Series one front end on a series two?

Joseph30 · Post by **Joseph30** » Fri Jul 18, 2014 2:33 pm

Hi everyone, was wanting to buy a series 1 but have found a cheap series two for restoration. Is it possible to make it look like a series one by fitting a s1 bonnet or would it require too much modification?

Post by **1954Etype** » Fri Jul 18, 2014 3:44 pm

Yep, bonnet fits. You will have to sort out the damping though (easy to do, either fit gas strut for S2 (best) or S1 spring arrangement).

Joseph30 · Post by **Joseph30** » Fri Jul 18, 2014 5:12 pm

Great, is this the same for even an s3?
Thanks :D

Post by **1954Etype** » Fri Jul 18, 2014 5:56 pm

No, S3 has a wider track.

Joseph30 · Post by **Joseph30** » Fri Jul 18, 2014 6:06 pm

Ok, thanks

ralphr1780 · Post by **ralphr1780** » Fri Jul 18, 2014 10:01 pm

Joseph, then you will have a 1 3/4 series.

iani · Post by **iani** » Fri Jul 18, 2014 10:03 pm

It would look like a Series 1 from the front but you'd have some challenges at the rear of the car to make the lights fit unless you change the panelwork.

Joseph30 · Post by **Joseph30** » Fri Jul 18, 2014 10:12 pm

I didn't really thing about the rear because I thought it would be too difficult to change the panelling

iani · Post by **iani** » Fri Jul 18, 2014 10:14 pm

Joseph30 wrote:I didn't really thing about the rear because I thought it would be too difficult to change the panelling

You won't get the S1 lights to fit without reprofiling the S2 panels or replacing, sounds complicated to me, the S2 isn't so bad after all maybe ;-)

Joseph30 · Post by **Joseph30** » Sat Jul 19, 2014 9:49 am

Well, I wouldn't mind an s2 rear and an s1 front, I guess it'll be a crossbreed

PeterCrespin · Post by **PeterCrespin** » Tue Jul 22, 2014 10:39 pm

An S1 bonnet won't fit if you have an S2 with air conditioning using the big square compressor. The S2 left side air duct is cutaway to miss the compressor and the S1 is not. I suppose you might just clear it by a hair's breadth but suspect not. If it's a non-AC car or an AC car using a smaller compressore then fine.

Pete

Joseph30 · Post by **Joseph30** » Wed Jul 23, 2014 7:38 am

Thanks pete

Post by **Heuer** » Wed Jul 23, 2014 8:11 am

If you want to 'improve' the rear of the S2 you can fit the S1 resonators, get rid of the square number plate, s/s back plate, reversing lights and fit the rear lamp clusters from a Lotus ?lan which are the same as the Jaguar ones but with integrated reverse lamps. Pete did it his car and Angus Moss offers it as an upgrade on his cars. More info here: http://www.etypeuk.com/forum/viewtopic. ... otus+light

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