Busy in the garage tonight. List comprises a 2nd coat of POR15 gloss black on the cleaned up fuel tank, try and source a replacement fuel pump assembly and offer up the new Elisparts anti-roll bar...
Fuel Tank
Having cleaned up the tank using a wire brush to remove the flaking rust in a few spots where the original paint finish had deteriorated and stripped the old paint off. I had treated the bare metal and remaining rust with POR15 metal ready to neutralise the rust and put a zinc coating on in prep for the finishing coats of POR15 gloss black. Had already put one coat on and tonight a second one went on. POR15 is a great product and I will use it for all of the wishbones when they come back from the bead blasters (thanks junks).Fuel Pump Assembly
Generally the tank was not in too bad a condition. same couldn't be said for the fuel pump assembly. Much of the top plastic moulding containing the fuel and electrical connections was in very bad condition and looked like it had melted due to scarily what was probably a small fire under previous ownership. The wiring to the pump when i stripped the car down consisted of wires with spades just pushed on to each pin in the melted socket in the top of the pump assembly. I had already bought a new bare pump from Eliseparts but hadn't banked on having to replace the whole thing.
So it was on to the interweb to consult the Seloc massive to try to find out where I could get one from. First probel is they are not available any more, second problem is that the replacement oem unit from Lotus neither fits properly nor does the sender work as it should. I have got quite a few leads to get hold of a second hand unit, so fingers crossed I can get one in decent condition and then fit the new pump from Geary.
Uprated Competition ARB
In the box of goodies I had received from Eliseparts a few weeks earlier was an uprated 1" dia. adjustable anti-roll bar. I have been looking at it for a few weeks admiring the awesome red epoxy coating a blue fishnet protective warpping. Time to undress her and fit her to the car.
As is usual from Eliseparts, the quality of manufacture is superb and it fitted without any problem. The original std arb was the early type that had a nylon mount that was held by the lower front wishbone bolt. The new one fixes to holes drilled in the chassis. As these had not been used before the upper hole neede a run through with a drill and after that the new arb went on liek a dream. The new bar comes with a pack of silicone grease for the bushings. Only took about 20mins in total to fit and looks the business when on.
Just noticed from the pic that I have fitted the bushes the wrong way round but that is simple enough to change tomorrow night as it is only fitted finger tight for the moment.Next task is to make up some drop lonks from rose joints. Will have to source some LH & RH 8mm joints (already have the boots) and get a local engineering co. to make me up some interconnecting LH & RH threaded bars with a central adjuster. Spent a few mins. sketching up what I wanted.
That was it for tonight. Will take a few days for the POR15 on the tank to fully go off and hopefully I can get a pump frame and level sender unit for thr weekend so might get the tank in, yay!
Finished off the night by trying on the racewear from MSAR. Jen has been really helpful in sorting out what I need. Went for OMP nomex twin layer suit and nomex underwear, Alpinestars boots and nomex gloves and went for the Bell Sport 4 full face with clubman dark peak.
here I am in catalogue pose!
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