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1. An update on various projects: (Updates); ... other bores were perfectly machined at 2 thou over piston size, this one was machined at 5 thou over. This isn't wear, this is a cock up by the engine machinist. Unfortunately the work was done in 2004 ...; Created on 26 June 2016
2. Shipwright's disease again: (Updates); ... rebuild the box and replace the clutch. Rob, who I bought the car from had had it fully restored about 10 years ago, and since then it has covered about 12000miles. The other thing that had annoyed ...; Created on 07 May 2016
3. All over again.: (Updates); Ross has finished repainting the body shell. Yesterday, after a year, she returns to the fold! Lots of work to do....; Created on 25 March 2016
4. Ronstoration: (Updates); ... which I have dubbed "Ronstoration". Ron is one of the Jag Boys. He sold used cars for over 40 years. "Paint it black and put it back" sums up the caryard approach. So today I took Rob's car up to Jaag ...; Created on 25 July 2015
5. No spark: (Updates); ... or fuel or compression. These steps will not help those things. Take each step one at a time, in order. At the end of each step try to start the car. Battery flat. If the car cranks over it is almost ...; Created on 24 May 2015
6. Are URO branded C15474 senders any good?: (Updates); ... All senders under read at both 30 and 57psi of air. The degree of inaccuracy was greater at lower pressures. No sender over read. Within the constraints of the testing all 4 senders seemed to read ...; Created on 14 March 2015
7. 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
8. Finished...meh.: (Updates); Final jobs were fitting the internal radiator protector screen, refitting the bonnet, aligning the headlights and putting on the glass covers. Now I have to get it registered. ...; Created on 10 August 2014
9. How to take your bonnet off by yourself.: (Updates); ... by pulling it along on the carpet; support it with a hand to stop it falling over. You can now access the front of the car easily. Time elapsed; 10 minutes. ...; Created on 02 August 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. Engine and JT5 gearbox installation: (Updates); ... at the lack of clearance particualrly around the bulkhead corners and the sides of the top plate. It will be quite hard to relieve these areas without changes that will make fitting the tunnel cover difficult. ...; Created on 23 November 2013
12. Engine delivery: (Updates); Don't worry about those dirty old cam covers; the newly polished ones are just waiting until the engine is safely installed. ...; Created on 16 November 2013
13. 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
14. 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
15. Motif Bar for the coupe: (Updates); ... end to little pillars on the back of the bar. To be honest this seems overcomplicated; a dob of glue would have worked better. Now the first issue that became apparent was that no screws were provided. ...; Created on 11 August 2013
16. New brakes for the 4.2: (Updates); After some thought the folly of swapping over the whole hub assembly became aparent to me. So instead I did the sensible thing and swapped the calipers over for the Coopers. Easy. ...; Created on 07 July 2013
17. Engine machining: (Updates); ... fitted. So 4 weeks ago, I ordered a set of 12 oversized long skirt cam buckets from XK's in the US. Mystifyingly, when they arrived, there were only 10. I emailled them and they ...; Created on 03 July 2013
18. Coupe update: (Updates); ... perfectly. I drove the coupe out to see Ross when I went there. It is now a joy to drive. I have also replaced the exhaust cam cover gasket and now no oil leak! I fitted the 5" chrome wires that came ...; Created on 12 May 2013
19. 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
20. There's always one little tiny problem...: (Updates); ... job. I specified that they only do the bushes as I was confident that I could refit the throtle stops etc. How hard could it be after all? However the PO had had this done too, and had used oversized shafts. ...; Created on 02 February 2013
21. Jigsaw: (Updates); Ah the logistical delight of car restoration. Bits of my car are all over the place. The body's at the paint shop 50 miles away in Strathalbyn. The engine's still up at Chris's awaiting a teardown ...; Created on 23 January 2013
22. At the body shop: (Updates); You might think that I've gone into hibernation over Christmas, but you'd be wrong. I've sorted all the plating and powder coating, arranged to have a million bits sent around the globe to be fettled, ...; Created on 08 January 2013
23. E Type soup: (Updates); Take 20l of diesel. Add most of an E Type, covered in grease. Steep in the hot Aussie sun for a week. Mmmm tasty. ...; Created on 20 December 2012
24. and the engine...just starts!: (Updates); Chris Alan and Martin came over to start the engine today. Martin checked that I'd put all the wiring back correctly. Alan checked everything else. Chris just looked bored. Martin insisted on Start ...; Created on 11 October 2012
25. Seat re-upholstery.: (Updates); While I'm waiting for the engine I've stripped the seats, ready for Alan Smith to re cover them. He did an excellent job with the trim so he gets the job. Alan suggested that I buy the covers foams ...; Created on 09 September 2012
26. Paint's on!: (Updates); ... and I think he quickly decided that I would just make a horrible mess of the job, so he came over today and put on undercoat, colour and gloss clear topcoat in just over 2 hours. It looks superb. ...; Created on 26 August 2012
27. 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
28. 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
29. Paint it black: (Updates); In preparation for blowing some colour over the frames I've put some new sound deadener in the tunnel and on the underside of the guards. In the past I've used the bitumen based schutz, but this time ...; Created on 17 June 2012
30. The Unicorn: (Updates); Ron has discovered a very rare beast indeed. He tells me that there is a man called Carl, whose local business does metal polishing, chrome and zinc plating and...powder coating all at the same premises! ...; Created on 29 May 2012
31. Post mortem findings: (Updates); ... slack, and the torque on the nuts was all over the place; some were barely finger tight and some were almost impossible to undo. The next step was to get the sump off and ...; Created on 19 May 2012
32. ..until somebody loses an eye.: (Updates); I went for a lovely drive on Sunday. Over 2 hours and probably 150km. Until the car started to run horribly roughly and eventually died. At least the tow truck was a good colour. Inspection ...; Created on 08 May 2012
33. 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
34. "All the leaves are brown..": (Updates); ... the Stronbergs. As the crossover manifold means that the rear exhaust manifold also needs to be changed over I have chosen to install the rest of the stainless exhaust too. Removal of the Strombergs was ...; Created on 17 March 2012
35. Phoenix reborn: (Updates); ... to see a piston depart via the side of the block, but nothing like that eventuated. No overheating, good oil pressure and absolutely nothing caught fire or even released a bit of smoke. And the brakes ...; Created on 11 March 2012
36. Please, Sir...: (Updates); The time for action is past. Now it is time for the paperwork.. Over the weekend I had the engineer and the Historic secretary from the Jag club look at the car. Both have reported favourably. I have submitted ...; Created on 07 February 2012
37. Finally....: (Updates); ... everything still works. Yesterday I reinstalled the grille trim bar. This is held in place with two double ended rubberized bolts. The rubber had broken, and the bolts in the overriders were firmly ...; Created on 29 January 2012
38. Don't say the "F" word: (Updates); ... stupid policy of not sending orders because one part out of the whole order isn't available but not actually TELLING you this, I would have had the choke light bezel that I need over a week ago, and I ...; Created on 21 January 2012
39. Clock repair: (Updates); About 3 weeks ago I sent the clock from my 1967 series 1.5 to Mike Eck of www.jaguarclock.com to have it overhauled. The clock was in very poor condition, didn't work and the plastic lens at the front ...; Created on 16 January 2012
40. 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
41. The wires finally arrive: (Updates); ... contain the few things missing from the otherwise comprehensive "Under Bonnet" loom. Things like the alternator wiring, the fan loom and another dozen or so vital components. Martin is coming over tomorrow ...; Created on 03 January 2012
42. We have a steering wheel!: (Updates); ... stalk over and modify the starter switch mount to move it to the left, but those are jobs for another day. ...; Created on 02 January 2012
43. Exhausting day: (Updates); The temperature hit 38*C today. That's a shade over 100F. Perfect weather for trying to put the exhaust on the car. So I did it. Well to be fair I only put on the new hotdogs and the pipes that connect ...; Created on 31 December 2011
44. In the Doldrums: (Updates); Frustration. I have 10 days off over Christmas, an unheard of event, and work on the car is at a standstill. I could have my car on the road by now if I had the brakes working. Unfortunately one of the ...; Created on 29 December 2011
45. An epiphany; BSH: (Updates); ... and pronate over 180 degrees, allowing the hand to completely reverse, in either direction as required. 3. BSH fingers are all 10" long, have an extra joint allowing backward movement and can exert a pressure ...; Created on 11 December 2011
46. All coming together: (Updates); Marty came over yesterday, and in about 5 hours removed and replaced the dash and engine bay wiring looms. I estimate that this would have taken me a week to do. As usual, there were problems. What ...; Created on 10 December 2011
47. Ready to start re wiring: (Updates); ... job, but with a bit of thought it all works. Marty is popping over tomorrow to have a good look at the looms I have got from Barratts. Marty is the undisputed local authority on all things electrical ...; Created on 07 December 2011
48. Musings on "RTFM": (Updates); ... refitting of the clutch slave cylinder, the Jaguar Service Manual is the indisputable authority. It states that the slave cylinder should be unbolted from the bell housing and withdrawn over the clutch ...; Created on 07 December 2011
49. Clutch: (Updates); ... stuffed I think I'm not going to have any choice but to take off the IRS and overhaul the rear calipers. Bugger. ...; Created on 09 November 2011
50. Front suspension: (Updates); Craig and Jarrod came over this afternoon, and fired with enthusiasm and beer in equal parts we replaced the front upper and lower ball joints. Getting the top joint circlip in did require a little thought ...; Created on 08 October 2011

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