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Fawcett Family
Racing Presents Lotus 51a Chassis # 51A/FF/119 |
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being resurrected after 26? years parked in a garage in Colorado after
a
crash in it`s last race (1978). It is unique in having an extra
fuel
tank installed on the upper frame tubes above the driver`s legs for
endurance races. The ` Monza ` filler -cap can be
seen in front of the windscreen. Chassis # 119 Frame # 129 Formula Ford Spec / Ford Cortina GT 1600 Gearbox Renault R8 Type 330 |
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History Sold to Lotus Southwest (Texas) in July of 1968. Original color BRG, was yellow when purchased by Mike Gorham in 1975. Mike raced the car for years at "Pueblo Motorsports Park - a very fast 2.7 mile course at Pueblo CO. - and the track at Aspen CO. - a 1.2 mile 9 turn character builder (narrow, runoff areas full of boulders, cramped and primitive pit area, and intensely beautiful during the September races)." Around 1980 the car was parked as it was time to raise a family. 2003, car purchased by FFR. Mike lovingly kept the car on a trailer in a one-car detached garage whose door had been unopened for so long a 5" trunk diameter tree had to be cut down to allow opening. Car is currently going thru a "ground up" cleaning and restoration. See link below for progress. |
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Progress on the Restoration !!!!Restoration Progress page!!!! Color Schemes top |
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Technical Chassis - muliti round and square tube brazed, water and oil coolant go to front thru chassis tubes, extended roll bar added on. Weight 100lbs Engine - Ford OHV 1600cc cross flow. 110 HP in my dreams, block #8A11LC119A 731 Crank Gearbox - Renault R8 Type 330 4 speed, left hand shift, s/n 3542501 Lotus custom bell houseing and side bearing carriers front seal - federal-mogul 30x40x7 part # 7 24956 08588 0 side output bearings - SKF 6207 2RSJEM (on bearing 6207-2RS1/C3GJN) Clutch - Pressure Plate standard Borg & Beck or AP for 7.5" Disc Disc - 7.5"/190mm 10 spline 7/8" Slave Girling/Lucas 0.88" rebuild kit SP2029 3/4" Master Cylinder Girling/Lucas rebuild # SP1967, NAPA UP278 Release Assembly - ford mainly, bearing may be anglia with a lotus bobbin on the front end (bottom of photo) exploded view - clutch would be on right. Bearing carrier is from an anglia (left in photo, bobbin on right) dimensions of bearing only It is a "flat face" bearing used on lotus/ford units (7, elan, cortina) Originally a Pollard 6/W 1-3/8, or FKC 6/W 1-3/8 Ford Part number 105E-7580-B, Timken 1375, SKF N3001, 1-3/8 bore is what that pollard part number means. for some reason this beqring is hard to source- one i found was a delphi/borg&beck unit made by FKC (japanese) with same pollard numbr on it, but dont know the borg and beck number. Call JAE Brakes - Outboard discs all around, dual master cylinder split circuit adjustable f/r ratio Front Caliper - Girling 14LF Girling/Lucas Rebuild # SP2697, NAPA # UP989, pistons 191013 1.89dia Rear Caliper - Girling 10/8H Girling/Lucas Rebuild # SP2515, NAPA # n/a, piston dia 1.34 for reference, some 51's have Girling 12SP calipers, rebuild kit SP2529 front - 0.7" Master Cylinder Girling/Lucas rebuild # SP2102 rear - 5/8" Master Cylinder Girling/Lucas rebuild # SP1963, NAPA UP275 (oddly, NAPA rebuild kits dont come with a reservior cover seal but they do come with a new piston) Pads - EBC green stuff 2106 (made for the 14LF calipers, have to cut them up for the rears) Wheels - Front 13" dia., 4.4" wide, 3.75BC from Lotus Elan Rear 13" dia., 5.4" wide, 4.25BC from Lotus Cortina Steering - Rack: TR10 Hearld or Spitfire with on center pinion Uprights - TR front, lotus magnesium casting rear Driveshaft u-joints NAPA part # spicer 54X Gaskets & other parts Head Set MotorCraft 1602013 , EEM 190 D691M6014 AA Front Seal & Timing Cover Gasket - TCS45075 (O'reiley) felpro REar seal and rear cover gasket - BS16071 (O'reiley) felpro Pan set (rubber ends) - OS30254C (O'reiley) felpro distributor rotor (motorcraft) D154 o'reiley/EP51 NAPA points A101V o'reiley condenser G590 Oreiley cartidge oil filter WIX 51184 or Crosland 440 top |
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