The 'E' Type Forum

I once had an Alfa Spider, it had "door location pins" tapered pins that bolted to the body that engaged with tapered holes attached to the doors. When you locked the door they were pulled up tight. https://i.postimg.cc/BbHTycw4/Screenshot-30-4-2026-112256-www-carsales-com-au.jpg https://i.postimg.c...

Comments please, on these as indicators of anything ... When OTS doors are shut, they are supposed (?) to hold and stiffen the tub. If when closed, you can press a door inwards a bit, even against the rubber seal; means you are getting no help from the doors, the door hinges need to be adjusted. Loo...

Original S3 wheels are already 6 inch wide so no increase in wheel width however the track may be wider if the offset is changed?
Tyre size > rolling diameter:
205/70x15 > 668 mm (original)
205/65x16 > 673 mm (+5 mm)
215/60x16 > 664 mm (-4 mm)
How many spokes on the Turrino’s? Original S3 has 72.

Or hide an old phone in it with tracking turned on ...

I just discovered that the JLR authorized version of the US (tan-coloured) Owners Handbook is ISBN 1 855200031 and is sold on amazon for a reasonable price ...

Which is also why alloy wheels are superior to steel rimmed, wire-spoked wheels, the latter being ludicrously heavy. So best to use a Balance, not a ruler? Low-profile tyres steer more responsively. The tread turns more immediately with the hub, less initial flexing/twisting of the wall. Overall, th...

If all you have changed is the "speedometer drive" then this must be the culprit? What do you mean by "speedometer drive", this thing? https://i.postimg.cc/zXsV67xz/IMG-20230213-101023.jpg There are two types of these right-angle drives. The one that all e-types are supposed to have has a gear ratio...

Yep. Those were early version, concept prototypes. Very happy with the finals:



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45 deg boots maybe even better ...

Coils connect via short "pigtail" HT leads. With flat heads (slanted sparkplugs), these HT leads would need to to be a bit different; to have 90-degree boots for the sparkplugs, i.e.: https://i.postimg.cc/wM1psZLM/IMG-20260215-093635612-HDR.jpg My ECU has 12 ignition outputs so is able to fire each ...

Made me one out of sheet metal, 0.5 mm aluminium, glued and riveted. Flattened out my oem LHD liner to use as a pattern, just folded it up in the opposite direction to create a RHD version. https://i.postimg.cc/2jHkvydM/IMG-20260210-100634651-HDR.jpg Metal meant I could use Rivnuts for the bottom mo...

Anyone? Maybe this? (from Jag-lovers) Just a note of interest, which may not be the problem here, of course. The early instruments have a stop pin at, or near, the zero point which is covered by a sleeve, usually soft and rubbery. A speedo I once had many yonks ago had the sticky needle problem and...

Steve, Marek did similar, except he took it off the speedometer end, Dunno the details, you should PM him.

Andrew, nah, BSC is 60 degrees. BSB is 55 degree whitworth

Oh, so its not a digital speedo project … What ru going to do with the signal, it will only there when yr moving, nothing when stationary/idling? My interpretation, that Summit Racing/Dakota unit would hog yr speedo drive also? Imo easy solution would be to make yr own union adapters; I bought my 3/...

It's BSB, British Standard Brass. Yes it is a thing. Speedo drive is 3/4" x 26 TPI. I'm imagining that Jaguar speedo transducers, e.g. DAC4569, would screw straight on ...

These wheels https://www.imagewheels.co.uk/db3-alloy-wheel/ In 17x7 size with 215/55 tyres would be perfect for S3E imo; is what my car will be getting.when everything else is done ... And yes they will fit (perfectly) https://forum.etypeuk.com/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=20264&p=164586&hilit=Wire+wheels#p1...

Well now this is tedious. The glove box liner (BD27499) that I bought too long ago to now complain about turns out to be way too small; the inside length (closest to the door hinges) needs to be more than 28 cm but is barely 26.5 cm. Also the cardboard tears and delaminates, as does the flocked lini...

It's not original. Position of the terminal is the giveaway Original had the terminal in the centre, this one has it on the side. The difference is dictated by the internals. The original with centre terminal was a Smiths bi-metalic type that was passably accurate when paired with our bi-metallic ga...

Didn't Jaguar add all that so-called “emission equipment” precisely to resolve the issues that you now have, high idle CO …
What do you mean by “choke disc” and “fuel from the choke”? What temperature compensating valves do you have, the ones with or without the vacuum hose connections?

Definitely a clothes peg, or a couple of these? https://i.postimg.cc/kXQCXN7t/Screenshot-30-12-2025-18338-www-sngbarratt-com.jpg Also maybe check to see what shouldn't be rubbing against the choke cable(s) but is. Shouldn't need to even start the car, just pull the choke on and under the bonnet rota...