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It was time to turn my attention to the damage to the block due to the blowout of the balance shaft bearing. I had the machine shop tap the oil supply holes to the bearings, which were then stopped with internal hex screws. In the same photo above you can see the passages that allow … Continue reading
Once I had the engine out of the car and dis-assembled into its basic components, it was time to do an evaluation and see which way to go next. As far as I could tell, the cylinder head and cam tower were in good shape. The cylinder bores looked fine visually. I used a bore … Continue reading
Tearing down an engine that you are unfamiliar with is always an intense learning experience. And it can have it’s challenges. Like stuff that is stuck and stuff that requires a tool you don’t have. The last engine that I totally rebuilt was the engine in my VW camper van shortly after college. I guess … Continue reading
Sorry about the “cliffhanger” ending on my last post. I will cut right to the chase. Although many of us would quite correctly guess that the problem was related to rod bearings, that was not the case. No, my car chooses to march to the beat of a different drummer. The problem was pretty obvious … Continue reading
In my last post, I told the sad story of how my track car let me down at its first event. A cut radiator hose and a fuel pump failure put me out for the weekend. Both problems were basically my fault. I had not appreciated how close the electric fan blade comes to the … Continue reading
So it was with great excitement that I took my new Porsche track car to the track. I will warn you in advance – it didn’t go very well. I towed the car to a Tar Heel Sports Car Club DE event at the Carolina Motorsports Park near Kershaw, SC. I was very excited to … Continue reading
After I got my 1967 Jaguar E-Type “on the road” after many years of restoration, I had a natural desire to check out it’s performance capabilities. This started with trips on local back roads. I then took it to Autocross events, which were fun but spending all day to get 3 or 4 short runs … Continue reading
The Introduction of the Jaguar E-Type in 1961 – Remembered By Harvey Ferris 50 years ago, on March 15th, 1961 the Jaguar E-Type has its European launch in Geneva, Switzerland. Two weeks later on April 1st, 1961, Jaguar unveiled the E-Type for the first time in the United States at New York’s Fifth International Automobile … 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
Jaguar E-Type Celebrates It’s 50th at Hilton Head Concours Story and Photos by Harvey Ferris (Carolina Jaguar Club) and David Kirkman (North Georgia Jaguar Club) A trip to the Hilton Head Island Concours D’ Elegance had been on my calendar ever since I learned that a special class for E-Type Jaguars would be featured at … Continue reading
