The 'E' Type Forum

Hi Steve

Ironically I've just switched off my VPN because it was stopping me accessing other sites including my e-mail. You just can't win!
My McAfee provides VPN as standard so no so at least I don't have to pay for it.

Thanks

Has anyone else had this problem? I can't get rid of it, but despite this I can access the site as normal.

The car used to belong to a member of the Glasgow Region of the JEC. He sold it to CMC who then resold it for a very nice profit. I think the photo on the right was taken outside CMC while it was up for sale. The car was in near concours condition and won several awards. Perhaps the OP should contac...

Thanks for the replies. Randal it's my hardura panel which sometimes fouls the flap not the aluminium under dash panel. However after looking at your photo I need to check where the under dash panel ends on my car. From memory it doesn't come down as far as the flap. Unfortunately I can't check it u...

Dave I think you may have solved one of my E-Types mysteries. The under dash hardura panel has always sagged down around the heater flap. I've tried everything to stop this happening-self adhesive velcro, upholstery glue even sticky gel patches! Each time this has worked for a time and then it sags ...

Hi Klaus A fellow E-Type owner I know, has fitted an electric power steering kit to his 4.2 S1 and he swears by it. Maximum assistance is only available at slow/parking speeds and then reduces to zero as you approach 30mph. The only downside he has found so far is that it severely restricts the unde...

Bill
I'm a member of the JEC so therefore I'm biased, but I've always enjoyed being a member. Our Region is noted for being more of a social club than anything else, with lots of outings and meals etc.

I'm finally going to start my TR5/250 restoration and have been looking at laser cleaners as an alternative to my trusty old bead blasting cabinet.
Has anyone here had any experience with these?

Thanks in Advance

James My car was built in November 1961 but not registered until February 1962 so I've 4 months missing. I had similar thoughts-this was the time E-Types especially roadsters were the proverbial "hen's teeth", waiting lists and the vast majority of production concentrated on LHD North American versi...

They're marketed as garage floor tiles in the blurb so should be OK. The tiles are also marketed as non slip and have the checker plate relief on them for enhanced grip.
I checked the reviews and several people were singing there praises as garage floor coverings.
Only time will tell I suppose.

Thanks everyone for your responses. I’m fortunate in having a brand new, uncluttered floor which is level. I have decided to go for these tiles:- https://i.postimg.cc/7hzM1fgh/39356-BA0-FCEA-44-ED-9-DD0-055-B1-C6-F65-B1.png They get great reviews and are very hard wearing. Geoff no need to apologise...

Hi Everyone

Looking for advice on floor tiles for my new garage. I'm intending to fit non slip interlocking tiles over the concrete. I would need them to be oil resistant and strong enough to support axle stands and the like. The floor area is approximately 52sq m.

Thanks in advance

I thought I'd give an update on my slow cranking odyssey. The new remote starter switch lasted all of three weeks and then failed! SNGB to their credit replaced it without a quibble. In the interim we had a car show scheduled for the following weekend. As a quick fix I re-installed the original star...

Peter I had exactly the same problem with my existing pit. 2 inches of water pools in the bottom every so often. I suspected the tanking had failed but now think it may be damp air condensing in the bottom of the pit where it's coldest. I seem to have solved it by installing a panel heater controlle...

Thanks for the advice. The garage is being built into the hillside at the rear of the house. The result is that the internal height will only be 2.4m so a 4 post lift will not be an option. In any case my existing tandem garage has both a pit and lift with enough height to stack two cars if required...

I’m about to have a new garage built complete with inspection pit. The garage will have storage for at least three “wide” modern cars and possibly four classics. It would be a real advantage if the pit cover was strong enough to drive over and also have the wheels resting on the covers depending on ...

Barrie Thanks for the info, I was unaware of the change during flat floor production-every day is a school day as the saying goes :salute: Checking XKE data for engine numbers shows that this change occurred very close to my car's build date. I need to do a return visit soon to get the engine number...

Barrie

I have an OTS flat floor built in November 1961 and the linkage mount is different from this car's:-



Does this mean it was built between March and November 1961 then?
If true then the cross hatched alloy dash should not be on this car.

The car has the chequer plate aluminium dashboard which means it was built between July1962 and August 1963 if memory serves me correctly. The original registration confirms that it can't be any later than this.
The throttle linkage is common to all 3.8 series 1 cars.

Well I've managed to cure the problem but not quite sure how. There was no smoking gun or should I say terminal but I suspect that the most likely problem was a loose battery terminal on the starter switch. I swapped the switch and rejigged the wiring so that the secondary loops have been removed. T...