The 'E' Type Forum

Just bought this 64 OTS. From the US, rust, semi-complete. Looked through the parts today, haven't found anything that won't need work. Well, the windshield is good!

Will follow with interest You do have your work cut out on this one If you need help tunning at the end of this project, there is a book.....

Ha ha, Danny, yes, the tuning part, I'm not too worried about

Mikael, how about asking for this topic to be moved to the restoration section? A more appropriate place moderators?

I enjoyed watching progress of your first car and will enjoy reading this one, too. Good luck.

Geoff

Easy for Mikael to start a resto thread if he wants to...Steve

So it's my second E-Type project, but...with regards to dismantling, it's my first, the previous E-Type was bought in boxes, totally disassembled.

How do I remove the torsion bars. I remember not being able to get them up to the shocks before I got engine in, and now I may have made a mistake, engine is out, so I have no weight in front. I have disconnected the steering rods and the upright, but what next? Shock, is that possible under spring tension? Or the two bolts at the other end? Or?
The thick plate from torsion rear point right to left, is off (missing)

The shock will be holding the lower wishbone that the torsion bar is connected to.....so there will be tension in the bars and on the shocks....proceed with caution....either add weight to the engine frame so you can jack under the lower wishbone to relieve tension to shock to disconnect it and then lower the jack or rig up turnbuckles etc....but ensure you know what your doing before you undo anything.....Steve

mgcjag wrote: ↑

Thu Feb 06, 2025 1:00 pm

but ensure you know what your doing before you undo anything

then I'll never get anything done...

Caution is good here. I've taken all the surrounding stuff of, thinking about how to do it, tired now, so have all evening to think about it. My current thoughts:
1. Cut the shock in two. Yes it will kick down violently, but it's not like a coil spring that can fly 50 meters
2. 1., and add solid metal bar across top of picture frame, tighten with vices, rope down to lower A arms, just to soften the blow. Might then have to cut rope

I'm sure there's a better idea out there. Reinstalling engine, no thanks

Has anybody done what I suggest, and lived?

I think I have a good solution. It's on a 2 post lift, and I'll use a strap to ensure that the front end can't lift from the lift so to speak, then I can use a jack to raise lower a-arm a bit and release shock in a controlled fashion...

sounds like a plan.....Steve

Yes Mikael, ratchet straps, I have done it,with the suspension arms supported on trolley jacks on a car that arrived with no engine.
It wasn't that bad,
James

I got the shocks and lower a-arm and torsion bars off with no drama, after having strapped in the front.

During my first project I manufactured a piece of metal for aligning torsion bars, as per the manual. I checked this project when shocks were off, spot on accurate...

Will work on IRS removal before I take more of the front end...

And IRS down...

The chassis is now ready for rust work, completely empty. The previous owner of my first project had started a car stand that was compact and allowed 45 degrees down to each side only. I've now extended it and built the connections to the frame, so now it can go 360. And by pure luck, it's perfectly balanced (so my next FHC will be top-heavy )

The missus is impressed I think...

I asked Jaguar Heritage about this project, and VIN, chassis# and engine number are correct.

The gearbox they didn't recognize. It says EB11638 on the top...

Just out of curiosity, is it possible to know which VIN it was originally in, or if it's a repair /replacement gearbox?

Jaguar Heritage will never tell you in which car was originally this box.
Already difficult to find the origin of a replacement engine (you may be lucky by exploring XKEdata) but a gearbox...

The gearbox number is stamped on the side of the casing..top rear left side....the top cover should have the same number stamped unless its been changed....Steve

My parts guy tells me this is not an E-Type clutch, you agree? That means complete new clutch (and maybe flywheel?), what was original on 64, spring or diaphram?

Your on your 2nd restoration....what does the parts catlogue say?.....Steve

The drawings are not good enough for me to conclude either or... And have never seen a diaphram clutch for E-Type before...