The 'E' Type Forum

Hi Mats,
Denis Welch Motorsports can sell you a new main shaft, see link below.

https://www.bighealey.co.uk/jaguar/jaguar-gearbox

I remember that program but I didn't know that they were married.

Hugo, the original cams have straight sides the parabolic cams are not straight leading to the valves starting to open sooner and close later (Increased duration). This means that maintaining the same gap as the original cams leads to an increase in duration. Increasing the gap has the effect of red...

Peter, I would say it's hand held footage of the security camera monitor during playback. Maybe the owner doesn't know how to retrieve the original file from the security camera hard drive for posting on this forum.

Nice pictures David, did you notice the cotton covered edge trim on the B posts?

1962 3.8? If you take a look at the pictures of the body shell it has a later 4.2 panel for mounting for the Lockheed brake servo and no cooling fan motor mounting on the picture frame as per S2.

3586 stamped on the crown wheel and etched on the pinion probably means they are a matched set. The cone setting distance should also be etched on the pinion ground face and is nominally 0 but usually deviates either side of zero such as + 3 or -3 for example. the other stamped numbers you refer to ...

The pinion should be stamped on its ground face with pinion offset and cone setting distance for that particular crown wheel and pinion assuming it's a matched set. The crown wheel in addition to the stamped information shown in your picture, should have the relevant backlash hand written with an et...

Propshaft bolts should be UNF not UNC.

Etype Fabs, available from Hutsons.

3/8" sounds right, they are certainly not 9/16" What did you measure the head size?

Looks like the release bearing is worn out also the input shaft splines should have a light coating of grease. In your picture they are dry and rusty.

8 inches from the bulkhead face (Not the edge of the flanges as indicated in your picture) to the front face of the inner sill.

Hi Jonr,
although you can fit the earlier carpets, there shouldn't be any separate pieces of felt on your car. The correct carpets should be felt backed (flock) and will be easer to fit.

Into the engine bay, left side.

If it's a wrinkle finish you can use this paint from Frost Automotive and if the part is aluminium use an etch primer first. To get the finished coat to wrinkle in an even fashion take the freshly painted piece into a very warm room otherwise you will end up with smooth areas (no wrinkle) http://www...

Painted body colour.

Looks like an Eagle Speedster

Yes very simple no grease required just a second pair of hands to hold the screw driver. In addition you can touch up your new cylinder paint job when you have finished with fresh etch primer and gold paint.

On the B posts its cotton covered, underneath the cotton it's either rubber or some kind of plastic with a steel core for grip.