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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); ... from everywhere. So...since the engine's out anyway we may as well do the head with new long skirt oversize buckets, as these were'nt available when the last rebuild was done. And.. since the ...; Created on 07 May 2016
3. Why having a car professionally restored costs so much.: (Updates); ... it only took about an extra hour. On to job number 3. The boss cost nearly $AU200. For that you'd expect perfection. But no grub screws were provided to attach the horn push. The threaded holes were ...; Created on 25 May 2015
4. 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
5. Are URO branded C15474 senders any good?: (Updates); ... and methods. 4 URO C15474 senders were purchased from Ebay for US$28 each. These were tested using a Smiths 0-60 psi dash board oil gauge from a 1967 Series 1.5 E Type. Testing involved pressurising ...; Created on 14 March 2015
6. And then there were 3: (Updates); I seem to have bought another one... 1967 series 1 FHC, original RHD Australian delivered car. Pictures to follow.; Created on 10 September 2014
7. 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
8. 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
9. Motif Bar for the coupe: (Updates); When I got my coupe 2 years ago it did have a motif bar, but it wasn't fitted because the special rubberised mounting bolts were broken. When I finished reassembling the car for the second time I bought ...; Created on 11 August 2013
10. 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
11. Starting to come together: (Updates); IRS finished. Carbs finished. Lots of hours but both were a lot easeir than I had imagined. The IRS is a beautiful piece of engineering. Very satisfying to reassemble. The ...; Created on 24 February 2013
12. There's always one little tiny problem...: (Updates); ... So the throttle stops, having been overbored, were loose. George at Midel rang me and said I'd need new stops, which I bought. However when they arrived, they had no holes in them. Now I was happy enough ...; Created on 02 February 2013
13. 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
14. Pop the carbs back on, Sir?: (Updates); ... weren't going to peel off easily either. Eventually it took me about an hour with scrapers, razor blades and a soft wire brush to get the manifold clean, but in the process a lot of crap had found its ...; Created on 07 October 2012
15. 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
16. 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
17. The Unicorn: (Updates); ... Ron got some motorbike bits polished and said that they were reasonably priced and look good. So the back of my car is full of buckets of bolts, freshly sandblasted objects for powder coating and my ...; Created on 29 May 2012
18. 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
19. A Lucas moment: (Updates); ... further investigation the plastic surrounding the fuse clip for fuse #7 had almost completely melted and the fuse and clip were too hot to touch. Presumably there's a short somewhere; I did notice that ...; Created on 24 April 2012
20. On with the SUs!: (Updates); ... the Bell stainless downpipes. All in all a fairly easy afternoon's work, and amazingly the car started straight away on the first turn of the key! My attempts at tuning however were laughably poor so ...; Created on 18 March 2012
21. "All the leaves are brown..": (Updates); ... to reason, bad language and a 1/2" spanner. The exhaust manifolds, which were the ones I was actually worried about, literally fell off in about 5 minutes. I had to call a friend to work ...; Created on 17 March 2012
22. Mea culpa: (Updates); ... bit on edge. I had planned to trailer the car, but we were unable to get it onto the trailer because of low ground clearance, so with trepidation I decided I would have to drive it. It never rains ...; Created on 08 March 2012
23. 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
24. 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
25. End of electrics: (Updates); ... 15 hours. At around 3pm yesterday, after final checks were complete, we connected the battery and turned the key..and she started! There was initial trouble because she wouldn't run properly which perplexed ...; Created on 06 January 2012
26. The wires finally arrive: (Updates); The wires have finally arrived. Sent by good old Royal Mail they seem to have been carried by donkey, camel, rickshaw and carrier pelican to arrive in only 26 days from the day they were sent. The 3 bags ...; Created on 03 January 2012
27. We have a steering wheel!: (Updates); ... steering column, which had different mountings on the bulkhead than the older column. But the new mounting point captive nuts were only fitted on the LEFT of the car. The RIGHT still has the four nuts ...; Created on 02 January 2012
28. Exhausting day: (Updates); ... As can be seen the old pipes were very bad, and the hotdogs were essentially held together by the chrome plate, as I discovered when trying to weld up a hole. ...; Created on 31 December 2011
29. Exhausted: (Updates); The bits of pipe that join the mufflers to the hotdogs were in poor condition so I got some new ones made up to replace them. Sadly when I tried to remove the old bits of pipe from the hotdogs it ...; Created on 18 December 2011
30. 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
31. 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
32. 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
33. Ready to start re wiring: (Updates); In between battling with the clutch I've also managed to install the new driver's side instrument panel. The choke cables and heater vent control were there to add a bit of spice to an otherwise straightforward ...; Created on 07 December 2011
34. A Visitation: (Updates); ... wiper motor. An inspection was made, coffee and buns were consumed. I asked many questions: "How do I get the driver's side door to open?" I asked. I haven't been able to open it ...; Created on 10 November 2011
35. Another busy day.: (Updates); ... and the spot welded lips of the panels were revealed and completely rust free. I have never seen this before; usually the metal in this area looks like a rust coloured lace doily. A bit of cursing ...; Created on 30 September 2011
36. Birthday conundrum: (Updates); ... all things E type, in his book "Collector's Originality Guide", says the S1.5 cars were made between January and December 1968. Most confusing. Mark at CCHT has very kindly sent me a scan of the original ...; Created on 26 September 2011
37. New tyres and the kitchen sink: (Updates); ... Yokohama A008's on my MGB. They were dead sexy; the outside quarter of the tyre was basically slick apart from a row of little dimples. I have no idea what they added to the performance of the car but ...; Created on 20 September 2011
38. Heating up: (Updates); ... pedals were cast from, and that if they were cast iron they might simply shatter. Needless to say they didn't. Once they've cooled down I'll paint them. ...; Created on 20 September 2011
39. Waterpump on: (Updates); ... rebuilt waterpump. Rob had rung as he was passing to ask if he could drop in, so no time like the present. A few minor adjustments were needed with the alternator bracket but otherwise it all went well. ...; Created on 19 September 2011
40. Cooling system v1.0001: (Updates); ... radiator place to get it cleaned out. Fantastic. Lots of solder and open gas flames. Then the brakes were dropped off to Tony. He did the "double teapot with head shake" (hands on hips) ...; Created on 23 August 2011
41. Why buy this car?: (General); So, I hear you asking, why buy a left hand drive American car? What’s wrong with an Australian delivered car, or better still a car from the UK where they were made in the first place? Essentially, ...; Created on 14 August 2011
42. The plan: (General); ... houses but there was never room for a proper shed. Work, and then 3 children, meant that boy’s toys were a low priority. But eventually nearly 12 years of home renovations had drawn to a close. This ...; Created on 14 August 2011
43. 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
44. Bleedin' brakes!: (Updates); ... up safely, but was unable to remove the shock absorber; essentially I was too stupid to realise that the bottom bolt holds both shocks on. So don't worry, absolutely no brakes were bled in the making of ...; Created on 13 August 2011

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