Elan +2: any specialists near Leeds?
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johnfm said:
Chaps
Inspecting an Elan +2 next week. I expect it will be sitting in my garage shortly thereafter!
Any idea who can be trusted around Yorkshire to give it a once over?
Anyone used Chris Foulds in Huddersfield?
Try a chap called Albert Walsh who inspects all my performace cars and is a font on all things Lotus/Porsche/Maserati.A nice decent honest guy too who lives in the North West but will travel.Give him a call on 07753441730Inspecting an Elan +2 next week. I expect it will be sitting in my garage shortly thereafter!
Any idea who can be trusted around Yorkshire to give it a once over?
Anyone used Chris Foulds in Huddersfield?
Thanks all.
Hopefully, won't need too much work or assistance - but good to know there are a few around.
Might need clutch adjusting (or replacing if adjustment doesn't work) and will want the basics (water pump, carb setup, ignition) checking.
Will probably need to replace ignition (if not already electronic).
Hopefully, won't need too much work or assistance - but good to know there are a few around.
Might need clutch adjusting (or replacing if adjustment doesn't work) and will want the basics (water pump, carb setup, ignition) checking.
Will probably need to replace ignition (if not already electronic).
Have a look on the élan.net site (or elsewhere on the inter web), there should be a list of things to look for...
Most work is relatively easy, some things can be time-consuming and thus expensive if you don't diy:
- Sub-frame/chassis rot is important (most are likely to have had a change at least once). Check the steel re-inforcing girders in the sills (look carefully at the jacking points) - these also form the seatbelt anchorages.
- Clutches are an engine out job, but this isn't that difficult if you can diy
- water pumps - not necessarily an engine out job if the chassis has a removable cross bar under the sump.
- bodywork - doesn't rust but can look tatty with star cracks and paint bubbles due to water getting under the paint or other paint chemistry issues. Very time consuming to fix properly and concourse-standard paint jobs are expensive
But (in my biased opinion) a cracking and under-rated car if well sorted - huge fun and surprisingly quick for a 40ish year old 1.6!
Most work is relatively easy, some things can be time-consuming and thus expensive if you don't diy:
- Sub-frame/chassis rot is important (most are likely to have had a change at least once). Check the steel re-inforcing girders in the sills (look carefully at the jacking points) - these also form the seatbelt anchorages.
- Clutches are an engine out job, but this isn't that difficult if you can diy
- water pumps - not necessarily an engine out job if the chassis has a removable cross bar under the sump.
- bodywork - doesn't rust but can look tatty with star cracks and paint bubbles due to water getting under the paint or other paint chemistry issues. Very time consuming to fix properly and concourse-standard paint jobs are expensive
But (in my biased opinion) a cracking and under-rated car if well sorted - huge fun and surprisingly quick for a 40ish year old 1.6!
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