I thought I’d take a few pictures of everything freshly reassembled after the suspension refresh, as a record of it’s condition, before I cover it all with ACF-50 and it ends up with a layer of brake dust and road grime over it. Now I can get the Elise back on it’s wheels! ๐
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S1 Elise – Suspension Refresh – Fitting Caliper Brackets and Pressing in Drive Flanges
Just a couple of bits to assemble before parts go back on the car. The rear caliper brackets need to be fitted to the hub carriers before the drive flanges can be pressed into the bearings. This is because access to the allen head bolts is restricted when the drive flange is in place. With […]
Lotus Elise Chassis Damage and Corrosion, What to Look for
There’s plenty of helpful information out there on various websites and forums when it comes to buying guidance. But when I was looking before buying, it seemed one particular point didn’t really come up that often. Maybe it’s my experience with Classic Mini’s and old Japanese cars that means I can’t shake this particular concern? […]
S1 Elise – Suspension Refresh – Wishbones etc POR15 Cleaner Degreaser
As I said in my previous post I decided on using POR15 on the wishbones and other steel parts. The main reason I chose it was that I could do it all myself.ย I am also not a fan of powder coating which is one of the other common options. In my experience with powder […]