Hi guys, I’m the Italian owner of a Lotus Elan +2 1970 in restoration, and I have problems to recover the differential housing, would know someone help me out, thanks hello
Hi
Welcome to the Forum.
Are you trying to remove the differential from the chassis?
Regards
John
Hello, no differential was already removed, the machine is restored with a complete frame off, what I can not find on the market is this piece attached, thank you and hello to all
That part is common to many “Ford English differentials”, you could try ebay or companies specialising in rebuilding Ford diffs along. I know Mick Miller Lotus have a guy who builds diffs for them, maybe he has a spare or better still send your diff to them and get it properly built and set up.
Good Luck
John
thank you very much…
This ebay listing may be of interest to you…I have no connection with seller:
ebay.co.uk/itm/ford-escort-m … 416ad2a1de
another question guys, where can I find the tachometer, thanks
Hello guys, I contacted a dealer ford axles and asks me if mine is the same as the Ford Escort Mk1 or Mk2, I do not understand anything …
Nico
Where are you ,I may be able to help…
John 
Hi John, i am from Padova Italia…
I’ll have a look in the shed…
John
Hello guys I wanted to ask a question, I’m on my ELAN +2 retaurando a kind of reinforcement is mounted between the frame and the frame left and right between the radiator and engine (made ??by two attachment plates to the frame connected by three rods with ball ), I do not think it is an original piece not because I’ve never seen on any other ELAN +2, those who know something?
Never seen anything like that! Could be a way of preventing flex between the two suspension towers? You sometimes see something like this on metal-bodied rally cars to prevent the body shell flexing.
Difficult to see. Not sure why it would need ball joints (rose joints). Looks like its been put together from steering rod end joints. Could have been a mod for rough roads/motorsport. I can also see a riveted metal plate on the bodywork on the left hand mounting point…
Jeremy
Definitely not original and I think Jeremy is correct regarding the intent. Rose joints are generally not used for that type of application because of the total lack of resistance to bending. A fully bolted attachment is more stiff but the fabrication has to be more precise. I suspect the rose joints were used to allow less than perfect fabrication.
Hello Jeremy, riveted plate is just a fact reinforced by carozziere due to a past accident, because there is not a right.
? But what makes me think that is original is the fact that to allow the bolts between the plates and frame to go through the bodywork there are two bobbin 5/16 plain drowned in the fiberglass original Lotus, and is seen to have been made by factory, then poenso that could be an accessory of the machine, what do you think, I can just send new pictures of the pieces already restored, hello
Hi Nicola - a very interesting and unique modifications you have there. I’ve never seen this type of cross bracing on an elan chassis before - in fact I’ve never seen a chassis like that before - looks like a Lotus /Spider hybrid. The suspension arms are also unique being rose joined at the chassis end. It would be interesting to learn the history of your car and when and from whom it received these ‘Italian’ modifications. Cheers John.
Salut
The front end is what Spyder grafts on when they renovate a chassis - identified by their tubular cross piece. Sean told me the rear end is usually fine with all the lubrication it receives so they generally keep that.
So as it’s a Spyder renovated chassis it might be worth asking them if they had anything to do with the reinforcement.
Interesting.
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Vernon