The 'E' Type Forum

Trevor, I had a job finding one when I fitted a (non standard) leather gaiter to my S1. The part was not listed under the e -type, but was in the XK-120 catalogue. I have not checked , but presume it is still the case. A word of warning. The originals had a nylon tapered inner nut to trap the gaiter...

Steve, I bought a Cair-o-Port tent affair for my S1 fhc about 10 years ago which looks similar to the Cartoon Veloce you mention. Due to my tiny 1930's garage, I had to buy the small size, quoted at 4.4m long for my 4.44m long car. It does just fit, though the bumpers touch the fabric at both ends. ...

I used MWS Wheels in Slough a few years ago. They were the only ones that managed to balance my wheels after several high street fitters had tried. Bit of a treck, but an interesting place and they can check out your wheels at the same time.

Rob McClarence

I recently got two tins from Paints. 4 You .com for my 1966 FHC. Was using it yesterday and it was a perfect match, though this is probably a complete fluke given the history of my car's paint. It needs a clear coat. Their reference was BSB NF 12182, but they have quite a nice interface for narrowin...

Paul, I had mine done by Competition Transmission Services near Luton. They do a lot of work for Cobra builders, and motorsport types. They seemed to know their stuff. Cost was reasonable, including a ratio change. Everything renewed or checked, but no paint. It has been in for two years/4000 miles ...

Grudav, I have the same type of jack shown in your link, and can confirm it works fine. I bought it at Beaulieu a couple of years ago for about ?65 IIRC. I do not think, however, it is exactly correct for a S1 E Type. For reasons I cannot recall, I believe the original jack wound down a bit more tha...

My S1 4.2 has always burnt a bit of oil (approximately 1 litre per 750 miles), and this did not change after a bottom-end rebuild 3000 miles ago. The rebuild comprised a crank regrind, rebore and new pistons. Top end work was limited to 3 new valves, re-lapping of the valves, and new rubber oil seal...

I am a bit of a worrier, and have tied myself in knots over the oil system of my 1966 S1 4.2 FHC. This is perhaps partly due to a previous oil system fault causing a lot of problems, and partly due to my slightly obsessive personality. It would be super if someone would tell me to pull myself togeth...