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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
What is that saying about “life gets in the way?” Progress on the 63 FHC has been slow but some good things have happened. That “life” thing? Really a “wife” thing. A much delayed finishing of an unfinished basement area has taken up roughly the last 2 months of my 40 hour retirement week. Sheetrock. … Continue reading
In my last post I discussed my machine shop selection. Great news! The machine shop, Slakker Racing Enterprises, is done and I have received my outbound shipping box back, filled with goodies. So many goodies, in fact, that they had to strap some to the top of the box. The box shipped using a freight … Continue reading
I bet you are thinking “Wow, Newhillgarage is really running out of ideas for content” And at some level you are right. After the excitement of installing the engine, lesser topics are going to pale in comparison. But bear with me, as I bet the floors on an Etype are something you rarely get to … Continue reading
As discussed in my last article, it was time to install the engine and transmission. These had been fully and capably rebuilt by Dick Maury the previous year and were very close to being ready for installation. My last article discussed final preparations. It was time to install them, a major milestone in the restoration … Continue reading
After getting the engine installed, I have been busy with various smaller tasks in the engine compartment. As usual, some tasks went well and some made themselves difficult. I’m going to post a bunch of photos but just to start things off, here is a video that I did that may be of general interest … Continue reading
The torsion bars on the Etype have a certain bad reputation for being difficult to deal with. My experience would tend to support that experience, although I think I learned a few things in the process that will make it easier the next time and hopefully for others. I had recently completed installation of the … Continue reading
In my previous article regarding the restoration of my 1963 Etype FHC, I discussed the extensive efforts that I had made to fabricate new aluminum console and dash panels using the correct cross hatch material. These pieces of course interface with the shift lever for the 4 speed transmission and I reached the point where … Continue reading
Recently my son and I attended the DirtFish Rally Driving School, located a short distance east of Seattle in Snoqualimie, WA. As the name indicates, DirtFish is a place where you can go and find out what driving a real rally car is all about. The school cars are Subaru WRX STI and BRZ, prepared … Continue reading
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