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- Thu Mar 28, 2024 5:30 pm
- Forum: Series 2
- Topic: Folding down the Soft top correctly
- Replies: 6
- Views: 151
Re: Folding down the Soft top correctly
You're right, this is why forums exist but you only asked the question yesterday. The beauty of this forum is that, in the main, people speak from knowledge and experience so if they don't know the answer they remain silent. Given time, the person with the right answer will most likely contribute. M...
- Mon Mar 25, 2024 5:36 pm
- Forum: Technical
- Topic: Over torqued head nuts
- Replies: 15
- Views: 507
Re: Over torqued head nuts
Corrected my post, I'd previously used the wrong values for yield and ultimate stresses for bolts. So Jaguars spec is only 70% of yield, i.e. not "torque-to-yield". As I added, crazy waste to replace these studs, imo. My point is that we don't know the spec of the studs and the nuts so we can't pre...
- Mon Mar 25, 2024 9:20 am
- Forum: Technical
- Topic: Over torqued head nuts
- Replies: 15
- Views: 507
Re: Over torqued head nuts
Hi Ian Some of these replies are quite worrying. If you were paying me for professional advice then I would say replace the studs and the nuts (and, of course, the gasket). The only way I could possibly advise otherwise is if you could furnish me with all the data relating to the studs and nuts such...
- Thu Mar 21, 2024 5:31 pm
- Forum: Series 1
- Topic: Center console, originality
- Replies: 24
- Views: 1530
Re: Center console, originality
I thought cars with red interiors had grey headlining? That's what mine has, as supplied by BAS. Have I got the wrong colour headlining? BAS will offer you a selection of shades of red. They sent me samples of each material and colour combinations to choose from. I went for something as close to Jag...
- Tue Mar 19, 2024 5:27 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Christopher Storey
- Replies: 29
- Views: 1259
Re: Christopher Storey
This really is sad news. Geographically, he was probably the closest member of this forum to me, although we never met in person. He was, as others have said, knowledgeable and generous with his time and had a particular way of looking at things. Rest in peace, Christopher. This forum will be poorer...
- Thu Mar 07, 2024 10:19 pm
- Forum: Series 1
- Topic: Center console, originality
- Replies: 24
- Views: 1530
Re: Center console, originality
Mmmh,
So my car, built 28th December 1962, is 888007 with a "higher" number than a 1964 car (880471)? Ok, so mine is a coupe and Pierre's is an OTS but that seems to be even more confusing.
I wonder why Jaguar did that?
So my car, built 28th December 1962, is 888007 with a "higher" number than a 1964 car (880471)? Ok, so mine is a coupe and Pierre's is an OTS but that seems to be even more confusing.
I wonder why Jaguar did that?
- Wed Mar 06, 2024 11:18 pm
- Forum: Series 1
- Topic: Center console, originality
- Replies: 24
- Views: 1530
Re: Center console, originality
That's strange, Pierre. Have you misquoted your chassis number? A LHD OTS should have a chassis number starting 87****, with the earliest being 875001. LHD FHCs started at 885001, making an 880*** number incorrect.
Regards
- Tue Jan 09, 2024 10:45 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Federal spinners + adaptor + lead mallet
- Replies: 19
- Views: 2036
Re: Federal spinners + adaptor + lead mallet
We'll, it's better than the 570g version previously mentioned.
- Tue Jan 09, 2024 8:26 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Federal spinners + adaptor + lead mallet
- Replies: 19
- Views: 2036
Re: Federal spinners + adaptor + lead mallet
Hi
The hammer (mallet) linked to above is far too small for spinner removal. I would suggest the 63mm diameter/2kg item otherwise you'll be pounding away all day and end up with nothing but a broken hammer!
Regards
The hammer (mallet) linked to above is far too small for spinner removal. I would suggest the 63mm diameter/2kg item otherwise you'll be pounding away all day and end up with nothing but a broken hammer!
Regards
- Tue Jan 02, 2024 7:57 pm
- Forum: Pub Chat
- Topic: The end of older car insurance?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3975
Re: The end of older car insurance?
And, of course, America IS the World!
- Thu Dec 21, 2023 12:20 pm
- Forum: Series 2
- Topic: Stromberg Tuning - Fuel Bowl Plug
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2364
Re: Stromberg Tuning - Fuel Bowl Plug
Hi Marek
The post I was referring to has been deleted by Steve. I guess he could have deleted mine too.
Regards
The post I was referring to has been deleted by Steve. I guess he could have deleted mine too.
Regards
- Tue Dec 19, 2023 2:07 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: JDC JEC or E-type club
- Replies: 24
- Views: 2803
Re: JDC JEC or E-type club
Hi This debate has just prompted me to cancel my E Type Club membership. I've just been so apathetic towards it lately and have a pile of unopened magazines sitting in the office waiting for me to bother to do something. That's a few quid saved! Still pondering the continued membership of the JEC th...
- Fri Dec 15, 2023 7:28 pm
- Forum: Series 2
- Topic: Stromberg Tuning - Fuel Bowl Plug
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2364
- Fri Dec 15, 2023 3:18 pm
- Forum: Series 1
- Topic: Choke, cable
- Replies: 2
- Views: 722
Re: Choke, cable
Hi Mikael
That is the correct hole for the choke cable and it gives a very straight run from lever to choke on carbs. I suspect that you may have installed the choke lever on the left of the centre panel, rather than the right
Regards
That is the correct hole for the choke cable and it gives a very straight run from lever to choke on carbs. I suspect that you may have installed the choke lever on the left of the centre panel, rather than the right
Regards
- Sun Dec 10, 2023 9:14 pm
- Forum: Technical
- Topic: Shortening IRS components
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1577
- Sat Dec 09, 2023 10:19 pm
- Forum: Technical
- Topic: 67 FHC quarter window seals
- Replies: 3
- Views: 874
- Thu Dec 07, 2023 5:53 pm
- Forum: Welcome!
- Topic: Rear Hatch Interior Trim
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1121
Re: Rear Hatch Interior Trim
Hi Mine came from BAS with the vinyl already fitted to the board. As Randall said, the vinyl is only glued to the reverse side of the board. There is scrim foam between the vinyl and the board and, on mine, it was very thin - probably around 2mm thick. The scrim foam only covers the board, I'm prett...
- Wed Dec 06, 2023 4:43 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: 9 Months Gone Missing
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1136
Re: 9 Months Gone Missing
Perhaps they had fallen off the transporter on the way to the dealership and had to be rebuilt by the mechanics?
- Wed Dec 06, 2023 4:37 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Torque wrench accuracy
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1618
- Tue Dec 05, 2023 12:17 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Torque wrench accuracy
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1618