The 'E' Type Forum

I second the stabilizer rod. When I bought my fhc the whole rod mechanism was ubdone. It sounded like The engine was falling out.

Perfect. Thank you for that Jonathan.

The gaskets look good from what can be seen but I am not sure exactly how you fabricated them. Do you have any pictures and an explanation of what exactly you did?

You are asking a senior citizen to remember something he did 20 years ago so the answer has about a 50:50 chance of being accurate! I believe I unbolted the column from the dash and just let it down onto the seat to pull it back. Some wiring may have needed to be disconnected but I really do not rec...

FWIW I had this problem with loose splines between the shaft and the steering rack on my 3.8. I tried multiple times to tighten the joint with bolts, grade 8 capscrews etc with no results. Finally I just used blue loctite and tightened it up with a normal torque. I have not had to touch it in the la...

Clean it well and then coat the whole thing with 2 part epoxy. That should seal it permanently till the diaphragm fails.

I would also be interested in obtaining the sketch. Perhaps post the sketch for anyone who is interested and for future viewers?

Take a medical one and pull off the bell. Insert a 2 foot section of suitable diameter aluminum rod and you will be golden.

Any sign of mice having been there?

If you still have your old picture frame you also have the alternative of carefully cutting out the old stamping and welding it into the new frame. Also carefully!

Is this the type of switch you are using or have you found something more reliable?

Very interesting. Please post a description of what you have done along with photos of the process.

Hi Peter. Welcome. From what can be seen of your car there appears to be a fair bit of restoration work needed. I would suggest putting off any engine or driveline repairs until you have the rest of the restoration close to completion. Otherwise you will have a rebuilt engine sitting around, deterio...

I have an original rhd coupe. Built in November 1963. Unfortunately I have no history on it except for the name of the owner before me so I have no idea how it came to be in Canada. Original dealer was in the UK.

To check the clearance use a bit of plasticine, play-doh, or any other squishy material that holds it’s shape.

Have you called the vendor and described your problem to give them a chance to rectify it? Seems like the correct way to handle it before venting in public.

Monocoque Metalworks in the US manufactures both types of seats. If you contact Chuck I am sure that he would be able to supply you with a patch panel for each of your seats. Other people to ask would be Hutsons and Martin Robey in the UK.

Beautiful work. How did you get the finish to match so well without the whole piece being rechromed?

Picture of the repair?

Mark. I went through sandblasting my shell a couple of years ago and was lucky enough to find a commercial blaster who was also a car guy. He assigned an experienced employee to the job and blasted all the difficult to reach areas for me. He outright refused to blast any large exterior panels. I wou...