Henrik, Frequent question. If I remember the answer correctly, the frame should be painted light grey (gray). What shade of grey is not determinant. It seems...
Kyle Swanson
swanson@...
Dec 2, 2008 5:39 pm
1333
Henrik, I primer freshly sandblasted frames with Rustoleum Auto Primer in the spray can then paint it with Rustoleum Gray in the spray can. Haven't had anybody...
Does anyone include a linseed oil treatment of their frames (inside) as a part of the restoration? Regards, John ________________________________ From:...
Oddly, I've never tried any sort of rust inhibitor on the inside any of my Lotus tube frames, however for my Classic racing bicycles I've used Peter Weigle's...
I’ve always wanted to restore a frame where the inside volume was all interconnected and yet sealed from the outside (a trapped volume). One can pour...
We took the hint of our race car guru-author: Carroll Smith, and chose a color that was easy to find for touchup purposes . . In our case, it happened to be...
My original 51a frame is black. My Crossle 16F frame is gray. I was told that gray was used so that cracks could more easily be found in the frame as grime...
I mentioned the other day that I use Rustoleum (spray can) automotive primer, then Rustoleum gray spray paint. Someone else said "whatever Chapman could get...
Henrik, There is a reference on the Lotus 51 drawings as to "Finish". Only problem is that the drawing is such poor quality that I can't read the information....
The only grey that I have seen on original Lotus 61 frames is best described as medium to dark grey. Definitely not the light grey seen on the earlier frames...
John Oakley
JM@...
Dec 3, 2008 5:23 pm
1342
I agree 100 pct on not powder coating the frame. Its great as long as you never damage the frame but it cannot be touched up after a frame repair and it gives...
Hello all, I would guess that RAL7045 or RAL7047 would be ok, http://www.ronass.com/ralcard.php?mid=2&cid=20 hard to tell as it´s different on every screen....
I read somewhere that Lotus originally used what ever grey they could get their hands on for the Formula Ford cars. Some of the earlier frames, Sevens,...
Hello Can anyone please help me with the measurements for the brackets holding the radiator on the Lotus 61? I have all the attachment points as all the stubs...
Hi all I got the measurements from Ĺke Axelsson A: Lenght of tube center of boss to frame tube A=210 mm B: Lenght of tube center of boss to frame tube B=228...
Does anyone have available the wheel spacers for the front of the Lotus 51. These are cast aluminum parts that fit between the wheel and the hub. The ones I...
anybody interested in buying a set............2 elan steel wheels..................2 lotus cortina steel wheels...................the original set up on a 51...
Sorry to unclear. By Ford wheels, I meant the original Ford/Lotus Cortina wheels. These have a larger bolt circle diameter. The Lotus Elan, Lotus Europa...
Kyle Swanson
swanson@...
Jan 10, 2009 5:37 pm
1351
... From: DAVE LOWE To: henrik@... Sent: Sunday, January 11, 2009 4:04 PM Subject: Fw: Emailing: Image(674).jpg ... From: DAVE LOWE To: hansson...
Are any of you planning on going to the 40th FF Reunion at Elkhart?????? Do we as the LFFR want to put something together, an LFFR reunion as a sideshow within...
Are any of you planning on going to the 40th FF Reunion at Elkhart?????? Do we as the LFFR want to put something together, an LFFR reunion as a sideshow within...
The event is on my calendar... Rob ... From: lffr61ff28 To: lffr@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2009 4:00 PM Subject: [lffr] FF40th Reunion @ Road...
Wish I could bring our two, but cant. Did we have 7 or 8 at the '07 reunion? ... From: lffr@yahoogroups.com [mailto:lffr@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of ...
I was taking a couple of photos this morinig of the Volvo drive disk installation on my 61 when I noticed an indication of a crack. I've been watching for any...
Thanks for the warnings! ... From: lffr@yahoogroups.com [mailto:lffr@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of john mihalich Sent: Sunday, January 25, 2009 6:35 PM To:...
John, The metallastic donuts, being slightly larger than the bolt pattern of the axle or drive hub mean that the bolts are always under slight stress whereas...
Carl, I'm not really sure what's going on. This shaft, that has the crack in the ear, is the sister to the one that failed at Hallett in 2007, when you were...
Carl, I'm not really sure what's going on. This shaft, that has the crack in the ear, is the sister to the one that failed at Hallett in 2007, when you were...
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