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Offline TurboFource

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Re: #460002 - Restoration
« Reply #300 on: Friday,January 03, 2020, 05:31:21 AM »
Glad to see you posted another video Serge!

If you use a light oil on the sandpaper it will make like a "lapping compound" as the grit comes off the paper,
it also helps keep the paper from loading up with the metal you are removing.

Can't wait to see you get #2 on the road Serge!!
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Re: #460002 - Restoration
« Reply #301 on: Monday,December 21, 2020, 02:22:46 AM »
It's been a while since I posted some progress. Life is getting in the way of getting the car ready.

2019 and 2020 saw a lot of changes in my life, I've built and started a new business, got married and my wife is pregnant of our first child. I have also moved to an apartment without a garage. So I still have to use the small one car garage of old and the basement workshop at my parents' house. This makes working on the bodyshell a bit more difficult.

I have done some work in the last 6 months:
Completed the wiring loom (apart from the ground wiring, that I need to do when everything is in the car)
restored the original seats
rebuilt the original gearbox
rebuilt the doorlocks

I have been slowly working away at the parts that I can finalize without the car being back together. In principle I could assemble the engine, but I don't want to assemble it if it has to sit for two more years. So I have been doing the small stuff and redesigning some of the things that I have been working on in the past.

Things I am working on at the moment:
Prop rods for the bonnet/boot
Cover plates for the bodyshell (trunk/front/speaker hole)
Rainlight/fog light bracket
Front spotlight stays
Harness bar
Engine (Camshaft) trigger wheel and sensor

Some upgrades coming:
Disc brake conversions front and rear (Wilwood calipers)
Aluminium front hubs
Lightweight wheels


I haven't been able to do any work to the bodyshell, because I had to do an engine change in my 987 Cayman and that took most of the summer, and now it's gotten too cold for fiberglassing.

The bodyshell is the main bit that still needs to be finished, before I can put the car back together. It needs the last bit of fiberglass work and then paint.

I uploaded a new video yesterday, on designing and building the roll cage. You can watch it here: https://youtu.be/39CdMOhttyM


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Re: #460002 - Restoration
« Reply #302 on: Monday,December 21, 2020, 03:19:04 AM »
Serge,
Congratulations on the marriage, the pregnancy and new business!

Great to see you are still working on the car! I have watched all your videos and your perseverance is inspirational!

I can hardly wait to see the finished car!
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Re: #460002 - Restoration
« Reply #303 on: Monday,December 21, 2020, 06:33:20 AM »
Great to have you back after so long! And with such good news! Congratulations on your business, your marriage, and your first child! I’ll drink to all of them!  :beerchug:

I’m also glad with all that going on in your life, your making progress on your car. I can’t wait to see the finished product either!

Anxiously awaiting your next installment!

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Re: #460002 - Restoration
« Reply #304 on: Monday,December 21, 2020, 08:43:24 AM »
Congrats on all of the good news.  :beerchug: Many changes, busy life, wishing you the best in all of your endeavors.

I'm looking forward to your brake upgrades with Wilwood calipers. Are you running 13" wheels?
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Re: #460002 - Restoration
« Reply #305 on: Monday,December 21, 2020, 03:16:06 PM »
Serge,

 The wife and I enjoyed your cage video over supper, glad you are back working on the project. Can't wait for the next installment.

I wish you all the best for 2021 & congratulations!... Health and happiness...ld     


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Re: #460002 - Restoration
« Reply #306 on: Monday,December 21, 2020, 11:56:01 PM »
 :I-agree: All the comments so far made following your "return" - Good to have you back. Chris

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Re: #460002 - Restoration
« Reply #307 on: Sunday,January 17, 2021, 09:58:57 AM »
I uploaded another video. I converted my Smiths RVI tachometer with a Spyida conversion board, so that I could use the Tacho-output signal from my ECU to run the original instrument. This way I can get modern driveability without losing the original charm of the 1960s dashboard.

https://youtu.be/oX-3TUubU_Q

Enjoy!

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Re: #460002 - Restoration
« Reply #308 on: Sunday,January 17, 2021, 10:41:31 AM »
Great video, Serge! I would never have guessed that that sort of kit was available! Good job!

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Re: #460002 - Restoration
« Reply #309 on: Wednesday,July 07, 2021, 12:05:01 PM »
For the front end of the car I am replacing the standard brake setup with a Wilwood Powerlite 265mm (solid, non vented) kit from Rallydesign in the UK. (I purposely chose the non-vented setup, even though they have a vented setup available. This mainly because of the low weight of my S1 (+/-600kg) it won't need the vented setup. The Caterham guys race their cars all day long with a non-vented setup and have no issues. The weight saving from the solid rotors should help the rest.)

The rear drum brakes will be converted to a similar Wilwood setup. I have designed a kit for 240mm discs with a mechanical parking brake and a 260mm kit without a parking brake mechanism. Still debating on what I will run, all will depend on how well the P-brake setup works. I suspect it will be similar to the original P-brake, meaning quite marginal, maybe a bit better.

If you want to follow along, check out the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTRkAG9wcGQ


Enjoy,

Serge

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Re: #460002 - Restoration
« Reply #310 on: Wednesday,July 07, 2021, 12:35:20 PM »
Great job Serge!

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Re: #460002 - Restoration
« Reply #311 on: Wednesday,July 07, 2021, 12:49:24 PM »
 :I-agree: I hope you sell all your kits!

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Re: #460002 - Restoration
« Reply #312 on: Wednesday,July 07, 2021, 01:33:17 PM »
Nice work Serge, as always.

Still looking for the Holy Grail, a rear disc kit that works with the stock steel wheels!  The Revolution wheels are nice though.

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Re: #460002 - Restoration
« Reply #313 on: Wednesday,July 07, 2021, 01:41:15 PM »
Nice work Serge, as always.

Still looking for the Holy Grail, a rear disc kit that works with the stock steel wheels!  The Revolution wheels are nice though.

Image wheels in the UK now sell a CNC 3 piece aluminium wheel with the original Lotus design. I suspect the inner diameter will be large enough to fit most disc kits. This will offer original looks with modern functionality.

https://www.imagewheels.co.uk/elan-billet-alloy-wheel/

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Re: #460002 - Restoration
« Reply #314 on: Wednesday,July 07, 2021, 03:30:38 PM »
Ok, you'll laugh, but they don't have the nubs for the hub caps.  I have thought of asking if they could fit them...