The 'E' Type Forum

JerryL770 wrote: ↑

Sat Nov 17, 2018 10:21 pm

Um..... ??

Where is this to be held, please?

Ta.

Letchworth, Herts. I’ll publish address in due course.

Following on from the huge success of last years Open Day, we are proposing holding another in the new workshops (no more country lanes!) on the 20th April 2019. I will also see if Julian Barratt wants to attend and maybe have a small stall in a corner. Could be a good venue to collect parts? As bef...

Steve, confirm the ball pein hammer for the right angle drive. We have to cut the propshaft tunnel at the front on both of the cars to provide a bit of room. As you say, the tolerances in those days.......

We've done a couple of these in S2 2+2s. You have to create a space in the transmission tunnel (RHS towards the rear) in order to clear the (I think) speedo drive. You then have to put a 2" cut at the back of the tunnel (top where the propshaft exits) as the overdrive unit is slightly wider at this ...

Saw the pictures on the news over here and people driving to escape. Absolutely terrifying. Glad you guys are fine.

<cough> the um OTS is 'C' registered, the 66 FHC is 'E' registered. Makes me feel ill every time I look at it....

Malcolm, the issue with repairing old frames is that the chances are that the metal is thin because of corrosion. Unless you are 100% sure that the frames are solid throughout, change them.

New frames. I would recommend replacing both sides if they are both of the same vintage. Lots of info regarding welding these frames is available if you search it out. That is a disaster waiting to happen!

Good episode - shame that the original OTS that Will was describing has been repainted, chromed and re-trimmed

If protecting them was the objective Pete, there are much simpler ways of achieving it? I cannot believe they fitted such an expensive, hard to fit item just to protect the torsion bars.

Welcome back Erik! We’ll be over in Spa next year and anything else you are organising. E50 was soooooo long ago!

I wouldn't bother rebuilding the propshaft. You are better off fitting a new one as the UJs wear, the sliding yoke wears, the yoke where the UJ bearing is held down with a circlip wears and the chances are it is out of balance. Poly steering rack mounts are good - we have just fitted a set of metala...

Stunning looking car!

Really sorry to hear this Andrew. My thoughts are with you and your friends and family. Angus

Had one open on me many years ago at 70mph. Remembered not to brake and instantly fitted the missing safety catch! Only damage was to the over riders.

Welcome indeed! I write this from a hotel room in Calais driving in our original FHC on the start of a mini tour into Holland, Belgium..... Wales? Pah!

Its a sad time indeed and nobody wins. I think some people are too quick to forget the good that JD have done for the industry and when I see the gloating going on on other forums, it saddens me. 60 good guys are worried about their futures (one has 4 years left to go for retirement) and it will be ...

Sounds like the reverse detent needs adjusting. Not a big problem.

Great stuff!

One of the saddest photos I saw was of 'Johnny Be Good' - an american bomber that went down in the desert. Apparently due to an inexperienced ATC who gave them a route that took them away from the airfield. They landed with no fuel and I think the crew all died of exposure.