No longer non-standard

General General Lotus Talk
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My S1 has undergone a transformation. It’s no longer a standard car.
After four years of ownership, I’ve finally made a change.
Brakes? No. Suspension? No. Engine, definitely not . . .

I’ve ditched the length of wood I used as the engine cover support.
In its place are two fine hydraulic struts as supplied
(about two years ago) by FlyingDutchman.
Thanks to Mark_A’s clear instructions (from Oct 2004)my son installed them in about an hour.
I should be delighted but somehow I feel the character of the car has changed, too, and not for the better. Ah well, I’ll have to stop all this meddling. :smiley:

2

You’ve still got the original lotus block of wood? :astonished: That’s going to be worth a fortune in years to come! :smiley:

3

Now you have added some weight, you need to consider other options to offset it :astonished:

4

Sadly, not an original bit of timber. But no doubt SimonE will be along to put a bid in . .

Tim, I’m on a diet ahead of me hols. That should do the trick.

5

I’ve got a stay on mine… I think it’s non-standard but I must admit I’ve flirted with re-making the rod in carbonfibre :slight_smile:

6

I have a length of white plastic pipe, removed whenever the engine cover is closed to return to standard.