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jbcollier

Joined: 21 Sep 2006 Posts: 3830
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Posted: Sat Jan 03, 2015 10:13 am Post subject: Lotus Update Jan 3 |
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Somewhat amazingly, considering the holiday season, I have most of last month's wish-list complete. The ac belt now has an idler:
http://s250.photobucket.com/user/jbcollier/media/IMG_1152.jpg.html?sort=3&o=3
(A particularly cool one I might add)
The clutch just required a slight repositioning of the m/c pushrod to make all well -- pedal still needs a return spring though. Fuel filter and lines are all in place; as are the oil cooler and the rear AC lines (fronts will be done by the AC shop). Bonus is that the fire suppression system arrived and has been installed:
http://s250.photobucket.com/user/jbcollier/media/IMG_1175.jpg.html?sort=3&o=0
(You can just see it behind the carbs -- double bonus, it's halon!!-??)
This month's wish-list?
- broach the subject of actually working on my car with my chosen body man!
- sort out cables for the cable shifter -- brackets done (thanks Angelo & John).
- finalize and glass-in ducting to dash vents.
I'm starting to get to the point where I need to have the interior done before proceeding further. Something I'm a bit reluctant to do until the body work is finished -- thus the first item on my list. It's just the dash holding things up so I may go ahead and just get that covered and carry on -- perhaps rather quickly to a running and driving vehicle as there's really just the wiring harness to complete before test launching. |
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Andrew

Joined: 13 Mar 2011 Posts: 391 Location: Victoria
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Posted: Mon Jan 05, 2015 11:02 pm Post subject: |
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WOW! This (almost) makes me miss being in Edmonton in winter... it's starting to 'gel', isn't it? Looks more and more like a car, and less and less like a 'project'... |
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jbcollier

Joined: 21 Sep 2006 Posts: 3830
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Posted: Sun Jan 11, 2015 9:19 am Post subject: |
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It may be time to actually name the Europa. Sadly, I think it's going to have to be "Coche de la Muerte". Yes, I have lost yet another body man. This time with no actual work being done. A loss in his family has him dropping off the face of the earth. Angelo has kindly recommended another body man but this one got a wee bit nervous when I explained the Europa's body work history to date. He is going to pop into to town and have a look at it in the next few weeks. Fingers crossed. |
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Angelo

Joined: 19 Sep 2006 Posts: 2134
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Posted: Sun Jan 11, 2015 10:56 pm Post subject: |
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jbcollier wrote: | It may be time to actually name the Europa. Sadly, I think it's going to have to be "Coche de la Muerte". Yes, I have lost yet another body man. This time with no actual work being done. A loss in his family has him dropping off the face of the earth. Angelo has kindly recommended another body man but this one got a wee bit nervous when I explained the Europa's body work history to date. He is going to pop into to town and have a look at it in the next few weeks. Fingers crossed. |
let me know what day....Ill drop off a case of good wine to seal the deal! _________________ �Long live vintage motorcycles that are too tough to die...�
- Dustin Kott- |
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