The 'E' Type Forum

This is what my version came out like. Sorry about the dust and the sun. Can you see it in your region? My local guys have the old Jaguar paint cards and they seem to be able to find all the colors I ask them to. If you are looking for Opalescent Gunmetal, they think it is J1052/33661 They send pain...

Thats a good idea.

In the UK, many of the proper workshops have effectively been driven underground because of operating costs. I can get cranks ground, engines built, upholstery done, paint done, shot blasting done reasonably but its all located in farm building, or in domestic garages. All the bigger players with pr...

You are welcome to have a look at mine if you want to go the other side of Peterborough.

I used to have a car like that Marek, here it is. Welding the doors up was a cheap way of making a convertible for an 18 year old! Having sills that were 3 feet thick meant it didn't flex much, that's for sure. Getting ladies in and out was interesting. I insured it as a car with a large sunroof I r...

The standard roadster tub is very stiff and strong indeed when new. It may well flex a lot more than is should when it is old though! It is pretty common to add these additional panels in when building a tub. https://www.martinrobey.com/jaguar/e-type/e-type-series-3-v12-dhc/underframe-and-outer-body...

Just to add, because of the reasons Marek has outlined, I would avoided pressing the clutch pedal whilst cranking a cold XK engine (exactly the opposite of what you have to do in many modern cars). Disengaging the clutch puts a huge thrust on the crank, the reaction to this push being the thrust bea...

Sounds promising. Lets hope it has been stored with antifreeze/corrosion inhibitor in the coolant. You never know, the engine might be fine if you are careful with it. They are certainly tough engines if looked after. I woke one up once that had been sleeping along time. 20 years or more. It ran wel...

John Skinner? I think they are absorbing the EU tariffs at the moment.

I have found them very good indeed.

https://john-skinner.co.uk/

That is an awful lot of stuff.

I assume the main power feed is connected directly onto the battery and not from a fuse? It has to be.
I have found this does make a difference to the reliability of the power steering unit.

Nice lines on that one Angus.

Good idea

I see, thank-you. Driving without sun-visors can be very nasty indeed IMHO. I remember driving around without them on the XK120 with screens. Not nice at certain times of the day- pointing in certain directions with the sun low burning your eyeballs, even with a cap, sunglasses and goggles. I guess ...

Does anyone know what the correct sun visors should have on my 1962 3.8 Roadster please?

Produced 31st May 1962, chassis number 800536, RHD DHC.

This is what came off it. Transparent blue with a pair of clamps?

As Steve says, sometimes you have to pull the wishbone down beyond the free hanging position to get the bolt free. It is locked up by the teardrop. I quite often have to waggle the whole lower arm assembly from underneath the car to get the bolt to start moving.

Well done, sounds like a good purchase.
Of course you need to post some pictures on this forum for us!

I like the orange. I might like the turbo too if plumbed in correctly. In the 911 world Bahama Yellow is one of the most popular colours for 60's cars. Still available today. Looks like your car might be a similar shade. https://i.postimg.cc/rFRvs5mx/Bahama-911.png I am pretty sure I have come acros...

Thanks Bill.
That within 2.2mm of Fats, So good enough for me.

Thanks Fats