The 'E' Type Forum

Interesting discussion. My car is 889474. The radio console is the early style with chrome speaker bezels. It uses the brackets BD19049/19050. It does not have the lower mounting studs on the chassis tunnel (or evidence that they were removed). It has arm rests. The ash tray is the interim "oval wit...

Dirt in the fuel tank could be accumulating on the fuel "sock' at the end of the pickup tube when the engine is running. Falls away when the suction stops. Begin again when the pumps starts drawing fuel. (Assumes the pump is functioning, of course).

The J64 on the title for my Texas registered car indicates it was original sold and titled in California.

My car has Sumitomo 205/65 AS PO2 tires (H rated) on the front and their 205/70 touring tire on the rear. With a 3.07 final drive ratio, the speedometer error is very small (less than 4% by my calculation). The front tires are very responsive with excellent grip. Can't say much about the rear. Steer...

I urge you to use the seal kit from Terry's instead of the one from SNG. The one in my car is absolutely leak free. (Presumably your engine builder knows to machine the crank for the new seal...different dimension depending on which kit you use).

This old racing photo comes to mind when the subject of E-type bump stops arises....

The trick for me was to use Allen head screws and a short extension.

I removed and replaced the water pump (three times) last year without jacking the engine. With the pulley fasteners removed, the pulley itself can be maneuvered aside such that all pump bolts/nuts can be undone. Then wiggle the pump (with pulley) around until the magic position is achieved where the...

Yes, it appears to be the same as Aramaflex. It's generically called foam weather stripping in the U.S. Black, rectangular cross section, adhesive on one edge...very inexpensive.

After an ill-fated attempt to fit rubber seals from the usuals I took the approach depicted in the first portion of this video. Rolls of rectangular foam seals are available (in the U.S.) from any home improvement store. It comes in the exact width to fit the channel and in various thicknesses. Per ...

mgcjag wrote: ↑

Thu Mar 22, 2018 4:58 pm

With the engine in and no bonnet just jack under the lower wishbone to compress the suspension and install the shocks... Steve

I tried that and still had to add weight to get the suspension to compress enough to get the bolts in.

With engine/transmission installed, but bonnet off I still had some difficult installing the shocks. Be sure to roll the car back and forth a few times to allow the tires to seek their "normal" track (eliminate camber jacking). And if the bonnet is off, ask a heavy weight friend to sit on the engine.

Hugo wrote: ↑

Sat Mar 17, 2018 1:53 am

That's nice - what is it? Did you smooth the cast surface down first?

Ceramic. Not my car.

I've used the ceramic coating process on three previous engine exhaust systems. On the Bitter SC (3.8 Opel six) I had to stand back when I opened the hood after a drive on a hot Texas day (100* F). No way I could place my hand in the engine compartment. After the conversion to a 5.7 GM V8 with ceram...

As far as I know no one offers gloss black in ceramic. One company was advertising it a couple of years ago, but apparently it didn't work. If you paint over the ceramic, the paint will eventually deteriorate just like it does when applied directly. I wouldn't attempt it. And if you're considering h...

Jet Hot is ceramic. It does not peel off like porcelain. The offerings by suppliers is presumably the same as Jet Hot. As far as I know it is only available in semi-gloss or flat for the color black. I am a big fan of this coating (for heat control and rust prevention) and had the entire exhaust sys...

This is discussed in the following thread beginning at post #26. Several other archived threads also address the subject.

viewtopic.php?f=4&t=9729&start=20#p98646

I gave up on the ridiculous clips and glued them on.

Unless the shock can be disassembled, any bump stop/rubber will have to be split to fit it over the shaft. I elected to use a stiff rubber that is captured in the conical depression at the top spring flange when the metal dust sleeve is installed (so it can't squish out/off when compressed). The lar...