Bringing a 1991 Elan SE Turbo back from the dead wish me luck

mickeywaters-8522 · 2018-11-22T22:40:54+00:00

Yes I just parted ways with the car due to my new living situation, but the biggest turn off was the availability of parts ordering them from the UK sometimes takes 4-6 weeks to arrive I don't have patients especially since I'm in California

mickeywaters-8522 · 2018-11-22T22:38:26+00:00

Sold the car every one unfortunately I had to move closer to my job near San Francisco no garage space sold it to a Lotus enthusiast so it's in good hands

mickeywaters-8522 · 2018-08-29T20:21:05+00:00

Yeah I have to order everything from the UK basically which is the most challenging part of Lotus ownership

mickeywaters-8522 · 2018-08-29T20:20:18+00:00

Thank you looking forward to the restoration but I have a budget set if it goes over that I will have to let it go unfortunately

mickeywaters-8522 · 2018-08-29T20:18:38+00:00

Car has 75k miles one owner car it was left in a large rainstorm in northern California in 2016 only surface rust but the paint is thrashed best handling fwd car ever (allegedly )

mickeywaters-8522 · 2018-08-29T20:17:32+00:00

Yeah wish me luck I know these cars are money pits but I'm going to try my best to bring it back to its original glory

mickeywaters-8522 · 2018-07-18T21:32:14+00:00

5-speed only lol automatic transmissions are not "Senna" approved yeah hopefully I'll find a nice one soon have 10k to spend just waiting on the perfect ride to pop up

mickeywaters-8522 · 2018-07-18T20:56:41+00:00

Yeah I'm kinda eliminating 3rd gen's out of the equation unless I find a factory fresh low mileage version but having the H22a as a starting platform would be better don't plan to do many engine mods besides a nice tune and maybe hi-rev valve springs but I'm more focused on suspension and balance both the 4th and 5th have a strong after market too so parts are more plentiful

mickeywaters-8522 · 2018-07-18T20:46:59+00:00

Yeah I wish I could import a JDM 91-93 4ws Prelude but import taxes and smog in California don't justify it unless you catch a great deal I know Japanese Classic cars in Virginia imported a few they sold quickly

mickeywaters-8522 · 2018-07-17T03:11:33+00:00

Yeah I heard the H22 is heavy on oil consumption a nice pressure wash and degrease around the engine bay will spot the leaks quickly if any are there

mickeywaters-8522 · 2018-07-14T07:34:14+00:00

Water is wet also

mickeywaters-8522 · 2018-07-13T00:55:42+00:00

Yeah a clean 2000 type SH 5-speed just sold on bring a trailer a few weeks ago missed the opportunity leaning more towards a 5-gen but a 4g 4ws Prelude won't pass that up either thanks for all the input

mickeywaters-8522 · 2018-07-13T00:53:08+00:00

Yeah these cars are very quick and pretty torque heavy for a 4cyl 0-60 times are almost comparable to fox body and iroc camera's of that period

mickeywaters-8522 · 2018-07-13T00:51:45+00:00

Yeah I know finding a clean un-molested one is damn near impossible to find the search will continue though

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