The 'E' Type Forum

My previous owner had my car repainted by a local Ford dealer who did a decent job of it. The paperwork that I received when I bought my car included the receipt for that paint job but didn't mention exactly what paint or code of paint was used. I've found that Ford's Wimbledon White is a perfect ma...

Congratulations, Simon, and welcome to the forum! I hope that you have many happy years of motoring with your new obsession. Go to xkedata.com and enter your car's number in the search engine and you may be able to find the history information that you want.

Also interesting is that it has triple SU carburettors and smooth cam covers where a USA specification Series 2 would have had twin Strombergs and ribbed cam covers. The previous engineer owner must have been tinkering with it. Did he make the wooden instrument panel too? Regards It also appears to...

How about: "That's about as useful as a screen door on a submarine"?

I love the tool try, also! Great idea. Tomorrow is my last day at work until Jan. 7th so I'll have lots of spare time. I plan on infringing on your copy rights. I'm no lawyer but I think that you'll have to sue me in Ohio courts and good luck with that!

Did they hire Elon Musk as the design engineer?

If I understand your question correctly, it sounds like you have the ducting for the footwell vents but the spring mounted doors are missing. Those doors along with the dash mounted sliding air valve allow you to control the ventilation (such as it is) to the footwells. BTW, my car is also a so call...

Moss motors has new Bentley's for sale:

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Would the "expenses" include round trip airfare from the U.S.?

There are a few postings on J-L regarding the electric power steering conversion. Mike Oldak seems to be pleased with his conversion. Michael_Oldak 67 OTS S1 Jan 2020 I installed the EZ Power Steering on my S1 years ago and it is wonderful. The unit replaces the steering column and fits under the da...

Welcome aboard, Klaus. When you find the right car, I recommend that you post details and plenty of photos here so the experts here can chime in on any problems that they see and give you advice on whether to go ahead and make the purchase. It will help avoid unseen headaches and expense. Once you d...

I can only echo what others have already posted. I regret that I have not had the opportunity to have met him and the other wonderful members on this forum. He will be sorely missed by all who knew him, both personally and vicariously.

I had never heard of laser welding until I read this thread. I looked it up and was interested in finding out which laser and what settings (wattage, pulsed vs. continuous wave, etc.) are used for welding. Interestingly, the Nd:YAG laser is the generating source. As I'm sure all on this forum know w...

Those lights are highly therapeutic, at least for me. I don't know what that says about the hooligan in me, but i sure do get a kick out of smashing them!

I bought this one to adjust my woodworking tools. It's probably not accurate enough for high precision demands, but for adjusting a table saw, jointer, etc. it's more than adequate. Certainly accurate enough to find TDC on an auto engine. https://www.amazon.com/Indicator-Magnetic-Holder-Adjustable-T...

Does anyone on the Forum know the cause of the fire? Did it start when workers were present?

How about some photos of what lies beneath the bonnet?

One other related tip: As I fold my hood, I place a rolled up bath towel on the plastic rear screen to cause the screen to curve somewhat gently without forming a crease.