Anyone started to use their e-types yet?

[chrisfell]

First 1000 miles done this season. Breakfast on Sunday at Wilton House. There will be a lot of classics on show.

[1954Etype]

Overnighting in Lille on way back home. 1500 miles around Germany. Only problem? Thought I had fitted original spinners years ago and it turns out I hadn’t. RHS front keeps needing to be tightened after some enthusiastic hair pins

[politeperson]

Nice one Angus.

On that exact topic, I had a front wheel that kept loosening a bit every 500-1000 miles or so. It was on repro spinners new wheels, new tyres (good ones) and new wheel bearings,

You could tell because it felt like a balance weight had come off. A little wheel wobble after a few hundred miles or so.

I tried some original spinners to no avail. Same thing happened.

Close inspection of the splined hub revealed that although the splines themselves were good, the chamfered wheel mounting face was not quite flat anymore.

The solution was new splined hubs (with wheel bearings of course).

The problem has now gone.

[Mark Gordon]

We're leaving June 8th with a few other Jag owners for a backroads trip to Asheville, NC, with a good portion of the driving in the Appalachian mountans and interesting stops along the way to keep SWMBO's happy. Just finished Spring maintenance including new tires, oil & filter, lube, brakes and clutch bleed. This weekend's chore is to get the blasted wipers working, or rather to stop working when they're switched off. Total mileage for the trip should be about 1300 miles. It's starting to look like our year-long rainy weather pattern may be ending (he says, hopefully).

[Ian Cooke]

Chris

Hopefully see you at Wilton House on Sunday for our first visit to a Wilton Wake-up.

Regards

Ian

[Whitact]

At 6,000 ft in the Spanish mountains on a charity fundraiser from Cadiz t Cornwall. The car has just gone over the clock but with Rob Beere rebuilt cylinder heads recently fitted is now running better than ever.
Cheers,

[Mich7920]

Back on the road after restoration of the engine, front frame etc etc....
You forget rapidly how it's marvellous to drive this car !!!

[Polse7317]

Bravo Michel we should have a meeting together today, i was Driving ma E between Re and Rochefort….. call me if you go at the sea side at LA ROCHELLE it would be nice to have a drink ther

[Jonny XKE]

About 100 miles in it this week. Its a special place to be.

[malcolm]

I'm already on 3000 miles for this year with Ireland and Wales under the belt. Pyrenees in September for about 1300 miles, and quite a few trips before then - better check my "classic insurance" mileage rates! Think I'm insured for 5000 a year.

[Marquis Rex]

I got my brake master cylinder changed some weeks ago. Last weekend I took the E type out.