Finally got the Lotus kit delivered. As the title of this build indicates this will
not be a lotus in the spirit of
Colin Chapmans famous words "To add speed, add lightness". I will add something else...
Hope you like a lot of pics
Here are the parts laid out:
To the left is an Mercedes 6-litre V12 from a scrapped S-class kit.
It does look a bit big compared to the tiny lotus.
First I cut off the ugly fenders using standard cotton thred used as a "band saw".
Gives a very sharp cut, but the thread breaks easily...
After looking at the V12 for some time I thought it would never fit, so I tried this other engine.
It's a straight-six made from half a testarossa boxer. Fits niceley, but would have required a lot of work on the engine itself, and I had other plans for that engine.
You can also see my choise of wheels: 15" Watanabes. The rear rims has a lot of outward depth, but I like the width...345/35-15"
The rear fenders needs some 11 mm of extra width. I cut them just outside of the reaction rod attachment point for the rear suspension:
Next I'll squeese in the V12..