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Lotus Europa Forums => Garage => Topic started by: StrawberryCheesecake on Tuesday,January 05, 2016, 01:46:37 AM
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Happy New Year all. Trying to re-focus on the Europa after I've been sidetracked with other things...
Before I do the last few bits, and then stick the neoprene foam over the backbone section of the chassis, I wanted to try and check which cables and pipes need to be run through the centre tunnel, as it'll get a bit harder once the chassis is covered up.
So, starting with the easy ones:
Water pipes - through chassis
Handbrake Cables - through chassis
Choke and heater cables - through chassis
Gear Linkage - through chassis
Then there are some that I think could be routed through the chassis or not - any views?
Throttle and clutch cable: I think this could go down the chassis tunnel (probably the normal routing), or be routed inside the cabin under the carpet. Pros and cons?
Oil Pressure gauge pipe - could be routed with wiring loom or down the chassis tunnel.
And some that I'm thinking shouldn't go down the chassis
Wiring Loom - under the carpet up the side of the tunnel, at a guess?
So what have I forgotten, or got wrong?
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http://www.lotus-europa.com/manuals/s2misc/framebulkhead.jpg
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On mine the brake pipe from front to rear goes inside the tunnel.
The clutch is along the floor with a bracket to hold the outer casing by the driver's seat. Unless you go for a hydraulic clutch or one with a complete outer casing over the cable I'm struggling to envisage how it could work inside the tunnel.
Brian
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Thanks for the feedback. Looks like the speedo cable is the last bit, then I can stick the padding on.