Now the wishbones are on and the bolts all torqued up… …I moved on to assembling the rest of the front end. As usual with these things ‘refitting is the reverse of removal’. The ball joint plinths need fitting to the ball joints first. I used a bit of copper grease here to help prevent […]
elise hub carriers
S1 Elise – Suspension Refresh – Fitting New Wheel Bearings and Lacquering the Hub Carriers
After a few days wait my mate Steve turned up with a box for me. π I’m really happy with the colour, it ties in nicely with the original red seats in the car and means they will stand out a little under the car. Though nobody else is likely to ever see them I […]
S1 Elise – Suspension Refresh – Aluminium Hub Carriers Cleaning and Anodising
When the Lotus designers decided to build the Elise using extruded aluminium they really ran with the idea and used it for more than just the chassis. The suspension uprights or hub carriers are one such example as extruded aluminium hub carriers was and still is out of the ordinary. My guess is that nowadays, […]