The 'E' Type Forum

Hi,

A couple of pictures if they help:







Note that the back part is sandwiched between the top and bottom panel.

Paul

Hi Tim, I believe the 'grip nut' is like a nut enclosed by a clip that sits in a square hole in the overrider. I bought some for my 65, but found that the overriders that I replaced them with had welded on nuts. The only advantage I can see is that it might enable the nut to sit at a different angle...

Hi, When looking at the A post through the windscreen at the front, there is a U channel in the A post from top to bottom. The windscreen rubber mounts on the outside one and the front part of the cant rail curves around the inner one. On my FHC, you can see the bottom of this U section between the ...

I fitted my own remote bleed too.








Paul

Thank you all for your input. That’s a bit steep Andrew, considering that they are a relitivly simple shape. Yves, that is exactly what I have and the clip does show; perhaps the bonnet chromes are slightly smaller section than the originals. On the plus side, I had thought the clips were spring ste...

Hi All, I am trimming the cant rails on my FHC. I have covered them with vinyl and used bonnet chrome's as the chrome beading. My question is about the retaining clips that are pop riveted to the back of the rail, presumably in an attempt to hold on the chrome. I have only one clip at the front; sho...

Thank you Steve and John, I really appreciate your efforts.

Now I just need to decide where best to mount a switch without it looking too obvious.

Regards,

Paul

Hi John,

I'm ok with electrics, but not so much with electronics. Is there a particular size or type I should use?

Thanks,

Paul

Nice idea, but I am not quite sure how I would wire that without the power tracking to both circuits?

Paul

Hi Steve and Julian, Yes I think Steve is right too. I think I will have more control if I wire them separately. I don’t however think wiring them off the same switch would have been a problem. I was going to wire them both separately off a relay and simply use the switch to well.. switch it on. Tha...

I have just fitted my new heated front windscreen to my FHC; not easy. The connections are at each side of the screen, exactly where the brackets are for the dash top. This definitely could do with a re-design. Anyway; I was thinking of wiring it up to the heated rear window circuit, so that they ar...

Hi Simon,

I have done as you suggested; I also picked the stitching out from the headlining around the tube and cut a little excess off.
The light now fits in fine.

Thanks for your help.

Paul

Hi, I am just fitting the headliner 'skirts' where the interior light fits and I am wondering how best to do this. The rubber tube with the cant rail 'skirts' sewn into it, overlaps where the interior light fits, so the tube from both sides overlaps inside the recess for the light. Should these be c...

Hi Carsten, The lens is held on separately to the casting. There are three set screws holding on the indicator light casting. I am not near my notes, but I think they are 3/16" x 32 (10x32) UNF. I just bought stainless steel ones on line, I think they were 1" (25mm) long. The lens is held on by two ...

Hi Carsten,

I put the diaphragm's in first, then the headlight bowels then the lights.

Yes; fitting the chrome ring is interesting! Mine were Phillips screws and I used a long magnetic screwdriver.
I think I put the lower screw in first to hold the ring and then the others. It is no fun.

Paul

Thank you Mitch and Yves for your help.

Paul

Mitch, I have (18)the hardura mat; it sits at the bottom of the 'box'. (20) is the lower bulkhead. It is (19) cubby box upstand I am having trouble with. I know on my car it should be vinyl covered on the outside, but is it also covered with vinyl on the inside? 1/2 m of vinyl could quite possibly c...

Hi Mich,

Thanks for your reply.
I mean the metal front piece that the folding board sits on to create a box.

Regards,

Paul

Hi, The interior of my 65 car was far from original when I bought it. I am now in the process of retrimming it and I thought I would do it the hard way by buying materials instead of a trim kit. :doh: Can I ask a few questions: Is the back of the upstand behind the seats trimmed on both sides? If th...

Hi, I have Alloy Coopercraft 4 pot calipers on my E, but unfortunately it is not on the road yet. I do however also have cast iron? Coopercraft 4 pot calipers on my Jaguar 340 and they are like night and day compared to the originals. I have used standard discs with Green Stuff pads and they seem to...