The 'E' Type Forum

It ended up NOT having anything done at Winspeed! I won't say why on open forum, but personally I wouldn't use them for anything. The crack was very minor and caused I think when I went down a massive pothole. I had it welded in the end - there was no corrosion apparent. Some I know will say that wa...

The leaks are probably not due to overfill, just leaks like they all have. One thing though - they are very sensitive to ho level the ground is they are sitting on. If youir gareage floor is just a slight slope, the level in the garage will be very different to that outside possible. In my early day...

I had something similar, although not as dramatic, and had a new servo unit. All fixed.

Not bad for an American Mark!

Here is an excellent shop in the uk, near Bracknell. https://cmesuk.co.uk/ They do everything from lathe work, grinding, resurfacing, balancing, dyno testing all in house. Based in scruffy looking workshops, but they had a Ferrari engine in when I was there. They did my cylinder head, great job, and...

I had convex both sides. Best choice.
You may find the fittings work loose when you tighten them on the window then go for a run - there is a danger they could fall off. I put a small piece of non slip rubber under the clamp and it was ok then.

In my view, best advice is to take someone with you who knows what they are looking at. I did that and was for ever grateful. It might cost a couple of hundred but worth it in the long run. Look at plenty of cars, make a shortlist of what you think, then take the specialist. I ended up turning down ...

Gasoline smells in my E were always caused by leaking Banjo unions on the SUs. I carried an appropriate size spanner always. Sometimes I found it helped to slack them all off, re align everything then tighten them again - tighter than you think.

Not necessarily the landlords. The business rate increases mean rents have to rise if sub letting. Blame the government. I always do!

I'm not too dismissive. I've used AI for info on my boating requirements and It's been very good. I did ask it how to adjust an over rich engine on a series 2 E Type and the answer wasn't bad - this is what it said "Engine Condition: Ensure carbs are clean, floats are set, jets are centered, and air...

Yep, and from me. Have a good one

Make sure you sit in both a FHC and a 2+2, preferably one straight after the other, before you decide.

These people in Bracknell are good. Done a few E Type engines I know of. Based in Bracknell. They also prepare all the engines for the little a30's that buzz round on Goodwood revival! You have to get the engine to them.
http://cmesuk.com/

Only we know the car is not the original 150mph rocket ship Agree with all the above from Chris, as I did similarly, ACCEPT for the "rocket ship" bit. I did a few track days at Goodwood with the E Type register (part of the JDC) and I went past nearly all the other E Types, regardless of model. The...

I had a 2+2. Loved the roominess. I later went out in someone else's coupe and felt claustrophobic by comparison. The lower price does also help!

I'm getting this purple box, I don't have a VPN, but I access all images ok?

Are you sire that's not a foot dip switch for the headlights?

Craig Balzer wrote: ↑

Tue Nov 04, 2025 9:16 pm

The switch is a simple 3-position one: off-dim-bright
Just left of the headlight switches:

If it's anything like mine was, the three positions are "Off, almost unnoticeable, dim"

I had bullet mirrors on a TR4 and found them useless in terms of rear vision. Maybe the one you found is better, but bullet mirrors don't tend to have the same field of vision as a rectangular in my experience.

Quite right, although this latest engine is not bad. At the speed we were going in the clip it returns 4.5 mpg.