I thought it was going rather well

Wow.  Bent double in the FHC removing the wiring loom, wiper mechanism and heater pipes is a job I am not looking forward to reversing in a few months time.  The loom is quite a bit more involved than I had thought and I am sure its going to take some careful planning to get it fitted back in correctly, well a new one anyway.

The wiper mechanism is pretty fiddly too.  Basically there is a double skin on the E Type bulkhead and the wiper mechanism and the heater pipes fit in between the two and there are three holes about the size of a hand to work through.  Note to self.....make sure the wiper mechanism is greased up nicely when refitting as if it squeaks in action it would be akin to heart surgery to get it out once the dash and wiring loom is in.

Anyway, the old girl is pretty bare now, not much left to remove before the tub can go off to be rebuilt. As I stripped the E down I have thought about attempting the rebuild of the tin work myself, but to be honest, the experts out there are so much better prepared it really would be false economy.  They have the jigs, experience and welding equipment to make it a much better job.  And it will free me to restore and renovate all the bits ready to fit back into the car when it comes back.

I have found another Iconic bit to consider in my competition of the all time favorite E Type part.  The centre dash.

I know all you chaps with 4.2 series one E's will prefer the all black dash. But for me, this is a superb bit of design and was a key element in helping establish the E Type design status. The early toggle switches connect the car with an early time, and illustrate how the E when launched was such an advance on other machines.  More to come no doubt as the rebuild continues.