look What Followed Me Home!
« Last post by Pfreen on Today at 05:21:30 PM »Ron,
What engine does it have?
What engine does it have?
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Garage / Re: It's not easy being green - 1971 TC
« Last post by TurboFource on Today at 04:26:22 PM »I didn’t have to worry about removing the pedals …. The mounting plate dissolved from water 
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Garage / Re: SOT: Look What Followed Me Home!
« Last post by BDA on Today at 04:18:21 PM »Man, that is a pretty archaic assembly/factory facility! It's amazing what they were able to accomplish there!
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Garage / Re: It's not easy being green - 1971 TC
« Last post by Cheguava on Today at 02:12:04 PM »It is much easier to lift the shell off the metal chassis with the pedal box fully out. It is not difficult.
I'll do that then! I do appreciate the help from those who have done this (several times in some cases!) before - I would have struggled more so far without wiser counsel.
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Garage / Re: It's not easy being green - 1971 TC
« Last post by 4129R on Today at 01:26:42 PM »On the negative, the brake and clutch pedals look like being a swine to get out...
One you have disconnected the clutch cable and the brake bar to the M/C, the only thing holding the pedals in place are 4 x 1/4"UNF nuts under the body. You will probably have to loosen all 4 and tap with a hammer as the plate on the inside tends to stick to the bodyshell.
So pleased to hear that - was worried I had to get that out before lifting the body - will leave it until after then in that case.
It is much easier to lift the shell off the metal chassis with the pedal box fully out. It is not difficult.
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Garage / Re: SOT: Look What Followed Me Home!
« Last post by EuropaTC on Today at 01:25:52 PM »Back in 78/79 there was a group of us who met regularly on Sundays, mostly Marcos owners and one guy managed to blag a group visit to the TVR factory in Blackpool.
We'd just turned up when Martin Lilley drove up with I think a Rolls Royce, smiled at us scruffy lot and said "hello, come in". We ended up spending all afternoon wandering around, very laid back with access all areas. The production line was pretty crude and I remember they had a Griffith in there for restoration plus a few crashed cars waiting repairs.
These photos are quite poor, scanned from 35mm and taken with available lighting in what you can see was a very old fashioned factory. But it's a period piece and probably where you car was made ?
Brian
We'd just turned up when Martin Lilley drove up with I think a Rolls Royce, smiled at us scruffy lot and said "hello, come in". We ended up spending all afternoon wandering around, very laid back with access all areas. The production line was pretty crude and I remember they had a Griffith in there for restoration plus a few crashed cars waiting repairs.
These photos are quite poor, scanned from 35mm and taken with available lighting in what you can see was a very old fashioned factory. But it's a period piece and probably where you car was made ?
Brian