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1. Elan +2 as (semi)daily driver? (score: 1)
Author: Tor Hval <torhv@ifi.uio.no>
Date: Thu, 5 Nov 1998 20:12:23 +0100 (MET)
I just came across an (apparently) nice Lotus Elan +2 for sale, who has been recently restored. As I am in the market for a fun car to have to get me to the shops, and for the occasional blast aroun
/html/chapman-era/1998-11/msg00001.html (7,528 bytes)

2. Re: Elan +2 as (semi)daily driver? (score: 1)
Author: Tor Hval <torhv@ifi.uio.no>
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1998 11:31:02 +0100 (MET)
Thats quite a list ;), but what can you expect of 15 years of daily use of an old Lotus. They wear as all other cars and demand a higher level of maintenance (read, parts replacement) If I can get a
/html/chapman-era/1998-11/msg00008.html (8,509 bytes)

3. Re: Elan +2 as (semi)daily driver? (score: 1)
Author: Tor Hval <torhv@ifi.uio.no>
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1998 22:32:14 +0100 (MET)
Some of this would not be outside my competance, like electrical gremlins(If they are not to bad). But if it get's really ugly I could ship the car back to Norway, where my father is and has tools, w
/html/chapman-era/1998-11/msg00010.html (10,207 bytes)

4. 5-speed update (score: 1)
Author: Tor Hval <torhv@ifi.uio.no>
Date: Sun, 18 Oct 1998 01:04:56 +0200 (MET DST)
Me and my father visited Spydersport a couple of weeks ago, we asked them about their 5 speed convertion (Getrag box i think). They responded that the Getrag box was to agricultural. However they we
/html/chapman-era/1998-10/msg00013.html (7,272 bytes)

5. Re: camshafts (Dave Bean's address) (score: 1)
Author: Tor Hval <torhv@ifi.uio.no>
Date: Mon, 3 Aug 1998 22:25:24 +0200 (MET DST)
Thanks, we will probably order that catalogue Tor
/html/chapman-era/1998-08/msg00002.html (6,994 bytes)

6. Re: camshafts (score: 1)
Author: Tor Hval <torhv@ifi.uio.no>
Date: Mon, 3 Aug 1998 22:42:20 +0200 (MET DST)
Well we live out in the country and do most of our driving there. And we do not very often get stuck in slow traffic unless we travel in to cities (like Oslo), or get stuck behind a tractor ;). Howe
/html/chapman-era/1998-08/msg00004.html (8,400 bytes)

7. tuning(Air filters) (score: 1)
Author: Tor Hval <torhv@ifi.uio.no>
Date: Mon, 3 Aug 1998 22:57:10 +0200 (MET DST)
When we are at the subject of tuning. What kind of air filters do you use for your twincams? We put in a K&N filter in our elan this weekend(In the stock airfilter housing, to ensure that cold air ar
/html/chapman-era/1998-08/msg00005.html (6,784 bytes)

8. gearbox problem? (score: 1)
Author: Tor Hval <torhv@ifi.uio.no>
Date: Sun, 5 Jul 1998 22:15:49 +0200 (MET DST)
I have driven our elan a bit recently and is experiencing a strange problem(?). When accelerating in firsth gear and changing up, I am experiencing a jerk and a thump. The harder I accelerate the mo
/html/chapman-era/1998-07/msg00018.html (6,951 bytes)

9. Re: gearbox problem? (score: 1)
Author: Tor Hval <torhv@ifi.uio.no>
Date: Mon, 6 Jul 1998 22:13:01 +0200 (MET DST)
Thanks for your advice guys! I will let you know when we have investigated the problem. Tor Hval <torhv@ifi.uio.no>
/html/chapman-era/1998-07/msg00023.html (6,811 bytes)

10. Elan report (score: 1)
Author: Tor Hval <torhv@ifi.uio.no>
Date: Sun, 19 Jul 1998 23:25:52 +0200 (MET DST)
I said that I would let you guys know when we found out of the thump and jerk problem.(see earlier posting) This is what we found out: First of all I forgot to tell you all the symptoms. In addition
/html/chapman-era/1998-07/msg00037.html (7,553 bytes)

11. camshafts (score: 1)
Author: Tor Hval <torhv@ifi.uio.no>
Date: Thu, 30 Jul 1998 21:41:16 +0200 (MET DST)
We are thinking of rebuilding our twincam engine this winter and would like to have some advice on camshafts. The current camshaft(s) that are installed is TT36 , does any of you know anything about
/html/chapman-era/1998-07/msg00046.html (6,881 bytes)

12. tire pressure (score: 1)
Author: Tor Hval <torhv@ifi.uio.no>
Date: Wed, 3 Jun 1998 23:57:54 +0200 (MET DST)
I drove our elan last weekend for the first time after the modifications (softer shockabsorber settings, new stock springs at front, and new yokohama tires) The car was a lot more comfortable to driv
/html/chapman-era/1998-06/msg00000.html (7,228 bytes)

13. Re: tire pressure (score: 1)
Author: Tor Hval <torhv@ifi.uio.no>
Date: Thu, 4 Jun 1998 08:52:04 +0200 (MET DST)
That is correct, we have just bought 4 yokohama avr (or avs) 720 (or 760) (I am not sure of the "model" of the yokohama tires) 175/70 front, 185/70 rear. Interesting, we started with 18 psi all roun
/html/chapman-era/1998-06/msg00003.html (10,137 bytes)

14. Re: Re[2]: tire pressure (score: 1)
Author: Tor Hval <torhv@ifi.uio.no>
Date: Thu, 4 Jun 1998 16:48:19 +0200 (MET DST)
Nice to know! Yes, but altering the tire pressure from time to time,according to who drives the car whould not be to much of a hassle. But the other stuff would. Well I think we have competition sho
/html/chapman-era/1998-06/msg00005.html (10,195 bytes)

15. Re: Re[4]: tire pressure (score: 1)
Author: Tor Hval <torhv@ifi.uio.no>
Date: Thu, 4 Jun 1998 22:39:11 +0200 (MET DST)
We will have to investigate the roll-bar setup, before we eventualy change the setup. But I suspect that we have stock roll-bars. We did not have in mind to buy/make a lot of different roll bars. We
/html/chapman-era/1998-06/msg00007.html (8,912 bytes)

16. Re: Re[6]: tire pressure (score: 1)
Author: Tor Hval <torhv@ifi.uio.no>
Date: Sun, 7 Jun 1998 21:09:43 +0200 (MET DST)
Yes, my father has now set the car up with 26 psi at the front(but still 18 at the rear). He says the steering is now much more crisp :) I think we will do some tuning when I go home after my last e
/html/chapman-era/1998-06/msg00011.html (8,185 bytes)

17. Re: Re[8]: tire pressure (score: 1)
Author: Tor Hval <torhv@ifi.uio.no>
Date: Mon, 8 Jun 1998 17:00:16 +0200 (MET DST)
Nice trick :) Tor Hval <torhv@ifi.uio.no>
/html/chapman-era/1998-06/msg00013.html (7,624 bytes)

18. list activity (score: 1)
Author: Tor Hval <torhv@ifi.uio.no>
Date: Thu, 21 May 1998 15:57:38 +0200 (MET DST)
Are there any activity here? I have not recieved a single message from the list after the "Welcome to chapman-era" message. Tor Hval <torhv@ifi.uio.no>
/html/chapman-era/1998-05/msg00037.html (6,935 bytes)

19. Re: list activity(introduction) (score: 1)
Author: Tor Hval <torhv@ifi.uio.no>
Date: Thu, 21 May 1998 19:03:48 +0200 (MET DST)
Hi everbody! Ray:You didn't miss anything(yet ;) ) as i have not sent a introduction yet. You see I am used to pretty high level of activity on other mailing lists(the lotus ,seven, xke, lists). Som
/html/chapman-era/1998-05/msg00040.html (8,013 bytes)

20. alternate transmission for Elan(was list activity) (score: 1)
Author: Tor Hval <torhv@ifi.uio.no>
Date: Thu, 21 May 1998 19:13:53 +0200 (MET DST)
Could anyone please tell me what you found out about about alternate transmission for the Elan.(It was Rod who recomended me to ask questions about such things here, after I posted a message to the
/html/chapman-era/1998-05/msg00042.html (6,864 bytes)


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