Description:

This Elan underwent a complete nut-and-bolt restoration/competition preparation during 1998-1999 from an Arizona (minimal rust) basket case. It was largely disassembled in late 2000 to repair minor crash damage and add development tweaks from early races. After completion in late 2002 it has had approximately one hour of on-track testing. The punch list from this testing was closed out and pre-race prep performed. Other than needing tires, the Elan is ready to drive onto the track.

History

Restored and prepared as a race car from a rust-free Arizona basket case in 1998-99. Four RMVR and SWMS weekends during 2000. Disassembled and gone-through 2000. Only one hour track time since.Engine

• Lotus
  
• twincam
  
• 0.040” over 1594 cc
  
• Weber 45 DCOE carburetors, ITG air filters
  
• Flowdyne prepared cylinder head with 1.625” and 1.375” valves
  
• Farndon forged EN-19 steel crankshaft
  
• Cosworth steel rods
  
• JE forged pistons w/ Cosworth-style ring pack
  
• Twin-plate 7.25” clutch
  
• Steel flywheel
  
• Kirk custom 1.5” headers
  
• approx 1 hour
  
• Dry sump (0.625” pressure, 1” scavenge stages), Steel crank pulley
  

Fuel System

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• Fuel Safe FT-3
  

Oil/Water System

• Aluminum radiator, 2.75” thick core
  
• front
  

Electrical System

• Lumenition ignition
  
• Nippondenso alternator with 4” dia. aluminum pulley
  
• Nippondenso-pattern starter
  

Transmission

• ENFO
  
• close ratio (2.51:1 first gear)
  
• Aluminum bellhousing, Annular clutch slave cylinder
  

Rear End

• Lotus
  
• 4.1:1
  
• Magnesium (26R) differential housing
  
• Hewland cam-and-pawl limited slip
  
• CV joint-equipped half-shafts
  
• CV-specific diff. output shafts, Cryogenically treated outer axles
  

Body

• fibreglass
  
• Porsche Viper Green paint (e-photos don’t do it justice)
  
• Original, No Flares
  

Chassis

• wishbone, reinforcements as per Lotus folklore plus some of my own
  
• Lotus
  
• mild steel sheet and tube
  
• Original, amazingly rust-free
  
• dual wishbone, see preparation details in description.
  
• Chapman strut, lower wishbons, see prepration details above
  
• Armstrong, front; Spax rear,Adjustable rebound damping, Threaded spring perches
  
• disc fron and rear
  
• rack and pinion
  
• Mag Products 5 1/2” x 13”
  

Interior

• Finished in spatter paint w/ urethane sealer
  
• Solid bulkhead between cockpit and boot
  
• Kirkey aluminum seat
  
• Bolt-in rollover/side intrusion structure w/ AN bolts
  

Spares

• 3.9:1 rear end with repairable Hewland cam-and-pawl diff.
  
• Aluminum front hubs (wrong bolt pattern, never got them converted)