The 'E' Type Forum

Hi Steven,

This area is part of the inner sill, so has the same contours.
I would say slightly convex towards the inside, but otherwise flat.



Paul

"you just work it in the eutectic pasty-phase, put a bit too much on, then rasp it back flat ?" Yes pretty much; heat it to a buttery consistency and paddle it flat (ish) just enough heat, but not too much. It goes from buttery, staying on the panel, to running off in an instance, so flicking the he...

I bought a kit and frankly it didn’t fit :-( They did say that if I sent them a pattern they would make me up a new set, but in the end I managed to adapt what I had. If you are thinking of making your own, don’t forget there are bonded edges, so it is not just a matter of cutting new ones if you wa...

It could of course just be that the filler was too thick or not appled correctly, that made it crack.

I have to say, I don't like plastic filler, I would far rather re-lead it to adjust the level. should it be necessary.

Paul

My centre heat shield was fitted with screws. I refitted the original, so the holes are in the correct places, although I cannot say if the fixings should originally be pop rivets or screws.




Paul

Hi Tom, Having completely rebuilt my shell on a rotisserie I think you will struggle without at least having a pit, although no doubt it can be done and as Christopher says, especially if you are replacing the inner sills, you will need to brace it. Have a look at some of the guides on here: https:/...

Yes, the bifucated rivets are used on early cars where the runners are riveted to a mat.
The later cars where the runners are fixed to the boards have self tappers.

Paul

Sorry Steve; you answered this while I was still typing

Paul

Hi Mike,

All I can tell you from my Mk2 manual is that 3.2677 is the size of the cylinder bores of the 2.4 and 3.4 Mk2.

The 3.8 is 3.4252.

Hepolite are not standard fit pistons, at least not on the Mk2, Brico is.

Paul

Peter, I don’t know if this will be of any help, but some original 1.5 covers I bought in error were all leather; well the sides were but the back of the backrest was vinyl. A Series one backrest I obtained also had leather sides. As for replacements, there is an article in Jaguar world from Dec 201...

"I was shown an original, so far unrestored E-type shell which had been stripped of paint and lead so this displayed the factory work at this joint which comprised a stitch weld (about 1/4") every inch or so along the joint" https://i.postimg.cc/BQVMxb1d/Picture-4688.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/yYY80ry...

Mine is an old machine, still using XP and I can see them :smile: The third picture down of the B post and bottom of the rear wing seems to have a curve to it; the filler is thicker by the door post than at the wheel arch. Also the last picture looks like very crumbly lead. In my opinion this leadin...

They should be black.

I thought about leaving mine unpainted, but I thought that they would tarnish after a while.

Paul

I would remove the lead if it were me; it doesn’t look good to me and could be hiding a poor repair.

Paul

This is my 65, which I assume is the same as the 2+2.






Paul

A couple more:





Paul

Hi Chris,

This is a 65 FHC, but I wouldnt have thought it would be that different on a 2+2.





Paul

What Peter says, but I found it much easier to fit the seal with the window frame out, feeding it in from the front. Also I recommend getting one of these: https://i.postimg.cc/m2M30xrQ/Picture-10731.jpg It is hard nylon type of material which is soft enough at the edges not to damage the rubber. I ...

At a guess, isn’t an alternator pulley generally smaller than a dynamo pulley.

Is you pulley the original from the dynamo?

Paul

Hi Steve,

There is no reclining mechanism as such on the Series One, but it does have rising blocks to change the angle of the seat back.





Paul