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1. Another tardy update: (Updates); ... stripped. Crank on standard and looks OK, bores on +20. I'll wait until I have the body back before I start on it. I have decided to reuse the Moss box that came with the car and this has been rebuilt. ...; Created on 30 August 2017
2. Britney update: (Updates); Apologies for a lack of posting the last few months. Current state of play: car arrived without incident car has been completely stripped to components body shell is due to be sent off to Minus ...; Created on 09 March 2017
3. Once, and never again: (Updates); Today, the only time all 3 of my E Types have been running and in the same place at the same time. ...; Created on 31 July 2016
4. An update on various projects: (Updates); ... of the crack shown after the block has been remachined to fit a top hat liner. Bizzarely, four of the six bores had been fitted with top hats already, although one was in bore number one with a normal ...; Created on 26 June 2016
5. Ronstoration: (Updates); ... and reassembled the steering rack. There is a miniscule bit of play in one of the tie rod end balls but it's tolerable. If this had been a Jag it'd have been a case of new steering rack. But it's the MGA, ...; Created on 25 July 2015
6. MGA??!!: (Updates); ... sadly never finished it. Moving on 18 months the car was still in his shed in pieces. After some discussion the boys decided it would be a good thing to rebuild it, so it has been purchased and moved ...; Created on 05 July 2015
7. Why having a car professionally restored costs so much.: (Updates); ... had been fitted about 15 degrees off kilter. SO I had to cut the bush back with a Dremel to achieve the correct angle, then use a MIG to build up the other side, then grind and file the weld to fit. Another ...; Created on 25 May 2015
8. I'm still here!: (Updates); It has been said that the Devil makes work for idle hands, and enforced idleness has forced my hand. My 3.8 OTS is sloooowly grinding its way toward road registration. At present I am still waiting ...; Created on 24 November 2014
9. Notes on brake bleeding: (Updates); ... leave the syringe and inspect the clear tubing on the nipple for bubbles. If you have a few inches of fluid in the tube with no bubbles in it the bleeding has been successful. Keep going, with more syringes ...; Created on 14 September 2014
10. January's efforts: (Updates); Work over the last month or so has been sporadic. Most of the engine bay is done and so it's just having the discipline to finish off the little jobs, and moreso to blog it. Here's a photo selection. ...; Created on 02 February 2014
11. Shimming the tappets: (Updates); ... photographs of this process, instead have a look at what you get for $50 for an XK head. This is off a 420, and seems to have been stored in a dam. ...; Created on 26 October 2013
12. Engine building 3: timing: (Updates); Time for the timing chains. Everything has been beadblasted. Locktabs. Gaskets for the new chain cover. Teflon ...; Created on 19 October 2013
13. Engine building 2: pistons: (Updates); Machined, balanced rods. New standard pistons. Rings have been checked in the bores by the machine shop. Assembly lube, slide the gudgeon pin in with ...; Created on 15 October 2013
14. Motif Bar for the coupe: (Updates); ... a motif bar fitted at all when I got it; presumably it had suffered the same fate but had been lost. I sent the coupe's bar off to be rechromed with all of the roadster trim, and bought a repro one, and ...; Created on 11 August 2013
15. More little bits and pieces.: (Updates); For some time now I have been unable to find the 8 pin plug that supplies power to the bonnet. It finally turned up today; it appeared to have been sat on by an elephant. Not to be fazed by this I shooed ...; Created on 07 July 2013
16. Engine machining: (Updates); The engine has been down at the machine shop for a while. Here's a shot of the head, just waiting for new cam buckets to be fitted. Brendan needs the cam buckets to do the job, as they are individually ...; Created on 03 July 2013
17. Coupe update: (Updates); I've been sorting out a few irritating problems with the coupe. First and formost has been poor tune, with a miss under load. This has been going on since the engine rebuild and I finally admitted defeat ...; Created on 12 May 2013
18. Apologies and an update: (Updates); Apologies to my readers; there has been a bit of a hiatus over the last few months because while I am waiting until the roadster body is ready there's little I can do. Current state of play: Bonnet. ...; Created on 12 May 2013
19. Ross has been busy: (Updates); Ross has been very busy with the bodywork. The floor sections under the seats have been replaced with new panels from Robey's. The rust holes in the boot floor have been cut out and repaired. ...; Created on 17 February 2013
20. There's always one little tiny problem...: (Updates); ... So the throttle stops, having been overbored, were loose. George at Midel rang me and said I'd need new stops, which I bought. However when they arrived, they had no holes in them. Now I was happy enough ...; Created on 02 February 2013
21. At the body shop: (Updates); ... and today Ron and I took a couple of bonnets down to Ross at the body shop. When we got there we found Ross has been busy with the tub. Sexy original lead. So ...; Created on 08 January 2013
22. Pinging begone!: (Updates); I never have been one to do things by halves, and after a lot of thought about the timing issue I bought one of Ray Livingstone's EDIS conversions for the E type. I can't help myself really; I just love ...; Created on 12 December 2012
23. Back together...but..: (Updates); ... being spot on, the bloody thing won't idle. Bitch. I suspect that the "El Crappo" electronic ignition in that dizzy has been damaged too. Thoroughly annoyed, I have put the bonnet back on, given her ...; Created on 14 October 2012
24. Paint's on!: (Updates); Trying to paint in winter is lousy. It's been cold and rainy for weeks. I had lined up my mate Andrew, a spray painter of 20 years' experience, to help me paint the frames. Andrew's a quiet sort ...; Created on 26 August 2012
25. Hibernation and reflections on plating.: (Updates); ... I went to pick up the chrome to discover that the holes in the overriders for the Amco bars hadn't been welded up as discussed. I asked them to give me a call when they had fixed this. As the chroming ...; Created on 13 August 2012
26. More prep: (Updates); ... off. Laughably, it's been too cold and rainy to actually spray the paint this week, but hopefully I'll get it done in the next few days. Blowing a couple of coats of 2K undercoat/filler on will probably ...; Created on 24 June 2012
27. Post mortem findings 2: (Updates); Yesterday I pulled the whole engine apart. Basically it looks OK although tired and worn. It's obviously been "rebuilt" to some degree before but IMO not to a good standard. The big end bolts had 12 ...; Created on 21 May 2012
28. Post mortem findings: (Updates); ... pull the centre main to have a look at the condition of the bearings and crank. As soon as I go the sump off it was clear that cowboys had been here before too. No lock tabs on any of the main bolts. Centre ...; Created on 19 May 2012
29. Engine's out: (Updates); ... that supports the rear of the gearbox had fallen out and was sitting between the mufflers. As I only replaced the exhaust a couple of months ago this must have been a recent event. The gearbox support ...; Created on 14 May 2012
30. A Lucas moment: (Updates); I've been driving the car a bit while gradually fixing little things. Yesterday after a bit of a drive to attempt to calibrate the speedometer (a whole other story for the future), I noticed that ...; Created on 24 April 2012
31. Phoenix reborn: (Updates); ... a proper set of SU's and then it's off to throw money at the motor trimmer. The last 6 months has cost 100's of hours of hard work and a lot of money. Today confirmed that it has been worth every cent. ...; Created on 11 March 2012
32. Finally....: (Updates); The last few little jobs have been done since the windscreen went in on Wednesday. It was an anticlimax; the new screen was an exact copy of the old one, the seal fitted perfectly and the nice bloke ...; Created on 29 January 2012
33. Clock repair: (Updates); ... communication has been excellent, the turn around time across the world (I'm in Australia and he's in the US) was quick and at US$110 including postage, given the quality of the job, it was cheap. ...; Created on 16 January 2012
34. Tanked: (Updates); ... a bit of a pest and I figured that if the rest of the car was rust free well then so was the fuel tank. Wrong. Taking out the tank actually isn't that hard, or it wouldn't have been if the captive nut ...; Created on 14 January 2012
35. What's that noise?: (Updates); Now that the wiring is in I've been running the motor a bit. As you would. And I've started hearing noises. As you do. Ones that weren't there before. Rob had come over and we spent a while trying to isolate ...; Created on 12 January 2012
36. End of electrics: (Updates); The last 2 days have been a blur of rewiring. The eventual arrival of the rest of the wiring loom meant that Martin could come back and finish the job, and finish it he did. The whole job took him around ...; Created on 06 January 2012
37. The wires finally arrive: (Updates); The wires have finally arrived. Sent by good old Royal Mail they seem to have been carried by donkey, camel, rickshaw and carrier pelican to arrive in only 26 days from the day they were sent. The 3 bags ...; Created on 03 January 2012
38. Exhausting day: (Updates); ... been able to stand on her own 4 tyres. And she looks good. Looking at the pictures I'm going to have to turn those exhaust clamps up the other way for ground clearance! ...; Created on 31 December 2011
39. IRS is back where it belongs.: (Updates); Well the IRS has been up at Chris's for 4 weeks now, and today they brought it back. New seals, new bearings, new bushes and mounts, new shocks, new brakes, new splined hubs and newly reconditioned 3.07 ...; Created on 21 December 2011
40. Glove Box: (Updates); Getting the passenger side dash and the glove box done has probably been the fiddliest job of all so far. First I ordered the wrong parts. Then, when the right parts eventually arrived it became clear ...; Created on 17 December 2011
41. Glove Box: (General); Getting the passenger side dash and the glove box done has probably been the fiddliest job of all so far. First I ordered the wrong parts. Then, when the right parts eventually arrived it became clear ...; Created on 17 December 2011
42. An epiphany; BSH: (Updates); ... still protected by the National Secrets Act) I have been able to infer the following about the BSH: 1. It is considerably narrower and flatter than my hand, and can be inserted easily and painlessly ...; Created on 11 December 2011
43. Ready to start re wiring: (Updates); ... in the Jaguar so I am most grateful to have his oversight and advice. This is all very exciting; the electrics (which I have been dreading) are the last major hurdle to jump before, hopefully, the car ...; Created on 07 December 2011
44. Musings on "RTFM": (Updates); Having been well brought up I am always careful to heed the opinions of those older and wiser than myself. So when it comes to car repair, it's always "by the book". On the topic of removal and ...; Created on 07 December 2011
45. I'm back!: (Updates); After being away on holidays for a couple of weeks I'm back, full of enthusiasm. The new RHD dashes have been trimmed, the wiring looms are here and tomorrow I'll call and find out how far the boys have ...; Created on 04 December 2011
46. A Visitation: (Updates); ... wiper motor. An inspection was made, coffee and buns were consumed. I asked many questions: "How do I get the driver's side door to open?" I asked. I haven't been able to open it ...; Created on 10 November 2011
47. Clutch: (Updates); ... it would be OK. Removal was easier than expected, predominantly because the last person who'd been there had obviously been unable to reinstall it on both studs and had solved that problem by removing ...; Created on 09 November 2011
48. Front suspension finished for now: (Updates); ... conversion. I have been avoiding this as my previous experiences with old car electronics have been universally negative (ho ho, a joke). ...; Created on 29 October 2011
49. Support from your friends: (Updates); I have been a way on holidays for a week, hence the lack of progress. When I get home and check my emails I see this from an anonymous friend: "dear andrew .Love seeing pictures of beautifully ...; Created on 24 October 2011
50. Another busy day.: (Updates); I had no work today and so have been able to devote the entire day to the car. I went out early, bought some rubber to replace the perished strips in the wheel wells, picked up the latest box of parts ...; Created on 30 September 2011

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