I just started getting my feet wet with a Lotus 61. Getting the car to accomodate my 6'2" 215 lb frame has been a challenge, the latest being a roll bar height...
As one who has been on his "hat", I would strongly suggest that you do not do this. In my case the main hoop was ground through about 30 %, and it was a 4130...
Both Al and I are over 6 feet. and one of us is over 215 on a bad day. Our 61 has the pedals moved toward the nose about four inches. It made a world of ...
I second the "don't do it" advice. I have been upside down twice (one was a 20 feet in the air flight) and in both cases I was 100 pct Ok due to the design and...
Doug, My 61 came out of Minnesota. The previous owners had some collision damage repairs by Pat Prince. He did a rollbar update and enlargement at the same ...
Great advice - safety should be the primary concern. For those who may be interested, and live in the Chicago area, I received a very strong recommendation for...
Hi, I m looking to buy a Lotus 51 de-assembled to restore or already restore but COMPLETE to ship to Thailand where I m living and I can assemble again. My...
Xavier: Racecars.com has a car that may be what you are looking for. Photos are here: http://www.race-cars.com/carsales/lotus/1158352079/1158352079pp.htm,...
John, What ever happened with your experiment on sumitomo tires? Sure would be nice to use something priced like those in CVAR Andrew Fawcett 51A #119...
Also check out the various racing publications. It is that time of year when people are trading up...out...etc, Victory Lane and Vintage Motorsports are the...
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Oct 13, 2006 3:15 pm
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Andrew, We're still messing with the Sumis. I think that there are about four sets in RMVR now. Steinmetz (Merlyn 11) ran his for the first time at Pueblo, ...
Thanks. I'll be interested to hear if shaving gets a second or so back. A $1000 a set is crazy. For years i have been bucking the tradition of yokohama dot...
what is the minimum thickness for the brake rotors on a Lotus 61? Are they of production car origin? What is the source? thanks for any assistance with this. ...
The front rotors come courtesy of a Spitfire and you can get them at any British Parts house. I think NAPA will carry them as well. I have been told that the...
Rob, Surely you mean .330 thick when you replaced your rear rotors. I believe they all start out at around .375 thick. Roger ... The front rotors come courtesy...
Bob, Fronts or rears???? Fronts are from: Triumph Herald Triumph Spitfire MK 1/2/3 Triumph Vitesse Brembo Part # 25011 Min Thickness 8.3 mm or about .327" ...
John: Are the rotors on a 51 different than the rotors on a 61? Jim AM-145 ... From: john mihalich To: lffr@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, October 26, 2006...
Roger, Both rears were just at .230". I asked around at the time, it was in my second season, and was told they could still be used but replacement wasn't very...
Can you help with the identification of the brake calipers front and rear for the Lotus 61. I see lots of references to LDxx calipers, what should mine be and...
I have photos of girling 14LF, 10/8H, and 12SP calipers on my web page if that will help. All were used on various lotus street cars. What else, I'm not...
Hey John- Did you ever get anywhere with your post to the list a while back about valve covers? IIRC, you were looking into getting a batch of them cast up...
My clutch is not completely disengaged when the clutch pedal is fully depressed. I started with a pedal adjustment, which wasn't sufficient, and proceeded to...
Hi, It sounds to me as though you still have plenty of adjustment left on the slave cylinder push rod. Make the rod as long as possible so that it is a tight...
John Oakley
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Oct 30, 2006 2:43 pm
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Your bobbin may also be too short. The 3-1/2" thick adapter used on these cars requires a long bobbin. I made up a spacer to go between the bobbin and the VW...
I too, would be interested in a new valve cover for the 61 I am finally restoring. With any luck, the car will be ready for its' debute in the Spring of 2007....
I bought the car as a basket-case. The PO kept the Rhino box for a spare for another of his cars. However, I do have a carbon/ aluminum cast, NOS TO bearing...
Steve, I have a "Rowlands" dry sump, FF rocker cover I might be talked out of. Did we ever find a SCCA log book number on your car? Was this the one where the...
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