Daren,
Congratulations! Did you get the the engine with the American specs? They
modified the engine for the American market with, e.g. slightly bigger bore
(Pistons, too). So it's a different version than the European
Renault(Gordini) engine. I am just curious.
Good luck and enjoy the rebuild!
Gus
On Mon, 5 Dec 1994, Daren Stone wrote:
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> Since the deed is now done, I'm guessing I won't jinx anything by
> writing about it.
> You see, yesterday the transactions were concluded, the truck and trailer
> loaded up, and the car I have dreamed of owning for over half of my life
> came home to our garage.
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> I bought a Europa.
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> If I need additional justification I am saying it's my 30th
> Birthday present to myself, but anyone seeing the smile on my face
> knows why I did it. I lust after these cars. I get that "first kiss"
> feeling every time I see one. I cannot explain it, but know you
> understand.
> So, regarding our new addition:
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> 1971 Lotus Europa S2 (type 65)
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> Good news;
> *Completely disassembled
> *Chassis and all suspension components sandblasted and powdercoated
> (unfortunately the cracks at the junction of the front and main box
> section were not repaired first, see Bad News below)
> *Gordini crossflow motor with fairly good compression
> *Appears to have all of the hard-to-find bits
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> Bad News;
> *Completely disassembled
> *Cracks on both sides of junction of front and main crossmember
> *Passenger rear control arm mounting holes hogged out with a torch
> *No windshield
> *No wiring harness
> *Bad dashboard
> *Only 8 1/2 months till Monterey Historics (our goal)
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> And a few questions I have;
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> -Since the cracks in the frame seem to be a relatively common malady,
> before we embark on our own repair, is there a commonly-accepted one
> short of frame replacement ?
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> -Anyone feel confident offering up data on the engine: Gordini x-flow,
> hemi-head, # 843-10 and moteur no. 0830 ?
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> -Ditto transaxle: # 336-56 ?
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> And before I start bombarding the list(s) with questions on how it
> all goes back together, I first want to thank all of the people who
> spent time answering my incessant questions which helped me to find my
> car. Phil, Alan, Cory, Mark, Ken, Howard, David, Andy, Thank you.
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> cheers-
> daren
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