The 'E' Type Forum

I shall be very interested to see the statutory provisions ( either Act of Parliament or Statutory Instrument) which decrees that there is an age limit of 5 years on tyres . Perhaps someone can enlighten me

The real problem with stainless is that their tensile strength varies with temperature. In significantly cold temperatures they become very brittle and are liable to fail in shear. This makes them unsuitable for suspension mountings/fixings. Zinc or Nickel Plated fastenings are less susceptible to t...

I have had a 4.2 litre 3.07 with the EJ close ratio box for 15 years. It is quite delightful with the high second gear being wonderful for overtaking. There is no shortage of torque to pull these high ratios with the 4.2, and the 3.8 still should have no difficulty

The timing marks do not settle this problem because with the pointer at TDC on the damper it can relate to either no 1 ( rear) or 6 ( front) firing. If the cam covers are off, there is no problem : with the pointer at TDC the valves of the NON-firing cylinder will both be slightly open. If the cam c...

Just to be clear about the tag : it does not have the decimal ratio stamped on , but has the number of teeth on each component . Thus it will say 43/14 for 3.07 ; 43/13 for 3.31 ; and ( I think ) 46/13 for 3.54. It is usually attached one of the bolts to the backplate of the final drive unit