The 'E' Type Forum

Eek! Thanks Angus!

Bad luck Rory :sad: Whilst you are making your modifications, it was suggested to me by Angus ( and I have taken the advice!) to fit an ‘upgraded’ release bearing. I am sure like me, you dread the thought of a bearing failure and the enormous work it would entail... Denis Welch Motorsport, part numb...

As Ash said - useful photo Andy.

Many thanks!
Rich

I have the bracket from a LHD car, if that would be of any use?
Cheers,
Rich

Perhaps we are all slightly drifting off topic, but back to the load leveller, I still found that this ran out of travel and would not allow for the acute angle the engine needed to be orientated to come out. Hence me needing to abandon using it and ‘reverting’ to using the engine hoist on just the ...

When I took my engine out I used the hoist shown in previous posts and a load leveller. I really nearly got VERY stuck, as half way out and almost beyond the point of no return - I realised to my horror that the load leveller had ‘run out’ of travel without the engine being at the acute angle requi...

@jeremy - I bet you are talking about a spigot bush?!
I am so paranoid about mine, that although it needs soaking in oil, it’s already taped in position just so that I don’t forget it!
At least with our Tr’s you could extract the gear box from within the car!

Hi Rory, My rather minor 2p worth... When I took my engine out I used the hoist shown in previous posts and a load leveller. I really nearly got VERY stuck, as half way out and almost beyond the point of no return - I realised to my horror that the load leveller had ‘run out’ of travel without the e...

Terrific video and what a thoroughly nice chap.

Thanks for posting it

I can also confirm a series 2, 2+2 rear roll bar is 5/8 diameter.
Cheers,
Rich

+1 for Hagerty too. Great people and quite happy to adjust the value as progress on the rebuild continues.

Hi Joe,
What you have sounds exactly what I have on my car.
Cheers,
Rich

Praise the lord!

Hi Julian,
You are more than welcome to self isolate, volt meter in hand in, my workshop at any time

Hi ‘Badey’
Mine is 3.31 + overdrive, so it will be interesting to see how it performs.
Cheers,
Rich

Out of interest, what ratio is your diff?
Cheers,
Rich

Series1 Stu wrote: ↑

Sat Feb 22, 2020 10:01 pm

I used tyre inner tube rubber for the seals and a rubber hammer to seat the frames properly.

Trim the excess rubber using a scalpel after the frames are fixed.

Thanks Stu, very useful information!