Pictures:
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The car how it looks today:
The seventies:
The car in racing condition witch ran with several diffrent engines, one is the lotus 1600cc below with kugelfischer mechanical fuel injection system.
Pictures taken at the Anderstorp scandinavian raceway where they ran F1 in the late seventies.
The early Eighties:
Ran the car with a 2000cc F3 Holbay engine and 9" wide rear magnesium rims.
Pictures taken at Mantorp park.
Pictures taken at Kinnekulle ring.
The mid Eighties:
Pictures taken at Mantorp park.
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Specifikation:
Lotus Elan S2 1965
Total Weight: ~650kg (1740lb)
Engine:
Twin Cam 1600 cc
F3 lotus Al-head
Steel crankshaft Mk 1
Conrods 125 E with high strength 1200 N/mm2 bolts
Camshafts BRM fas III
Male forges pistons 83,55 mm
High capacity Jaguar SU-fuel pump
Aluminum flywheel
7” racing clutch
Drivetrain:
Gearbox 2000E original (+ Lotus close ratio. with Al-strut)
Differential with Sailsbury limited slip (set to 60 Nm) Diffrent ratios: 3.77 3.90 4.10 4.44
Inner steel driveshafts
F1 CV-Driveshafts (from 1980) fabr. Scatra
Chassi:
The frame is sandblasted, reinforced and painted with 2 component epoxy
Dual front sway bars
Stiffer hight adjustible engine mounts
Styvare motorinfästningar och inställbara i höjdled
One way damping and hight adjustible koni shocks
Nylon bushings all round
Front and rear toe in adjustible
Rear camber adjustible
3 set of springs with diffrent spring rates
Standard brake calipers with stainless steel pistons(my fathers design and fabrication)
Kaross:
One spare front racing hood with extra cooling vents
Front and rear wide flares (my fathers design and fabrication)
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