The 'E' Type Forum

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...

I love my 4 poster. Access underneath is a bit less open than a 2 poster but the plus for me is it is more idiot proof and it doubles as a massive workbench and/or storage area by adding 4 sheets of plywood across it. I have not found a job yet that is not possible with it vs a 2 poster. It all depe...

Just an fyi to prevent confusion in the future. That is the fuel sediment bowl not the fuel pump. If you develop a problem with fuel delivery you need to look for the fuel pump in the boot.

I am pretty sure the in tank fuel pumps are polarity sensitive. When a mechanic converted my 3.8 from positive to negative ground he neglected to reverse the leads on my fuel pump. The car made it half a block till the fuel bowl were dry and then started up and ran fine once I reversed the leads aft...

Thanks for that Robbie. Much appreciated.

I also need a body tag for my 67 ots. as the original is missing. Did you need to send Todd any information on sizes of tag, font etc. or is he knowledgeable about the Etype body tags. I checked his website and it appears that engine tags are the main product he supplies?

Also have had a propshaft failure on a e type. My symptoms were also vibration at certain speed and load conditions. For grinding noise you may want to get a second opinion before dropping the engine or diff.

Merry Christmas to all and thank you to those who keep this site operating.

Nothing but silence so I will give it a shot. Attachment bolts are non original. Cars before it and after it have a different type of shield. Therefore I would strongly suspect it is non original.

Is it necessary to drive at high speed while breaking in? Would driving in second or third gear at high rpm achieve the same result or is there a benefit With the engine having to work harder in high gear to achieve the same rpm?

FWIW I just bought 2 new trim rings from SNG. Still waiting on delivery to see how fit is but in conversation with the sales rep I was told that they now manufacture their own pieces that are modelled on an original bonnet. I was told that so far the feedback has been that the fit is good but as exp...

Congratulations on the first drive. Are you able to downshift from 4th tp 3rd gear. If so then it is likely that the shift linkages are worn or poorly adjusted causing the difficulty going from second to third.

I have three that came with a mark ten set of carbs. Looking at them it looks to me like they lift up the springs about 1/4 inch which would create more spring tension and make the mixture slightly richer once the carb was off idle?

Monocoque Metalworks makes that part including the wired edge. Check their website for pictures v

FWIW many years ago shortly after acquiring my coupe I rebuilt the carbs. On installation I had one banjo that leaked. I progressively tightened it a couple of times and it did strip out the threads on the float chamber. Lids were cheap then so no big deal. Now not so much. Since then I have used a ...