The 'E' Type Forum

Excellent...well done...must be satisfying it’s all basically working...just needs adjustments...

Hi Darren

Let me know if I can help at all
Progress on the car is slow, I only just collected them now they are plated from Silvabronz yesterday...!

Jonathan

Good job Phil
Well worth it

Many thanks Christopher....good to know it is possible

Coincidently I came across an earlier and similar question and that Julian (kinglets) had taken a similar approach

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Regards
Jonathan

Apart from the fact that Jaguar did route this cable all the way round the front of the engine.....is there any reason why I shouldn’t create a shorter cable and take the direct route around the back of the block...? I don’t see any physical reason why this couldn’t work...but would like to know if ...

Paul If you can keep the faces then I would do so...you cannot replace the character of old leather I recover and repair leather steering wheels for early 911’s, as a hobby ( of sorts) so appreciate the quality and character of originality Why don’t you begin try it and see what you think...if you a...

If Julian was happy to help here perhaps we could ask him to supply these rivers....I watched his staff build up new rear lights a few years back and looked in envy on the boxes of copper rivets they had for these...

Hi Phil
A quick etch prime and then gloss top coat...all in 2K paint, no particular brand
Best
Jonathan

I spent ages cleaning my old ones...and to avoid the problem of painting in the unstretched position, I stretched them whilst painting.....

Hi Tom Given mines a 63 car I will go with the 45.24, as that is what it was built with Whilst I will have spent around 8 hours by the time I get back to where I am now, for me the restoration experience is a learning process, so never a waste of time It’s a journey...and it should always be somethi...

Hi Tom
Amazing how a small uncertainty produces a further piece of detail for us all...cool stuff....

Thanks Steve

45.24 it is then....

That’s interesting Tom.....mine is a relatively early 3.8....made March 63...perhaps that could be part of the reason I then looked at the Kenneth Ball book more and found these details https://i.postimg.cc/rytW9H6G/A5-B7-FD39-7047-4629-803-A-CA3-F633-CF6-B3.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/m2f9pSRv/2733054...

Hi Steve Well...sadly I think you are correct.. :roll: As having checked the Autopress LTD workshop manual (Kenneth Ball) for all the 6 cylinder cars it agrees with you So I would seem to have an incorrect Service Manual...which is weird I thought the early manuals didn’t quote the engine size, as a...

Hi Steve Am certain my manual is the 3.8 type..see these photos from it https://i.postimg.cc/hP0y463b/38-B38-A49-A5-C3-4016-8291-2-BD289-D2-AEDA.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/VkL7Jgxy/7050-B259-1-CFE-4-F55-B359-58-A120-F9-CBE4.jpg And as you can see the 45.9 is the centre to centre..hence my confusion ht...

Hi guys Thanks for the replies...appreciate that...I will now be able to keep going this weekend with a better sense of confidence Steve I bought the setting link off ebay a few years ago, thinking it would be perfect...but weirdly it was not made according to the Jaguar dimensions....so that’s why ...

As an update to this post, both sides are installed...the near side being slightly easier, probably as I knew what to do However I do have a slight concern I have double checked everything and am sure I have the components installed correctly, and the setting tool was corrected to be 45.9cm from upp...

Brilliant....seriously impressed
Enjoying this thread

Jonathan

Multiple posts....sorry......not sure they are 1”...but if they were the 5/8” size then I did buy new ones from Richard