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Col Croucher
Приєднався 26 лип 2008
heel & toe demo
Heel and Toe, the real sports car driving technique, if you haven't mastered heel and toe yet, then we've got you covered, here's a quick demo video to help you master the art.
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Double Clutch Gear Change 1
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Double clutch gear change technique is one of the best skills to possess with manual gearbox. If you are into old Vintage cars or trucks you will be well versed into this, but if you lose synchromesh with a modern manual you can still drive it using the double clutch gear change technique.
oil filter removal tool
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First, we show you a simple easy to make tool to easily remove a stubborn oil filter on a Lotus Twin Cam engine.
PCD Variations-Lotus elan-Diff output/wheel axle shafts.
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The early Lotus elan has a slightly larger bolt PCD on the diff out put shafts and the wheel axle shafts this video by elantrikbits outlines the difference and how to make a quick measure to verify what your elan has.
Sheet Metal Flare Tooling.
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There's no need to buy expensive tools to flare or bell holes in sheet metal, the actual tools are simple to make, and the process to create the flare is really simple, we hope that you learn something here.
Lotus elan - CVDS-Elan Plus Two
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This is the ultimate CV Drive Shaft Conversion - CVDS- for your lotus elan or elan plus two. We've been building these world class conversions for more than twenty five years. We help you enjoy your elan to the max.
Steel Mains Bearing Caps.
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Watch the video to learn how steel main bearing caps were DIY carved (Machined) from solid blocks of 1045 carbon steel, for a long stroke 1700cc twin cam lotus engine.
Vernier Cam Sprockets - Lotus Twin Cam.
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How the standard twin cam lotus cam sprockets can be converted to adjustable vernier sprockets. Adjustable cam sprockets are worth their weight in gold when it comes to setting the required degree settings in relation to the crankshaft... Its time to throw those frustrating offset buttons in the bin.
Rotisserie Magic
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Lotus elan fibreglass body restoration made easy with a body rotator, or rotisserie, build one of these before you begin the restoration. The rotisserie allows access to every nook and cranny for repair and finishing work, the most amazing resto tool for the elan restorer.
elantrikbits - CNC Machining of CVDS Components.
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Machining of special components for the Croucher Engrg elantrikbits CVDS for the Lotus elan.
Gated Baffled Twin Cam Lotus Sump 08
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Twin Cam Lotus Gated-Baffled Sump: Assembled baffles- gates-windage tray must all be fitted and tested for correct operation, a lot of fine tuning is often required to get things right.
Gated-Baffled-Sump-Twin-Cam-Lotus-Vid-04
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Video #4. The fabrication continues with more explanation of the twin cam lotus gated & baffled sump project. For more precise building details-visit www.elantrikbits.com/baffle.html
Gated Baffled Sump TC lotus Video-02
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Video-02- About Building A Gated And Baffled Sump For The twin Cam Lotus. More about preparing the sump in readiness to install baffles and gates to prevent catastrophic oil surge.
How To Build A Custom Alloy Coolant Recovery Tank.avi
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How To Build A Custom Alloy Coolant Recovery Tank.avi
Great stuff Col. Those roads look so much better than the pot-holed ones near me inside the M25!
Thank you.
Nice vid. Always interesting to see different peoples heel and toe techniques
Thank you, as long as I've been driving sports cars I have always used heel and toe.
Great video and great technique sir, thanks for sharing. Are you from Australia by any chance?
Thank you very much, yes, I'm a true blue Aussie.
@@cmiimages nice, I love the accent and I miss hearing it! I’ve lived in Melbourne for 8 years, wonderful country.
why disengage the clutch a 2nd time after shifting?
Double clutching. On old cars you «have» to do it. Completely unnecessary on modern cars and vehicles.
I guess it saves wear on the synchros, at the expense of wearing out the clutch mechanism. You might laugh, but my clutch pedal broke once (VW cheap parts)
You may have missed the why, in the video. There is no synchro on third gear. but all double clutch is what it says "Double clutch". If you ever get the chance to drive a pure crash box manual, you will fully understand about DC gear shifting. Note: it is not required on full synchromesh gear box.
Nice
Thank you.
Perhaps if the pins have a habit of falling out you could use one piece bending into an inverted U shape ?
Thanks...fixed that small issue with super glue.
Bought a totally ruined S3 a couple of years ago and built a rotisserie aut of 2 engine stands that were a special offer on EBAY. The Stands were mounted to the Chassis on which the body was plonked thus preventing it from flopping around while I replaced all four whings, half the interior and boot floor and the rear valance. Still itches when I think of it. Easy to build, folded away afterwards and saved a lot of back pain. Sold it for just about what I paid for it, so all said a good deal.
I can’t help wondering whether it would be possible to completely hide the end fixings by bonding a big head type nut into the back of the bumper and screwing into it through the body from the wheel arch. I am running your driveshafts by the way-best decision I could have made, thanks. Unfortunately it’s not always possible to wantonly devalue the car ( in the eyes of other originality merchants) by following all of your improvements, much as I would like to myself.
Hi Melvyn.. Sorry for the very long delay to you....I rarely look at my youtube channel activity as most of my videos are on Vimeo. I am amazed at the number of views on this simple subject video. I do remember you from your CVDS purchase, that is a while ago now... Trust you are still having lots of driving enjoyment.
Very cool. I'm fabricating a baffled sump with trap doors for a road racing car, and have had surprisingly little luck on finding videos and information on the subject. I see that you have 9 parts of this baffled sump series, but can't find all of them on youtube. Are they still posted? Thanks!
for what engine is this?
Twin Cam Lotus, sorry for late reply, only just noticed your comment.
@@cmiimages No problem! Thanks for answering!
Hi how do I contact you for more information, do You do a Lotus +2 drive shaft?
Hi Alan, yes we do build CVDS for +2 elan, if you go yo our web site www.elantrikbits.com, you can read and learn more about them there, and also use the contact form to email us. Thanks Col.
Hello ! Nice ! ! See my Lotus Elan +2 and other cars. JVB
Hello ! Nice ! ! See my Lotus Elan +2 and other cars. JVB