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1. Owner: (Contacts / Staff); Owner, I'm the owner of this store. ...; Created on
2. A quick catchup for the last year.: (Updates); So this is probably where we started from.. Ross threw a lot in the bin. Just some of the trimmings. And what we had which looked OK..well it was crap too. But Ross soldiered on. ...; Created on 10 September 2018
3. Another tardy update: (Updates); Since the sale of my red car the fire has gone from my belly for this blog. My current 3.8 FHC project is making slow progress. Bodywork: Shell and bonnet stripped. Pretty much the whole bonnet is ...; Created on 30 August 2017
4. Goodbye 1E34749!: (Updates); ... there's always another project around the corner! I'm in the process of preparing my 3.8 OTS for sale as well, and it will hopefully be on the market soon. This will leave me with my silver series ...; Created on 09 October 2016
5. Current state of play: (Updates); Series 1 3.8l roadster. Ground up restoration complete. Prepping for sale. Series 1.5 FHC. The original car I started this blog for. Finally completed. Final test drive today; it is beautiful. ...; Created on 16 July 2016
6. 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
7. JT5 Box: (Updates); This is why you fit a 5 speed box. 2000 rpm at 100 kph. ...; Created on 13 December 2015
8. Ronstoration: (Updates); To those sensitive to marque specific detail I apologise. I suspect there's going to be a bit of this MG nonsense. The MGA is coming along, but I have had to take a different approach to restoring it, ...; Created on 25 July 2015
9. 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
10. No spark: (Updates); ... ignition switch. NB starter button will not affect spark. Check points are opening and distributor is turning. You can do this visually. Remove dizzy cap and get someone to crank the engine. You should ...; Created on 24 May 2015
11. Buy cheap parts and save!: (Updates); ... it going but eventually noticed this: https://youtu.be/HZA69L9McOU The moving electrode is loose in the spring, so even though the point gap is perfect, the points don't open !You can't see this ...; Created on 23 May 2015
12. 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
13. Lightweight engine: (Updates); This is why they call it a lightweight. ...; Created on 14 April 2015
14. Torsion bars: (Updates); ... ball joints apart! Last weekend I replaced the front anti sway bar bushes with some "NOS" ones. Hmmm. They seem to have evaporated during this morning's 60 mile drive... I guess they were "nasty old s#*t" ...; Created on 12 April 2015
15. Are URO branded C15474 senders any good?: (Updates); ... aware that oil pressure has dropped to dangerous levels before the engine fails. A sender that falsely reads a pressure higher than the actual oil pressure may fail to do this. All 4 of the senders tested ...; Created on 14 March 2015
16. Test pilot: (Updates); ... Statley Jag Manor. Total of 29 miles on clock. Runs beautifully. Really REALLY beautifully. Executive Summary. The Champion plug caps with the 10K ohm stickers are rubbish. This ...; Created on 30 January 2015
17. Cool old paperwork: (Updates); This is a photocopy of the 1967 Californian registration receipt for 881824. $3!! ...; Created on 20 December 2014
18. I'm still here!: (Updates); ... while the car always stinks of fuel. Tank out. Note tank sump half full of rust. I acid dipped this tank spotlessly clean only 2 years ago. ...; Created on 24 November 2014
19. 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
20. Notes on brake bleeding: (Updates); Bleeding the E Type brake system can be very difficult, especially if there is a lot of air in it. The use of a urinary catheter syringe has revolutionised this process for me. I replaced a brake servo ...; Created on 14 September 2014
21. 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
22. 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
23. January's efforts: (Updates); ... overflow pipe bracket. Suspension on! Beautiful plating. Martin bought me this coil so it better work! Doors. Will have to hang them soon. Fan ...; Created on 02 February 2014
24. Vale Martin Hawes: (Updates); ... He helped me and taught me a lot. Those familiar with this blog will recognise him in many of the photos. He will be sorely missed. ...; Created on 09 December 2013
25. Engine and JT5 gearbox installation: (Updates); Finally the time has come to put the engine back in. The unknown quantity was the JT5 box, and how much this would complicate the installation. Prior to starting I measured the JT5 and my Moss box. They ...; Created on 23 November 2013
26. 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
27. Engine building 2: pistons: (Updates); ... Rotate the brass cog back 3 teeth (same as the width of the crank drive) and then slowly tap the crank drive home. This will put the dizzy drive properly back to 10 to 4 with the big D up at TDC. EASY!! ...; Created on 15 October 2013
28. Engine building 1: (Updates); With this car I really wanted to be involved in all aspects of the rebuild, and Chris the engine builder has kindly agreed to supervise me building the engine. Today we got a lot done in 5 hours. ...; Created on 11 October 2013
29. 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
30. Motif Bar for the coupe: (Updates); ... very nice it looks too. As the two are the same I decided to fit the new one to the coupe and put the old rechromed one on the roadster. With the usual "how hard can this be?" I headed off into the shed. ...; Created on 11 August 2013
31. Roadster body nearly ready: (Updates); Ross reckons I can have it in about 2 weeks. 400 hours have gone into this. ...; Created on 01 August 2013
32. 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
33. 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
34. 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
35. Kelsey Hayes: (Updates); I finally built up enough courage to tackle the Kelsey Hayes brake booster today. It stripped down very easily and was in good condition apart from some scoring on the central shaft. Fortunately this ...; Created on 15 June 2013
36. 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
37. Apologies and an update: (Updates); ... blasted and all of the dents have been knocked out. The underside of the nose was pretty crumpled. otherwise the panels are pretty straight and rust free. Ross reckons he'll have the guards done this week ...; Created on 12 May 2013
38. 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
39. 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
40. Pinging begone!: (Updates); ... things I can fiddle with. I'll install it this weekend. ...; Created on 12 December 2012
41. First steps: (Updates); With pretty much everything stripped down, its time for some plating and powder coating. Will be good if I can get this lot back before Christmas. ...; Created on 10 December 2012
42. Green is the new Red: (Updates); We started pulling the 3.8 OTS apart this week. Most of the engine bay was stripped in a day and a half. ...; Created on 24 November 2012
43. Off to the Beauty Parlour: (Updates); ... up and get a nice polish to tart the old girl up a bit. From the beginning I intended to have a drivable car, not a trailer queen. Watch this space. ...; Created on 03 November 2012
44. Warming up: (Updates); Well to be honest, this project is pretty much finished. Today I re installed the air box and set the indicator cancellation. Not much else to do. But..I was up at ...; Created on 28 October 2012
45. Back together...but..: (Updates); ... to work out which light was which, but it all went easily. However after this the engine just woundn't start. Dead as. There was a good 12v at the coil but absolutely no spark. Eventually I put ...; Created on 14 October 2012
46. 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
47. The home stretch.: (Updates); Having returned from a week's holiday I'm raring to get the car finished. The first job was getting the reaction tie plate and torsion bars back in. As this is a job I hadn't done before there were a ...; Created on 05 October 2012
48. 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
49. 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
50. 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
51. 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

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