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Garage / Re: Restoration of 3940R
« Last post by BDA on Today at 02:26:14 PM »The paint looks original to me. Time for a respray!
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I thought I'd remind everyone that if you split the caliper, you should use the square section o-ring and not a regular round sectioned one. The square section ones are generally available where ever rebuild kits are sold and may be part of the rebuild kit.
Spent another weekend working on my '71 S2 and more good progress was made. The front and rear suspension, steering and gear linkage is all good to go. Just needs a nut & bolt check, going over to check all torque settings are correct and I need a small piece welded for the rear gearbox mount. A few other small jobs and I'll be ready to put the body back down on the [new] chassis.. for the first time in 15 years
I'll be ordering new silicon hoses from Banks shortly, but I also need a new radiator. Does anyone know which ones fit? I unfortunately no longer have a radiator at all, so have nothing to compare it to and I'm assuming something like a VW polo rad' will fit?
Brake pipe to the rear, do you run the pipes through the chassis? I'm assuming you do, but someone might have a better idea?
Windscreen surrounds: Mine is very ugly. The silver plastic is massive and just doesn't look very nice. Is there a better option?
I'm still a way off of having to worry about such things, but I think it every time I look at it!
Oh and the final dumb question is the callipers/disks are from a Triumph Spitfire, right?
Gee, I guess I have to modify my image of RD Enterprises being a big box store with acres of shelves of Lotus parts and greeters in Lotus shirts meeting you at the door like Walmart. Hmmm.
Tom
That appears to be on the right side of the car, just above the steering rack.
What diameter is the tube?
It looks too big to be a brake fluid pipe, so it must be something to do with the cooling system, and seems to be the same size as the heater pipes connected to the chassis. It is not original, so you need to find out where the other end is, around the passenger footwell.