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Investigating the origin of our Elva’s original rear brakes

Rear brakes?

Our Elva didn’t come with any–at least when we bought the car.

We did know, however, that our Elva Mk VI originally came with inboard drum …

How to build a battery mount fit for a race car

Every car needs a battery, and our Elva was no exception. There was no evidence left as to where the battery had been mounted on our car, so we …

Fabricating upper seat mounts for our Elva’s passenger seat

We now needed a mount for our Elva’s passenger seat. Unfortunately, we don’t know what the original one looked like.

[Fabricating an Elva passenger seat–by replicating the …

Constructing a safer steering system for our Elva sports racer

Nothing about our Elva sport racer’s original steering column seemed sound. The car came to us sporting a thin-wall steel tube topped with a round pad drilled with …

How to restore a dirty, worn chassis plate to like-new condition

One bit of good news that came with our beat and battered Elva Mk VI sports racer: The chassis plate, while hard to read, still sat attached on the …

Elva Mk VI Readers' Rides

Sep 23, 2022 by mwregion77
1962 None Mk VI

in my dreams

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