'73 Twin Cam Special

[DAllen]

Picked up this gem yesterday.  A '73 Twin Cam Special with 60k+ miles on the clock.  Pretty much completely disassembled.  Body is in tough shape.  Boxes and boxes of new parts.  New/unused engine.  New head.  Have yet to sort through everything.   

[TurboFource]

Let the fun begin!

[BDA]

Congratulations on your “new” baby! You get to (have to) learn about every detail her! Keep us up to date with your progress!

 

[Dreamer]

Congrats, (I think) 
May I inquire as to how much you paid? Curious as I have written about a sad, sad basket case that we went to look at and walked away from due to the owners asking price.

[Bainford]

Congrats. An exercise in intestinal fortitude building. Your enablers are standing by. Cheers.

[DAllen]

The PO had this thing sitting in is garage for years and eventually tired of walking around it.  He offered to give it to me. 
I gave him something just so I wouldn't feel guilty about it.
Looking high & low for a shop manual.  I had a pdf saved at one time but can no longer find it.
Lifting the body off another TCS and the steering system is problematic for us.

[BDA]

Here is the best source of Europa information (including shop and parts manuals that are searchable), mods, and more (http://lotus-europa.com/manuals/).

Good luck!

[DAllen]

Thanks for the link, BDA.
Whether this Europa proves to be good luck or bad luck remains to be seen.  It could easily go either way.
I expect I'll give the body away.  Anyone interested?

[Grumblebuns]

The PO had this thing sitting in is garage for years and eventually tired of walking around it.  He offered to give it to me. 
I gave him something just so I wouldn't feel guilty about it.
Looking high & low for a shop manual.  I had a pdf saved at one time but can no longer find it.
Lifting the body off another TCS and the steering system is problematic for us.

I've got a spare TC manual if you're interested, send me a PM.