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Lovely thing and excellent choice in vehicles, sorry the Porsche had to go.
On the subject of moving the steering wheel closer to you, in the past I have found that fitting quick release steering wheel bosses can bring the wheel that little bit closer to hand, and obviously without the annoyance of making it harder to get in and out as the wheel can just be flicked off.
On the subject of moving the steering wheel closer to you, in the past I have found that fitting quick release steering wheel bosses can bring the wheel that little bit closer to hand, and obviously without the annoyance of making it harder to get in and out as the wheel can just be flicked off.
love the Elan. . . on the subject of wishbones... a friend of mine made up a few sets for the M100 elan in stainless steel, which turned out to be lighter than the originals ! (very Lotus) he could no doubt make what your after but he would need a template. PM me and i will put you in touch as and when
Top work, get on it Olly and you'll be covered in snatch in time for spring.
Re the wheel, I think you'd struggle to get the existing wheel onto an after market quick release boss. I can report that the Momo product is very good, nice positive action and no worry about it coming off in your hands while going sideways at 90mph and sawing away at the wheel - unlike Sparco and lesser options I've used.
Are you going to get it to nice road spec or something lairy?
A friend rallies a Sprint and he's put a LOT of time and cash into it, well over £100k. It does 0-30 in around 2 seconds, quite handy on rally stages.
Oh, some motivation: Harry Metcalfe on his Elan: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3KWU1qlfIM
Re the wheel, I think you'd struggle to get the existing wheel onto an after market quick release boss. I can report that the Momo product is very good, nice positive action and no worry about it coming off in your hands while going sideways at 90mph and sawing away at the wheel - unlike Sparco and lesser options I've used.
Are you going to get it to nice road spec or something lairy?
A friend rallies a Sprint and he's put a LOT of time and cash into it, well over £100k. It does 0-30 in around 2 seconds, quite handy on rally stages.
Oh, some motivation: Harry Metcalfe on his Elan: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3KWU1qlfIM
Absolutely epic David & Goliath battle between an Elan and a lowdrag Cobra on the 2009 Tour Auto - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5GMImUUxB8
Lovely car Olly. I didn't know they bothered with brake servos at that weight.
Steering wheel - you could have the top section of column modified by a proper machine shop to extend it. (I did this on my Westfield). Or you could look at an aftermarket wheel which allows the fitment of spacers between the wheel and the boss. e.g. Moto Lita do 1/2" and 1" spacers.
Steering wheel - you could have the top section of column modified by a proper machine shop to extend it. (I did this on my Westfield). Or you could look at an aftermarket wheel which allows the fitment of spacers between the wheel and the boss. e.g. Moto Lita do 1/2" and 1" spacers.
Through the magic of Twitter I just asked Harry where he got his wishbones. He suggested you try Paul Matty or Tony Thompson Racing.
http://www.paulmattysportscars.co.uk/Parts.aspx
http://shop.tonythompsonracing.co.uk/
http://www.paulmattysportscars.co.uk/Parts.aspx
http://shop.tonythompsonracing.co.uk/
king parcel yet? 
Looking good Olly and good luck with the MOT and impending improvements, don't go too nuts though 
Me and the 944T are getting along just fine so far; a mental jobs list has been written and a pile of shiny parts is forming in my dining room... I'll get a thread going on here soon.
Rich
Me and the 944T are getting along just fine so far; a mental jobs list has been written and a pile of shiny parts is forming in my dining room... I'll get a thread going on here soon.
Rich
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