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All the front end radiator pipes
have now been attached, I made use of some aluminium
tube to connect the 90 degree hose bends together.
On the top right you can see the temperature sender
insert, this had to be purchased separately as the one
supplied with the Vapor unit is for a motorcycle.
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Adequate space to fit the outer
seatbelt harness was restricted due to the the width
of the Lotus
seat runners, so my only option was to weld a bracket
in between the space frame to take the harness mounting
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The fuel tank is firmly fixed down using four old type
mini exhaust brackets or cotton reels as they are sometimes
known.
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The original donor fuel sender is
used, but as the fuel tank has a greater depth then the
original donor tank, it has to be extended using threaded
bar and locking nuts, also I have extended the length
of the float arm a couple of inch's, so that I can get
an
accurate fuel measurement. I was also careful to make
sure there was no chance of the cables rubbing on the
threaded bar, I don't want a short circuit here!
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Fuel tank with the locking fuel
cap and sender/ fuel pump fitted in place. Hylomar sealant
was used to seal the sender and cap in place as it is
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A bracket was fabricated out of
3mm steel for the push/ pull gear cables. A bit of time
was spent making sure they were welded in just the right
place.
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Because space is at a premium, I
decided to use a smaller header tank from a Vauxhall
Corsa, it seems just right for the job.
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MEV supplied Stainless Exhaust fitted. |
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I decided to have the air filter
as high as possible so that it should suck mainly cold
air in from the boot air duct, this should make sure
that I wont get a drop in horsepower. The donors pipe
work with a bit of fiddling provided the hose that was
required.
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Side repeaters fitted from the donor
and PU'd in to place, I think it looks the part. |
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Battery housing fabricated, not a bit of movement when
bolted in.
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Throttle pedal assembly fabricated from scratch, end
point adjustment stops yet to be made. |
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The fuel feed and return pipes,
the connector with nothing on it will be the tanks breather
pipe. The sender assembly was then fixed in to place
by carefully drilling eight holes equally around the
edge and bolting using stainless steel self tapping screws
then sealed with Hylomar. |
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A picture of the rear brake pipe
bracket. |
