LOTUS MK1 CORTINA RESTORATION

[Ghia15]

Going to be another Cracker.

I do love the MK1 Lotus and was lucky enough to strip and rebuild a racer.

It was great but yours will be in a league of it's own.

Look forward to the next update

[chap280]

Brilliant stuff, what's your technique for removing underseal?

Easiest way is a hot air gun and a scraper,cheers

[chap280]

Going to be another Cracker.

I do love the MK1 Lotus and was lucky enough to strip and rebuild a racer.

It was great but yours will be in a league of it's own.

Look forward to the next update

Cheers mate

[Peter-S]

Cracking progress Paul, I was wondering if you'd found a car. Look forward to seeing more.

[Jayman]

Brilliant stuff, what's your technique for removing underseal?

Easiest way is a hot air gun and a scraper,cheers

Cheers I'll give that a go soon, cant use a wire brush on a grinder since other peoples cars will be in the workspace ill be in. Keep up the graft should be mint.

[zakumwest]

Excellent work real encouragement to others

[chris_v888]

wow thats a lot of hart n soul gone into that lovely job. ive had quite a few of the mk1 in my life my larst one was a 3.0l and at same time a mk2 with rover in it if only o new haw much thay would of been werth?? enjoy your car and keep up the good work

[chap280]

Cracking progress Paul, I was wondering if you'd found a car. Look forward to seeing more.

Cheers Peter

[chap280]

Brilliant stuff, what's your technique for removing underseal?

Easiest way is a hot air gun and a scraper,cheers

Cheers I'll give that a go soon, cant use a wire brush on a grinder since other peoples cars will be in the workspace ill be in. Keep up the graft should be mint.

I tried everything but a hot air gun and scraper was best.
Cheers Paul

[chap280]

Excellent work real encouragement to others

Cheers mate

[chap280]

wow thats a lot of hart n soul gone into that lovely job. ive had quite a few of the mk1 in my life my larst one was a 3.0l and at same time a mk2 with rover in it if only o new haw much thay would of been werth?? enjoy your car and keep up the good work

Cheers mate.

[chap280]

On with the prep and more and more and more.

[chap280]

Done abit more over the weekend.Time consuming as its mostly done by hand as its
awkward work at the moment.

[chap280]

Paint stripped the passenger door.Had a tap about with the roof as it was in a bad way.
I think the roof had been walked on at some stage.Skimmed the whole roof and o/s rear quarter.

[chap280]

Done abit more on Saturday.Started on the n/s rear quarter and in the boot area.







Been collecting some nice parts over the past few months.
Brand new old stock genuine front grille.

A pair of perfect door handles.

Perfect seat belts.

Genuine perfect condition lotus steering wheel and gear knob.


Twin 40 dcoe 18s bought and refurbed.

Also bought a set of 15" minilites.I have the lotus steels aswell but these look the nuts on a lotus mk1.

Heres a few pics of a lotus mk1 with these wheels on.
Have to shorten the rear axle by 20mm for these to fit.

[SmokeEm]

Those 'Minilite' style alloys on the car look like Compomotive ML's - a very different animal to the ones you have? Does that matter? Not a jot if its just 'The look' you are after?

Can't wait to see this keep progressing!

[280Brooklands]

This is quite simply fantastic work! My Dad has a Mk2 Lotus Cortina in restoration at the moment, its still in the welding stage but he has just retired to I am expecting progress and a lot of late nights in the garage to come. It's black which we understand from the Lotus register to be rare, the paint code is SPL (Special?) whether it makes it worth any more I have my doubts.

I have emailed him a link to this thread as I feel he needs some motivation!! haha!


Outstanding work!! Following this one!

Cheers,

Stuart

[chap280]

Those 'Minilite' style alloys on the car look like Compomotive ML's - a very different animal to the ones you have? Does that matter? Not a jot if its just 'The look' you are after?

Can't wait to see this keep progressing!

The wheels your talking about are the wheels I bought as I bought them off the owner of the car in the pic,cheers Paul

[chap280]

This is quite simply fantastic work! My Dad has a Mk2 Lotus Cortina in restoration at the moment, its still in the welding stage but he has just retired to I am expecting progress and a lot of late nights in the garage to come. It's black which we understand from the Lotus register to be rare, the paint code is SPL (Special?) whether it makes it worth any more I have my doubts.

I have emailed him a link to this thread as I feel he needs some motivation!! haha!


Outstanding work!! Following this one!

Cheers,

Stuart

Cheers Stuart.Any pics of the mk2
Paul

[chap280]

Cheers to Colin Gin for driving down from Clacton and giving up his day yesterday.
Front wings on so welding is all done now.




Front wing arches rolled,all Lotus mk1s are