Did you know we're in the middle of restoring a one-of-30 Elva Mk VI–that's also a long-lost Sebring 12-Hour entry?
Don't take tie rod ends for granted. They're essential pieces of hardware that, if broken, can ruin a perfectly good day of driving.
So far, we’ve covered how to repair fiberglass, how to mount a fiberglass body to a frame, and how to prepare parts for media blasting and powder coating.
Is it finally time to pay more attention to the blinking yellow signs and slow down?
This was going to be tough. We had no original parts to copy. We had no shop manual. We had no diagrams.
What we did have was a whole bunch …
We needed parts.
We couldn’t find those parts.
Fine, we figured, we’ll make those parts ourselves.
Our Elva project needed some crucial components to mate its engine to …
Our next task for our Elva Mk VI sports racer was to run brake lines. Before we could do that, however, we would need to hang the front suspension. …
From looking at old pictures, we knew our Elva Mk VI sports racer would have had an oil cooler. We could even see the remains of an oil cooler mounted …
The cooling system of our Elva Mk VI sports racer perhaps served as our biggest mystery. Until just recently, we couldn’t find any photos showing how the maze …
Imported by Burdie Martin, raced by him and by Frank Campbell and Chuck Dietrich at Road America in '58. Restored in 1994 and raced at Monterey Histoirics 2007, 2008 and …
Sebring IRS - Always a race car - Prepared at factory for Sebring in 1966
Roadster, slightly enhanced MGB engine, Sage Green metallic colofr
This a very early 200 and is currently completing restoration. I hope to have it on track in the spring. Two of my racing buddies (Tom Grudovich & Hervey Parke) …
http://elvacourier.blogspot.com/ A recent issue of the magazine indicated that the Elva was a suitable alternate foil for a person hankering after a MGA/MGB as they shared a similar engine. I …
