The 'E' Type Forum

Just had a full service and gearbox oil change done, and although my car is now MOT exempt, I thought it would be good practice to still have it done, result? 1 advisory of slight play in front wheel bearing.
Well happy with that, and the car runs like a dream!

I run Mickey Thompson tyres and wheels on my Jeep Wrangler, quite highly respected in the 4x4 world

I’ve never had plod check a Car for an oil Leak???
How long will he wait? 5 minutes, a week???

But is your car not exempt from the MOT test now?

Made it, got some good snaps

Taking the Series 3 to Le Touquet this weekend, will be its first trip on the continent, I know its not far, but even so, filled with trepidation... hope to get a photo of the Jag outside the Casino, have done so with the Vantage, will make a good match!

Drove the '71 series 3 in today to work, first time this year, car spent the winter outside under a car cover, started well, no smell of dampness...looking good, Speedo has fixed itself!!!!! it no longer bounces all over the place ( how strange ) but the discs feel a bit "warped " there is a degree ...

Pictures are showing and they look lush....doing mine soon...

Moto lita, thin rimmed, feels just right

Took the E-type out for a 150 mile round trip of some of the best roads in Kent and East Sussex yesterday, the sun was out, took some great photo’s. The roads had been gritted, so I spent 15 minutes spraying hot soapy water under the car and around suspension components, can’t not drive the car on d...

I am sorry if you thought I said that throttle bodies are boring... I was saying that the sterile, predictable, relentless relaibility of modern cars is what I find boring, I'm sure a V12 on throttle bodies with fuel injection is faster, more responsive, and more frugal than one on carbs. But I didn...

Different strokes for different folks I guess, I find the escape from the electronic, digital world, with warning lights and sensors for everything to be quite refreshing, I like the fact that it takes some skill to get the car started and warmed in the correct fashion, explaining what a “choke “ is...

Sorry I asked!, didn't know you could get a factory FI series 3, why weren't they all FI?
Don't you think carbs add a bit of old world charm, in a world of electronic fuel injection, where's the fun in that??

Am I missing something here? Why the need for FI on an engine designed to use carbs???
If you need modern running characteristics, then surely you driving the wrong car???

There is a guy in my yard nr Horsham West Sussex - http://www.panel2paint.co.uk/ . He does top quality work on some very high-end cars. Pete Adams is his name. I do my own painting and I'm pretty good at it but I don't do it professionally, but I know a quality job when I see one, and I have no hes...

Cool, thanks for the info

Sounds good, might have to do the same to mine soon, my choke knob looks terrible, where would you get a new one?

I'm looking at getting a means of getting it in the air so I can have a proper look around

You know what, I'm actually going to have a look myself, how hard can it be?

I have noticed quite a bad oil leak from my '71 auto gearbox, would I be better going to an Auto gearbox specialist, or an E-type specialist?? Any recommendations in the southeast England area?