another winter project - zetec elan

Yellow over white on the sprint is my favourite combo for that car. Great choice :sunglasses:

here’s the latest update…got this from my paint man tonight:
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doesn’t look like the same car does it?..might be a different camera, but paint has been flatted down decals applied now waiting for lacquer.
more to follow…

Cool colour combo!

Looking like it will be ready for the depths of winter…

Thanks, yes I’ve just heard it’s coming back at weekend, so yes some cold nights in the garage now
A couple more tonight, it’s at the polishing stage:
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more to follow when it comes home…

Matt black for the engine bay,arches and the bit under the sills?

Yes, engine bay & boot have been sprayed matt black, I’ll do the thin bit under sill, but will leave under arches as they will be black soon enough!

I put thick bitumen at the top of the arches where any stones could star craze through to the upper surface.

Thank you, that does sound like a good idea, I’ll follow up on that one!

got body home today…so build can now start in earnest!!
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more as I go on

Good thinking. I’m pretty sure Banks did just that to my Europa T/C. It’s only single skin under the arches so worth the effort :slight_smile:

It may even be worth looking at sikaflexing a cut down modern plastic arch liner. Not something I’ve looked into. Worth searching on lotuselan.net

Bloody Hell, just spent the last hour reading that elan forum. I really bloody want one now!!

Still have mine Sean!!!

I don’t want to call you about it Dave, because I know it will end up costing me money!!! :wink:

Hardtop is ready, after strengthening ribs bonded to underside of roof panel, it was just too flimsy and went out of shape after initial painting.
Resprayed and ready to come home, I’ll post another when rear screen (lexicon) is fitted and it’s on car.
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Hmmmm maybe I should ring you

will you two just do the deal…and stop hijacking my thread!!
Sean you know you want one!, and Dave you sound like you’ve got one too many now - simples X

Leave us alone you bully :smiley:
Get some more piccies of the project up, Its looking really great now, well done

a bit further on…
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Liking the remote reservoirs. Presumably you won’t have a socking great air filter there?