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The Lotus Elan folks are pretty big on having the suspension arms parallel to the ground. Using a measure such as suspension arm angle eliminates tire size as a variable.

They must be for different versions of the carburetor. They each have 5 holes but not in the same place. I think you will figure out which one fits your carb pretty quickly.

No patterns but lots of pics in this thread.

Barber Motorsports Park is a BEAUTIFUL location, and a great track! I did a 2 day Porsche class there. I'm jealous of you doing it in a 7. I hope you saved time for the museum, it is a must-see.

Superformance S-1 on BaT: https://bringatrailer.com/listing/2001-superformance-s1-3/

There's a fellow on the Elan forum who decided to try this because his Webers were acting up. He quickly became overwhelmed. It's doable, but it is not as simple as bolting on throttle bodies. Which is what I think the other fellow may have had in mind when he chose the path! Fuel system changes, sensors for control, an ECU, wiring... it adds up. That said, I believe there are kits that can get you pretty much everything you need, and I would love to follow along if you decide to take the plunge.

Closure, ish. The shipper and I finally threw our hands up in the air with trying to deal with UPS's byzantine bureaucratic bullsh*t and agreed that I should refuse delivery of the item. So I did. The part continued to just sit there, on some shelf or whatever, at the nearby UPS depot. A few more lengthy wait times on the phone yielded the arcane methodology to make UPS actually return the part to the sender. Which they did. When the shipper received the original part he immediately dispatched another one, this time using some type of code that indicated it was a replacement for a defective unit. Here's a dose of irony for you -- no tariff. The UPS guy arrived and just handed me the box, without asking for any payments. All good, right? Almost. UPS still considers me as owing them the substantial and incorrect original tariff amount. Plus late fees. So some of the saga continues.

I inherited cheapo 13" all-season tires when I got my 1995 S3. They hold the car up just fine and are a hoot to toss around. I'm sure a high performance tire like the Toyo etc. would provide a whole heap more traction though. The problem with both of them is how they affect my eye. The Toyo etc. look sexy and fast and capable, but (to my eye) look more modern than the car. The cheapie all-seasons look like all-seasons, which don't fit the obvious sporting character of the car. For the sake of my eye I am leaning towards a set of classic Pirelli Cinturatos, which come in 185/70VR14 size. Link below is from Lucas Tire, from whom I have ordered and had good results. Others may sell them as well. https://lucasclassictires.com/tires/185-70vr14-pirelli-cinturato-cn36/

I pulled the transmission on my S3 after reading somewhere online that it was possible. It's possible. Don't do it. I ended up separating the bell housing from the transmisison case in situ, then finagling and wrangling very heavy hunks of iron that were dangling precariously above my physical self, all while the engine hung from a sling contraption that was not as confidence inspiring as it should have been. After all of that I knew there was no way in hell it was going to be a reversible process. Pulling the engine and transmission together is a far simpler task.

Size 9.5, Euro 43, and I need skinny shoes to properly drive the Caterham and Elan. Yes I can operate the pedals in bigger shoes, but I have to do stuff such as depressing the clutch pedal before hitting the brake pedal so I have enough room. I also adjusted the pedal locations in the Cat to make it better for heel/toe. I concur with the opinion that if you don't need racing shoes, don't buy racing shoes. There are also a lot of regular 'driving' shoes that cost more than they should. I found a pair of lightweight trail running shoes a few years ago that work great. They are very form fitting, the heel is nicely curved, and they're dark gray so it doesn't look like I'm wearing advertisements on my feet. (Maybe that's just me.) They're also a good enough shoe that I can wear them all day in comfort. Sadly I can't find them again lately.

The dimensions are in one of the pictures. 34.53" lengthwise, 4.33" in height (including bracket).

Those wheels need to go. I'd be willing to take them off your hands...

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Back on Trump-ic. He came out advocating that the pubs vote to release the Epstein files.

Could it be related to the 'bucket-ness' (for lack of a better term) of the seat? Maybe try to lift your butt somehow, seat angle maybe, or a cushion, as an experiment. Also, do you actually pee a lot after the drive, or do you just feel like you have to pee?

A bladder might be bedder, Or it might be badder. Why does it madder.

Err "tariffs". /pedant

Is that the road in the Poconos? US 6 I think?

I think we can all agree that, whatever it IS, it IS NOT a 1964 S2 and never was. I'm going to go with it being an early-ish Caterham with a Franken-yotaed drivetrain. Those rear trailing arms are, uhh, interesting, as are the front swaybar links. Speaking of which I think the front suspension has been given the wide track treatment. There are rose joints everywhere. The RH steering rack boot is still in shambles. The front wheels may have been redrilled for a different bolt circle. Gauges are a mix of this and that. The dash panel might be a completely replaced panel. The turn signals occupy two of those toggles? I'd honestly be afraid of this car.

I ended up refusing shipment of the item I ordered, due to not being able to sort out the incorrect tariff levies. At this point in time I have not heard back from UPS on my dispute submission. I also have no idea whether they "returned to sender" or whether the poor plastic thingie is sitting forlornly on some shelf 10 miles away from my house. Until I have some closure on that, I'm out the cost of the part + shipping. "Debacle" is the word that comes to mind.

Hey, I have one of those...

Does anyone know whether pre-PVC SU carbs were jetted differently? Also I'd be curious to know which side of the butterfly that pipe exits on in the carb throat. My thought is that those carbs may work okay on a pre-PVC engine but may need rejetting. I guess I should say re-needling in the case of SU's...

Sold.

I didn't hear anything so I'll post pictures here. The black one was on my Caterham which may help explain its condition. It doesn't leak I promise. I removed it to go to a fabricated unit, which I promptly punched a proper hole in. Now the car is dry sumped. The blue one may have been from an Elan, it was in with a pile of parts I got all at once from a guy who had Elans and the Caterham. Black sump Blue sump.