Search - Project '67 E Type Jag Restoration

1. Goodbye 1E34749!: (Updates); ... 1 coupe and my MGA. I have about 700 miles on the engine in the silver car and it is fantastic. It has taken a lot of fiddling to get this car mechanically good but it's there now. Plant your right foot ...; Created on 09 October 2016
2. 5 year anniversary: (Updates); It's 5 years since I bought my first E Type. Here she is in her previous owner's shed. And here she is yesterday after the detailler has finished with her, prior to sale. ...; Created on 30 July 2016
3. Shipwright's disease again: (Updates); ... and gearbox off to their doom... Cross hatching still visible on the bores. I suppose that if you change the oil every 1000 miles you'd hope it's still be good after 12000 miles. ...; Created on 07 May 2016
4. 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
5. MGA??!!: (Updates); ... the B series engine from it today. It's SO TINY!!! ...; Created on 05 July 2015
6. I'm still here!: (Updates); ... series 1.5. Below some pictures of the lady sans jewelery and makeup. Then..... off to Ross for a makeover! The boot interior will need schutz and paint too so it's a good time to work out ...; Created on 24 November 2014
7. Introducing...my new car!: (Updates); ... fine but was full of rust. The steering problem turns out to be (at least in part) the rack which is stuffed. So it's new rack time too. ...; Created on 14 September 2014
8. Easter Sunday drive: (Updates); It's not all rebuilding you know..sometimes we drive them. Plug chop after the run; front, middle and rear carbies. ...; Created on 20 April 2014
9. C18737: (Updates); ... works. It's neither original nor pretty but no one will ever know... I do like my MIG welder.. ...; Created on 16 March 2014
10. Relay: (Updates); ... work out what the problem is; it's the wrong relay. Once there was power to both C2 and W1 all was good with the world. ...; Created on 27 February 2014
11. 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
12. Shimming the tappets: (Updates); ... down about 4 times. I'm pretty satisfied though and the inlets are all 4 or 5 thou, and the exhausts 6 or 7. Once the Cometic head gasket arrives the head can go on, and it's done! Rather than taking ...; Created on 26 October 2013
13. Exciting: (Updates); It's all coming together. The body should be here within a week or two. The shed is bulging with rebuilt parts. Every week brings more mew parts from overseas. We're ready to rumble.... ...; Created on 16 August 2013
14. Motif Bar for the coupe: (Updates); ... 1/4" bolts, which seems to have done the trick. Surely a solid bolt can't possibly be any worse than those stupid rubber things... Total time; about 3 hours. It's fascinating to reflect on the ...; Created on 11 August 2013
15. Kelsey Hayes finished: (Updates); It's finally painted, honed, assembled and I think it will work. ...; Created on 07 July 2013
16. Coopercraft: (Updates); ... from CooperCraft in the UK. I haven't got around to fitting either as it's a fiddle. Essentially you need to pull down the whole axle unit and rebuild it to replace the hubs. Then, with all of the front ...; Created on 18 May 2013
17. Apologies and an update: (Updates); ... I drove out to see Ross two days ago. There are 14 individual panels that make up the bonnet, held together by about 100 1/4" bolts and a lot of setscrews. It's been disassembled, paint stripped and grit ...; Created on 12 May 2013
18. There's always one little tiny problem...: (Updates); ... to drill the shafts to fit the old throttle stops with existing holes. It's easy; you just use the existing holes as guides. But I'd never been confronted by a virgin stop before... After a lot of thought ...; Created on 02 February 2013
19. Here we go again...: (Updates); It's fun when finally the time comes to begin turning piles of parts back into a car. Yesterday I put the carbies back together. As it is with these things, the first one took me about an hour, the second ...; Created on 27 January 2013
20. Warming up: (Updates); ... Chris's on Friday and got stuck into stripping a Series 1 4.2 OTS. Once this one's done it's time to start my Series 1 3.8l OTS! I plan to have it stripped by the end of November. Body shop reckons they'll ...; Created on 28 October 2012
21. Pop the carbs back on, Sir?: (Updates); ... one piece is a little tricky and last time took me around 30 minutes. BUT it's much easier than trying it this way! ...; Created on 07 October 2012
22. 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
23. 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
24. Paint it black: (Updates); ... I'm trying a water-based schutz. It was really easy to spray, and best of all, cleans up in water! I put on a good thick coat. The weather is against me however; it's cold and drizzly so after spraying ...; Created on 17 June 2012
25. Spring cleaning: (Updates); Well it's actually Winter here, but after 4 hours with degreaser and a scrubbing brush, I have the cleanest engine frames in Christendom. Next stop, Paint Supplies. ...; Created on 11 June 2012
26. A worsening of Shipwright's Disease: (Updates); ... then give them a spruce up with some paint where needed. So off came the steering rack. It's interesting really as it's the part that started it all. The grime is really baked on, and only scrubbing ...; Created on 10 June 2012
27. More bits off: (Updates); ... should tidy up the paint on the frames and the firewall while the engine's out, so it's time to source some paint. I hate doing fiddly cleaning and sanding jobs. I'm much better at bolting things together. ...; Created on 26 May 2012
28. 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
29. Post mortem findings: (Updates); ... driving off into the sunset have been shot to bits. It's time for a lovely new rebuilt engine! Good thing I've got a spare crank... ...; Created on 19 May 2012
30. Engine's out: (Updates); ... help, probably to make sure that I didn't drop the car on myself. It all went like clockwork. I didn't even need to take the water pump or clutch slave off. It's a ...; Created on 14 May 2012
31. Off to the trim shop: (Updates); Now that I have the car more or less running, the biggest weakness is the poor state of the interior trim. Bits are torn or missing, it's all loose and it really just looks daggy. So off to another ...; Created on 10 April 2012
32. Fine Tuning: (Updates); ... go to the car, although it's perhaps unfair to compare a brand new set of freshly tuned carbs with an old set of emission control Strombergs. Regardless though they look fantastic! ...; Created on 04 April 2012
33. "All the leaves are brown..": (Updates); ... hold the Stromberg manifold together. Presumably this is to prevent the amateur mechanic from risking the release of valuable Lucas smoke from within it's tortuous interior. Anyway eventually it succumbed ...; Created on 17 March 2012
34. 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
35. Finally....: (Updates); ... degrees, do the screws up again and it's done. It really is that simple and took 5 mins. To celebrate, I gave the old girl a nice wash. She looks great. ...; Created on 29 January 2012
36. Don't say the "F" word: (Updates); I have put the carpets and the seats back in. On Monday the bonnet goes back on, and I hope to have a windscreen by the end of the week. It's nearly...fini@#ed. If it wasn't for Barratt's infinitely ...; Created on 21 January 2012
37. What's that noise?: (Updates); ... about 10 minutes, not including gasket making time. And the noise was still there. Bugger. It's the alternator. Now I have always regarded electronics with a great deal of suspicion, and alternators are ...; Created on 12 January 2012
38. End of electrics: (Updates); ... in the back of it! It's heading back to the UK for a replacement. This puts SC Parts ratio of usable to unusable parts to below 50%. ...; Created on 06 January 2012
39. We have a steering wheel!: (Updates); ... to proceed. Armed with knowledge, a drill and a good strong arm the job was done in an hour. Prosaic really, and very Jaguar. It'll get there, but in it's own sweet time. I will need to swap the indicator ...; Created on 02 January 2012
40. Glove Box: (Updates); ... place. And repair bits that were in place, but which broke. Getting the pressed cardboard glove box liner to stay put has been hard work, and has required some ingenuity. It's finally done though, apart ...; Created on 17 December 2011
41. Glove Box: (General); ... place. And repairing bits that were in place, but which broke. Getting the pressed cardboard glove box liner to stay put has been hard work, and has required some ingenuity. It's finally done though, ...; Created on 17 December 2011
42. 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
43. Clutch: (Updates); In my neverending quest to purge the hydraulics of evil, I finally took the clutch slave off today. It doesn't sound much but it's in a bugger of a spot to get to and I had half convinced myself that ...; Created on 09 November 2011
44. Reassembly going well: (Updates); ... so long. Anyway, it's done. I haven't filled it with coolant though... ...; Created on 03 November 2011
45. Exciting news!: (Updates); ... it's cake and champers for Sally's 44th birthday on Tuesday! ...; Created on 24 September 2011
46. No more steering wheel.: (Updates); I only had about an hour free this afternoon but I have put it to good use with a bit of judicious disassembly. The radiator overflow tank, winscreen washer, LHD accelerator pedal and it's linkages and ...; Created on 11 September 2011
47. It's Christmas!: (Updates); I had become a bit bored and despondent, as work has stopped pending the arrival of the parts necessary to continue. I wasn't expecting anything for another week but this morning my order from SNG Barratt ...; Created on 05 September 2011
48. Wax on wax off: (Updates); ... and it's hard work! Q: Can you walk into a shop and buy an E Type fanbelt in Austalia? A: Of course not, silly. ...; Created on 29 August 2011
49. First bit of reassembly: (Updates); ... good condition having had the top and bottom taken off, cores cleaned out and then reassembly and leak tested. Mick's opinion is that it's original and in good condition. Once I get my new ...; Created on 27 August 2011
50. Happy birthday to me: (Updates); It's my birthday, and what better way to celebrate than to go and look at a new toy. Rob takes me to meet Alan, who has a Series 1.5 E type Jaguar for sale. Within a few minutes I'm pretty sure that ...; Created on 30 July 2011

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