The 'E' Type Forum

Hi
Excellent chap, West Midlands based
Also, unsurprisingly, he does fan motors too
Robbie

*replacing...damn this predictive texting!

I agree
Black shoe polish is perfect
I also restored my 57 yr old dash front and top black vinyl
In the same way...far easier and more satisfying than relaxing it!
Robbie

Hi Keith
Try Global Telemetrics (google them)
They are fabulous, everything is hidden away
You can monitor the car from your I phone
If car moved without fob present it will Alarm the company who contact you and start tracking it
Robbie

Lovely thoughts but original wheels and tires, matching revs to gears, brakes that suit that style of diving etc allow for , in my view a really great experience. I like the rear end to give up some of its grip gently. There are lots of modern cars that do all of what you say but I know which way I’...

Sure but the linkages are more beautiful and it means you have more fun playing with the accelerator pedals ...all part the enjoyment
Robbie

Hi Phil I think that if it was a really early 3.8 the change of original colour/trim MIGHT affect others opinions on “originality” which , if you are bothered , might in turn affect the value of the car. However I would paint it and trim it in whichever colour/trim combination from the period of the...

Sorry
Photos in a funny order
But you get the drift
Robbie

Hi All Just finished putting this lot together..great fun It’s not too hard to do 95% original parts If anyone needs advice from an amateur if you’re contemplating a refurb then I’m your man. I’ve done before and after Robbie https://i.postimg.cc/4yn2B5QH/2-DB67-DEF-D55-E-46-F9-B4-A9-F29-DD203875-B....

Hi Ash Just dig out my accelerator pedal/box from my latest project car As you can see the spacer washer is identical to my other car...this is the repeated one that I took off when dismantling Robbie https://i.postimg.cc/dQXq2SqF/9-B2058-C9-4-C93-4-B10-924-E-A8-B1469-B92-EB.jpg https://i.postimg.cc...

No problem
I think you need a self-locking(nylock) nut on the bolt as opposed to a nut and locking washer(bit nerdy of me sorry)
Robbie

Hi Ash Here’s mine...has a spacer washer where you have a gap No play in the shaft The accel pedal will always have a bit of lateral wobble due to the length offvtge lever See photo Hope it helps Robbie https://i.postimg.cc/qvFzy2rg/90-DD0-FA8-8856-46-C6-B6-F4-B0-AD5-D15-DD1-A.jpg https://i.postimg....

If you take lots of photos and get the SU guide it helps Also don’t mix parts from each one, particularly the dash pots and pistons DON’T polish the insides of these just make sure they’re clean Maybe best to keep one intact as a reference! Get a plastic box for each carb and DONT THROW ANYTHING AWA...

...sorry .. you deffo have to remove the carb

Robbie

Hi Bill I’ve just taken mine apart , cleaned and rebuilt them All of mine were stuck! The first bit of choke adjustment opens the butterfly a chink, then the lever that is stuck on your one is pushed up and this pivots and pulls the jet downwards to enrich the mixture, the butterfly opening a little...

Hi
If you mean rear shockerS (plural) then the answer is that the NUTs go on the outside of the irs frame and the bolts pass from inside to out ie the rearmost goes backwards and the front most goes forwards
Robbie

It’s not listed on XKEdata yet I’d be interested to see what it sells for, the market has slipped a little but these early cars will always be more desirable and there are less and less that haven’t been restored If you do go for it it really should be restored using as many of the original parts as...

Hi Nick You need to be very sure of what you want, a 3.8 or a 4.2. The auction car certainly looks like a genuine early 3.8 The flat floor ones command a better price due to rarity. There are some cosmetic alterations and the exhaust is later but all sortable easily It’s good to see the body number ...

Hi
I’ve got standard headlamps on my Coupe (S1) and as long as your not driving Ileagally fast regularly at night I don’t think there’s a need for anything more.
90plus % driving is daytime anyway
Just a thought
Robbie