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FunElan · 09-14-2008, 06:03 PM

This story starts in August, the week before Monterey weekend. The Elan was all set to drive up to Monterey, and the rear suspension was rebuilt. But dad felt a vibration ( you know what that means). Turns out there was some slop in one of the universal joints so dad reluctantly took the BMW 1600 Cabriolet instead

. Anyways, after we got back from Monterey we pulled the driveshaft out, sent it out to get balanced and etc, put in a new trans seal, yesterday the driveshaft went back in (with a new input shaft), and today the rear suspension and donut were put back together. The end result: One happy dad.

And thus ends the story of the original unrestored Elan that my dad has owned for over 20 years.

-Matt

09-14-2008, 06:03 PM	#1 (permalink)
FunElan Finally drove it! Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Long Beach/Manhattan Beach, CA Posts: 1,178 Images: 19	Back on the Road! This story starts in August, the week before Monterey weekend. The Elan was all set to drive up to Monterey, and the rear suspension was rebuilt. But dad felt a vibration ( you know what that means). Turns out there was some slop in one of the universal joints so dad reluctantly took the BMW 1600 Cabriolet instead . Anyways, after we got back from Monterey we pulled the driveshaft out, sent it out to get balanced and etc, put in a new trans seal, yesterday the driveshaft went back in (with a new input shaft), and today the rear suspension and donut were put back together. The end result: One happy dad. And thus ends the story of the original unrestored Elan that my dad has owned for over 20 years. -Matt Attached Images __________________ 1969 Lotus Elan 1968 BMW 1600 Livin' life in the '60's ;-) Last edited by FunElan : 09-14-2008 at 06:21 PM.