Upcoming Events:
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Lotus Corps Awards Banquet
Jan 11, 2025 5:30:pm
Venue: Chandler's Chophouse
We’re switching venues for our annual awards banquet. Early in the new year we’ll be celebrating everything “Lotus Corps 2024” at Chandler’s in Schaumburg. Sue Herzog is currently working out the details.
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Sno-B-Que
Feb 16, 2025 12:00:pmShake the winter blahs with a day in the snow or on the ice, or staying warm inside with your Lotus Corps friends. Bob and Sue Herzog invite you to their home on the Chain O’ Lakes for food, fun...
Recent Articles
- A Funny Day at Donnybrooke
Years ago, when I was a national driver, campaigning my ol' Lotus Super 7 in SCCA's D-Production, I entered a race near Brainard, Minnesota, on a track titled Donnybrooke International. It was late in the season, always hot and humid, when the mosquitoes are abundant, obvious, loud, irritatingly bothersome, and leave a signature. I had - I Think I Have One of Those in Stock!
So, I was in the final stage of assembly and testing of the Detroit car. Also known as Elan restoration #12. I had taken multiple rides through the neighborhood forest preserve. Everything was working as it should. Most things worked fine right away. A few things needed some prodding to get working right. The carbs - Let There Be Lights, Please!So things are moving along pretty well on my latest Elan restoration, which I refer to as the Detroit car or Elan restoration #12. Dash is all wired up. Rubber carpet installed. Interior side panels done. So I went and bought a battery the other day. I mounted a battery cut-off switch to the battery
- Elan 5-Speed Conversion
So, maybe it's a matter of getting older, but highway driving at 70+ mph with the engine buzzing at 4000+ and lots of wind noise is less appealing today than 30 years ago. I had a Hyundai Elantra recently and 5th gear at 75 mph, 4500 rpm, was dead quiet - no engine noise, no - Some Trouble With An Engine Build
There’s something to be said about a “Crate” motor. You see them being used on car and motorcycle shows shown on cable TV all the time. They eliminate a lot of the potential pitfalls in doing a car restoration or a custom motorcycle build as well. You simply order up the engine you want, specify