Lotus Europa News -- July 2006


Recommended Reading
Carroll Smith's Nuts, Bolts, Fasteners and Plumbing Handbook
"...this book should be considered required reading for anyone who is serious about building a safe race (or street) car."

July 31
  - Updated the Europa Registry at 6:48 AM.
  - Updated the Europa Registry at 4:06 AM.

July 30
  - Updated the Europa Registry at 5:25 AM.

July 26
  - Updated the Europa Registry at 12:31 PM.
  - Updated the Europa Registry at 7:40 AM.

July 25
  - Updated the Europa Registry at 1:30 PM.
  - Updated the Europa Registry at 5:35 AM.

July 22
  - Updated the Online Europa Knowledgebase Database at 2:39 PM.
  - Updated the Europa Knowledgebase Database at 2:39 PM.
  - Updated the Europa Registry at 5:37 AM.

July 19
  - Updated the TC Special (Federal) wiring diagram to better depict the light switch, relay and hazard switch.

July 18
  - Updated the For Sale page.
  - There is a 1970 Europa S2 for sale on eBay.

July 17
  - Updated the Europa Registry at 1:39 PM.
  - Updated the Europa Registry at 8:21 AM.

July 16
  - Added the following to the Parts Cross Reference section.
July 15
  - Added the following to the Parts Cross Reference section.   - Updated the Online Europa Knowledgebase Database at 9:50 AM.
  - Updated the Europa Knowledgebase Database at 9:50 AM.

July 14
  - Added a "Remove Plurals" checkbox to the Online Knowledgebase. Before this change the Knowledgebase removed the trailing "s" from most words to eliminate plural search terms. For example, without removing plurals, searching for "spark plugs" ignores "Twincam spark plug recommendations".

July 13
  - Updated the Europa Registry at 4:03 PM.
  - Updated the For Sale page.
  - There is a 1970 Europa S2 for sale on eBay. Medium condition with normal age problems.
  - Updated the Europa Registry at 2:48 AM.

July 12
  - Updated the Europa Registry at 2:50 PM.

July 11
  - Updated the Europa Registry at 2:49 PM.
  - Updated the Europa Registry at 8:21 AM.

July 9
  - Updated the Europa Registry at 1:27 PM.
  - Recent additions to the parts cross reference section.   - Worked on the parts cross reference database. Corrected inconsistencies with naming of lights and lamps.

July 8
  - Cleaned the garage and took a few photos of the Loti.

July 7
  - Updated the For Sale page.
  - Updated the Europa Registry at 7:58 PM.

July 6
  - Updated the Online Europa Knowledgebase Database at 9:41 AM.
  - Updated the Europa Knowledgebase Database at 9:41 AM.
  - Updated the Europa Registry at 4:46 AM.

July 5
  - Took photos of the oil "idiot light" sender of 460355.

July 4
  - Took photos of the temperature and oil pressure senders of all cars.

July 3
  - Updated the Online Europa Knowledgebase Database at 7:36 PM.
  - Updated the Europa Knowledgebase Database at 7:36 PM.

July 2
  - Updated the Europa Registry at 4:36 PM.
  - Updated the Europa Registry at 5:14 AM.

July 1
  - From Bob Desloge:
    "I participated in the Gold Cup Historics at VIR this month and have some photos the other 'listers' might like to see. It was my first time out with the TC (72 2130R) and the weekend went pretty well for the most part. It was fun!!" - Photos
  - Updated the Europa Registry at 8:46 AM.
  - There is a 1973 Europa TC Race Car for sale on eBay. This car is also advertised at princetonlotus.com.
  - Platforms and Browsers accessing Lotus Europa Central last month:
    Platform:
      1. Windows - 1,318 - 91.21%
      2. Macintosh - 116 - 8.03%
      3. (unknown) - 7 - 0.48%
      4. Linux - 4 - 0.28%
    Browsers:
      1. Internet Explorer - 1,154 - 79.86%
      2. Firefox - 162 - 11.21%
      3. Safari - 93 - 6.44%
      4. Netscape - 20 - 1.38%
      5. Opera - 5 - 0.35%
      6. Mozilla - 5 - 0.35%
      7. Konqueror - 3 - 0.21%
      8. gzip - 2 - 0.14%
      9. Mozilla Compatible Agent - 1 - 0.07
    Browsers and Platform Combinations:
      1. Internet Explorer 6.0 - Windows XP - 958 - 66.30%
      2. Internet Explorer 6.0 - Windows 2000 - 98 - 6.78%
      3. Firefox 1.5.0.4 - Windows XP - 72 - 4.98%
      4. Safari 417.9.3 - Macintosh PPC - 71 - 4.91%
      5. Internet Explorer 6.0 - Windows 98 - 51 - 3.53%
      6. Firefox 1.5.0.4 - Windows 2000 - 42 - 2.91%
      7. Internet Explorer 7.0 - Windows XP - 14 - 0.97%
      8. Firefox 1.0.7 - Windows XP - 11 - 0.76%
      9. Safari 312.6 - Macintosh PPC - 8 - 0.55%
      10. Netscape 8.1 - Windows XP - 7 - 0.48%
    Screen Resolution:
      1. 1024x768 - 665 - 46.02%
      2. 1280x1024 - 245 - 16.96%
      3. 1152x864 - 242 - 16.75%
      4. 800x600 - 127 - 8.79%
      5. 1280x800 - 42 - 2.91%
      6. 1600x1200 - 21 - 1.45%
      7. 1680x1050 - 21 - 1.45%
      8. 1440x900 - 11 - 0.76%
      9. 1280x768 - 11 - 0.76%
      10. 1280x854 - 10 - 0.69%
    Screen Colors:
      1. 32-bit - 1,218 - 84.29%
      2. 16-bit - 192 - 13.29%
      3. 24-bit - 23 - 1.59%
      4. 8-bit - 12 - 0.83%
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