The 'E' Type Forum

I’m potentially looking for a source of modified / custom steering arms to remove bump steer when lowering the top suspension arms and rack on a series 1. Is there anyone that makes them in the UK? I’d like to avoid the cost of new Lightweight spec front uprights and steering arms if possible Thanks

Thanks all, I shall give them a call

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Does anyone know whether AJS Engineering are still going for diff rebuilds?

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Some photos of a factory original car I took for reference if they help, others also elsewhere on the forum in the factory original section :drinkingcheers: https://i.postimg.cc/tgHVxMfW/130401-A8-B17-D-49-AA-BD56-0356-AF51-C249.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/yx5DYQcJ/132-C2-BFC-3998-4-F76-A102-EF71-C9273...

The BAS trim pieces aren’t a great fit or a perfect copy of the originals, I’m going to either re shape and recover mine or dig out the originals and recover them, you may also find the door fouls the b post trim once fitted up and the shape of the vinyl covered aluminium piece in the top of the doo...

https://i.postimg.cc/CxG0rPPF/040-EA0-AB-A73-A-4-B65-9-FDF-F38-ED9-B0-F824.png Fitted the Rob Bere one to mine after the ride height was too low despite setting up with front links to the workshop manual spec. Not essential but it’s not the most fun job on the car and I’ve since tweaked the ride he...

I’ve tried Maguiars and Autoglym, both good but the Autoglym Custom Wheel Cleaner seems to work a little better for me. I take the wheels off a couple of times per year, go over them with the cleaner and a fine soft brush, jet wash them and then blast dry with compressed air. They do stay better for...

Well my standards are obviously not that high Barry

- fortunately they seem to be high enough to have achieved a fair few concourse wins over the years

Another long term user of covers here - mainly to keep the cat and spider droppings off the car. Never had any problems with microblistering but I do keep a dehumidifier going through the bad weather which costs very little. Covers of choice for the last few years have been Tesco value ‘non-fitted’ ...

I had the same problem with new springs, I’ve got hold of some new old stock springs which appear to be better quality, will either replace them all or add a spring each side as suggested above. I don’t think it’s a problem with the bootlid having paint on, more likely to be rubbish repro parts, the...

https://i.postimg.cc/0jbZ9bwg/322708-BA-0-F09-4-DB3-AC2-D-BB4-D672745-DE.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/4yqPys6Y/4-B11-EF88-70-AC-4-B6-A-B014-08-E5-D67188-BF.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/T24CCqzT/6635830-F-88-D3-4-F21-860-A-A581591893-E1.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/nLG328JW/6-B4-AE5-FC-F124-4-C13-979-B-F87-C708...

Phil

Yes I’m interested in buying it from you

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Jeremy

Thanks for the replies. When fitting the Ron Bere plate did you have to release front ball joints and track rods etc to remove tension or was it possible to leave the torsion bars set under tension with bolts / dowels and remove the old reactor plate as you would if removing the engine & box for a c...

I’ve mounted a Davies Craig fan in the gob on my car fixed to the stone guard pushing air through the radiator (it’s got a reversible blade so can be used as a puller and fitted inside the original fan cowl if needed but you’d have to make brackets). I also fitted the Davies Craig control unit which...

Looks like an XK150 ‘S’ air box, particularly given the fuel bowl mount position in which case there are several off the shelf standard and performance elements available.

Jeremy

I’d like to tweak the front ride height on my car up a little bit and miss the easy adjustability I’m used to on XK’s. Has anyone fitted one of the adjustable reactor plates from the likes of Rob Beere? How much height adjustment do they give you without having to reposition the cams on the torsion ...

If your in the market for tyres as well Blockley seem to be able to do extremely good deals on mws wheel packages, worth giving them a call.

Burlen don’t list or make them but they were in some HD8’s

Yes I’ve done all that many times but can’t see a photo of a series 1 rhd 4.2 footwell, plenty of series 2 thanks to Chris Vines excellent Reston blog hence the question.