I have the remains of a Lotus Twin Cam here in the shop and need some information. I only have the block, crank and main caps which I took pictures of and have created a link to. http://s31.photobucket.com/albums/c376/w650gb500/Lotus/
My question for all of you TC gurus is about the crank. Can anyone tell me what is so special about it? Steel? Aftermarket? The reason for asking, is a few years ago a fellow racer offered me a decent amount for it sight-unseen after i described it to him. I declined and kept everything just in case a vintage project found its way into the shop. Basically the block has a few cracks/missing pieces on the bottom of the skirts so it will need to be sleeved. The main caps are a heavy machined/billet pieces and stamped 1 thru 5. Definitely HD stuff. The crank is different from others that I have seen in that it has a more machined finish than most and it has a 12 bolt flywheel flange. I did take measurements of the rods, mains and bore but left the paper at the shop and will post them tomorrow night.
Any and all information is greatly appreciated,
Dan