Hello from Canada - 3154R

[TurboFource]

Nice car! What did you use for windshield molding?

[Gary_t]

I had the glass installer guy come over, look at the car, and he picked out a molding. The windshield is bonded in place, and the molding is from a late 80's (I think) AstroVan, or some such. It was years ago, so I don't really recall details, sorry.

[TCS4605R]

Gary,

Where did your wheels and what size and offset are they?

Tom

[JR73]

Gary,

Where did your wheels and what size and offset are they?

Tom

Mk1 Elise Sport 160

[Gary_t]

Yeah, those! Thanks - I did not have all of that info to hand.

A friend brought them over from the UK years ago when he had a Europa project. When his stalled, I bought them for my (slightly less stalled) project.

[TCS4605R]

Gary,

Is that what you used - 15" on the front and 16" on the rear with a 10 mm offset?

Tom

[literarymadness]

Are there any Elise S1 15" rims (5 1/2 to 6 inches)  that would fit on a TCS stock without flares?

[JR73]

Are there any Elise S1 15" rims (5 1/2 to 6 inches)  that would fit on a TCS stock without flares?

You would have to use front wheels all around for them to be 15”.

A list of Mk1 Elise wheels showing specs for most of them can be found here;
https://wiki.seloc.org/a/S1_Wheel_Options#Lotus_Victory_.28Sport160.29

[Gary_t]

Yes, those Sport 160 wheels are what I have. I have not measured the offset on mine, I assume that is what they would be too.

I would be really surprised if any of them would work without flares. The fronts rub if I turn too tight, and are quite tight to the flares as is.

However, looks like I was wrong:

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1969-lotus-europa-4/ This has 15" wheels with 185/55R15 tires, no obvious flares.

I don't know that this means the Sport 160 wheels will work however, 1/2" wider, possibly different offset, etc. I have custom front hubs we CNC milled (mostly cause we could), so I'm not entirely sure how much my hub face moved, relative to a stock setup.

[Rosco5000]

  I am from Abbotsford, BC.  There are a lot of Europa owners out here in the Lotus Club of BC.  Some on the road and some sitting in garages and gardens.  It is great to see another car out there. 

I love the styling by the way.  I have an S2 that I would love to do like that.  I will have to have a look at Elise wheels in the future.  I hope you find your transaxle parts.  I have just ordered all the rebuild parts for my original 5 speed in my Europa special and I had to buy from 3 places to get a full set of bearings gaskets and synchros.  Meca parts in France has the most parts by far.  The Renault shop in Germany had a reasonable selection and  Dave Bean had some of the seals and gaskets. 

Alpine America is another good place for parts but I emailed Michel and he isn't back in Canada until May...
Cheers,
Ross

[1970EuropaGuy]

  from British Columbia

Great looking Europa. Every time I see a build like this I want to dive into mine and make a monster.