Well the last package of the rebuild (hopefully) arrived this week, which included the cam locking tool. This enabled me to start timing the camshafts, following Dave Andrews' instructions.
With the cam belt adjusted, cam timing adjusted and the pulleys tightened up, I could start putting the remainder of the parts back on the engine. The cam belt cover is on, the cam cover is on, although the plastic cover did need a bit of trimming to fit over the new distributor cap. The plug leads are wired up (plugs not in yet as I may need to turn the engine over by hand.
above: new distributor cap and rotor arm fitted, plug leads connected. The aluminium cam cover is a slightly different shape from the original Series 1 cover, and is needed to fit the plastic "Lotus Performance" cover.
above: cam cover fitted.
below: cam belt cover fitted.
Next jobs will be working out how to fit the new heat shield to the exhaust, which will mean making a couple of brackets; fitting the clutch, then the gearbox and putting the engine back in the car!
Unfortunately it won't be ready for the first sprint of the year, but should be ready for round 2.
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