The 'E' Type Forum

I've probably not suffered to the same extent as many as my car was complete and had virtually no pattern parts on it, having been initially restored in the late eighties by a guy who (from the invoices I've got) trawled high and low to find original stuff - at a time when there were probably no pat...

The list continues. I had assumed the £120 plus VAT of con-rod bolts and nuts that were invoiced were indeed the parts that were holding the rods together, fresh from their re-sizing, honing, rebushing and balancing ............ http://forum.etypeuk.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=13109&p=106658&hilit=gudge...

Yes, hadn't thought of that. Never tried to see if it's possible.

Yes, 2346, well spotted - now corrected. Paul doesn't seem worried, 10-spline and 1.06" it is, and it would take a braver man than me to query his choice. HOWEVER next issue is that neither SNGB nor Manners have the genuine 9.5" cover in stock ........ reference HE4562. 6-8 week delay. And I dont wa...

CMC don't have any of these any more but are interested in having another go. I really like the decanter-tower type that's fitted to mine, and wondered if it wouldn't be possible to modify a breather casting (or make another ?) that would actually carry a pair of these ? There must be a reason why t...

Hey Peter Crespin, are you still outside with your coat ? Please come back inside. Starting back on 4-wheels, after an intensive spring/summer of 2-wheeled spannering and Isle of Man, now looking again at the clutch business. Everyone referrs to T5 and Tremec as having a 23-spline clutch, whereas th...

Thanks for going to such lengths, Peter, and for your suggestion, David. One is tempted to conclude, as this post began with the filler-cap, that it is the filler-cap orifice that might actually constitute the ideal spot to incorporate extra ventilation ....... maybe cam-spray precludes that locatio...

Peter, can you put a picture or two of the D type breathers up ? What source or adaptable part is good for similar period-credible hose adaptation stroke union for adding additional breather pipes, and who thinks this is anyway unnecessary and a waste of time ?

Would some kind souls measure how much room there is above the top of their oil filler orifice and the bonnet ? Looking to produce adapter rings to enable the Monza-type caps to be fitted and as my car is in bits ....... https://i.postimg.cc/cLqZmPcQ/IMG_2592.jpg The Monza cap sits 33mm above its ba...

My 3.8 block is bare and stripped, and I was looking at my hex plug just the other day thinking I ought to remove it and re-seal it even though it has never leaked ............. Tried to make a hex spanner from various bolt-heads and a welded shank etc - only to just bend everything without a trace ...

Still no date but proof that SNGB are working on it :

It's OK Pete, there were two cracked holes on yours but in exchange for yours becoming the banana they gave me this good un-cracked one that just needs a bit of polishing. https://s15.postimg.cc/vumv3xquj/IMG_2570.jpg https://s15.postimg.cc/7fen387gr/IMG_2573.jpg And to answer your question, welding...

Yes, Pete, you're right ! There WAS an apology for not haveing looked at the banana before posting it, but the implication remained that I'd sent them a half-banana to start with. And as you hadn't sold me half a banana to start with .............. Don't you admire the hubris of Admittedly I didn’t ...

Asking other peoples' opinions does not always mean that one doesn't have a clue oneself. Modern engine practice has of course left this pressure-fed feature behind, but I like it, and I suppose I would like to have been consulted ! The Jag rods do not have any encouraging dimple or countersink on t...

Thanks lads. My suspicion is that as rods with no centre drilling are a lot cheaper to make, they were indeed cheapened and then trumpeted by Jaguar as an improvement to reduce oil consumption. So I quite like the idea of a pressure feed to the top. A frequently-mentioned (on this Forum) engine spec...

Quick update. Managed to get - begrudgingly, and dismissively - written advice about the correct fitting procedure for the lip-seal assembly. Was told to get camshaft instructions directly from Guy Broad as they had nothing in writing - the irony of having them having made the profit on the cams, bu...

Two parts to this one. 1. Bushes and Oil-Feed : I had my con-rods honed / re-bushed / checked / balanced etc by a Well-Known-Refurbisher. I had understood that the oil-feed drillings up the centre of the con-rods were meant to feed the gudgeon-pins via the holes in the gudgeon-pin bushes, with sidew...

Looks great - and much cheaper, sniff.

What's more, I think the Italian manufacturer has disappeared.

Sorry to hear of your travails Alan. I only ever use PTFE on brake bleed nipples where it - somewhat curiously - works wonderfully to stop fluid leaking past the threads when you're bleeding the brakes. I cant think of anywhere else on the car that there isn't a better product than PTFE for sealing ...

I want to copy Monsieur Mich and use cheapo OMP gold-paint !

Is that OK for a May 1962 car ? Trouble is, the engine is R1995-9 which is October 1961.

Angus will treat us with more respect, Mich, after next Sunday night ................