Which Renault Gear Box - for lotus 51

[exbritmorgan3]

Dumb question..but which Renault Gearbox did Lotus use in their non Hewland equipped cars? OR put another way which car did they borrow it from?

Finally anyone have a line on parts for these obscure beasts?


thanks,

JP

[marchsv]

My first FF was a 51 from the Jim Russell school it had a left hand shift Renault Gordini gear box a true POS. Good Luck

[John Nesbitt]

Dumb question..but which Renault Gearbox did Lotus use in their non Hewland equipped cars? OR put another way which car did they borrow it from?

Finally anyone have a line on parts for these obscure beasts?


thanks,

JP

Renault type 330 gearbox from the R8 Gordini.

These days, Mecaparts is a possible source.

Here is a link to their R8 gearbox (or boites de vitesse) inventory: http://www.mecaparts.com/Cinematique...col=R8&page=16

Lots of 330 bits.

My memory is that they deal in French only.

[exbritmorgan3]

My first FF was a 51 from the Jim Russell school it had a left hand shift Renault Gordini gear box a true POS. Good Luck

Guess its time to stock up on advil and work on my anger management issues.

Thanks,

JP

[exbritmorgan3]

Merci beaucoup for the info on the Renault bits...

Cheers,
Julien

[Roland V. Johnson]

I think that the input shaft was modified. If you're going to race it use a Hewland. If it's only for show the Renault is OK. There should be some Renaults around where a car has been updated. You might try Burt Curtis (they make Lotus chasis and suspension spares) and see if he knows of any lying around, or knows of a source.(707-443-8523)

[DanW]

I think that the input shaft was modified. If you're going to race it use a Hewland. If it's only for show the Renault is OK. There should be some Renaults around where a car has been updated. You might try Burt Curtis (they make Lotus chasis and suspension spares) and see if he knows of any lying around, or knows of a source.(707-443-8523)

Roland is right, the input shaft was modified. Lotus worked hard to keep the cost down and still profit, so they cut off the Renault input shaft and gun drilled it, then epoxied a splined stubshaft that would fit the Cortina clutch and flywheel into the Renault shaft. The epoxied shafts did not like standing starts or hard shifting.

For information and registry of Lotus Formula Fords, here is the link below:

http://www.lffr.org/