New torque rods

I ordered new torque rods & polyurethane bushes from Kelvedon Lotus in the UK. They look great, but needed some paint & primer:

2016 project list

Body:

• Fix hole in passenger side footwell

Brake servo:

• Install new brake servo hose
• Rebuild brake servo

Front brakes:

• Rebuild front calipers w/stainless steel pistons - paint gold

Rear brakes:

• Rebuild rear brake calipers - paint gold
• Fix reverse light switch in gearbox

Rear end:

• Swap in 3.55 diff
• Install new torque rods & bushes
• Redline 75W90 gear oil
• Install black new drive gear in transmission

Sills:

• Remove interior and replace body reenforcement sills

Rear suspension:

• Refurbish used bearing housings
• Refinish springs
• Install Konis & bump guards
• Install new A-frames

Front suspension:

• Remove front arms, paint, install new bushings
• Install new bearings
• Repaint roll-bar
• Install new roll bar bushes

New spinners on

My "knockoff spinner tool" arrived this week:

It's a nice piece of kit, available from:

http://knockoffspinnertool.com/lotus_elan_spinner_instructions

After reading the instructions and grabbing my torque wrench, I installed new spinners on the car.

Girling Mk2A brake servo rebuild tutorial

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=quRJ4_sqMYU