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Article 28 Windshield Wipers and Heater Pipes Last month’s article addressed the installation of the rear hatch and its glass. Selection and ordering of upholstery was also discussed. This month we are going to look at refurbishment of the windshield wiper mechanism and installation of stainless steel heater pipes. The E-Type is interesting in that … Continue reading
Article 27 Rear Hatch & Upholstery Last month’s article involved getting brake system parts torn down for re-build and the installation of the gas tank. Up to this point, the rear hatch had been painted and safely stored in a corner of the shop. Now it was time to install the hatch and its glass. … Continue reading
Article 26 Brakes, Gastank I am pleased to note that most weekends recently have involved a good bit of Jaguar restoration, although a major distraction occurred when Kelli convinced me to hire someone to refinish all of the wood floors in the house. He did a great job on the floors but yours truly had … Continue reading
Koolmat Installation This month I’m going to discuss a job that I performed recently involving the installation of Koolmat temperature insulation. There are various products that you can install between the sheetmetal of the car and the carpets. All of these products satisfy several requirements, some better then others. One requirement is to reduce the … Continue reading
The Independent Rear Suspension (IRS) It has been a while since I have written an article about the restoration of my E-Type. That is mainly due to the fact that I have been living and working in California for the last 4 months. It is hard to do much more than order parts when your … Continue reading
Restoration Article 23 After Paint In the last installment of my restoration of an E-type, I had completed the application of the final paint on the bodyshell. I then discussed the process of buffing and polishing the paint finish to give it a show car look. One risk of performing all of the body work, … Continue reading
Article 22 Final Paint on the Body Shell In the last installment of my restoration of an E-type, I had completed the application of the final paint on the bodyshell. I used a “two-stage” paint, where coats of color are applied first and then coats of clear are applied last. This is also commonly known … Continue reading
Article 21 More Primer In the last installment of my restoration of an E-type, I had almost completed the preparation of the body shell for the final paint. I had been busy laying on multiple coats of Dupont URO primer-filler. These coats were being carefully block sanded back to a uniform surface. Once I felt … Continue reading
Article 20 Primer The restoration of the 67 E-Type is moving ahead slowly but surely. Bodywork on the cockpit shell is reaching that magic moment when the color coat will be applied. But it is certainly a truism in bodywork that shooting the paint is the easy part, it’s the prep work that is the … Continue reading
Article 19 More Door Repair OK, it’s a New Year and I have a confession to make. I didn’t really accomplish the work discussed in the last 18 articles in 18 months. I’ve actually been at it for 2 or 3 times that long. And it’s happened. My articles have caught up with my current … Continue reading
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