The 'E' Type Forum

Hi All, I would like to put my e-type on a rotisserie jig, for prepping, prior to painting. It is minus almost everything, but it does have the front frames and suspension. I really dont want to strip down the whole front end again, so has anybody mounted a rotiserie to the front frames... successfu...

John Skinner does a 'Biscuit' trim piece. Think I will phone them to see if Tan could be a special order... or biscuit is close. If niot then maybe black.
Thank you

One piece of trim my car is missing is a rear hatch trim. Not the rubber seal that sits in the channel, but one that clips around the inside edge. Diagram attached. Does anyone know whether they should match the trim colour? (Tan in my case). I'm hoping they are available... https://i.postimg.cc/52N...

Steve, I think I do, do you mean as seen in the last picture I put up?
When fitted, they are quite tight, ie no play.
Regards,
Keith

... Worth saying I made a small jig to keep everything good and square when welding, and it gave an extra 7mm adjustment for length only. (extra height adjustment was not required.

Some really helpful information in here thank you all. (I have already played the hinge modification game to get more adjustment, I just chopped it with a hacksaw, and got it TIG welded up, picture attached) https://i.postimg.cc/yx1N90C3/IMG-1102-1.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/Fz329BBj/IMG-1083-1.jpg

Can I answer these responses individually? Cant see how, so I will answer all of them here... I am using shims, I have adjusted with shims to give a good fit against the bulkhead. BUT, that is without the balance springs attached. Attaching them moves the bonnet forward about 5mm.(It did move forwar...

Hi All, I am almost at the end of fitting a 'new' bonnet to my 65 FHC. (The 'new' bonnet is made up of some new pannels, some NOS, and some original but repaired.) So I'm not sure if I have a problem, or just run into a feature of the bonnet, and that is, when the balance springs are fitted the fit ...