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1. Apples: (Contacts / A); Apples, Scientific Name: Malus domestica, Apples are a versatile fruit, used for eating, cooking, and preserving. There are more that 7500 different kinds of apples grown around the world. ...; Created on
2. Complaints: (Updates); Craig says I neeed to update more frequently. I shall comply. ...; Created on 06 September 2018
3. Britney update: (Updates); ... up very well. More, and some pictures, soon. ...; Created on 09 March 2017
4. Britney moment..: (Updates); Oops I did it again... More information to come.. ...; Created on 30 October 2016
5. Goodbye 1E34749!: (Updates); After 5 years of ownership I have sold 1E34749. She looked fantastic for sale, is mechanically excellent and I'm confident that she will more than live up to her new owner's expectations. But don't despair; ...; Created on 09 October 2016
6. An update on various projects: (Updates); ... liner next to it. This is where the crack above was. All six bores now have interlocked top hats; no more cracks. This is what the last machinist should have done; maybe he forgot to finish the job properly ...; Created on 26 June 2016
7. No spark: (Updates); ... zero. If not check the cap socket for corrosion. Modern cable resistance is more complex and you would need to check the figures with the manufacturer. As a general guide though a lead should be between ...; Created on 24 May 2015
8. Notes on brake bleeding: (Updates); ... (or another clean one) with 60ml of brake fluid. The less air in the syringe the better as you will be able to generate more pressure. Push the syringe firmly into the hose. 4. Attach a clear PVC ...; Created on 14 September 2014
9. Spark plug leads: (Updates); As it turned out, this was a hell of a lot more difficult that it looks. ...; Created on 22 February 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. 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
12. 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
13. More paint photos: (Updates); As Ross paints something, he takes photos and sends them to me. Here's this week's lot.; Created on 04 July 2013
14. Here we go again...: (Updates); ... more shims between the calipers and the diff than I had expected. I assumed that this was because someone had in error fitted the later discs. I ordered a set of new, early discs. Lovely though they are, ...; Created on 27 January 2013
15. Nearly ready to reassemble IRS: (Updates); I'm still plugging along fettling bits of the IRS. I'm 95% ready to start reassembly. Just need to get a few more bits plated and I can reassemble the driveshafts. I have all of the new parts and all ...; Created on 12 January 2013
16. Timing: (Updates); ... has resolved but any more than half throttle produces obvious pinging. I'm using the distributor that came with the car, which as you recall had Strombergs fitted. I'm wondering if the problem is related ...; Created on 28 November 2012
17. and some more..: (Updates); All of that lovely plated front suspension is back on. Fitted the new rear braided brake hose, and some new Greenstuff pads for the rear. Brakes and clutch bled.; Created on 05 October 2012
18. Hibernation and reflections on plating.: (Updates); Well as with all unicorns, Carl turned out to be mostly a mythical creature. The quality of the zinc plating was substandard but was as expensive as the good platers. And, some of the more difficult ...; Created on 13 August 2012
19. Happy Anniversary!: (Updates); Tomorrow marks one year to the day since I bought this car. To celebrate, I have removed even more from under the bonnet. Well, actually I have now removed everything from under the bonnet. I sanded ...; Created on 29 July 2012
20. More plating: (Updates); Did I mention that I love freshly plated parts? Can't actually do much with these until I put the engine back in though.; Created on 26 June 2012
21. More prep: (Updates); The more I look at the paint on the frames, the worse it looks. Some clown has blown acrylic over the tops of the frames and the firewall without preparing the paint below. Result? Areas of loose ...; Created on 24 June 2012
22. Oh dear...: (Updates); I seem to have bought another E Type. Series 1 3.8l OTS, LHD. More pics here: www.flickr.com/photos/71499700@N08/sets/72157629836555661/ ...; Created on 18 June 2012
23. More bits off: (Updates); Despite my fundamental lack of enthusiasm for tackling the engine bay, another step was achieved today with the removal of the upper and lower wishbones. Another bucketful of bits for the platers. I think ...; Created on 26 May 2012
24. Post mortem findings: (Updates); ... at the head it looked OK although you could see that the front three combustion chambers had a lot more soot in them than the back three. Presumably this is the result of poor tune on the Strombergs. ...; Created on 19 May 2012
25. A Lucas moment: (Updates); ... the indicators briefly stopped working. Thinking nothing more of it, while removing the speedo today I opened the centre console to discover that it was full of genuine Lucas Smoke! Very exciting. On ...; Created on 24 April 2012
26. 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
27. Fine Tuning: (Updates); ... After discussion I took John my old Lucas distributor. He checked and calibrated it and deemed it satisfactory. Needless to say, the car runs beautifully. The SUs do seem to provide more ...; Created on 04 April 2012
28. We have petrol: (Updates); ... than the original SU pump, cheaper, more robust and more reliable. ...; Created on 17 January 2012
29. End of electrics: (Updates); ... put the old (probably servicable) water pump back on in place of the newly reconditioned one from SC Parts. Unbelievably, no leak. Even more unbelievably, the recond unit had a rust hole in the cast iron ...; Created on 06 January 2012
30. Exhausted: (Updates); ... seems that the only thing holding them together was the chrome. I tried to TIG the holes up but just made them bigger :-) So..more money to SNG Barratt. I'll buy SS. In Australia they'll ...; Created on 18 December 2011
31. An epiphany; BSH: (Updates); ... into the most inconvenient of spaces. 2. The wrist joint is capable of greater range of movement than mine. I estimate a BSH wrist can flex and extend at least 45 degrees more than my wrist, and supinate ...; Created on 11 December 2011
32. Musings on "RTFM": (Updates); ... feeling that special dread that only one deliberately countermanding a direct order can know, I removed the actuating arm rod. About 10 minutes later, with much more room to move, I had the slave cylinder ...; Created on 07 December 2011
33. New tyres and the kitchen sink: (Updates); ... they did wear out after around 10000 miles. I have eventually settled for a far more pedestrian Dunlop Monza 200 tyre in 205 65 15. The tyres have a sensible and therefore quiet tread pattern, ...; Created on 20 September 2011
34. Heating up: (Updates); ... clutch pedal offset needs to be increased by about 1cm, and that the offset on the brake pedal reduced so it is more or less straight. My major concern was that I wasn't sure what sort of material the ...; Created on 20 September 2011
35. 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
36. Masterly inactivity: (Updates); ... the hoist which is far more likely to end in tears. Problem is I have visitors coming on Saturday afternoon and after a few beers the job might start to look easier... ...; Created on 31 August 2011
37. Why buy this car?: (General); ... it’s a combination of availability, quality and cost, and the compromise between having to spend more time and effort in some areas and less in others. Ideally, I would have liked to find an original ...; Created on 14 August 2011
38. The plan: (General); ... Even though I’d always loved the look of the E Type I’d dismissed them as too expensive. The more I thought about it though the more sense it made. Any car restoration takes a great deal of time, and ...; Created on 14 August 2011
39. About the Series 1.5 E Type: (General); ... was a transitional series of cars built in 1967–68, unofficially called "Series 1½", which are externally similar to Series 1 cars. Essentially these cars were built using more of the parts destined ...; Created on 13 August 2011
40. Welcome to Project '67 E Type: (General); ... even informative. There’ll be laughter and tears and it’ll take years…but it’ll be FUN! We have just moved to a new faster server, hope you find the site more responsive. To see what I've been up to ...; Created on 01 January 2011

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