The 'E' Type Forum

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I’ve just done exactly as Geoff suggests. Spent a few weeks removing and replacing my IRS. As you know this is blinking heavy and I needed to move this around the garage. After dropping down & then lifting to replace. Used a piece of 19mm ply shaped to fit the irs plate with some scrap timber glued ...

Hi all, I’m just refitting my IRS after having Alan Slawson rebuild to a 3.07 unit. Been reasonably plain sailing so far as I had the unit out a couple of years ago to renew brake calipers etc. My car is ex California and as part of the works at that time I fitted new bushes to the trailing arms. Th...

I converted mine from strombergs to SUs and had the same issues. Aside and in addition to all of the issues noted above I would urge some caution about buying what can seem to be very attractive sets of carbs with manifolds advertised on other jaguar forums. Usually from outside of the UK and with u...

Agree with Christopher, I’m sure I read somewhere that heating the fitting was an answer.
Never tried it though - probably best with no fuel in it !

Cant see a mounting for the rad fan motor which would be on the frame.
So I think it’s either a differing frame or a later car.
External vacuum pipes were later I think.
Flat hub wheels - again nothing definitive but maybe builds a picture

Possibly Steve but I don’t think so. I stupidly also bought some 3.8 ones only to find that the bolt hole spacing also differs.
These were non returnable soi put them on here for sale but no takers as yet.

Here you can see all three mounted !
Bottom one is the original, middle is the jaguar classic and the top one is the Taiwan copy.

The difference in the end fitting to the caliper is very visible

My retraction forks ordered from Jaguar Classic arrived today. Clearly marked “Made in Britain “ which pleased me! What pleased me more is that the appear to be much closer in shape and size to those originally fitted ( I still have the originals) The Taiwan reproductions look slightly thinner and m...

So I’m getting on with rebuilding my IRS after Alan Slawson changed the diff ratio. I’ve got the diff in place on the newly powder coated frame and have just finished getting the wishbones into situ. Whilst doing this it struck me that the bearing arrangement for the wishbones is complicated and fid...

Hi Steve,
Yes, that’s the part.
I’ve decided to return these and have ordered some from Jaguar Classic.

Maybe I’m wrong and the Jaguar ones will also be Taiwan ! Will soon find out.

Thanks for your help

Tim

Handbrake retraction forks, part number 9750

Just had a delivery of some parts from my favourite supplier. Don’t know why but I was surprised- maybe disappointed to see that they came clearly marked “ Made in Taiwan” . Not saying that these won’t be of good quality and will do the job, had I bought via eBay then I would have probably expected ...

Anyone planning a sneaky trip to the garage on Christmas Day- “ just to check on something- won’t be long?

I would suggest to give Aldridge a call. Always helpful to me

Why can’t I get the sound effects - volume is up on this iPad

When I did mine (4.2 manual transmission) I had the woodruff key slot pointing to the 1 o’clock position when view from the front.

As others have said getting the clearance between the sump and reaction plate is the key.
Plenty of threads on this

Just picked up my diff from Alan Slawson. Looks superb and probably good for another 50 years.
Asked Alan about the weight. 48 kg was his answer and he should know, he’s lifted more of them than most of us.

No, it’s not classic fabs. They are still around.

Ecosse Motorsport could be classed as a competitor. Have been around a little while. Mentioned on here a few times.