Lotus Elan PT-6 Body And Engine Removal

[@pault5382]

Awesome! Never would've guessed the frame looked like that.

[@CowbellCustoms]

Its a very interesting design for sure. And the very little amount of side crash protection is pretty scary. Its just metal rebar set into the fiberglas

[@bernardwarr4187]

How long does it take to get the body off one off these?

[@CowbellCustoms]

Depends on how rusty every is, I think if I had to do it again on an assembled car I can probably get it done in a day working at it most of the day. Other wise I think it took me a few hours a evening after work. That's also bagging and tagging every bolt that came out of it

[@CastellawSpeed]

the poor 7 in the background

[@CowbellCustoms]

I know right, went to get everything to put the motor together than this plauge happened. Oh well ill probably blow all my trump bucks on that.

[@CastellawSpeed]

haha nice. yea mine is going to go towards the samething since I need literally every... single... seal.

[@CowbellCustoms]

Ouch thats shitty, luckily this ill just toss some new apex seals in because everything is less than 50 miles on it all. I might open up the ports. Considered ditching the efi for a carbed turbo set up but im not sure

[@CastellawSpeed]

Yea everything wasn't reusable other than the rotors and e shaft. So might as well replace everything

[@CowbellCustoms]

That's a major drag, I'm just trying to figure out if now is the time to street port it

[@leebatt7964]

Cool car! More than a little lacking in side collision protection. But who cares? Just make sure any collision is head on and you’ll be fine.