Thursday 27 September 2012




Here are some rather poor photos of the finished IRS.  If I dont ever have to rebuild another of these it will still be too soon.  Seriously, this is a job that in itself is not difficult but would be far easier if you had done them before.  I found that although the book says that the calipers can be fitted once the diff is in the carrier frame, its a lot easier if it was done before.  Also, whilst my paint does look very nice and shiny its a nightmare as there are so many machine fit faces which all have to be clear of paint or else they would not fit home well.   Being an early 3.8 the caliper fixing bolts are safety wired.  Try doing that once the diff is in the carrier.

Then there is the rather unhelpful but true comment made by a friend of mine.   "looks great but what a shame it wont be seen by anyone once its in the car"  Great.  Anyway, on the positive, its done, and it is a major part of the car and will enable me to get the car back on its rear wheels pretty soon after I get the body back from the rebuilders. 

Meanwhile I have also fitted up the heater box.   Really pleased with that, only have to make sure it doesnt get chipped before its fitted to the car.

Carbs are fully restored and I will post some photos tomorrow.


Thursday 20 September 2012

Here she is before the sandblast ....more to follow





OK, we have action at last!!!   I am afraid that the E has had to take a back seat for a number of reasons, but now, I can confirm it is full steam ahead. 

The body shell is currently with the rebuilders, a well known company who have rebuilt a lot of important E Types and have all the jigs.  After this it will go to the painters and I should get it back, minus a load of cash, sometime in the early New Year.  Cant wait!.  Back axle is now completed and so is the gearbox.  I am working on all the ancillaries so that I can start building it back as soon as I get the shell back.  Opted for a new bonnet, thank you Jaguar, and new set of engine frames from E Type Fabs. 

I am going to try to post some photos either tomorrow or later today.  thanks for watching, things should start to move now!!