- 1. '69 Lotus Elan Convertible (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Sat, 11 Oct 2003 14:49:36 -0700 FILETIME=[90E29BF0:01C39041]
- This ad is in our local paper. I m thinking seriously about taking a look at the car; can never have too many LBC s, right. Dual overhead cam, big valve engine, ready for restoration, only 30k origi
- /html/spridgets/2003-10/msg00516.html (7,883 bytes)
- 2. RE: '69 Lotus Elan Convertible (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Sat, 11 Oct 2003 15:20:52 -0700
- Make sure that engine is good condition - a good rebuild could cost you the price of the car, and rebuilding just the heads will be around $2500. There are few really good engine guys for the Twin C
- /html/spridgets/2003-10/msg00517.html (7,966 bytes)
- 3. Re: '69 Lotus Elan Convertible (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Sat, 11 Oct 2003 18:40:40 EDT
- Make sure the head is for Webers/Dellortos and not Strombergs.
- /html/spridgets/2003-10/msg00518.html (7,125 bytes)
- 4. RE: '69 Lotus Elan Convertible (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Sat, 11 Oct 2003 17:25:51 -0700
- For desirability and parts supply, Webbers are best. Dellorto parts are hard to come by. Strombergs need more attention than either Webbers or Dellortos, give good power, and are actually not that ba
- /html/spridgets/2003-10/msg00524.html (7,807 bytes)
- 5. Re: '69 Lotus Elan Convertible (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Sat, 11 Oct 2003 17:52:32 -0700
- Hello WFO, gee, i wonder why a 35 year old car would have only 30k original miles? they don't make 'em like that anymore and there's a REASON! LOTUSes are GREAT, nothing at all even close WHEN THEY A
- /html/spridgets/2003-10/msg00526.html (8,092 bytes)
- 6. RE: '69 Lotus Elan Convertible (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Sat, 11 Oct 2003 18:56:34 -0700
- Bill wrote: " gee, i wonder why a 35 year old car would have only 30k original miles? they don't make 'em like that anymore and there's a REASON!" I bought my 34 years old Lotus 7 with just over 35,0
- /html/spridgets/2003-10/msg00529.html (7,269 bytes)
- 7. Re: '69 Lotus Elan Convertible (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Sat, 11 Oct 2003 19:07:46 -0700 (PDT)
- They like to say that for chassis design, he'd weld a bunch of aluminum tubes together, then remove tubes one at a time until the car would collapse. Then he'd put one back. Elans are gorgeous (to my
- /html/spridgets/2003-10/msg00531.html (7,635 bytes)
- 8. Re: '69 Lotus Elan Convertible (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Sat, 11 Oct 2003 22:37:01 -0500
- Didn't the Jensen Healey have a Lotus Twin Cam in it? I passed one up years ago $100, it eventually went into a scrap yard. Brad
- /html/spridgets/2003-10/msg00533.html (8,086 bytes)
- 9. RE: '69 Lotus Elan Convertible (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Sat, 11 Oct 2003 20:58:28 -0700
- Oh, man!.. The Jensen Healey had the "907", 2 liter, twin cam, 16 valves Lotus engine! Jacques Le Clainche in San Diego http://www.leclainche.com/
- /html/spridgets/2003-10/msg00534.html (7,260 bytes)
- 10. Re: '69 Lotus Elan Convertible (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Sun, 12 Oct 2003 01:17:46 EDT
- Jacques is correct about the Big Valve Twink coming out in late 1970. The easiest way to properly identify the engine is to get the engine number and see what prefix it has. Original for a Federal sp
- /html/spridgets/2003-10/msg00539.html (7,740 bytes)
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