The Engine Wouldn’t Fit… So I Cut the Frame (Don’t Tell Lotus!)
Автор: WestCam
Загружено: 2025-10-29
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Episode 8 of my Lotus Europa rebuild series takes an unexpected turn. What should’ve been a straightforward engine and transaxle install turned into a bit of frame surgery — thanks to the Mountune water pump kit sticking out just far enough to cause trouble.
After a little time with the cutoff wheel, the engine finally slid into place… and that’s when I realized it might have fit without cutting at all. Probably.
With the engine in, I reassembled the rear suspension, covered the importance of shims for alignment, and walked through the updates to the rear braking system — including the new hard lines and the factory components I decided to delete.
If you enjoy Lotus projects, mechanical problem-solving, and the occasional “well, that escalated quickly” moment, you’ll like this one.
Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
00:39 - Engine Install
02:27 - Frame modification
03:01 - Engine mounts
04:13 - Rear suspension reassembly
07:28 - Radius arm and alignment shims
16:06 - The importance of proper torque
17:51 - Rear brake system changes
27:10 - Next time
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