The 'E' Type Forum

thanks adam, but repairer made some up and only charged minimal to fit . he pop riveted but of course couldn't spot weld so used a silastic to seal the verticals to door. still no rain to test it.....c,mon!!

problem solved.. seems that the guide on fixed catch mechanism was bent back and not guiding the hatch latch!! neatly into the catch! a bit of persuasion with hammer to re-align and all good again.... thanks to all.

update..... got the E back home today from fabricator who made up the drain-ducts and placed them(4 each side) to marry up with drain holes in doors. He tested them prior to fitting and had water running into car from sills at stand-still after some minutes. No water after fitting with same test and...

Hi Larry, thanks and will now go check those door sill rubbers that they do indeed run the length of the sill... but could you please expand on that area"between wind shield and the car body" in more depth please. without pictures, i,m at a loss to comprehend ..( mis-spent youth is my excuse)

well i have taken in all the suggestions and different methods members are using to clean their wires and using that information, today decided against any of the commercial purpose-made sprays etc and went for a strong wash concentrate called NU-Finish with orange. So after a good scrub and then a ...

thanks nick, tried first option so will be attempting the second this wekend. should be a sight-to-see!!

today i received this interesting reply from Autoglym......... "Thank you for your enquiry. Autoglym do not recommend the use of any wheel cleaner on wire wheels. Due the their construction there is a slim chance that the cleaner could get into the rim via a spoke hole and then sit there unable to b...

heuer, there was no holes. my carpets have only just sat there(very annoying as they slip). yesterday i called the guy who repaired the body some yrs ago and explained the situation. he has asked me to bring it in and he will fab & fit them(although he questioned that they would allow so much water ...

yes mystery type, this is it. absolute rubbish. i only watched it once and if it wasnt for the Etype( and being mine now) i would throw the DVD out. So good luck if you can stomach it. The car,fortunately, features fairly early on by memory. cheers warren

received message today that SNG Barrett do not stock the Drain ducts for the doors. does anyone have suggestions for other suppliers of e tpye panel parts? thanks

thanks for all the advise so far. great forum for getting answers and ideas. i had emailed my supplier of the daytons here in OZ and today received a reply....."no we dont stock any cleaner, but as long as it specifies 'wire wheels ' its OK as many cleaners are for alloys"! I checked the P21S websit...

(oh my god, here he come s again!!) anyways, on my recent 1500 km trip that saw swimming pools in footwells, i also finished up with the rear hatch-door not releasing via the release handle... starting off with difficulty closing it(kept popping up) and on reaching home it had closed reluctantly, bu...

i have noted a few threads here with members views on methods for cleaning the wheels but wonder if i could lean on a few more more opinions in this matter. i dont really want to apply the expensive acid based commercial liquids on my new daytons, until i can get some satisfaction that they will do ...

can someone please explain to this novice,why when i jacked up the rear near-side of my 65 series 1 , i had some play(which i thought may be bearing but both rears had it so dismissed) and could not rotate wheel without getting massive resistance as if in it was in gear. some sort of diff lock, LSD?...

i have a 65 series 1 which was a feature(well it was in there) in the movie, "Shaker Run" with Leif Garrett!! The E and NZ scenery were the highlights . This car is now in Oz with me... maybe this can be added to your knowledge bank.... cheers

hiya stretoo, i have had similar problems with massive?! amounts of water entering the foot wells during downpours and posted recently. whilst there could be a couple of issues including carpet plug holes and drain blockages, i believe i have found my problem in a search of posts here(have tried fin...

thanks heuer for your supporting reply. i checked the floor pan for carpet plugs/sockets and none found!(but thought if it came in via them, it would also drain, which it didnt). anyway, i decided to search the data base here and found a thread from 2008 which highlighted the 'door drain ducts'. so ...

hi, firSt timer on this forum but looks like a good place to figuring out some issues i have on my 65 series 1 FHC. Just returned from 1500 mile trip which started in the most unimaginable rain we had been having here over some time. dodged landslides, pot-holes road closures over first two days , b...