The 'E' Type Forum

I used Kiley, they were excellent. Courier it to them and it will come back fixed and painted, ready to go straight back on the car.
Bob

No, I fitted standard ones and had the usual issues as covered in the extensive thread you’ve attached. Does the IRS flex excessively with standard mounts anyway? Unless for full on racing suggest hard rubbers not the best choice, will likely make a difficult job even harder.
Bob

Just to add further to what I think might be the most interesting question on here- whether to go EFI and enjoy the better reliability, smoothness and fuel consumption or stay traditional and loyal to the history and stay with Strombergs. I have decided to rebuild my engine with EFI, and plan to use...

Bill thanks for confirming

Thanks guys very helpful to know I haven’t misunderstood this apparent design issue, I will investigate the spacer and shim modification further. Presumably you would still leave it clamped up but with tiny end float like the rear hubs

Cheers
Bob

Hi all, I’m rebuilding the front hubs (1973 S3 OTS) and have pressed in new bearings and oil seal. I am re-using the stub axles but both have a slight ring on them in the position of the inner race. The design of the hubs, with the nut adjusted to leave end float, leaves both bearing races seemingly...

Hi George, around £1,100 and I will use the original bellhousing, keeping the original unrestored gearbox in store.
Bob

For my V12 OTS rebuild I’ve gone for an XJ6 box, which has the same ratios as my original box, plus a Laycock A compact overdrive and I got O/D Spares in Rugby to refurb both and bolt them together which they have done. The car is not finished and so I have yet to test it but I was pleased with the ...

Hi Marec yes good question, not a lot is probably the answer but it must reduce noise to some extent. The key point though is I want to accurately rebuild it as close as possible to how it was- I started with an unmolested time warp car that had sat in a dry garage for 25 years and don’t want to und...

Hi Dick thanks for that, I got this roll from a leading trim company in the UK, in their view the best alternative to the original which is unavailable. Closed cell foam sheet does not have the plastic top surface and is quite soft, so I thought probably not long lasting. So I’m going to persevere w...

Technique used was like ColinL. Only right ones stuck down so far

Thanks guys my hardura pads were in a real mess, not helped by me forcibly ripping them off the car before it was media blasted. So I have struggled to create new panels but using all your photos I’ve managed to cut guess it and cut new ones from a felt/hessian sort of material with a plastic top su...

Ah that’s interesting Colin as you have a bit of sound deadening to the right of the spare wheel thread, which I will now try and replicate.I’m using a sort of hemp with a plastic bonded top surface which is slightly like the original material seen in both your photos which I’m hearing is unavailabl...

Brilliant!

Thanks.

Hi all, does anyone have a photo of the area under the spare wheel of an unrestored series 3? My restoration has got as far as a painted but bare shell and I’m starting the build up by replacing the sound and vibration deadening pads (hardura) starting in the boot so I can return the fuel tank and t...

New to this forum, will be dismantling and then rebuilding a 48k v12 that’s never been apart, was wondering about this oil pressure on startup issue, really useful comments.
Bob

New to this forum, will be dismantling and then rebuilding a 48k v12 that’s never been apart, was wondering about this oil pressure on startup issue, really useful comments.
Bob

Many thanks all, interesting. Note leaning towards blasting, including DIY. I was on this too other than the problem that you need somewhere to do it that doesn’t impact on garage/garden/flowers/neighbours/marriage which in my case fails on many of those. Dipping of course being an outside service a...

I’m in the process of dismantling a series 3 OTS RHD to allow bodywork repairs and repaint. The car is in its original fern grey paint which is not my favourite (to say the least) and there is some probably eighties rust repairs in the rear arches. Amazingly there doesn’t seem to be anymore than sur...