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Well I will be there and know a few of the people putting on the event, I'm sure we can make it happen!

I was out last night in the car, and was thrilled that the closing of the valve seemed to work! And then was out late and it was so damn cold I had to reach under and open the valve back up lol. I guess I'm glad I have the heater after all!

Had the front off today and yeah, the heater was no where near closed. I adjusted it the best I could, but it still doesn't quite close all the way via the switch, so I manually closed it all the way, much cooler air coming through the fans now. Also, there's the existing hole on the pedal box cover for access to the gas pedal cable..looks like the perfect spot for the CPU fan, no cutting required.

Yeah as I'm looking into that, I like the idea more and more. I'll pick up a fan and a temperature switch to automatically turn it on with it's hot. I think this will work perfectly. I'll report back once built and tested 😎

I really like the idea of the CPU fan on top of the pedal box. Seems like an easy solution that requires minimal modifications.

Definitely some interesting ideas there. I'll start with fiddling with the heater to make sure it's actually closed when I think it is, then will need to look into insulating the engine side of the foot well. Sounds like that's where most of the gains happen.

Last time in Tennessee there was a couple with an Elan that died while there, they rented a U-Haul with trailer and drove it back home after lol

I'll check that out, thanks

Anyone else coming with their 7? September 5-7th, Pittsburgh, PA It's not cheap, especially since you need to be a member, but it's a fun time and lots of cool Lotus and Lotus derived cars there! https://lotusltd.com/log-44-in-pittsburgh/

It's been pretty damn hot around here recently (100° heat index, which for northern Ohio is crazy hot) and I'm looking to cool down a bit inside, specifically around my feet. I've read that others have suggested turning the heater off and turning the fans on to move some air around, but mine seems to just put out hot air regardless of the cable - I need to take a look and make sure it's actually closing all the way. I would expect the air to be "ambient" temperature, but mine is HOT. Other things I've read are people remove the cover on the pedal box for more airflow - does that actually help? I would think it would just pump hot air from the engine bay into the foot well? My next thought was trying to fab up some ducting to go from the vents in the hood down to my feet - something that could be removed during the cooler months. Has anyone done anything like this? I couldn't find anything, but thought it's gotta be something SOMEONE has thought of....

I'm planning on picking up some PVC and whatnot that @wdb showed in the video they linked, hopefully that'll be a start, and then maybe pick up some of the plates/etc if I think this is something I'll do again. I'm kinda thinking I might just end up at the shop I found and hope they are competent....

Thanks, that's a great video. I'll start with just PVC and strings and see where I get 😎

Do those work ok? Reviews I saw online were kinda hit or miss

I found a place through a car Facebook friend I'll check out - "oddball motor works" sounds right up our alley.

Hey all, as many of you know I finished up my build last fall and have been out a handful of times in my 420S, which is fantastic. I was thinking about it recently and realized I probably need to do an alignment to make sure everything is set properly and won't destroy my tires. Ive never done string alignment, but kinda know the theory behind it - is something like this worth it for better results? https://www.summitracing.com/parts/qta-416436 Or can I just take it to any local shop to have it laser aligned? I couldn't find any specialty shops around here (East side of Cleveland, Ohio) and don't know how much to trust normal shops...

Cool, yeah I got the replacement, but haven't popped it in the car yet. It's been subzero temps recently, and even in the garage it's cooooold

Just as a follow up, I got an email from Bruce that they found a wiring issue on my unit - so if anyone else has the problem I did, let them know!

Congrats! I'm jealous you were able to drive, we've had snow on the roads for like a month plus straight

Went with the soft bits one - I liked the idea of the easy in/out zippers..I had a hell of a time getting in and out the only time I drove it with the full hood on

Present to myself is on - not too bad once I deciphered what they were saying in the instructions. I really hated getting in and out with the full hood, so I opted for the easy-in zippers for the half hood.

Well in that case, here's the two pictures I sent to catmando in regards to the gauge correction unit.

I'll DM so as not to clog up this thread.

Mine isn't working 😞 The light comes on immediately when plugging in, regardless of the headlights being on/off, so I'm guessing something is backwards. I'll try and figure it out at some point, but since it's not driving season anymore in Ohio, it's a winter project...

I bought one of those fuel gauge correction units..it didn't work, so this is helpful info so I can troubleshoot it.

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