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Lotus Europa Forums => Garage => Topic started by: Triton on Monday,March 15, 2021, 02:29:00 PM

Title: Hello
Post by: Triton on Monday,March 15, 2021, 02:29:00 PM

Hi,  Just like to introduce myself, my name is Stuart and i live in Lancashire UK. I have bought a 73 Twin Cam Special. The car had been partly restored over a 10 yr period by the previous owner. It's had a new chassis ,discs ,drums,twin alloy tanks. Also new shock absorbers,minilite rims and tyres. The car was originally red but it was JPS colours when the previous owner bought it but it is now back to red.I have rebuilt the engine and have had the 352 box rebuilt, the seats were rotten at the bottom but a friend cut the rot out and welded all new panels in, I bought new seat covers from Banks and another friend who was a upholsterer  fit them ,they look perfect now, I made a new dashboard and recovered the dash pad and i am ready to get the screen refit. I am going to strip the doors and re-anodise the window surrounds next. I had a 1970  Europa in 1975/76 which had cosmic alloys ,a 45 webber, 4 branch exhaust manifold, hi-com pistons and a different cam. I did not realize then but found out years later that it was a ELSE conversion , The reg was OKW 124H would like to know if it's still out there. I will get someone to post some photos of my rebuild to put on the forum as it's too technical for me !. Thanks  for letting me join the group.  Stuart....

Title: Re: Hello
Post by: JR73 on Monday,March 15, 2021, 02:40:16 PM

 :Welcome:

Looking forward to seeing the pictures

Title: Re: Hello
Post by: EuropaTC on Monday,March 15, 2021, 02:48:01 PM

Hi Stuart and  :Welcome:

It sounds like you're well on the way with your car, I guess you're planning on this summer for the first drive ?

There are a couple of folks on here with ELSE cars but I don't know if one is yours. From the DVLA site the last log book was issued in 2014 and it looks to have been off road since 1979 so I guess it's in someone's barn or maybe a track car ?

https://vehicleenquiry.service.gov.uk/VehicleFound?locale=en (https://vehicleenquiry.service.gov.uk/VehicleFound?locale=en)

Posting pics is easy enough, the most common problem is having too large a file size. Modern digital cameras often take massive file sizes but there are instructions on how to re-size at the top of the "Garage" forum.

Cheers
Brian (who used to live just across the Mersey from you in Runcorn, but that was a long, long time ago !)

Title: Re: Hello
Post by: S2Zetec54 on Monday,March 15, 2021, 03:09:34 PM

Hi Stuart

Welcome, sounds like a lovely Europa, can't wait to see the photos

I don't remember seeing that the Europa you used to own...I wish you luck....I would love to know what happened to my old one as well...

Title: Re: Hello
Post by: buzzer on Monday,March 15, 2021, 03:22:33 PM

Sounds good another special being put on the road.  Yep pics would be good.

Title: Re: Hello
Post by: BDA on Monday,March 15, 2021, 03:56:31 PM

 :Welcome: Stuart!!

Your car sounds interesting. We'd love to see some pictures!

In case you have problems resizing your pictures, here are two ways you can resize them:

http://www.lotuseuropa.org/LotusForum/index.php?topic=1379.0

and

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_55eg00H-w

Title: Re: Hello
Post by: literarymadness on Monday,March 15, 2021, 03:58:58 PM

 :Welcome: Looking forward to your posts.

Title: Re: Hello
Post by: SilverBeast on Monday,March 15, 2021, 04:19:12 PM

 Stuart :Welcome: from the other side of the Pennines.

Richard

Title: Re: Hello
Post by: Lou Drozdowski on Monday,March 15, 2021, 07:11:02 PM

Stuart,

 Good to have you here. You'll find a great group of gents on this site who are willing to help & chat about all things Europa.     

Title: Re: Hello
Post by: lotusfanatic on Monday,March 15, 2021, 10:28:45 PM

Hi Stuart,

 :Welcome:

Mark

Title: Re: Hello
Post by: Taggart on Tuesday,March 16, 2021, 06:06:27 AM

Welcome to the Forum.
I am fairly new too and everybody is very helpful.
I am in Warrington, not a million miles from you,

Taggart 

Title: Re: Hello
Post by: MRN I J on Tuesday,March 16, 2021, 06:53:43 AM

 :Welcome: Welcome to the Forum Stuart

Title: Re: Hello
Post by: Bainford on Tuesday,March 16, 2021, 09:02:11 AM

Welcome to the forum, Stuart. Sounds like a nice project you have there. Good luck with the restoration. Cheers  :beerchug:

Title: Re: Hello
Post by: dakazman on Tuesday,March 16, 2021, 10:58:59 AM

 :Welcome:

  From Sunny and Warm Florida 🌴🌴
Dakazman

Title: Re: Hello
Post by: JNS on Tuesday,March 16, 2021, 12:47:26 PM

 :Welcome:
not too far away in Manchester. Car sounds good. Love to see those pics