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Lotus Europa Forums => Random Europa Sightings => Topic started by: MRN I J on Wednesday,December 15, 2021, 05:23:46 AM
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Was on a customers website when I spotted this recently sold S2 https://www.cmstores.com/en/vehicle/lotus-europa-for-sale-/ (https://www.cmstores.com/en/vehicle/lotus-europa-for-sale-/)
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That looks like one hell of a car. Not sure about the aluminum interior, but the chassis looks well thought out. I bet it is a riot.
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Got a modern Ford engine & a Hewland box
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Looks like the chassis and suspension is based on/replicating the 47.
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That's a wicked little machine. I was thinking a bit 47esque myself.
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8) 8)
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What a beast. 8)
I was looking at the rear anti roll bar, and can't seem to understand how it will work. Since the lower horizontal link is rose jointed, wouldn't it just take up all the suspension movement and end up not moving the ARB?
For this to work, I would have mounted the vertical part directly to the lower suspension triangle or bearing housing. Or is this some sneaky way of allowing some initial suspension movement before the rose joint(s) bind up and then continues to actually move the ARB? ???
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The vertical link of the anti roll bar is attached to the lower wishbone, any movement of the suspension will translate via the vertical link into the anti roll bar which is mounted to the chassis across the rear cross member.
Looking at the pics I can only assume that you have mistaken a horizontal tube that forms part of the wishbone (that the vertical link attaches to one end of) to be a separate link maybe?
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Looking at the pics I can only assume that you have mistaken a horizontal tube that forms part of the wishbone (that the vertical link attaches to one end of) to be a separate link maybe?
Of course! I just needed to wake up and look properly at it, that horizontal tube is already a welded part of the wishbone. Thank you :)