Gary…it would be a very easy project over here, in terms of getting the missing bits together at least.
When pulling together the parts for my S2 project, I quickly learnt that it was the wiper motor, heater box, pedals, door furniture, Marstone radiator, instruments and dash top crash roll that would be the difficult bits to get… but they weren’t. There’s a lot of stuff tucked away, and with a combination of eBay, Club Lotus folks and an advert in LotusElan.net, most bits were obtained within 8 weeks.
And in the last couple of weeks I’ve found an original S2 steering wheel and horn push…the pale yellow one, not the current crop of egg yellow badges being advertised as ‘new old stock’.
The engine is very easy to get hold of, as the poor old Plus 2 continues to be broken for parts, and TTR can provide virtually anything else…at a price.
About the only challenge I can see for this car, apart from putting it all together of course, is getting a pair of seats, a dash crash pad and the correct instruments.
I really do think that so long as you have the VIN plate, the rest is down to a lot of hunting if you want to get the bits for the right price, or a large cheque to TTR / Dave Bean if you’re in a hurry. Interestingly, chassis number 5564 doesn’t have any details recorded against it in the chassis database, but it’s a late one so wouldn’t attract the '65 and earlier premium for the racer boys.
The shell of this car looks like it may need a fair bit of work…the lack of much of the metal in the sills implies it’s been outside for a long time, which could have led to some of the fibreglass becoming ‘spongy’.
I don’t know if there are any differences between a S1 and a S2 shell…I seem to remember that the doors are slightly different…a little more square on the S1 at the front edge? If that is the case, it may be a little more tricky passing off the restored car as an S2.
Mark