Lotus Elon

1969 Analogue Lotus Elan reborn without noise & smells. Same weight to keep handling balance

Vaccinator Delivery System #pharmacists #poweredbythesun #Roofon #heateron #happyPax #LotusElan #DoorFits #FortheDrivers #electricrestomod #ElectricClassicCars
Heating System up and running. Pre-heating cabin and batteries is fab. The heater is turned on by pulling the Elans ... errr *Heater* knob, and the *choke* knob now chokes the flow of water through the Tesla battery modules. Also finally calibrated @tom_evnut 's brilliant #simpBMS, Amp readout. It was easy with fixed heater and charger current set points.... But must simplify the dash next ..it currently (!) has a total of 4 SOC readouts including the original petrol gauge :-)
Yessss ... wet heating and cooling system works ! (toasty toes from original #Lotus /MG heater and happy temperature controlled #tesla battery modules). Now to add some safety cutouts, labels and tidy up. #WannabeOctovalve #scienceexperiments #LotusElanEV #LotusElan #LotusElon #ForTheDrivers #electricrestomod #ElectricClassicCars
Bleeding System 😆 #WannabeOctovalve #LookingAfterBatteryAndFeet #LotusElon #LotusElan #ForTheDrivers #electricrestomod #ElectricClassicCars #ElectricClassicCar #scienceexperiment 😆
Science experiment 😎 Heating and cooling with real bits ! Water heater and 2 'bonsai' mixing valves. To heat water and mix hot and cold water via pump, inverter cooling plate, front and rear battery modules, reservoir and a lightweight formula ford radiator. #Tesla #Battery #module #Spa 😆 It likes to be at 25c all the time, especially charging and discharging ... Driver likes that too, in winter 🤞 #alwaysAjob on a #restomod 😆 #LotusElan #ElectricClassicCars
Heat and cooling circuit
https://youtu.be/TmIN1ltTmmE Really chuffed to see this video @littlejameslittle and his crew from @collectingcars made a super video of #LotusElon ... It was an honour to be the first EV that James has ever driven, hopefully not the last, and good to show we can relax a silent clean future need not be boring #lotuscars @lotuscars #ForTheDrivers #electricclassiccar #fearnotagreenfunfuture #ColinChapman #Approval ?
Water heater build - for both my feet and the batteries. Wet system with various valves to direct flow/heat/cooling. As usual #tesla got here first and now with octovalve and HVAC systems, are smashing it. #respect
Water heater build - for both my feet and the batteries. Wet system with various valves to direct flow/heat/cooling. As usual #tesla got here first and now with octovalve and HVAC systems, are smashing it. #respect
Water heater build - for both my feet and the batteries. Wet system with various valves to direct flow/heat/cooling. As usual #tesla got here first and now with octovalve and HVAC systems, are smashing it. #respect
Now waiting for some snow and ice to try this in silence. #addedlightness #650kg #talktorque #electricclassiccar #LotusElan #similarpower2xtorque #netgainmotors #hyper9 #cheaptyres
’Hoony Tunes' Christmas Special Video added to bio. Thank you @garryrobson ..... That's all Folks
Elon needed some motivation in 2017 😁 20+ years resting or rather rusting. #lotuscars #LotusElan #TwinCam #BetterElectric #ForTheDrivers
Elon in 2017 after 20 years quietly rusting at back of Miles Wilkins workshop - in good company with an Elite. Waiting for another 50 years lease of the quiet life #lotuscars #FortheDrivers #electricclassiccar
Brothers in Arne 😆 (Local View of Arne and Poole Harbour) with @littlejameslittle for @collectingcars upcoming YouTube video. #telsaroadster #LotusElan #pooleharbour #HethelBuilt #ForTheDrivers #lotuscars #poweredbytesla #SilentClassicCars
Great to meet @littlejameslittle and honoured to have Elon featured on @collectingcars YouTube channel. "A grand day out eh Wallis" #ForTheDrivers #LotusElan #lotuscars #Inthesunpoweredbysun #pooleharbour #PoppedEVcherry 😎
New Drive, super smooth ! (The car's not bad either 😆) #LotusElan #ForTheDrivers #QuietCurveCorrector #electricclassiccar #poweredbysun #lotuscars
Ariane In the (not so) hot seat. #650kgEV #addedLightness #LotusElan #ElecticLotus #electricclassiccar
+++++++++++++++++ "Interesting that batteries and motors are lighter than a twincam but I will stick with manual clutch, feeding the revs, balancing the doughnut take up, double declutching the downshifts, enjoying the just on the red line upshifts, balancing the car on the throttle through log sweepers, revelling in the sound track of Harry Mundy's glorious engine design and well I could go on... What is the point of an electric Elan? I would ask you earnestly to get something else and leave Elans to those who cherish them for what they are - but it's obviously too late for that. Hoping your conversion will be re-convertible to a proper twincam engine in the future. BTW - No personal animosity in any of this and best of luck with whatever you choose to" ±++++++++++++++ Small minority view from a #LotusElan owner 😎
Got Interviewed By @ashton_kirby1999 (video in bio) about Elon ...... Lotus Elon Fun lockdown project and hopefully EV mythbuster. https://youtu.be/OCH5-DuCY1U #lotuscars #FortheDrivers #quietly #650kgEV #LotusElan #electricclassiccar #electricrestomod #mythbuster #instagramdoesntlikeyoutube
Snippet of Elon Video #LotusElan #ForTheDrivers #electricrestomod #electricclassiccar #addedLightness #650kg
Elon tucked up in garage with 8 bikes (and a Paramotor)
#LotusElan in front of its own private oil well and refinery 😆 AKA Solar PV Panels .. which give upto 100 free miles a day. #650kgEV #poweredbysun #ElectricLotus #electricclassiccar #FortheDrivers #FunwithoutFuel #SilentSmiles #future #LotusElon
Documentary making in progress by @ashton_kirby1999 Looking forward to seeing results on YouTube. #LotusElan #pooleharbour #prelockdown2 #evconversion #electricclassiccar #electricclassiccars #SilentClassicCars #poweredbythesun #electricrestomod #FortheDrivers #lotuscars #LotusElon
I think @arianejsanders likes it 😎 She drove #LotusElan as an ICE. And, for 1st time as an EV, yesterday. #FortheDrivers #lotuscars #electricclassiccars #evconversion #650kgEV #LotusElon #SilentClassicCars #poweredbythesun #pollutionfree
Undertray in place. Winter protection for the mighty #hyper9 #LotusElan #electricclassiccar #evconversion #LotusElon #netgainmotors #cnc
Slope Soaring in Dorset - in blissful silence ! #LotusElon Top LHS is a beautiful white all moulded aerobatic glider, flown brilliantly, mostly inverted, fast and accurate by a hero pilot well into his 70's #OldGuysRock #LotusElan #SilentClassicCars #FortheDrivers #lotuscars #electricclassiccar #diyev #evconversion #silentflight
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