funhouse1 Posted August 27, 2011 Share Posted August 27, 2011 (edited) Nix Edited January 18, 2012 by funhouse1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldscool Posted August 28, 2011 Share Posted August 28, 2011 Very good restoration and I like the tires and the driver too. gus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philo426 Posted August 29, 2011 Share Posted August 29, 2011 i see that the left suspension is longer than the right.probably because they only turn left!Nice restoration! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragline Posted August 29, 2011 Share Posted August 29, 2011 Nicely done resto. In skilled hands any glue bomb can be given new shiny life. GREAT, Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominik Posted August 29, 2011 Share Posted August 29, 2011 Nicely done resto. In skilled hands any glue bomb can be given new shiny life. These words are truth - well done resto! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted August 30, 2011 Share Posted August 30, 2011 Very nice save!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackson Posted August 30, 2011 Share Posted August 30, 2011 Great restoration. I love the look of those old Lotuses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danno Posted August 30, 2011 Share Posted August 30, 2011 i see that the left suspension is longer than the right.probably because they only turn left!Nice restoration! Nice job, Jack! I have one of these to rebuild, also ... hope mine turns out half as well! Philo - Your observation is correct ... the chassis offset was to shift the lateral center of gravity and bias weight distribution toward the bottom of the track banking in order to load the suspension and assist cornering. Pretty common strategy in that era. More noticeable because of the openness of the chassis and absence of fairings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funhouse1 Posted August 31, 2011 Author Share Posted August 31, 2011 Nice job, Jack! I have one of these to rebuild, also ... hope mine turns out half as well! Philo - Your observation is correct ... the chassis offset was to shift the lateral center of gravity and bias weight distribution toward the bottom of the track banking in order to load the suspension and assist cornering. Pretty common strategy in that era. More noticeable because of the openness of the chassis and absence of fairings. Thanks Danno! It's a little hard to tell from the pics but the rear right tire is larger than the rest, also a practice still used today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imatt88 Posted August 31, 2011 Share Posted August 31, 2011 very nice. Love restos!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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