The 'E' Type Forum

Richard Smith has the early wheels and at a very reasonable price.

I think you will find you should be using the U seal fitted to the body at your car's age?

September 61 to Jan 62 from all the features showing.

That is indeed a proper E type jack.

No series ones had doorhandle gaskets fitted from new

Hi,
I used some hard tyres from a model car (dinky I think) they have stood the test of 6 years with no problems. I was careful to keep grease off them.

I have several early 3.8s, all have just the self tappers with ordinary washers, not the oval ones.

The bearings and seals in these hubs are both the same as the later inner bearing and seal. The only problem are the bits the outer seals runs on, they need to have the outer diameter of the inner one and the inner diameter of the new hubs. A local shop made me a pair for £50.

If you have the old relay it is a simple job to open it up and put a modern relay inside it, keeping the appearence the same. You need a "normally open" relay. loads of them available on the net, just make sure it will physically fit, has a 12v coil and has a high enough current rating.

Many thanks for the suggestions, they sorted it!

A silly problem! I have just fitted out the doors on no 39 and have an odd problem. The window to door seal (waist seal?) gets dragged down by the window and up again by it. It cant be fitted any other way than to the door top chrome, It seems impractical to lubricate it in any way as it will smear ...

Re the black bolts (which are correct) the best finish I have found is gun blue. Old bolts just need rotary wire brushing, new plated ones need a blow torch to remove the plating. They are best done when heated a bit and then dipped in oil. It stands spanners a lot better than paint! . "Permablue" p...

I have exactly the same problem, I will let you know when (if!) I find a solution.

Tried everything, every method, every suggestion, still got air in rear system. Clamping the flexi (to rear cage) gives a solid pedal so the M/C is fine.

Many thanks to both of you, those were my thoughts, just thought I'd ask some knowledgeable folk!

Rumour has it that early 3.8s may not have had rubber seals between them and the door. Any thoughts would be appreciated!

The factory fitted the shims as in picture 2

Great firm, just had a set of trim done for my OBL roaster. Nothing is too much trouble for them.

Hi, a great little business in Devon, "Phoenixtrim" have a line of really good seals, A post, B post etc. all soft like originals unlike a lot which require serious door slamming! They also have bumper to body seals that fit onto the bumper, no need for any super glue. tel no is 01884 849294. I have...

Painted, painted or painted everytime!

I used a switch that is used in eurofighters (so probably quite reliable!) a friend got them for me. I had terrible trouble finding something small enough to fit in the original casing and able to swich enough current. ( not a major problem as it is an OBL car and hence has a fan relay). It requires...