I hit a traffic sign. Engine braking.

[lotusfanatic]

Hi Lyngeled,

I hope you continue to make good progress (and please do share any photographs of the repairs on your car!)

Mark

[Bainford]

Very interesting regarding the insurance issues. I'm glad to hear your repairs are progressing. Keep us posted.

[BDA]

That's very good news about your progress. I think we'd all like to see some pictures! I might be a life saver to someone attempting a major body repair.

[mike alain]

Hi,  I cut up an 1969  s2  into 1/4 's   I have the section you need, but door is  in fair condition,   the bad part is I live in Canada, shipping is a little expensive, but if you need the part I can send you a pic.    Mike     514-620-4900   is my phone.

[Lyngeled]

Hi alan
thanks for your suggestion. I am not not sure if it will be too expensive but I like to know the cost if you like to find it? Why is it cut up?

Lars

[Lyngeled]

Here are pictures, and explanations on what have been done. First the sad parts I used and the car to give some overview. Then the first parts mounted into place and repaired areas.

The idea was to avoid taking the body off, first to save work and second the chassis helped keeping the body right (not bending). I checked that the chassis haven't been bent. The damages which couldn't be a part of the mould (deeper in the corners), I repaired very thoroughly because they was going to be the final repair. So it was made to be as strong as possible and not very different looking than the original surfaces. I use fat red lines to show where the cracks is/were.

To force the parts into place i use different pieces of wood, either jammed in or screwed onto.

There is a lot of pictures, and more is coming 

[Bainford]

Wow! That's quite a puzzle. Hats off to you, sir, for attempting such a repair.

[JR73]

Have you tried Boss Motors for the repair section that you need? They have taken a lot of the original moulds from Lotus over the years and I’m pretty sure they have Europa moulds. Based in Norfolk, 01953 887 471.

[Lyngeled]

 No, I have not heard of them. I will try to make a call.

[gideon]

Boss motors have a Facebook page, with some examples of their work.

https://www.facebook.com/Boss-motors-1852531295061863/

[Lyngeled]

If you need a new door, Boss motors near Snetterton Norfolk UK may have the Lotus original moulds to make them.

I can see Boss Motors was mentioned here

[dakazman]

                 
                           


    I would definitely go the pro route.
  Dakazman

[Lyngeled]

I feel that Boss Motors does good jobs so I would accept that. If I should let someone here in Denmark do it I would be very skeptical. A lot of people think they know enough about fiberglass work and I have seen some work on dinghies. It is too easy to slap something together and make the result look really good. But I think that I found some here that I trust to do fiberglass work.

Initially I was worried that the cost would exceed the cars value, and someone told me it would be too expensive to ship such parts from the UK. And I gave up on Banks.

I have today talked to Boss Motors and send photos, so now I am curious what this will cost.

[Lyngeled]

I used wood to push the pieces into place, and when I needed backing (behind a hole) for fiberglass I placed a piece of plywood or plastic in a plastic bag, to make it slip when it was cured.

[Lyngeled]

Here are some more pictures. I think it's interesting that this old fiberglass warp and bulge, and it is very difficult to push into it's old "place".