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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. 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
3. 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
4. Current state of play: (Updates); ... Never selling that one! MGA. Finished and tucked away at my Dad's house for winter. I really like this car. Probably keeping it long term too. So. What next??? ...; Created on 16 July 2016
5. 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
6. MGA??!!: (Updates); ... up to Jag Central. I don't think anyone but Marty actually believed that it would ever get road registration with the MX5 engine so we will put the original engine back in. Chief engineer and I stripped ...; Created on 05 July 2015
7. Why having a car professionally restored costs so much.: (Updates); ... wheel to a new boss and installed the accelerator pedal box and connected it to the firewall linkage. If all went well this should be less than 2 hours work. That's until poorly manufactured repro parts ...; Created on 25 May 2015
8. No spark: (Updates); ... certainly OK. Engine earth. Spark requires a good earth to the negative terminal of the battery. Check that the engine is earthed with an ohmmeter or voltmeter between the battery and the block. Visually ...; Created on 24 May 2015
9. Exhaust studs: (Updates); The way the E Type exhaust manifolds connect to the downpipes is poorly engineered. The mainfold has a threaded stud screwed into it. This thread is 3/8" UNF and the problem with the fine thread is that ...; Created on 24 April 2015
10. Are URO branded C15474 senders any good?: (Updates); ... with greater inaccuracy at lower pressures. The inaccuracy was such that it would not preclude the use of the sensors as a safety device in the case of a real loss of oil pressure in the engine. Materials ...; Created on 14 March 2015
11. Test pilot: (Updates); Classified: Secret Jaaaaaaag Test Base, 0855 hrs CST 0855 hrs. Excited to have a day permit to actually drive the 3.8. It is after all nice to know that the brakes work BEFORE the Road Worthy test. ...; Created on 30 January 2015
12. 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
13. Two heads are better than...: (Updates); ... it so I'll start that one next week hopefully... ...; Created on 14 October 2014
14. Introducing...my new car!: (Updates); ... was a miss. Turned out to be a broken plug lead cap and a few minor irregularities with one of the carbs. As with most cars that have sat for a while there are always a few problems. In this case spongy ...; Created on 14 September 2014
15. Notes on brake bleeding: (Updates); ... to have a litre available. These syringes are designed for flushing urinary catheters. They hold 60ml and differ from normal Luer-Lok syringes in that they have a much larger diameter conical tip. ...; Created on 14 September 2014
16. How to take your bonnet off by yourself.: (Updates); ... Thread a loop of strong cord through the rear bonnet vent. Tie this loop to a rope that is securely attached to the roof. Use a knot that you can undo with one hand. ...; Created on 02 August 2014
17. C18737: (Updates); Which is the bracket that holds the handbrake light switch in place. Which I can't find. Anywhere. So being impatient, I thought I'd make one. How hard can that be? 2 hours and a prototype later...It ...; Created on 16 March 2014
18. Relay: (Updates); Relay (noun). An electrical device that prevents current from reaching the device it is attached to, regardless of attempts to get it to do otherwise. Damn you Mr Lucas. I did eventually ...; Created on 27 February 2014
19. 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
20. Engine and JT5 gearbox installation: (Updates); ... do it. I am fortunate to have a car hoist which makes the process a good deal easier. With the engine on a trolley positioned under the car we lowered the body. It quickly became apparent that ...; Created on 23 November 2013
21. Shimming the tappets: (Updates); Setting the valve clearances on the XK head is a time consuming process that requires patience. I have finished mine. It took me about 4 hours, never having done this before. Each side had to be pulled ...; Created on 26 October 2013
22. Got the IRS in.: (Updates); A hoist, a trolley and a little help is all that's needed. This time I took advice and filled the diff with oil and pre-bled the calipers before installing the IRS unit. ...; Created on 22 September 2013
23. Motif Bar for the coupe: (Updates); ... Firstly I had to fit the motif itself into the circular hole at the front. This is held in a circular metal backing, which in turn is secured in place by a half elliptic spring that is screwed at either ...; Created on 11 August 2013
24. 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
25. Engine machining: (Updates); ... said yes, we will send you another 2 immediately, at our expense. It seems that in order to keep their expense down they sent them by the little known USPS Rickshaw/Carrier Pigeon combo. This fascinating ...; Created on 03 July 2013
26. Kelsey Hayes: (Updates); ... was easily fixed with some gentle linishing in the lathe. The rest of the assembly was easy given that I'm used to servicing scuba equipment. For good measure I painted the brake and clutch cylinders ...; Created on 15 June 2013
27. Coopercraft: (Updates); ... suspension bits from the roadster sitting in the shed it occurred to me that as they are identical I could reassemble the whole axle unit and do a straight swap. I did the assembly today and they look ...; Created on 18 May 2013
28. Coupe update: (Updates); ... and took the car back to see John Hurley. The problem turned out to be that the piston in the middle carby was sticking because the jet wasn't centred. John sorted this out and tuned the car and it runs ...; Created on 12 May 2013
29. 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
30. Bending the pedals: (Updates); 2 pictures that nicely demonstrate the differences between the clutch and brake pedals on left and right hand vehicles. The shinier pedals are from my LHD. ...; Created on 02 March 2013
31. There's always one little tiny problem...: (Updates); I thought that I'd be sensible and rebush the throttle shafts. I couldn't do this myself because you need a good reamer so I sent then off to Midel in Sydney, who returned them having done an excellent ...; Created on 02 February 2013
32. Here we go again...: (Updates); ... 20 mins and the last 10 mins. Today I spent a while putting the reassembled rear brakes back onto my rebuilt diff. When I originally stripped the IRS I had noticed that there were a lot ...; Created on 27 January 2013
33. 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
34. 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
35. Running in: (Updates); 250 miles on the clock now and it has only broken down twice. Well 3 times. Actually 4. No. 5 if you count frying the rubbish SimonBBC dizzy as well, although that only took 30 seconds and the car ...; Created on 23 October 2012
36. 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
37. 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
38. Pop the carbs back on, Sir?: (Updates); ... and fill it. The wiring was easy, but when I got the carbs down off the shelf I realized that I hadn't bothered to remove the remnants of gasket from the manifold. It quickly became apparent thet they ...; Created on 07 October 2012
39. 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
40. The home stretch.: (Updates); ... all of the bolts on the tie plate to allow the tear drops in, THEN tighten everything up. I'm reasonably confident that I have got the torsion bars in correctly, but as insurance I have fitted an ...; Created on 05 October 2012
41. 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
42. Steering rack back on..again...: (Updates); I have finally mastered the incomprehensible structure that is the steering rack mounting system. Last time I didn't change the mounts and left them in place, but I have now replaced the (probably perfectly ...; Created on 02 September 2012
43. 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
44. Hibernation and reflections on plating.: (Updates); ... to replace bolts were lost. Happily though I did get some extra parts that weren't from my car at all, so that was maybe compensation. I ended up getting all the zinc replated elsewhere, and it now looks ...; Created on 13 August 2012
45. 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
46. More prep: (Updates); ... paint that peel off. So I've sanded the offending areas back to sound paint. I'll have to undercoat some of these areas first before I paint them. Below is the result of a couple of hours of sand/blow/degrease/mask ...; Created on 24 June 2012
47. 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
48. 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
49. More bits off: (Updates); ... that the sockets in my upper wishbones are probably too worn for the new ball joints to compensate, so I'm looking at alternatives for repair or replacement. I probably ...; Created on 26 May 2012
50. Post mortem findings 2: (Updates); ... shells are +0.10 too. I have a spare crank that is in good condition and standard size so I might use it instead. The block looks OK as best I can tell and the head looks OK although I will be putting ...; Created on 21 May 2012
51. 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
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