The 'E' Type Forum

I saw this on one an E Type forum some time ago, as a modification to keep the alternator cooler.

Without wanting to look too stupid, does this look like the original alternator on an S1 car?

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Mon Oct 24, 2016 10:37 am

So the 'ultimate' system will use cast manifolds, standard 1.75" stainless steel down pipes and straight through silencers mated to mild steel resonators.

Thank you David! Brilliant reply. I will take your advice and go with exactly as you suggest.

Thanks to everyone for the sage advice and humor! I suppose the next step will be to look behind the dash and see what colour is back there, as all the numbers match up perfectly. I must say it is a tough decision on which way to go on the colour. I am repainting from bare metal anyway so cost is no...

Dear all, i am a newbie to this site and also to e type restoration, so please forgive the stupid questions i am likely to ask. To that end this is possibly the first. I recently bought a 1965 Roadster from the USA. The car is supposedly completely original, however when i received the report back f...

Don't suppose anyone could recommend a good workshop that could deal with putting all the parts together and spraying the roof?....In the Spalding / Peterbrough area would be even better!

Spoke to CMC and they thought that the headlining should be a whitish vinyl with foam above. They are also happy to supply said lining. It sounds a bit utilitarian, but as i am trying to keep the car as original a possible, that's the way i will go.

Thanks for the info, that's two little problems solved already! :D

Hi all, i am a newbie so please forgive me if i ask some very stupid questions in the next few weeks. I have just bought a 1965 OTS in near original condition, and am sorting out a few parts that are lacking. The first was to buy a hard top. The one i bought is an original one from a series 1, in ra...