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Ross Nicol · 02-13-06, 06:43 AM

Yes Pete I paid $20 for this photo of 1109 so I hope you like it.I didn't have my camera or there would be more.Chris I would refer to the Europa as a Toyotus.Basically I'm in the Lotus club down here and I booked to go driving with them in Tassie this Easter as has Tim in his 40.Anyway I bought a Lotus Europa last year with a blown Renault motor. How sad 90hp.Now after building a GT40 I've got a handle on this mid engine transaxle thingy so I decided to put in a Toyota 4age 20 valve motor with 165hp now that's more like it.Anyway as it turns out the motor is a lot more powerful than the cars brakes so work to do before the trip.Great fun though and the conga line traffic jam test for overheating yesterday, gave me confidence it is reliable.

02-13-06, 06:43 AM	#15 (permalink)
Ross Nicol ross nicol 10 tenths Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: melbourne austr Posts: 1,066 Rep Power: 20	Re: Aus. Comp \'06 Yes Pete I paid $20 for this photo of 1109 so I hope you like it.I didn't have my camera or there would be more.Chris I would refer to the Europa as a Toyotus.Basically I'm in the Lotus club down here and I booked to go driving with them in Tassie this Easter as has Tim in his 40.Anyway I bought a Lotus Europa last year with a blown Renault motor. How sad 90hp.Now after building a GT40 I've got a handle on this mid engine transaxle thingy so I decided to put in a Toyota 4age 20 valve motor with 165hp now that's more like it.Anyway as it turns out the motor is a lot more powerful than the cars brakes so work to do before the trip.Great fun though and the conga line traffic jam test for overheating yesterday, gave me confidence it is reliable.