Article 42 Bonnet Restoration – Part 2 Last month’s article discussed my efforts to get the bonnet ready for painting. This month we look at application of modern urethane paints. In its day, the E-Type was most likely painted with enamel paints. For a variety of reasons, enamel paints are no longer used for automotive … Continue reading
CONVERSION OF BONNET FROM OPEN HEADLIGHTS TO ENCLOSED HEADLIGHTS My 1967 E-Type 2+2 currently has open headlights. Based on its build date (1966) and car number (1E76753) I feel pretty certain that the car was originally built with covered headlights. This is mainly based on information taken from Haddock. Frankly, I would probably make the … Continue reading
Article 41 Bonnet Restoration – Part 1 Last month’s article discussed installation of the doors and windshield. It appears that I am working towards the front of the car. A job I have been avoiding is a big one, that being the restoration of the bonnet. The original bonnet has been standing in the corner … Continue reading
Door and Window Installation Last month’s article discussed installation of the exhaust system. This nearly completes work on the underside of the car. The next job was fitment of the windshield. I had purchased a new Triplex windshield from XKs Unlimited during my business trip to California last winter. I already had a new gasket … Continue reading
Article 39 Exhaust System Install It was time to install the exhaust system on the 1967 E-Type 2+2 that I am restoring. I thought this might be a ½ day job. Boy, was I wrong. What a pain it was! Here are the highlights (and lowlights). Quite a while back I had purchased a stainless … Continue reading
Article 38 Engine and Transmission Install A Photo Essay Regarding installation of the engine and transmission into the car, a few pictures may be worth more than a few thousand words. In brief explanation, I chose to install the engine from below. Here we go! 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 … Continue reading
Article 37 Engine Rebuild Part 4 Last month’s article addressed rebuilding the Jaguar XK engine. Since there is a lot to discuss regarding engine rebuilds we are continuing with a fourth article. As we discussed last month, my engine is a 4.2 litre XK engine for my 1967 E-Type 2+2. Dis-assembly of the engine revealed … Continue reading
Article 36 Engine Rebuild Part 3 Last month’s article addressed rebuilding the Jaguar XK engine. Since there is a lot to discuss regarding engine rebuilds we are continuing with a third article. As we discussed last month, my engine is a 4.2 litre XK engine for my 1967 E-Type 2+2. Dis-assembly of the engine revealed … Continue reading
Article 35 Engine Rebuild Part 2 Last month’s article addressed rebuilding the Jaguar XK engine. Since there is a lot to discuss regarding engine rebuilds we are continuing with a second article. As we discussed last month, my engine is a 4.2 litre XK engine for my 1967 E-Type 2+2. Dis-assembly of the engine revealed … Continue reading
Article 34 Engine Rebuild Part 1 Last month’s article addressed electrical wiring. For the next few articles, I am going to discuss the engine rebuilding process. As some of you may remember, last summer I tore into my engine with the hope of cleaning things up and doing the re-assembly myself using new bearings and … Continue reading
