TeriAnn writes>
> I thought Lotus Elites did not have a frame. I thought they
were fibre glass & tended to crack a lot because they did not have a real
frame.
That is the original Elite from the Fifties. Nelson's is the second use of
the name in the mid-Seventies.
> New replacement LR frames are galvanized.
So are replacement Lotus frames for Europa and Elan (though I am told the
aftermarket tube frames for Elan are stronger).
I don't know if Lotus stocks frames for Elites, but if Nelson's frame is OK,
why spend the money. If he is willing to strip the frame of all parts, either
full galvanizing or a bridge-paint job would work. The stuff the bridge
painters use is toxic as hell while being sprayed, so let them have the frame.
There is so much zinc involved, it acts sacrificial like a full galvanizing
job.
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