Not finished but ready for the snow

Put the Elan together, repaired and painted the hood, used a product called Polyfix, this stuff is great bonds well and sands great, here is the link if you are interested http://www.eos.net/redam/polyfix.htm. Mechanically the sled is 100% but cosmetic it's about 50%, didn't put the decals or the good windsheild from Cannon, from a distance it look s okay, but up close not so good, had it up in the mountains ran real good, 292 really screams, not quite used to riding yet, seems to want to go straight all the time, Here are some shots

To the finish line

I have'nt been updating my blog, but that does'nt mean I've not been working, I'm alittle behind, there is 5 feet of snow up in the mountains and the sled is still in the garage, after I set the timing, I mounted the motor in the sled and hooked up the batery, It started so fast in scared me.

Still see the blue smoke in the air, smells like victory.

I've now been doing the wiring, the Elan was manual start when I bought it, but lucked out because in 1976 the was the last year they offerd the Elan with electric start, so it had the ring gear in. All I had to do was get a starter motor and a wiring harness for thr "E" type 250. Member BP6 had what I needed, Again this was a job I never done before, but with the wiring diagram with the colour code of the wires, it was'nt so hard. I amazed myself turned the key all the lights worked and the motor turn ed over, have to make a mount for the brake light switch, not enough room around the clutch.

I'll finish it next weekend and test drive it up in the mountains and post some pictures, I'm taking shortcuts on the cosmetics, won't change the seat cover and won't apply the decals, it will be something to do this summer, nows the time to ride!!!!