The 'E' Type Forum

My front brakes, well pretty sure its them ,are staring to bind after driving for a few miles stop go traffic. I fitted a full new system, master cylindr, servo, calipesr, brake, disks etc compensater two years and 3000miles ago. HAll parts from SNG B. Did a bit of research and replace the reactor v...

Aldburgh
Thanks for the offer to hear your car...has the system been fitted yet?

Well got a new brake reaction valve repair kit,?20, from SNG so will fit today and see what happens.
We will see

Took my car out for a cross London run to see daughter and after about an hour of stop go traffic my brake pedal kept going from normal to hard then i found that the brakes were binding? Could also hear a hollow clunk sound from the near side servo when putting brakes. I have fitted all new brake sy...

David
thanks for that.......out she comes then.

David
It just so happens I have just bought a filter king and puel pressure guage in anticipation of a new pump.
I' look into the one you have suggested/
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Cheers
Will

David
Sorry not to respond earlier.
Many thanks for the suggested CMC rack mount.
In a fit of eagerness I have already purchsed a set of uprated poly mounts from SNG Barratt. Fingers crossed they add some feel back.
Cheers
Will

Does anyone know of a replacement for my none functioning aerial?
Given I will have to tackle to petrol pump anyway I might as well get this working.
Cheers
Will

Me again My petrol pump is beginning to play up. Given it looks like it was designed by I K Brunell its hardly surprisng. A fully electronic SU replacement is some ?200+ wheras I know other pumps are a lot cheaper. As I don't give a rats ass about originality for an item you cannot see I want to fit...

kevin
Sorry for the delayed responce.
Yes the little panels do gain aceess but with the car all fitted out access to niples is a pig and you have, well I did a bottle pf break fluid in the car which is not a good idea.
Cheers
Will.

I'm sure I posted a responce but cannot see one here. Anyway thanks for the bits of info. Jacked car up found the timing marker and with a long brush managed to put some white on the arrow/A. Balanced the carbs, ser static timing so now for a timing light exercise. Will report on success in due cour...

OK I have just fitte the uprated SNG Barratt kit with new distributor,ballast and amplifier, new HT leads etc. Went to set the timing but looking down to the crank pully I couldnt see a timing marker?????? Groved under the car and could feel whta may be a timing mark which is set back at the rear of...

Mark Green with envy with your E Types your a lucky man. Trouble is, before spending money on a 5 speed gearbox, I need to get some body work done. In the past she had rear wheelatches done, before I got her, which are starting to bubble up. No doubt a poor job to sell here. The rest of the car isnt...

Harry thanks for the response..... Yep would be nice to have a V12 that sounded like a V12, OK not a flat crank sound like a Ferrari but still something to sound like she has a few cylinders. My old Maserati, Kyalami 4.9 V8, has a sound to die for sio why noy my V12. I'm about to fit the SNG Barrett...

Harry
Thanks for that.

If you look up the AJ6 Engineering site they do two exhaust systems for V12 E Type at ?825 and ?899 which looks like great value.

See
http://www.jagweb.com/aj6eng/exhaust1.php

Cheers
Will

Harry
Thanks for getting back to me.
As you say a do it yourself item though I'm sure I saw this as a kit somewhere......why oh why do I never note these things down when i see them.
Cheers
Will

Hello OK I'm off ill and bored but tis does give me the chance to catch up on lots of research. Does anyone know who supplies the remote bleeding kit for the inboard rear brakes. I have seen them mentioned in several articles where the bleed niples are relocated, to the rear subframe where you can g...

Hello Does any one out there know of a way of making my V12 sound like a V12. I got all excited when looking at the AJ6 Engineering exhausts when I saw that they had a pipe for removing the central boxes but on enquiry i'm told they only do this for saloons and XJS's...pity. I don't want to spend an...

Mark Fotgot to address your comment on a 5 speed gearbox. Having now spent a few thousand getting new cluch & flywheel balanced, propshaft rebuilt and balanced and the gearbox rebuilt its probably too late. A new 5 speed gearbox with adapted propshaft and bellhousing is going to be ?3, 4 or ?5,000 I...

Mark The Su's is a tricky one. My Stromgbergs needed rebuilding which I was quoted ?160 a piece so decided on the SU conversion. Does the car run any better etc. not sure as the comparison with tired Strombergs might be missleeding. Notwithstanding this the SU's seem more linear in delivery and with...