The 'E' Type Forum

Hi Pete......just measured my 2/2 against a friends S2 ots. with the seats at the same rake & in a position to give a matching arm length to the steering wheel. my 2/2 has an extra 2in from the front edge of the seat to the clutch pedel & 2in longer from the seat edge to the front floor/panel...I ca...

Hi Chris.....I think that they are brass painted plack I have Chris Rooke,s restoration book he polished his & left if the gold cloour. as a word of warning a friend wanted his powder coated but during the process the soldered tank fell apart due to the solder melting...Steve

Thanks guys.......I have the slave cylynder with the return spring & have adjusted it as per the diagram......any one out there with a 2/2 & do you have to floor the clutch?....Steve

Hi all.....I have a S2 2/2 which has more leg room that the S2.....My problem is am I to short (5-10).......For my driving position I like to have my arms out fairly straight, I adjust the steering wheel fully in & have the seat in the mid range but really have to stretch the push the clutch peddle ...

Hi All......Will be stripping down the front & rear suspension over the winter & after visiting CMC on a seminar saw that on a lot of the front suspension they use zinc plateing (sent to a plater).......Ive seen some plating kits & wonder if anyone has used them & if they produce an equivelent finis...

Thanks Guys.....The main aim was to tidy up the look of the engine I priced up new enamel manifolds but was put off when told that the enamel would probably last only about a year before showing cracks although you can get seconds with small chips in the enamel at a much reduced cost.....Will not no...

Hi all......Looking to replace the manifoldes on my S 2 2/2 the existing are the standard cast with no enamel left.....also there are a couple of cracks where the studs screw in.....The budget is wearing a bit thin now so after looking around have seen stainless manofolds pluss extension pipes for ?...

Hi Guys........Anyone have experiance of having their seats re coloured. I have a S2 2/2 with an original Barley beige interiour...I know that they were re coluured in 1994 but now look a bit tired & the colour is patchy...Im still looking to stay with the beige as the rest ot the interiour is good....

Hi Garry.....have you looked at ebay......MWS wires supplied by various retailers are listed here in the UK at UK prices mabey this is a workaround? Steve

Hi Peter.......Interested in you Rear light info but never seen the Lotus light conversion (do you have a photo?) also what are Clam shells? thanks Steve

Hi Garry....Sad to hear that the Aus $ is strengthening to the ? was thinking of a visit in Feb 2011......Just purchased a set of Wires ( sealed & no tube required)& tyres for my S2 from mwsint.com they are a well known compamy in the UK & regulary have a stand at the E Type club venues. found that ...

Hi Tony.....I was in the red 2/2 with the sunroof (Steve) & as you say jeff was in the green roadster I use the username mgcjag as i think i mentioned i also have an MGC roadster. Cant remember who was in the MG V8 even though I sat next to them through lunch...fading memory must be catching......If...

great day had by all......Good to meet Tony....Nice roadster look forward to the next run.....Steve & Jeff Ps off to Stonleigh Sunday

Hi.......first thoughts are to check the fuel flow comming out of the filter.disconnect on the carb side & run the pump an old /blocked filter will reduce the flow & could cause fuel starvation on acceleration.Steve

Hi Dave..Dont know much about axle ratios so out of interest why are you changing........I thought that decreasing the ratio from 3.77 to 2.88 would rean more rpm to achive the same speed... am i missing something? Steve

Hi All. Been looking through the Libary section & the parts catalogue is for a S1........Is there a S2 2/2 somewhere?....been to SNG but their S2 2/2 catalogue only gives part numbers....Im looking for something with all the diagrams as well.....Any ideas...thanks Steve

Hi David....Had no overheating problems on the trip........the fault is definatly not in the ignition......once one side of the dual pump was identified as faulty i could run on one pump ok...but when reconnected somehow the second pump would interfeer with the fuel flow from the good one causing th...

What...No one out there with any ideas? One half of the fuel pump was workink intermitanlly replaced the pump fault cleared...Steve

Hi All..looking for some pointers.....My friends S3 has just arrived back in the UK after a tiip to the south of France unfortunatly on the back of an RAC truck after dying in Lyon on the return trip. The symptoms...driving at approx 60-80mph a sudden loss of power..full throttle can keep the car ru...

Hi.....should the D shaped washers be fitted to the 4.2 or only the 3.8 my S2 2/2 has round washers? Thinking of jobs for the winter and the lists getting longer....some tappet noise i think so if the head comes off will replace the washers?...Steve