The 'E' Type Forum

If you search car no's near to yours it'll show typical engine no's.

FWIW petrol (or gasoline in the other English) is good for cleaning contact adhesive.

I didn't know they were hardura, they're millboard or vinyl covered aluminium on late 3.8's which were the same as early 4.2's. Yes the large one is for the passenger side, the smaller ones go either side of the steering column. They attach at the front edge to the tabs protruding from the bulkhead ...

A trick I found is to unclip the top of the canister and lift it out with the filter attached, together the plenum attached to the seal. The seal is flexible enough to accommodate plenty of sideways movement. You can then remove the canister separately.

Yep, well done.

S1 doesn't have a lobed cam, it has a star wheel. Protect your paintwork with masking tape and, using a suitable drift give the striker plate a sharp tap, it should move. If it doesn't move far enough, with the screws loosened but not removed, observe how far in they are in the slotted holes. If the...

Useful for thieves to know.

40 years ago the government here enforced a 10% ethanol content. It played havoc with carburettors & fuel systems so was discontinued after a few years. We had a Ford Escourt with a Fomoco VV carb, what a disaster!

I'm also 6ft tall. I don't know about 4.2's but my 3.8 had 1" thick wooden spacers under each runner. I found it practical to remove the spacers now I fit (just). I've not had any issues with the floor covering getting crushed.

Welcom and good luck. I like the practical looking frame you've made for moving around & tipping over the tub.

Yes, I think the term DHC was used in reference to the XK's, and earlier, which had more luxurious interiors than the regular OTS's. I don't think it was ever used in reference to E-types. All the best with the resoration.

Hi and welcome. What do you mean by DHC? Is that a roadsters with a hard top, or a fixed head (FHC)?

IIRC it goes in below the metal top, held in by metal tabs as indicated by Steve. There is a thin leather covered wooden panel over the steel top. The attached pic is a 3.8, I think the 4.2 is slightly different. Missing on mine is the upholstered piping around the edge of the shift cover, just not ...

Try clamping off the bypass return hose from the filter to the sump. That'll show if you've got a leaking prv, worked a treat on mine.

I purchased an upper windscreen chrome trim for my 64 3.8 fhc from SNGB & it fitted well.

For a '64 the instrument panel & the speaker grill panels should be black. The radio panel, console centre top & sides should be leather, same colour as other interior trim.

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Wed Jan 31, 2024 8:09 pm

Allrand wrote: ↑

Wed Jan 31, 2024 6:06 pm

So how do you get access to treat inside the frame rails?

https://www.monocoque-metalworks.com/ma ... ame-rails/

Ah, so prior to installation, a bit late for that now!

So how do you get access to treat inside the frame rails?

Welcome Oliver, so you grew up near the origin of the E-type, interesting connection. Good luck with your project(s).