The 'E' Type Forum

The highest I've seen the oil temp after some fast motorway use on a hot day is 80 degrees . Normal driving is 50 . I do have an oil cooler . I'm thinking about moving the temp sender to the sump plus

Hi all ,This was on my E when I 1st got it , my E is a very early ( November the 3rd 64) 4.2 So I then fitted the more usual 4.2 syncro knob , the R is in the right place for the syncro 4.2 box . And the thread is correct for the stick . Any ideas on what Jaguar model it's from , Regards nosey of or...

Hi I have an oil temp gauge , when I made my dash and loom I decided to fit a more informative oil temp guage than the gauge that tells me if my alternator is charging or not . I now have a charge light for that . I fitted the sender for the oil temp into the the oil gallery by removing one of the p...

I've changed mine permantly to wet gauge , when you start the car 1st thing after a couple of days or more , the oil pressure gauge comes up as it does in the engine . And none of that waiting with the will it or WONT IT feeling

Hi , all don't know if this is aloud . But I must stress I'm not trying to poach members of this excellent forum , just in form them . I have made a FB group for Kent bassed E Type owners . Tilted E-type Jaguar Enthusiast Kent Group, feel free to join the aim is to organise meets and runs . And if t...

Hi all , just being nosey,
How many others on here are doing 1;8th models be it revell or the metal de agostini kits .
Regards nosey of orpington lol

My neighbour knocked on my door at 2am this morning and said, "Darren , I can't bloody sleep."

"Well it's your lucky day." I said, "I've got a party going on in here, come in."

Shut that door
I mean shut the front door

Gone for a set of federal white light look Before https://i.postimg.cc/JhRvSnVj/20200623-185156.jpg And with the white lenses fitted https://i.postimg.cc/QdcZRwBZ/20200623-190821.jpg And I fitted some led Amber lamps at the same time . Bit pleased with look , it's cleaned the front end nicely :bigrin:

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Just bumped into this I assume the detail will be quite good

Keep it !enjoy it ! Use it !
Just a thought

Hi all , someone on here recently has fitted / fabricated some front bumpers with out the over riders and hooked them back into the mouth , anyone remember who's page or where it is on here I've had a little scout around restorations but can't find it , .
Cheers for any ideas, Darren

Hi all anyone else having to log on every time You come to this forum even though I click remember me every time . Regards Darren

Anyone know the part number for this . It's the bulkhead loom grommet on the right of bulkhead where main loom comes through on a series 3 . Cheers for any idea

Hi so if I'm reading this right with your foot on the pedal pushing down , it will slowly sink to the floor ? ......... sounds like your new master cylinder is letting by ,

Hi all , anyone fitted a Quick shift to the gearstick on a T5 . If so how does it feel ?
, I have heard in the past that fitting a QS to a T5 can make it very notchy .
Cheers for any ideas

I did this experiment a few years back when I found out I managed to buy the last length of gates 10mm in tank submerged fuel hose in the country , I had enough for what I needed , just , but decided to see what new fuet would do , so in an old metal oil can I left 3 lengths of hose , one just a bit...

Just a thought . I know it's not the right thing to do at the moment , take our E Types out for a self isolating drive , and I totally agree with this !
But is anyone actually driving their E to work ?

So on the same tac , does anyone know if over the frame headers definatly free up some more horses ???

Hi all , thinking about making a pair of over frame exhaust manifolds , I've got the space as I don't have brake servo , Now in the past I remember talking to an engine builder and being told if you can build exhaust manifold build it with the opposed cylinders connected, so along the lines of 1&6 5...