The 'E' Type Forum

Ikea Circa 2011?

Very cool colour indeed. The strong period colours are the best, especially on the V12s. Fashion is fickle. These colours were as popular in 1974 as gunmetal is in 2018! In the 80s, everyone painted their e types red. Times change, stick with the original as it suits the car. Or looking it another w...

Hello John,

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Andrew Turner
The Knoll
Bridge End
Colsterworth
Nr Grantham
Lincs
NG33 5NZ
England
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James

Yes Welcome.

My car is made up of SNG Barratt and runs very well.

James

You need to fit the plate otherwise it could end in tears. Or a chewed up flywheel anyway.

Probably worth a chat with Simon first tomorrow morning first.

http://forum.etypeuk.com/viewtopic.php? ... ay#p100214

Very nice. Thanks.

They must be 5.5 or 6 in rims then.

Agreed.

I have driven a Cuda in England.

Our country lanes are a bit narrow to enjoy them!

The E type fits them perfectly however.

Well Marquis, that sounds excellent. I would like a Challenger please 1971 would do. I hope you have a subscription to my heroes, David Freiburger, Mike Finnegan, Steve Dulcich, Tony De Angelo and Lucky. Motortrend is killing it at the moment and Engine Masters is superb. https://www.motortrendondem...

Andrew,

Can you post a picture of your wheels please?

Yes, I would go along with that. I use 2 proper rolling roads with properly calibrated machines and they have been doing it for years. They always have to say the right things to XK owners to prevent disappointment, as they rarely see 180 bhp, let alone 200 bhp on healthy XK units. That is at the fl...

OK.

Ill have a go.

Need to think about twin plugs though. Dont want to drill through the water jacket!

They would certainly give me cred down the pub if nothing else.

Need to get a section of a head and figure it out.

Very interesting. Just press control and "+" three or 4 times on your keyboard and it makes the images on screen better. control "-" s few times to reduce the size. You think it is less likely to pre-detonate with a 10.5:1 compression ration. I thought the higher the CR the more likely it would be t...

Not much. Hopefully you have a rust free car. That is the most important thing. Maybe the distributor. Maybe you have a carbon filter to remove on the fuel system (maybe not, I did on a 1969 car. The 123 Tune + distributor is fabulous if you want to keeps carbs. Headlamps and running lights rewiring...

Well I dropped off my old block at Johns. The liners dont seen to be too much of a problem with various options depending on the piston choice. https://s8.postimg.cc/f4r5cy4sl/20180906_123750.jpg We compared some Jaguar pistons to Aston DB5 Pistons (no good) the Compression height was different. The...

Stu, for cars over 30 years old, originally made in the EU, the import duty is zero, although you have to pay 5% VAT. James Using a NOVA for import tax The first of these is to inform HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) that the vehicle is in the UK, within 14 days of its arrival. This can be done using t...

Thanks Adrian, I am looking forward to the pictures. Well, my discussions with the liner man were a bit disappointing. The liner advertised is only sold to one client. They stroke their engines as well to get capacities of 4.5 to 4.7 l. However all is not lost. Because liner technology has moved on,...

Upgrading a heater in an E-type? The whole of the front on the car is a heater! Masses of heat just pours in to the cockpit from the engine bay. It is especially hot in a FHC. Surely upgrading the heater in an E type would be like lighting a match in a volcano! My next project is to heat insulate th...

Oh, they know the dimensions. They just dont want to publish them on-line. Hopefully I will be able to tell you tomorrow how it is done. Wish me luck! On another subject, has anyone got a decent FHC SWB project they want to sell up £20,000-£35,000? LHD/RHD doesn't matter. A Short wheel base model 1/...

Well, having worked in the restoration business after I got my City and Guilds in Motor Vehicle Restoration, back in the 1990s, I can think of many reasons why companies offering restoration services would not want to divulge "trade secrets". It generally revolves around maintaining a reasonable pro...

Yes Stuart, A lump of wood. The engineers tool. I have marked the slip plane in red below. Now it is fine, yesterday I took the car out for a long drive. It is perfect. Not sure if there is a difference between aftermarket spring internal Diameter and the originals. It is not something you would not...