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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
Article 18 Door Repair This month I have some great news! No, I didn’t take the month off from work and finish my restoration project. And I didn’t save money on car insurance at Geico. What I did was purchase a new (to me) E-Type. And the more amazing news is that it runs, looks … Continue reading
Article 17 Paint Removal Time versus money. Few of us are fortunate enough to have both in plentiful supply. Some of us have more of one than the other. And a lot of folks have neither. When you start planning your restoration project you’ll most likely be affected by one or both of these limitations. … Continue reading
Article 16 More Panel Replacement So the dog days of summer are here and things are hot at the Newhill Garage. Unfortunately, hot only means that the work accomplished slows down and the sweat produced increases. I try to get any outdoor work done well before noon because by mid-afternoon the heat is brutal! Things … Continue reading
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