Description:

A frame up rebuild of a previous road car turned this car into a purpose built Historic
Production Race Car. The regulations used were the competition rules from VARAC,
the Vintage Automobile Racing Association of Canada. It is a fully race prepared
competition car.

History

The Lotus Europa S2 or Type 54 is the second interation of the classic mid-engined coupe.
The S2 shared the Renault engine and transaxle of the Series I car, with a bodyshell featuring
improved headroom and headlight height to meet safety standards. Also abandoned was the Series
1 practice of bonding the body and chassis together, making for a much more serviceable vehicle.
While the later Lotus twincam Europas are often favored the all-aluminum Renault 1565 crossflow
engines can produce near
twincam power levels with an engine weighing 100 lbs less in a car several hundred pounds lighter.

Competition History

One SCCA street race since go-through and repaint.

Engine

• all alloy 1565cc Renault
  
• matched, relieved, high compression, pistons and sleeves
  
• large valve Gordini cross-flow head
  
• extensive flow-bench work, ported and gas-fiowed
  
• Alpine high lift race-profile cam
  
• twin 40DCOE Webers
  
• ITG air filter
  
• Bosch distributor
  
• aluminum flywheel
  
• Jet Hot header
  
• dynoed at 135 Hp. by ART in Toronto
  

Fuel System

• fuel safe bladder
  
• aluminum cell enclosure
  

Oil/Water System

• front mounted oil cooler
  

Electrical System

• alternator
  
• full street lighting
  
• car completely rewired with internal and external kill switches
  

Body

• stripped to gellcoat and refinished with epoxy primer and basecoat/clearcoat D.B.U British Racing Green
  
• helmet bubble added to accomodate tall driver
  
• stainless hinge pin kits on both doors
  

Chassis

• galvanized factory replacement chassis
  
• rollbar and cage constructed from 1.5"x.125" wall steel
  
• Spax adjustables
  
• double wishbone, adj. spring perches, lowered competition springs, stock front bar
  
• trailing arm, transverse lower link, driveshafts act as top link, adjustable camber link
  
• modified Tirumph rack
  
• front Girling calipers, rear drum with competition linings, braided lines
  
• new Panasports 5-1/2" x 13" fronts, 6"x13" rear, Dunlops Formula Ford fronts all around
  
• approx. 1250 wet
  

Interior

• two light fibreglass seats
  
• dash and door panels powdercoated aluminum
  
• full guages
  
• 6 point harness
  
• 5 lb Halon with nozzles in interior, front trunk, and engine bay