Hi Brent, From what I remember there is no problem removing the outer face. There may be a small coil spring and ball bearing there (but that may be just on...
John Oakley
JM@...
Jan 1, 2007 9:31 am
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Brent, There are many brands of pump that essentially copy the old Cosworth side-mount pump. All but the Scholar are pretty much the same IIRC. I've had a...
Hmm, Thanks for the info. I always try to take a minimalist approach to fixing things. Otherwise something "new" seems to occur. The pump looks pretty straight...
Is it possible to use the double gear 1st and reverse in the 4 speed H6 Hewland transmission? I have a 61 and would like to do a few autocrosses with the car....
Brent/John/LFFR The wicking thread sealant I mentioned before is NOT 330, but rather is green Loctite 290. A bottle goes to the track with the car, along w/...
Hi John, The double first reverse should work but you may have to replace the reverse idler and reverse selector gear as (we think) they have a different...
John Oakley
JM@...
Jan 2, 2007 8:50 pm
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Group members, please keep your eyes open for any Lotus Cortinas in your area. Interested in a street car. Contact me off list with any info. Thanks. Mike...
dont have a remote adjuster. i was told not to put one in my elan so i assume they are not allowed, but who knows! project is still progressing and hope to...
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There is a Lotus 61 for sale on ebay uk. Bidding standing at just over 5000 Britsh Pounds with 6 days to go. Car located in Portugal and photos seem to...
I stil looking to buy a Lotus 51 in Europe, the car need to be shipped to France and then will be shipped to Bangkok Thailand. I am a French expatriate who is...
I've been following this discussion in the VRG user group about allowing the '73-81 CFF cars to run in the same group as pre-'73 vintage FF with VRG, VSCDA,...
I saw a similar discussion on one of the FF sites in the UK, They are yelling over the restriction on the cranks. According to those threads and some of the...
Brent, thanks for sending that entire thread. This is a multi-subject thread. I'm just going to hit briefly on it. Steel cranks, rods, forged pistons, aluminum...
Hi Brent, I rev. my totally standard Formula Ford Lotus 51 to 6,900 (my son has told me to stop going to 7,200!). The engine has not been out of the car since...
John Oakley
JM@...
Jan 10, 2007 7:24 pm
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Carl, I was afraid to bring up tires again. Thanks, brent ... From: carlynneracing@... To: lffr@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wed, 10 Jan 2007 1:03 PM ...
I have a new frame, a bent at both ends frame and the also crunched front and back halves of two other frames, the unbent halves being my current autocross...
John, I've been autocrossing my 61 for a while -- OK, a long while. I'm not sure where you would find a layshaft with first on it. I had even forgotten they...
I am putting together what appears to be an original "61". Question; the car has the front Holbay dry-sump pump. Where does the oil pan hose go, (location)...
Steve, Referring to the attached photo... The front pump is the scavage pump. The inlet is on the bottom where you see the hose leading from the pan outlet....
Can anyone out there help out with a problem with my transmission. The length of throws for reverse, first and third gears have always been longer than both...
Rob, First, the reason its probably popping out of reverse is because you've worn the gears down to the point where there isn't enough material left for them...
We actually measured the distance that the shift rail traveled. In its forward travel (ie: first or third) the distance was in the region of 0.280" while the...
Bob, I'm still working on the skin drawing. The 61 is in the heated show now, so I will be able to double check the template befor publishing it. I'll post ...
Rob, I've done lots of front engine rear drive gearboxes over the years and frequently change ratios in my Hewland, but I have never set one up from scratch....
Rob, Take a look at this old photo of an open gearbox; the position of the 1 & 2 dogring (black arrow) and 1st and 2nd gears and their dogs (white arrows). You...
My 69 is painted in the late 60's/early 70's Gold Leaf colors and it has a large rectangular decal on each side of the car. Anybody have a source of these...
Bary Marquardt, who used to run a Brabham BT-23 can make them up, if you can't find them elsewhere....quite a few Lotus 69's, both b's and F.fords will be at...
JBHLOTUS@...
Jan 16, 2007 4:34 pm
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Take a photo of what you want to a store that makes decals and vinyls. They can scan your picture into the computer then manipulate it and produce exactly what...
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