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by Jeremy
Sun Feb 18, 2024 4:40 pm
Forum: Welcome!
Topic: Hi new member here
Replies: 15
Views: 919
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Re: Hi new member here

:yeahthat: mine ditto
by Jeremy
Sun Feb 11, 2024 7:50 pm
Forum: Series 1
Topic: Complete interior
Replies: 5
Views: 460
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Re: Complete interior

What I would say is that some new leathers on restored interiors (matt, grainy, no creases) look like a brand new Audi. Probably because they are using the same leather supply. Original leather with wear, creases and scuffs (but cleaned up) would look far better IMO. When GB Classic Trim retrimmed m...
by Jeremy
Mon Jan 01, 2024 7:57 pm
Forum: Technical
Topic: Shortening IRS components
Replies: 9
Views: 1575
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Re: Shortening IRS components

When I was doing my engineering training I witnessed a young apprentice at work on a milling machine when the cutter fractured and smashed like a bullet into his safety glasses. Glasses destroyed, eyes protected. Imagine losing an eye at 17 years old. I will never use any kind of metalworking machin...
by Jeremy
Mon Jan 01, 2024 7:49 pm
Forum: Technical
Topic: Shortening IRS components
Replies: 9
Views: 1575
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Re: Shortening IRS components

abowie wrote:
Sun Dec 10, 2023 1:21 am
Quite clever.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qc0PCBDY18A
No eye protection! Yikes :wow:
by Jeremy
Sun Dec 31, 2023 6:38 pm
Forum: Series 2
Topic: "A" Post seal retainers
Replies: 11
Views: 3708
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Re: "A" Post seal retainers

Hey Rory, get some protection on that drop-dead gorgeous paintwork won't you? Cellaire foam stuck down with 3M 3030 (green) tape. Heaven knows how many chips and scratches that saved for me.
by Jeremy
Sun Dec 31, 2023 6:28 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Replicating an original Gear Knob
Replies: 4
Views: 900
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Re: Replicating an original Gear Knob

I did bother, and concur, it's a waste of time
by Jeremy
Sat Dec 30, 2023 7:50 am
Forum: Technical
Topic: Lower steering column
Replies: 9
Views: 1674
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Re: Lower steering column

:wow: And, "Please note that the pictures are "symbol photos" and the product shown may differ from the product sold."
by Jeremy
Mon Oct 02, 2023 8:41 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Hexagon of Highgate
Replies: 3
Views: 851
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Re: Hexagon of Highgate

I went to look at this car early in 2015 and they had it for sale then, same mileage, same price. I imagine others have had the same reaction I did: it seems so precious that whatever you did to it, (e.g. touch it, drive it, replace anything at all) you would immediately reduce its value....and what...
by Jeremy
Wed Aug 23, 2023 2:26 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Crazy hardtop price
Replies: 12
Views: 1853
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Re: Crazy hardtop price

Or one sixtieth of a burnt out Ferrari
by Jeremy
Sun Aug 13, 2023 4:36 pm
Forum: Technical
Topic: Headlamp Sugar Scoop captive nuts on wrong side ?!
Replies: 9
Views: 1183
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Re: Headlamp Sugar Scoop captive nuts on wrong side ?!

Jeremy, how did you go about excluding the water? I just went at it carefully from under the wing, pressing that black Eastwood caulk into every conceivable gap or hole that could possibly lead to the scoop space. I believe most of the water was being blasted in from behind by the wheels, and less ...
by Jeremy
Sat Aug 12, 2023 8:53 am
Forum: Technical
Topic: Headlamp Sugar Scoop captive nuts on wrong side ?!
Replies: 9
Views: 1183
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Re: Headlamp Sugar Scoop captive nuts on wrong side ?!

Rory, I seem to remember reading that it's done this way to position the scoop at a gradient, like a gutter, and in the eventuality of any water finding its way into the headlamp space it can drain away rearwards. Maybe I invented that. But it seems plausible that early cars might have accumulated l...
by Jeremy
Tue Aug 08, 2023 8:27 am
Forum: Technical
Topic: Header tank: Aluminium, brass or stainless steel?
Replies: 10
Views: 1600
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Re: Header tank: Aluminium, brass or stainless steel?

:yeahthat: :yeahthat: Just don't buy the Terry's Jag stainless tank that looks like the original. I did, assuming it would last forever. After 2 years I started seeing a sticky little puddle on the garage floor. Found TJ tank had started leaking from a pinhole in one of the welded/brazed outlet join...
by Jeremy
Sun Aug 06, 2023 12:58 pm
Forum: Technical
Topic: Rev counter behaving badly
Replies: 25
Views: 3582
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Re: Rev counter behaving badly

dlgis wrote:
Tue Aug 01, 2023 4:31 pm
How much (roughly) did Speedograph charge for that ?
£35 plus vat for complete overhaul including repainting needle and bezel and replating the case. That was back in 2017.
by Jeremy
Tue Aug 01, 2023 12:18 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Preparing for restoration and paint
Replies: 15
Views: 2294
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Re: Preparing for restoration and paint

Martin Robeys completely rebuilt my body a few years ago. Robey told me they never used chemical dipping because of the impossibility of getting 100% of the chemical out of the seams and the long term effects. They also chalked NO SHOT in big letters on the roof (and I guess would have done the same...
by Jeremy
Mon Jul 31, 2023 5:30 pm
Forum: Technical
Topic: Rev counter behaving badly
Replies: 25
Views: 3582
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Re: Rev counter behaving badly

Speedograph Richfields can convert your tacho to a more modern circuit board. This can be run by simply connecting the tacho to the negative terminal on your coil. That's what I did. Original tacho wasn't working and when I sent it to Speedograph they told me they no longer repair the original circ...
by Jeremy
Sat Jun 10, 2023 11:36 am
Forum: General
Topic: Case study: How was the E type conceived?
Replies: 5
Views: 1196
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Re: Case study: How was the E type conceived?

Geoff, I have sent PM.
by Jeremy
Fri Jun 09, 2023 9:55 am
Forum: General
Topic: Case study: How was the E type conceived?
Replies: 5
Views: 1196
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Re: Case study: How was the E type conceived?

Thanks both, I will get hold of these. :thankyouyellow:
by Jeremy
Fri Jun 09, 2023 7:28 am
Forum: General
Topic: Case study: How was the E type conceived?
Replies: 5
Views: 1196
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Case study: How was the E type conceived?

Can anyone recommend a book or other texts exploring the process of how the E type was conceived and developed, as a creative process and an example of visionary leadership? A new colleague and friend of mine is a leadership coach who worked with Steve Jobs among others, and he saw my car for the fi...
by Jeremy
Tue Apr 25, 2023 6:50 am
Forum: Technical
Topic: Roller release/throwout bearing
Replies: 18
Views: 2128
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Re: Roller release/throwout bearing

I believe Jeremy's engine was rebuilt by Rob Beere. It certainly is a very smooth sounding and operating engine. I shall PM Jeremy to ask if RB fitted the clutch and if he has any info of which release bearing. Geoff Geoff is correct, RB did mine, lock stock and barrel, i.e. engine clutch and gearb...
by Jeremy
Wed Dec 07, 2022 9:59 am
Forum: Welcome!
Topic: New Member
Replies: 7
Views: 8234
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Re: New Member

I’d love to hear your thoughts on the differences between driving the E-Type and DB5 Andrew. I’ve heard the DB5 is a lot more vintage in driving style but is still quick. Cheers, Marcus I Had a DB5 years ago, sold it to buy our house. Along with the E Type it was a car I had been obsessed with as a...