Upholstery of Seats As I have pointed out in previous posts, I did not upholster my seats. Indeed, I did take a swing at it but was frustrated at the results. Since I was working in central California at the time, I dropped everything off at XKs Unlimited, where they did a very nice job … Continue reading
Article 49 – Upholstery of the Center Console and Arm Rest In my last installment regarding the restoration of my 1967 E-Type, I discussed installation of carpet and other coverings along the floors and sides of the footwells. This month I’ll discuss upholstery work on the center console and arm rest. Before I applied any … Continue reading
Article 48 – Carpet Installation I have fallen into a bit of lull with the restoration of the 1967 E-Type 2+2 over the last months, what with Concours duties and the call to the race track with my Porsche 944. But this fall I have finally gotten back into work on the interior. Following is … Continue reading
RESTORATION RESOURCES This month I’d like to talk about restoration resources. My mother-in-law was telling me the other day that she had struck up a conversation with a man who owned Jaguars. She of course mentioned to him that her son-in-law owned several of these fine cars. One of his questions was where did I … Continue reading
Article 49 Odds and Ends The restoration of the Jaguar E-Type 2+2 over the last few months has occurred sporadically, with various odds and ends taken care of. Isn’t it oh so “odd” that this restoration never seems to “end”! One item that I dealt with was a resistance to the steering effort as I … Continue reading
Windshield Installation I’ve reached that annoying phase in the restoration of the 1967 E-Type 2+2 where I’m finding things that I need to do over. Maybe I hurried through it the first time and did a poor job or maybe things are not holding up to the rigors of actually using the car. Case in … Continue reading
Restoration of a Jaguar E-Type – A Respite Last month was a watershed moment for my E-Type restoration project. I took the car to the CJC concours event in Little Switzerland. I decided not to enter it to be judged, as there are so many incomplete or missing items that the judges would have needed … Continue reading
Article 47 Upholstery Part 2 I’m still working on the upholstery. I really want to go fast and finish. I also really want to go slow and have zero mistakes. What a conundrum! The mistakes that I have made so far have caused me to go the slow route from here on. In the last … Continue reading
Article 44 Upholstery Part 1 So it is time to work on the upholstery. I had ordered a full upholstery kit from BAS last year. The only part of the kit that I have used so far was the front seat items. In that regard, I became frustrated last year with a stillborn attempt to … Continue reading
Article 43 On The Road Again! It had to happen eventually. The big event. The payoff. I finally was able to start the engine and take the E-Type for a drive! But I get ahead of the story. I had a week during the Christmas holidays where I was able to devote substantial time to … Continue reading
