Dave, my cheapo phone camera has a tendency to try to brighten my world too much...
The paint is not as shiny and flashy in real life as shown. It's Opalescent Dark Blue, and an OTS here in Denmark has the same colour and is very similar.
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Milestone
After all my questions, something new, just a view of the result so far :bigrin: Today the E-Type moved under its own power. That's my milestone for 2024, so ahead of schedule. The very picky E-Type connaisseur might be able to spot a few things still missing. :wink: Like doors, glass, side chrome a...
- Sun Apr 14, 2024 12:45 pm
- Forum: Series 1
- Topic: Sequence: interior, doors, glass, chrome etc
- Replies: 6
- Views: 597
Re: Sequence: interior, doors, glass, chrome etc
Was about to install rear door, and first the BD23347 rubber that comes in two parts (why?). Which way should it go in? And is it glued? Now, things like that would be quite obvious to me if -I lived in an area with a FHC near -Had taken it apart myself -Had the old rubber None of those three apply ...
- Sun Apr 14, 2024 12:38 pm
- Forum: Series 1
- Topic: Coolant Recomendations?
- Replies: 23
- Views: 3638
Re: Coolant Recomendations?
Spent some time on this... 1. Do not use only water, no matter what climate you live in. Pure water produces rust and silt and clogs passages etc. When looking to buy a used car, if it has pure water in it, never bought it... 2. Do not use waterless. It has 7-8 drawbacks that I can't remember, but o...
- Mon Apr 08, 2024 8:28 pm
- Forum: Series 1
- Topic: Sequence: interior, doors, glass, chrome etc
- Replies: 6
- Views: 597
Re: Sequence: interior, doors, glass, chrome etc
Great, keep 'em coming...
- Sun Apr 07, 2024 9:17 am
- Forum: Series 1
- Topic: Sequence: interior, doors, glass, chrome etc
- Replies: 6
- Views: 597
Sequence: interior, doors, glass, chrome etc
As an E-Type rookie I've learned that this car definitely has to be assembled in a certain sequence, or you have to go back and redo stuff. I haven't messed up big time like forgetting the propshaft, so far so good I think. And a few books talk about it. But now I've gotten so far, I "only" need to ...
- Mon Mar 25, 2024 9:54 am
- Forum: Series 1
- Topic: Oil pressure, one more round
- Replies: 30
- Views: 1623
Re: Oil pressure, one more round
Maybe I'm missing something
I want the original gauge faces at almost any cost. My test tells me engine oil pressure is fine, and my soon to be warning light will give peace of mind. So I get it all
IMHO
I want the original gauge faces at almost any cost. My test tells me engine oil pressure is fine, and my soon to be warning light will give peace of mind. So I get it all
IMHO
- Sun Mar 24, 2024 4:01 pm
- Forum: Series 1
- Topic: Oil pressure, one more round
- Replies: 30
- Views: 1623
Re: Oil pressure, one more round
Moss and Martin Robey have a C23016 Oil Pressure Warning Light Switch. But can't see thread size or PSI it kicks in. Is it that critical with PSI? Some friends many years ago took the oil out of a scrapped Corolla and put a brick on the throttle, expecting it to kill itself quickly. It ran for 20 mi...
- Sun Mar 24, 2024 1:54 pm
- Forum: Series 1
- Topic: Wheel/tire selection, help needed
- Replies: 18
- Views: 2400
Re: Wheel/tire selection, ---> tire selection
I've now ordered MWS XW5738C/3-TL. They're 6.5", so width according to google must be max 215, ideal is 195-205, but a local guy has 225, doesn't look too crazy. I think I prefer 215 though if possible... Any recommendations on brand? Here's what I'm looking for: -215 +/- -OEM look -OEM diameter -Go...
- Sun Mar 24, 2024 11:54 am
- Forum: Series 1
- Topic: Oil pressure, one more round
- Replies: 30
- Views: 1623
Re: Oil pressure, one more round
I've decided to keep my gauge and sender. And with a tee add a warning light sender, and use the Brake warning light, so it now has triple duty. I don't think I would notice lower gauge on time, but a big red light, probably
- Sat Mar 23, 2024 3:34 am
- Forum: Series 1
- Topic: Oil pressure, one more round
- Replies: 30
- Views: 1623
Re: Oil pressure, one more round
Noone knows of a sensor/sender that is calibrated better to our OEM gauge?
- Fri Mar 22, 2024 10:41 am
- Forum: Series 1
- Topic: Oil pressure, one more round
- Replies: 30
- Views: 1623
Re: Oil pressure, one more round
Got my mechanical test gauge today. And by chance I had a tee so I could monitor the electric gauge compared to the assumed much more accurate new mech test gauge. -Starting cold and approx 1500 rpm, mech said 65, elec disappeared to the right -With choker off and temp gauge at 70, 550 rpm, mech sai...
- Thu Mar 21, 2024 3:53 pm
- Forum: Series 1
- Topic: Center console, originality
- Replies: 24
- Views: 1981
Re: Center console, originality
Colour
About to order some interior stuff. What I have in the boxes for this car vary from what I would call bright signal red to quite dark red. Were there several reds? Can I just say "red" to BAS? And what is the right color for headliner, what I have (not a lot) looks beige?
About to order some interior stuff. What I have in the boxes for this car vary from what I would call bright signal red to quite dark red. Were there several reds? Can I just say "red" to BAS? And what is the right color for headliner, what I have (not a lot) looks beige?
- Sun Mar 17, 2024 11:36 am
- Forum: Series 1
- Topic: Oil pressure, one more round
- Replies: 30
- Views: 1623
Re: Oil pressure, one more round
Thanks, ordered mechanical oil pressure test kit. Not a gauge to install, I can live with crazy low OEM gauge, if I know what reality is.
Any input to oil viscocity, gut feeling would be 15-40 or 20-50 on an old, though unworn, engine?
Any input to oil viscocity, gut feeling would be 15-40 or 20-50 on an old, though unworn, engine?
- Sun Mar 17, 2024 7:54 am
- Forum: Series 1
- Topic: Oil pressure, one more round
- Replies: 30
- Views: 1623
Re: Oil pressure, one more round
If I attach mechanical gauge, what are minimum good numbers, hot cold @rpm?
- Sun Mar 17, 2024 5:17 am
- Forum: Series 1
- Topic: Oil pressure, one more round
- Replies: 30
- Views: 1623
Oil pressure, one more round
I see this has been discussed before, but trying to read and learn, there seems to be different opinions... Just had my engine started for the first time. It's totally rebuilt by a trusted mechanic (myself), so no worn bearings etc, new oil pump, sealing rings etc., should be ok Took me several hour...
- Fri Mar 15, 2024 2:56 pm
- Forum: Series 1
- Topic: SU experts, please chime in...
- Replies: 15
- Views: 1894
Re: SU experts, please chime in...
Development, had the engine started today for the first time :-) It ran erratically, now a lot better after adjusting the SUs. In an effort to get it 100% right I read the how-to on SU's homepage. And it led me to these questions: 1. On our 3.8 with triple SUs, is it correct that we don't have "thro...
- Thu Mar 14, 2024 8:48 am
- Forum: Series 1
- Topic: Bleeding brakes and clutch :-(
- Replies: 9
- Views: 676
Re: Bleeding brakes and clutch :-)
Finally I got the clutch bled. Tried a few things of the advice here, but never got it fully as I expected. In the end I decide to bite the bullet and switch incoming and bleeding valve on the clutch slave. It's against nature to have the bleeder valve on the bottom, air will not come out downwards....
- Wed Mar 13, 2024 1:15 pm
- Forum: Series 1
- Topic: Bleeding brakes and clutch :-(
- Replies: 9
- Views: 676
Re: Bleeding brakes and clutch :-(
Hi Steve, no, that method normally works, unless bubbles in master
I think here (clutch) the issue is that bleeder screw is at the bottom. Wonder what people's thoughts are on that
I think here (clutch) the issue is that bleeder screw is at the bottom. Wonder what people's thoughts are on that
- Wed Mar 13, 2024 10:01 am
- Forum: Series 1
- Topic: Bleeding brakes and clutch :-(
- Replies: 9
- Views: 676
Re: Bleeding brakes and clutch :-(
So, brakes are fine, nice firm pedal And the clutch, I think it'll work, now that I bought a correct rod for the slave, instead of the home welded one in the box, and adjusted both slave rod and at pedal. But it still feels I have to move pedal too far before resistance, and it still feels a bit mus...