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Restoration of a Mk1 Lotus Twin Cam
Start Date: 22/4/2008 I bought this car for the soul purpose of restoring it, Members of the Small Ford Club of NSW have watched the progress of this restoration as I did it part time after hours,out side the normal working day. Finish Date:8/4/2010 Here are just a few images to give everyone an insight to what I have done, Jim            
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RE: Restoration of a Mk1 Lotus Twin Cam
2010/04/13 12:20:17
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wow! that is awesome! looks bloody nice!
cheers
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RE: Restoration of a Mk1 Lotus Twin Cam
2010/04/13 12:43:42
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Absolutely beautiful.
Looks like a lot of work has gone in to this car, but the end result makes it all worth it.
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RE: Restoration of a Mk1 Lotus Twin Cam
2010/04/13 13:03:59
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I want to see more.... well done.... [:u]
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RE: Restoration of a Mk1 Lotus Twin Cam
2010/04/13 13:29:25
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Very nice  Thats one way to do the floors[:0]
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RE: Restoration of a Mk1 Lotus Twin Cam
2010/04/13 13:38:10
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Great to see the finished product Jim. Well worth the effort.
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RE: Restoration of a Mk1 Lotus Twin Cam
2010/04/13 13:45:15
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Great work Jim!! the car looks stunning! well done
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RE: Restoration of a Mk1 Lotus Twin Cam
2010/04/13 13:51:44
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It looks good in the photos but in real life it is one of the best i have seen and i have seen a fue Top work Jim and Sue PJ
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RE: Restoration of a Mk1 Lotus Twin Cam
2010/04/15 07:19:03
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Thank you everyone,
I got the plates on it Thursday and took it out on it's 1st run last
Sunday and did 180 miles,most of it at freeway conditions,it was
steady sitting on 55mph with the new engine,it was a great run.
How are you going up there in the tropics Eric with your twin cam ?
Thank's Mickas but I couldn't down load 400 more images,you would go
insane if you saw the rest,
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RE: Restoration of a Mk1 Lotus Twin Cam
2010/04/15 08:06:12
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Respect. [^]
Looks like this one goes a long way to proving almost no escort shell is beyond salvage......[:u]
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RE: Restoration of a Mk1 Lotus Twin Cam
2010/04/15 08:49:59
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Remarkable![^] The Poms are the known kings of rust repair but Ive never seen them do this. Then again where would they find a spare floor and bulkhead that wasn't already very rusty?
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RE: Restoration of a Mk1 Lotus Twin Cam
2010/04/15 08:52:08
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Hello Jim. I've got one in two pack undercoat at the moment, waiting for the humidity levels to drop. Hoping to get it on the road before the end of the year. I too am going back to the original colour. I don't understand owners who painted these cars red. No progress on the GT1600 but that may get a kick along soon. I've got all the new panels. When you sent me those photos some time ago I just could not have imagined how good your car would be. I'd love to visit one day and see it in the flesh.
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RE: Restoration of a Mk1 Lotus Twin Cam
2010/04/15 19:41:20
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Hello Jaycees, How about some more piccies! More detail please! The before and after photos don't show the amount of pain and suffering you went through to complete the job! Congratultions ! 
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RE: Restoration of a Mk1 Lotus Twin Cam
2010/04/15 20:09:28
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lol dude, i cant believe u removed the floor! ive never seen that done before. but i guess that shows just how thorough your build was. love the colour, love the flawless engine bay, but do you mind me asking, what is that round part, that is in the bottom right corner, and has a pipe going to otherside of the engine bay? and what is the container thing to the drivers side of the heater bubble that is also shown in the third picture?
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RE: Restoration of a Mk1 Lotus Twin Cam
2010/04/15 20:17:42
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1 That is the remote brake booster 2 for the Brake Fluid PJ
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