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Offline Grumblebuns

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S2 race car on La CL
« on: Wednesday,January 01, 2020, 07:43:49 AM »
Seen today on Craigslist LA area.

https://losangeles.craigslist.org/wst/cto/d/santa-monica-lotus-europa-s2-race-car/7047646807.html

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Lotus Europa S2 Race Car - $25000

This is one of the few ready to race Europa race cars in the country. Races in vintage EP class.
-Engine was recently built by Lotus Prepared by Claudius Renault 843 Hemi Crossflow with 2 hours of track time.
- Forged Carillo pistons and rods, steel sleeves, custom mild race cam. 10.5/1 compression for a long life.
-Twin Italian Weber DCOE 45s. Electronic distributor by 123 Ignition.
-Aluminum flywheel with steel insert for longer life.
-Dyno tuned by Ed Pink Racing Engines to 143hp at the wheels.
-5-speed Renault 395 gearbox.
-Twin brake master cylinder, hydraulic clutch.
-ATL bagged fuel 5gal fuel cell in front, fire suppression, caged, etc.
-Panasport Ultralight race wheels
-Full belly pan made of resin-coated, aircraft-grade spruce.
-Carbon race seat, with second fiberglass passenger seat not installed.
-No title but does have vin plates and is a Federal car, so can be titled and driven on road.

Offline TurboFource

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Re: S2 race car on La CL
« Reply #1 on: Wednesday,January 01, 2020, 09:52:15 AM »
Interesting how he raised the mirrors....
The more I do the more I find I need to do....

Offline Rosco5000

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Re: S2 race car on La CL
« Reply #2 on: Thursday,January 02, 2020, 10:46:36 AM »
I think this is the same guy as the orange one on the Petrolicious video.  I follow him on Instagram.  He seems to like the project more than keep his cars...  He had a nice Esprit as well.  Looks like it would be a tone of fun on the track.
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1974 Europa Special
1969 Europa S2
1970 Lotus Elan +2
1978 Austin Mini - 1275, big brakes
1991 Ford Explorer - Lifted on 33s, custom lift and radius arms
2005 Chrysler 300C - chipped, lowered 22s
2011 Cadillac Escalade - Stage 3 cam, Headers, CAI, 2,600 stall converter