# My 69 Lotus is officially a body off restoration! **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [August 22, 2013, 7:12am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-69-lotus-is-officially-a-body-off-restoration/232440 "2013-08-22T07:12:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![DeathBy240](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/258eb7/32.png) [@DeathBy240](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/DeathBy240)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2013, 7:12am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-69-lotus-is-officially-a-body-off-restoration/232440/1 "2013-08-22T07:12:23Z")
![http://www.myautoproject.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/lotus-elan-body-removal-13a.jpg](http://www.myautoproject.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/lotus-elan-body-removal-13a.jpg) The body is off! With the help of a few friends, I took the body off my 69 Lotus Elan +2 project a few days ago. I did a full write up on how it came of on MyAutoProject. View it here: [http://www.myautoproject.com/2013/08/removing-the-lotus-elan-2-body/](http://www.myautoproject.com/2013/08/removing-the-lotus-elan-2-body/) As you can see, I wanted to be able to store the body on top of the chassis, so that I wasn’t using up my entire garage for the project. The next step is to take the engine off the chassis and get it rebuilt and start stripping the chassis down then get it dipped and coated. With my setup, I can roll the chassis in and out easily so that I can work on it. Here’s the chassis all tucked away in its new home: ![http://www.myautoproject.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/lotus-elan-body-removal-15.jpg](http://www.myautoproject.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/lotus-elan-body-removal-15.jpg) And here’s the actual lift! You can check out all the pics on the [MyAutoProject](http://www.myautoproject.com/2013/08/removing-the-lotus-elan-2-body/) post I made. ---
**Author:** ![2TurboZ](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/2turboz/32/7577_2.png) [@2TurboZ](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/2TurboZ)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2013, 7:14am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-69-lotus-is-officially-a-body-off-restoration/232440/2 "2013-08-22T07:14:09Z")
Nice! and nice SC! ---
**Author:** ![91MR2](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/91mr2/32/7217_2.png) [@91MR2](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/91MR2)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2013, 7:32am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-69-lotus-is-officially-a-body-off-restoration/232440/3 "2013-08-22T07:32:17Z")
Awesome project! ---
**Author:** ![2TurboZ](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/2turboz/32/7577_2.png) [@2TurboZ](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/2TurboZ)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2013, 7:48am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-69-lotus-is-officially-a-body-off-restoration/232440/4 "2013-08-22T07:48:53Z")
> [@91MR2](#): > > Awesome project! Didnt think you would say that… 😛 ---
**Author:** ![newman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/newman/32/7569_2.png) [@newman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/newman)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2013, 8:09am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-69-lotus-is-officially-a-body-off-restoration/232440/5 "2013-08-22T08:09:47Z")
While I don’t support restorations, I do support big projects. :tup: ---
**Author:** ![Motocrossx23](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/motocrossx23/32/5120_2.png) [@Motocrossx23](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Motocrossx23)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2013, 8:59am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-69-lotus-is-officially-a-body-off-restoration/232440/6 "2013-08-22T08:59:52Z")
Noice.