The 'E' Type Forum

Hi All
Ill post up some pictures soon We can than have some furtherdiscussion on the subject
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Its a festive time so lets all have some quite time
Chris

Hi all These are almost impossible to fit as a correct replacement, the angle of the fabricated metal part is wrong, also the 2 holes don't line up, they are at least 7-8 mm wider where they mount on the rail, use your old part to compare the angle, and width, if you manage to get them on, well it w...

Hi Mark
There is a lengthy reply to the same question you posted at J L take a look at it
Cheers
Chris

An Englishman, taking a road trip through the US, notices he’s low on fuel, pulls into the first gas station he sees The attendant walks out and approaches the car. “How can I help you, sir?” And in a posh voice, the man says, “I’m low on petrol; please top off the tank.” With an odd look, the guy b...

Well yes I have They are of good quality quite fast in shipping, Word of warning!! Be very specific! I ordered Beige got Black they said I should have specified it at order time despite the fact that there was quite a few email exchanges to that effect Their response to emails is also enigmatic Lang...

Hi All
It is the case that at full lock any pas will pop off the valve, just move the steering wheel back a small bit and the noise will disappear as the system maintains constant pressure on either side of the piston that is attached to the rack itself
Cheers
and
Best
Chris

Hi all Looks like it may just about pay ship the shell and bonnet over to the uk for a paint job, well almost! So my few phone calls to respected spray painters around town checking out an approximate price for the job yielded the following Minimum $30K from a good spray shop, Another shop said they...

Well Interesting bit of information From the Jaguar heritage site about the S3 "WHP 205J was one of the earliest E-type V12 cars, built in August 1970, the tenth right-hand drive 2+2 coupé by its chassis number, and the Regency Red car was originally part of Jaguar’s press fleet. It had its moment o...

Hi All In the process of converting a LH drive car to RH drive So far so good in converting the existing rack to Rh drive with the advise and help of Bill in Ballarat I am curious to know if any one has attempted the following On the S3 rack the trunnion is at 90 degrees to the rack as it has a stra...

Garry thanks for the clarification, MY for whatever reason I thought it was manufactured year rather than model year So further to my post about the mentioned site here are some pics of the 2+2 that were found on the net, a far cry of what was said about it or on how the car presented itself after a...

Thanks Garry Sure the price for both cars was right but both bought with my mind very clear of issues to be dealt with, That particular site is not for the faint of heart, the buyer is strictly relying on the honesty of the seller There is no inspection prior, so it is a case of a pig in the bag, if...

Not sure if the point is missed at all, MY means Manufactured Year so thats the point Not when a car was sold, we are trying to ascertain, narrow down when these particular cars were built Its part of the fun, nothing more than that
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Chris

Thanks, sure I have yet to see a S3 car referred to as 1970, it is still the case with confusing or inaccurate built dates The Heritage single page PDF on the net, indicates the following Jaguar E-type Series 3 V12 First chassis number by year Year Model Open Two-Seater RHD Open Two-Seater LHD 2+2 R...

Thank you for that information So by that historical bit we can say that there are no S3 series cars ever sold in 1970 even though they were produced in that year I wonder if there was any registered anywhere in 1970 as such as it seems to me that model year was determined by registration year rathe...

Found out that BW stands for Borg Warner gear box Just read the single page again Alzheimer's is setting in I think. Ha

So I went looking for the Pertronix Ignition on their website for the S3 The site asks for the Year model etc, so as to check conformity So based on the car number of my S3 it is a 1970 manufactured unit based on the Heritage one page listing of engine/chassis number, starting with 1S70001 till Febr...

You may have to check the pressure setting on the pump as well as the pressure relief valve in the pump At full lock there is nowhere for the fluid to go, the pressure relief valve pops open allowing fluid to basically run around in the pump until the rack requires fluid to move at which point the v...

Hi all So the clock on the car did not work, knowing from my previous car I said, arghh need to get a new battery for it Well I was in for a shock Jaguar parts local seller on line price $38 plus GST oh that's a bit steep, so a search on the net got me about 12 odd for about $18 plus $5 odd for ship...

Hi all So about 3 weeks ago I took a drive to Ballarat from Melbourne to meet up with Bill, Well what an eye opener that was A treasure trove indeed about 13-14 E types there in various stages of restoration or repairs are carried out by the man It was meant to be a quick visit to meet the man and h...

Hi All here Chris is the name At present 1969 S2 4.2 Manual as well as a S3 V12 Auto both LH drive Both to be converted to RH Also considering turning the S3 to manual, bit two minded about that at this point, time will tell So lots of fun and games ahead Had a 4.2 in a previous life for over 18 yea...