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OK, so it’s a bad weather day, like everywhere in the US right now, so let’s have a little discussion about bore score inspections “thru the sump”. Nothing definitive here, just my thoughts. I’ve just finished rebuilding my 2007 Cayman S M97.1 engine so this discussion is biased towards that engine design. But from what … Continue reading
As discussed in other articles, starting here, I have been rebuilding the M97 engine of my 2007 Cayman S. One reliablity upgrade that I did was to purchase a new engine wiring harness from Porsche. I did this for several reasons. It is a 5 owner car with little maintenance history. I can see that … Continue reading
One job I did recently on the 63 FHC was installation and trimming of the rear hatch. Here is how it went. The first step was to re-install the bare hatch into the body opening. It had been installed when I did the bodywork and paint but I removed it during the upholstery effort in … Continue reading
A big milestone occured this weekend. I had run out of constructive things to do with the car up on the lift so I decided to mount some tires and “land it”. That groaning noise is the lift, not the spirits of Etypes past! One reason I did this was to get an initial impression … Continue reading
I apologize if the cute title brings back PTSD for those of us that had to labor through A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens when in school. But a do have two anecdotes regarding the paint on my 1963 Jaguar FHC restoration project. Tale Number One- I had reached the point where I … Continue reading
For various reasons, it has taken me a while to get started with the re-assembly of the engine. But progress is finally happening. Previous article in this series – Machine Work DoneNext articles in this series – Tour of Engine Sensors and Components and Engine -Re-Assembly Part 2 I am going to start by saying … Continue reading
As the title implies, I did some polishing to the paint on the 63 FHC. Well, actually, I hired a guy to do the polishing. As discussed in several articles previously, the car has been painted Opalescent Golden Sand using a Glasurit Basecoat/Clearcoat system. Also as discussed, I had taken the paint through a complete … Continue reading
I apologize in advance for falling behind on updates for the engine rebuild of the 2007 Cayman S. Summer projects and travel have taken a priority. But there is some progress to report. As discussed here, I chose Slakker Racing Development (SRD) to perform the machine work on my 3.4L flat six Cayman engine. Broadly … Continue reading
Well, you know, it just doesn’t get any more exciting than a tour of the throttle linkage 🙂 But a guy on Jag-Lovers forum with a similar car to mine had an “event” where his throttle stuck wide open! There is a significant pucker factor when that happens! Here is a review of what I … Continue reading
As many of you will know, the Series 1 Etype was fitted with three SU (Skinners Union) carbs. Much has been written about the SU carb design, which is ubiquitous on English cars of that era, similar to Weber carbs being used on Italian cars. Google “constant depression carb” for more technical details. The displacement … Continue reading
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