This updated book is divided into three parts, covering the engine’s entire production life, the process of stripping and rebuilding an engine, and a comprehensive guide to specifications and production data. Well illustrated with photos & diagrams. CONTENTS Acknowledgements & Introductions PART ONE: Development of the twin-cam PART TWO: Engine Rebuilding PART THREE: Twin-cam data Appendix (A) Lotus Cortina Engines for 1966 (B) Stromberg Analysis for Lotus Cars by E.R.A.
This book looks at the Lotus Twin Cam Engine used in the Lotus Cortina and Lotus Elan. Famous cars such as Jim Clark's Lotus Elan and Lotus Cortina and the IWR Elan race car are covered as well as Weber Carburettors, Dellorto Carburettors and Stromberg Carburettors.
Lotus Twin-Cam Engine is a comprehensive guide to the design, development, restoration, and maintenance of the Lotus-Ford twin-cam engine. During its career, the engine attracted several larger-than-life characters, not least Colin Chapman, Harry Mundy, and Keith Duckworth, as highlighted within the text.
In 2013, Rob Siegel (a.k.a. "The Hack Mechanic") wandered waaaay outside of his German car comfort zone and blew the advance from his first book on a car that captivated him as an adolescent-a 1974 Lotus Europa Twin Cam Special. The car hadn't been on the road since 1979, had a seized engine, and was purchased sight-unseen, but it was complete and had only 24,000 miles on it. In the week after it arrived, Rob feverishly ripped out the drivetrain, but the project soon ran into molasses due to the fact that all options for rebuilding or replacing the low-production Lotus-Ford Twin Cam engine would've cost more than he'd paid for the car. It was six years before the car was running, during which Rob lost his job and changed careers, necessitating that if work on the Lotus proceeded at all, costs needed to be relentlessly contained. All of this was chronicled on Facebook in a series of posts titled "The Lotus Chronicles," in which Rob's friends and acquaintances-the Hack Mechanic faithful-chimed in on the process, offering advice, encouragement, ridicule, scorn, every Lucas joke known to man and woman, and insight on why Lotus really does stand for "lots of trouble, usually serious."The Lotus Chronicles is a collection of those posts, woven together with sections providing context and perspective. It's about passion, perseverance, the balance between "doing it right" and getting 'er done, what it takes to drag a project across the finish line, and coming to finally understand an offhand comment a man made to Rob when he first saw that Europa when he was 13 years old: "A car like that, you can get SEX out of."
If you are interested in buying a Lotus Europa, this book will give you the background information and technical details to ensure you purchase the car you want. Written by an author with experience of restoring classic Lotuses, the book will give you the knowledge you need to identify and assess any potential purchase.
Lotus Twin-Cam Engine Miles WilkensSubtitled: A Comprehensive Guide to the Design, Development, Restoration and Maintenance of the Lotus-Ford Twin-Cam Engine. This comprehensive data and how-to guide is filled with chapters on concept,design and development, including the Big Valve engines, plus dismantling, reconditioning and assem bly. Also includes information on fuel and exhaust systems and running-in procedure. Rev. 1996. Hdbd., 8x 1 3/4, 223 pgs., 3+ b&w ill.
