tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28928599345760435762024-02-18T20:48:48.057-06:00From the LiftMostly a recap of my days while restoring my 1964 Jaguar E-Type, however, I reserve the right to comment on anything else that strikes me.Richardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10903396771325550389noreply@blogger.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2892859934576043576.post-44574476144818012912012-08-27T18:09:00.000-05:002012-09-03T17:13:06.854-05:00Steering bushings turned to dust.<div>
I got the Jag on the road the other day, after driving it for just a little while, I started noticing some up-down & side to side play in the steering column. Then I noticed small pieces of plastic falling on my leg. The more I drove, the worse it got. Obviously the bushings were coming apart. I ordered a new set and they came in today. After cleaning the oven for Donna, I went to my lair to install these bushings. I got the steering column out and bushings in. Not too big of a job. There is a tiny bit of play that now
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Richardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10903396771325550389noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2892859934576043576.post-57913539440211744372012-08-26T23:10:00.001-05:002012-08-26T23:11:17.997-05:00Ride to FairhopeRodney came by this morning, we took the Jag out for good 8 or 10 mile run to get everything up to temperature and to see if we had managed to stop that pesky oil leak that was somehow leaving fair sized puddle of oil on top of the heater box, which is nowhere near any oil supply. The best we could figure was the cam cover gasket. I tightened them a couple more times to the point where I was afraid of going further in fear that's I'd strip some threads or crack the aluminum cam cover. After our drive, we checked it and it appears that the leak has ceased. Now, the only oil leak is one at the oil pan gasket. Nothing to worry about, it drips slightly but no more than any other British car I've had anything to do with.<br />
The clutch was releasing very near the floor such that if you weren't very deliberate with your left foot, you would grind a gear. We put the car up on the lift and I adjusted the clutch a little. I also tightened the oil pan bolts another time, again, as tight as I dare, for fear of breaking something. Next we tried to track down a clunking sound in the rear that would show up whenever the rear end would squat or when the car would go over a bumpy road (like my driveway). We couldn't find anything definite, but it appears that it's nothing crucial. I checked all the crucial stuff and it looks and feels good.<br />
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After feeling good about what we had accomplished, we set out to ride and shoot a little video of the car. We headed to Scenic Hwy 98 and to Fairhope. Enjoy the video... and the sound. :-)<br />
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<br />Richardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10903396771325550389noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2892859934576043576.post-46982436744705902012012-08-23T17:59:00.000-05:002012-08-24T06:28:37.081-05:00A Big "Thank You"I have pretty much finished with my E--Type restoration. I took it on a little shakedown trip yesterday of about 75 miles. It ran like a top, had tons of power and rode nicely as well. I was really impressed that all of the electrics worked perfectly and that gets a big "thank you" to Stuart Waddington for all of his expert help in getting everything hooked up right. It was all new wiring and took some patient testing to get it all right.<br />
It has one oil leak that is a little annoying, I need to get fixed, an odd "clunk" sound in the rear and I have yet to put the dashtop on. Other than that, I'm calling it finished.<br />
Other than Stuart, I have a multitude of others to thank for their help. <a href="http://sabcc.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Rodney McDonald</a> and <a href="http://darbyclassics.com/" target="_blank">Mike Darby</a> especially for the many hours that they put in to this project with me. Most especially I want to thank my wonderful, patient wife who seemed as excited about the restoration as anyone. My father, rest his soul, wanted so bad to see the car run and to go for a ride, but I just wasn't able to make it happen before his death in March of this year, For that I am disappointed, but I'm sure that he was with me yesterday. There were many other experts that I had met online in forums and such... <a href="http://georgiajag.com/" target="_blank">Dick Maury</a>, President of <a href="http://jcna.com/" target="_blank">JCNA </a>and expert rebuilder at <a href="http://www.coventrywest.com/" target="_blank">Coventry West</a>, <a href="mailto:Jagboy@pacbell.net" target="_blank">Ray Livingston</a> and <a href="http://moutons.org/Jaguar/Photos/Details/" target="_blank">Jerry Mouton</a>, widely known as Jaguar E-Type gurus. The multitude of people that so generously posted pictures and blogs of their restorations and participated in forums online so others could benefit from their experiences. All of these people deserve huge thanks from me. A really big THANK YOU to Uryk Dmertyko of<a href="http://www.etypefabs.com/" target="_blank"> E-Type Fabs</a> in Darlington, England for all of his outstanding help support.<br />
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On my shakedown ride, I stopped by Rodney's office, interrupted his workday and made him drive my E-Type... Here is a short video<br />
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<br />Richardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10903396771325550389noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2892859934576043576.post-64083637196755737732012-08-19T09:40:00.000-05:002012-08-21T21:14:02.860-05:00The Big Cat movesIt's Sunday morning, August 19, 2012 and I'm a happy boy.<br />
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A couple of weeks ago, I was about to bleed the brakes, <a href="http://www.darbyclassics.com/" target="_blank">Mike Darby</a> had come over to give me a hand and when I filled the reservoir with fluid, one of them started leaking brake fluid all over the place. Fortunately I was using DOT5 silicone brake fluid so it won't damage the new paint. I pulled out my old reservoirs which were nasty looking but much better constructed than the only new ones available now. It was late so we aborted the bleeding session. The next day I started cleaning the old reservoirs, bought some more brake fluid, then cut the grass, which had been sorely neglected with my attention focused on the car. A few days of work at my "real" job and the week was gone.<br />
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Thursday evening, Rodney came over and we installed the exhaust system. This, in itself, is a job. It is mounted with rubber mounts all around but once it's in place, it's almost like it's solid mounted. One of the mounts has already begun separating and needs to be replaced.<br />
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Yesterday my plan was to start the engine. I filled the cooling system with coolant. Pressure checked it with Mike's pressure tester. I had to re-tighten a few hose clamps and fiddle with the thermostat gasket, ultimately removing it and putting Hylomar gasket sealer on it instead of the "official" silicone "Water Pump & Thermostat Sealant" that I had originally used. Put it back together and no leaks.<br />
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I poured about 2 gallons of fuel in the tank, hooked up the battery and was ready to spin it over. It spun fine, but no fire. I knew I had fuel at the carbs because the fuel rail was leaking at all 3 carbs (I had forgotten to tighten those.. sigh) Fixing that still didn't help get fire to the cylinders. I checked the voltage at the coil, it was fine. Knowing that I had a little trouble with the connection where the low tension wire connects to the distributor, I pulled the distributor cap. The connector inside was touching the base plate, grounding out and causing no juice to get to the points. I pulled it away, tightened it down and replaced the cap. Fingers crossed, I hit the starter button. Vrooommm... it started immediately and ran smooth as silk. The idle was a little high, but I didn't care at that point. I started looking around for fuel & coolant leaks to make sure that everything was connected and tightened. It was and I was a happy boy. After gloating a little (unfortunately I was alone) I started it again and began setting the idle. There was no black smoke, or anything to indicate that the mixture needed to be adjusted. I lowered the idle to 800 rpm and it just ticked away without any stumbling. I was tickled.<br />
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I raised the lift up a little and put the wheels on. Rodney had mentioned that he was going to come over after lunch so I wanted to wait till he got there to actually put the car in gear and drive it off the lift. I came inside, made a ham sandwich and waited for him to arrive. It seemed like it was taking him forever!! Actually he was here in about 45 minutes. I gave him my video camera and got in. It started immediately and I put it in reverse. I got a little grinding at first, pumped the clutch twice and it slid right in (need to bleed the clutch a little more). I backed off the lift but couldn't get out of the garage because my XJS was parked in the doorway with a dead battery. I had left the key switched on accidentally when I had to roll up the windows during one of our frequent rains. I put the charger on it and got it started and moved it out of the way. Rodney climbed into the navigator's seat and we set off down my long gravel driveway and up the street. As we got to the end of the street, the exhaust side of the engine had started smoking a little more than I was comfortable with so we headed back. I figured that it was just oil dripping from somewhere onto the exhaust. It appear now that's exactly what it was. Driving back I ran through all of the <a href="http://www.etypefabsus.com/" target="_blank">E-Type Fabs Gearbox's </a>5 forward gears, just to make sure that the "5" printed on the shift ball wasn't just there for looks. Shifting was very positive and the throw on the new transmission is very short and precise.<br />
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Next we sat down, poured a single malt and talked about how wonderful our world was at that moment.Richardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10903396771325550389noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2892859934576043576.post-33548658355047802752012-08-15T21:19:00.001-05:002012-08-16T11:04:04.455-05:00The wheels aren't on just yet, but soon.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Wow, it's been quite a while since I last posted on this blog. As many
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I had forgotten that I had requested a late model clutch from Uryk at <a href="http://www.etypefabsus.com/" target="_blank">E-Type Fabs</a> (the same place I got the transmission). He had gotten me to send him a picture of my flywheel some time ago to see which one I had. It turns out that apparently there is a "transitional" flywheel that will take either the early coil spring type pressure plate or the later model leaf spring type. As I started to mount the new pressure plate, I discovered that it required 3 dowels, whereas the older plate only needed 2. Also they needed to fit a smaller diameter plate. I thought I was in for a struggle, but then I remembered a bag of nuts and bolts and some other odd looking things that Uryk sent with everything else. Well, after pouring the contents of the bag out, I found that the odd looking things were new dowels. Uryk thinks of everything!<br />
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Without much trouble, I aligned the pilot shaft and stabbed the transmission onto the back of the engine. This was a big step, I stood back and admired the whole package.<br />
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I inspected everything, read carefully the instructions. One of the first instructions, written in bold, was to put the driveshaft into the tunnel. This is necessary because once you get the engine/gearbox and the differential cage in place, you cannot put the driveshaft in without removing one of them. I immediately put my driveshaft into the tunnel.<br />
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together. Now I needed to put the brake tubing on. these were supplied
but not pre bent except for a tight 180 degree bend that would be
difficult to do without a special tool. As it turns out, I should have
put the remote bleed pipes (the ones with U bend) in before I installed
the shocks. Rodney and I finally, after struggling a while, decided to
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end ready, I suggested to Rodney that we go ahead and put the engine
in, since it was still early in the evening. We raised the car on the
lift and rolled the table under it. In less than 45 minutes, we had the
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complete. Nothing to it.<br />
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Now time to start hooking everything up.<br />
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First I wanted to get the interior put back together... just because
I wanted to sit in it. I managed to get the center console in, then
the seat belts, then the seats and when I started to put the radio
console in, it appeared to me that it wouldn't go in unless I removed
the center console, which meant that I needed to remove the seats, the
seat belts (which bolt THROUGH the center console) and then the console.
(the reverse of the installation, to coin a British phrase). I got the
radio console in, the radio hooked up and working and commenced to
re-install everything again. Once I got it all installed and looking
satisfactory, the radio no longer worked. It was at this point that I
realized that with some persuasion, you actually CAN remove the radio
console without taking the whole interior back out. Turns out that it
was a ground problem and I got it rectified. I put the radio console
back in and all is good.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFfIJUhjjYiZhDOxERqu9eOr7edMbeTfbz2pKt1IFc2GgWS4TN9xq7LAYIDDDBwmjTZTaOprrIOeL0CVIQA3wdX7zk07fPVXiiDchUAQ6wXtZjMMfYtx8BJTIUFtj3GKZmiwxXCrpwSy0/s1600/DSC_5916.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="132" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFfIJUhjjYiZhDOxERqu9eOr7edMbeTfbz2pKt1IFc2GgWS4TN9xq7LAYIDDDBwmjTZTaOprrIOeL0CVIQA3wdX7zk07fPVXiiDchUAQ6wXtZjMMfYtx8BJTIUFtj3GKZmiwxXCrpwSy0/s200/DSC_5916.JPG" width="200" /></a> Now on to the torsion bars. The first thing I did was to fit check the reaction plate. The reaction plate is a heavy steel plate that fits between the 2 structural pieces on either side of the transmission tunnel. It takes the strain of the torsion bars which exert a good bit of torque when the car is sitting on its wheels. A previous owner, or his mechanic, had left it off of my car and it wasn't there when I bought the car. I secured a used one and as luck would have it, it didn't fit around the engine.<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0ENDuYHjyFjd6jzcN3lUx5dMhUXow-ZG9WohMFn7n_yop2Varfd1MdtM-jDUCM7AueUvh9lVOfuwn8xILO3xVX4wP24WpuMIQxAxyJDQYNwLToDra0n6uLxyjM1aT_SLi-ux6TbSN2f4/s1600/DSC_5919.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="132" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0ENDuYHjyFjd6jzcN3lUx5dMhUXow-ZG9WohMFn7n_yop2Varfd1MdtM-jDUCM7AueUvh9lVOfuwn8xILO3xVX4wP24WpuMIQxAxyJDQYNwLToDra0n6uLxyjM1aT_SLi-ux6TbSN2f4/s200/DSC_5919.JPG" width="200" /></a>Now I have a pretty full history on this car and early on in its life it had the block replaced by the Jaguar Dealer in Jacksonville, FL. The notes I have said it was replaced with a new block assembly after a connecting rod let go and destroyed the original block. After researching the engine number on this block, it appears that it came out of a Jag 3.8S. ANYWAY... the reaction plate had to be slightly modified to keep from being interfered with by some brackets on the engine. A cut-off wheel did the trick. It's not very pretty, but it's effective. After installing that, I was able to, using the proper suspension links, install the torsion bars. It all went about as easily as I had expected... a little hammering, a big brass drift, some more hammering and I finally got the safety bolt in and secured.<br />
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E-Type has 3 big SU carburetors. the linkage is a bit confusing and
difficult to reach in many cases, but after several hours and a number
of bad words, I managed to get everything installed (the accelerator
stick a little right now, but I'll get that sorted out)<br />
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Now it's time to bleed the brakes..... I'll leave that story until the next time I sit down to write.<br />
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<br />Richardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10903396771325550389noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2892859934576043576.post-15411084394396360802012-04-01T11:06:00.000-05:002012-04-01T11:06:10.308-05:00I'm getting close now. <br />
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You wouldn't think that this would be a big deal, but there is a rod and a clip that you can barely reach inside the dash and if you mess it up, an unobtainable clip will fall into the bottom of the car where it can't be reached. I know because I have already put one down there. Thank goodness there was one on the '69 parts car to use, but there are no more. The motor worked fine outside of the car, turns out, while looking at the dash upside down, I had hooked the switch up wrong... sigh... Stuart found it, I was embarrassed. Anyway, it's all working now.<br />
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I'm still planning to drive it to Pensacola for their British Car Show on April 21. Wish me luck.Richardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10903396771325550389noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2892859934576043576.post-23394023137557536232012-02-01T23:57:00.001-06:002012-02-02T00:02:28.648-06:00First Place Trophy<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-WBURMkqJvbI/TohpW6-ZRCI/AAAAAAAAHLA/eOO8g3eVvAg/s1600/DSC_0079.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="131" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-WBURMkqJvbI/TohpW6-ZRCI/AAAAAAAAHLA/eOO8g3eVvAg/s200/DSC_0079.jpg" width="200" /></a>I know, I know... it's been a LONG time since I have posted any new entries to this blog I have no really legitimate excuses, it's certainly not because I haven't had anything to report. In my last post, I had almost finished the interior upholstery. That was in late September 2011. The next thing that occurred in my garage was the annual Ice Cream Social that we host for 3 local British Car Clubs. Donna and I prepare 8 gallons of homemade ice cream, many people bring their favorite toppings and cold drinks are provided by the <a href="http://www.sabcc.org/" target="_blank">South Alabama British Car Club</a>.<br />
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The Yard was full of British cars from Mobile, Pensacola, FL, Orange Beach and a number of other places in our area and nobody went away hungry.<br />
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Just 3 weeks later, the South<br />
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The Bonnet stayed home and it was my intention to show people an E-Type like most of them had never seen. No bonnet and no engine. I removed the front wheels to show off the beautiful E-Type Fabs front brake calipers and disks. i have to admit, it must have been a good idea, I had more people interested in what I had done and interested in seeing the "guts" of an E-Type that it made me think that maybe I should just stop here.... Not a chance!!! I was awarded the First Place trophy for the "Restoration Class"... there were only 2 other cars in the class, but one was a magnificent MG-TC, so I was very happy <br />
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No sooner did I get the car back in the garage after the show and direct my attention toward earning a little money in my regular, job that I was hosting another SABCC event. For the last few years, and with the help of a few members, I have converted my garage to an almost proper movie theatre, complete with a 12 ft. screen, a big popcorn machine candy and drinks. We usually have nearly 50 club members come to watch the show and enjoy an evening out with friends and all they have to bring is a chair. You can read all about it on <a href="http://www.sabcc.blogspot.com/2011/11/sabcc-movie-night-small-but.html" target="_blank">Rodney's blog</a>. Once the smoke cleared from that event I was able to do a little more work on the Jag.<br />
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Then I started tackling the brake lines. I had Rodney's help getting this done and since it was the first time for me to bend brake tubing, I took my time. <br />
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We were so pleased with the outcome that we felt that we deserved to have a glass of <a href="http://www.themacallan.com/home.aspx" target="_blank">Single Malt</a> afterwards.Richardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10903396771325550389noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2892859934576043576.post-54986848226939169812011-09-20T22:50:00.000-05:002011-09-20T22:50:49.848-05:00Getting The Doors To Fit<div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Putting the doors back on an E-Type is a somewhat daunting task. Even though a test fitting was done back before the car was painted, it still requires a lot of patience and some minor adjustments and, if possible, some help from a friend or two. First of all, the passenger door was off of our 1969 parts car. It was in much better condition that the original door, which had obviously been in a wreck and then filled with Bondo. Ther is only one difference in the 69 door and the 64 door that I could see. The 64 had an extra hole near the latch where an alignment post comes through. Evidently, this was not a requirement in 1969... seems odd to me. I had to make a template and then drill a hole in the door to accommodate the alignment post. I had 3 sets of eyes watching, Rodney's, Mike's and mine. Fortunately it and its accompanying screw holes were close enough to only need a little attention with a rat tail file. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-jCj8xK5BQfg/TnlHEyKnIeI/AAAAAAAAGRY/gEBNeBQh_kY/s1600/DSC_4569.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="131" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-jCj8xK5BQfg/TnlHEyKnIeI/AAAAAAAAGRY/gEBNeBQh_kY/s200/DSC_4569.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh93puHjh1SIzOCJUYrF5A23hDm4M99tzpk9Ych_SkAnYN8Mplm8wFB9eGlx6Mlelm9n8M0eAEzCyMRkzGX_1OT4GZRlKAljzQLL9W7PsjvvLLvuCvjW4Y6PGkAOY048fE7TTycZlznRng/s1600/DSC_4571.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh93puHjh1SIzOCJUYrF5A23hDm4M99tzpk9Ych_SkAnYN8Mplm8wFB9eGlx6Mlelm9n8M0eAEzCyMRkzGX_1OT4GZRlKAljzQLL9W7PsjvvLLvuCvjW4Y6PGkAOY048fE7TTycZlznRng/s200/DSC_4571.JPG" width="132" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hQ_NT3RmyvE/TnkdAQyKJ5I/AAAAAAAAGOc/ibqbvnc5tzQ/s1600/DSC_4570.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="132" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hQ_NT3RmyvE/TnkdAQyKJ5I/AAAAAAAAGOc/ibqbvnc5tzQ/s200/DSC_4570.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
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</tbody></table><br style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;" /><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Earlier today, I went up to the shoe repair place to pick up a pair of shoes that Donna was having repaired. While I was in there it just dawned on me to ask about dying leather. I had resolved myself to the fact that I would probably have to get the seats re-covered or I would never be happy with them. They had the old seat covers on them but re-covering them is a fairly expensive proposition. I asked the guy there about dying the seats in my antique Jag. He said that dying was no problem really. He then took me around the corner in his shop and showed me a rack that much have had a hundred different colors of dye. I saw several that had possibilities. I told him I'd be right. I returned with a seat cushion and the piece of leather that I had cut out of the radio console to install the radio. He took me to the back of his shop and </div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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</tbody></table><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">we tried several colors on the underside of the cushion, none were perfect, but one was close. I figured "what the hell", my choice was to spend $18 on spray dye or spend $1000 getting them recovered. I opted for the dye route. </div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">At his suggestion, I cleaned the leather good with rubbing alcohol, let it dry good, masked the piping and began spraying. </div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> </div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTVtphShDN6OXB_kK9swRsZK9aUJvRBfz58fttpDpW6iWJPXXdu0fH7x3INYfnA_sNQOTYrEx67i05O4kPDViLMfnQ5gm0eeHiHzfzvwwRWL4jFBgPTOwyVVaLKMikJ7PUqmkCVZVPHKI/s1600/DSC_4610.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="132" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTVtphShDN6OXB_kK9swRsZK9aUJvRBfz58fttpDpW6iWJPXXdu0fH7x3INYfnA_sNQOTYrEx67i05O4kPDViLMfnQ5gm0eeHiHzfzvwwRWL4jFBgPTOwyVVaLKMikJ7PUqmkCVZVPHKI/s200/DSC_4610.JPG" width="200" /></a> </div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">The color isn't perfect, but it's a lot better than it was and the leather looks brand new. I was definitely impressed. At this point, I'm calling it good. It will remain to be seen if I am ultimately happy with the color. If not, I'll just spend another $18.</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
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I'm very proud of how it's all going. The cantrails are a tight fit, they are installed with small screws that come in from the outside, through the rail that holds window gasket on. <br />
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Next came the "B" post, that is the chrome piece that divides the door window and the rear quarter window.. The quarter window hinges on this post. I first had to install the rubber gasket before we could put the quarter windows in. There is a rail that accepts the "T" shaped edge on the gasket. It's not exactly easy to get the rubber squeezed into the rail, but as with most of this stuff, with a little practice it gets easier.<br />
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</tbody></table>Once this was done, Rodney and I were able to install the quarter windows. This actually went fairly smoothly. Getting the rear latch on was a little more tricky.<br />
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This had been our goal for the evening but it went so well that we decided to press on. I had been dreading installing the glass in the rear hatch. I had never done anything like that. We decided to tackle this little task... kinda like the blind leading the blind.<br />
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Next came the rubber insert that squeezes into a slot in the rubber gasket. This spreads the gasket out, holding it securly in place. Installing it is a tedious job, but once you get the hang of it and using a generous amount of Gojo on the rubber for lubrication makes it go a lot easier.<br />
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We did a test fitting, got the hinges all aligned and called it a night. I broke out my bottle of 18 yr old Single Malt Scotch and poured us a drink.<br />
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<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-NF94kzV4Yl4/TmVClcVWA3I/AAAAAAAAGIs/1lOYQvwlug8/s1600/DSC_4551.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="132" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-NF94kzV4Yl4/TmVClcVWA3I/AAAAAAAAGIs/1lOYQvwlug8/s200/DSC_4551.JPG" width="200" /></a>While we were enjoying our Single Malt, we started looking at the vinyl covering and fitting it to the inside of the hatch. It was immediately apparent that we needed to take the hatch off to cover it. We made plans to do this the next day.<br />
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When Rodney arrived the next day, we removed the hatch and prepared to do the upholstery. The panels came to me pre-covered and fit nicely. I had to install the clips that snap into the holes on the hatch interior. Then we glued the upper part onto the top of the hatch and let it set up for a while<br />
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The vinyl pieces needed a good bit of trimming (Rodney cringes), and then it had to be tucked under the rubber seal!?!?!?!? How the heck am I going to do this? Well, turns out that it wasn't quite as bad as I thought it would be. Using the same right angled pick that I used on the seal earlier, along with a plastic chisel looking tool, I managed to get it tucked in without too much of a struggle. I then painted the latch. Once it's dry, the hatch will be done and installed for good, I hope. Then Rodney and I polished off the last of the Single Malt.Richardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10903396771325550389noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2892859934576043576.post-72491396650362767822011-09-01T00:08:00.002-05:002012-02-13T18:25:09.326-06:00Interior Successes and WoesI have been working diligently on completing the interior. Sometimes it seems like things are just working against me. I ordered all of the interior materials from what was considered a very reputable company that specializes specifically in Jaguar interiors. I also sent them my console and the hinge and latch covers from the rear hatch because I wanted them to be "professionally" covered. The covers are covered in moquette, a material that has a coarse fuzzy texture used in several places in the early Jag E-Types. All of the moquette is supposed to be the same color. As this upholstery project proceeded, I pulled the moquette out of storage and began calculating just how it all would install when I thought "wait a minute there's something wrong here". I went and got the hinge and latch covers from their box and they were covered in a totally different color moquette. As I learned when I had to order more vinyl, these people NEVER answer their phone. You have to listen to a very long sales message before you can even leave a message. Then they call you back at their leisure. I was appalled at their lack of concern, but I won't get into that, although I'd like to. I think I have finally gotten it all straighten out and they are making it good, although I did have to pay to send the pieces back to be recovered.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">All of this moquette is suppose to be the same color</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The original seat doesn't quite match,<br />
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That's not the first difficulty I have had with this particular supplier, but life goes on. Considering that I know nothing about what I'm doing, I'm making good progress. The little courtesy boxes just behind the seats, on the quarter panel, needed to be covered, originally they were flocked in gray. <a href="http://www.darbyclassics.com/">Mike Darby</a> gave me some very fine wool cloth very similar to the headliner, it was perfect but as it turned out, there wasn't enough there. I went up to <a href="http://www.bayautoglassandupholstery.com/">Bay Auto Glass and Upholstery</a> and rifled through their remnants and found something that looked pretty good. Now covering them was another head scratcher.. I managed to get it looking a lot better than I thought I would though. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Quarter Panel box (covered)</td></tr>
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</tbody></table><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BpeLpNLEUOc/TlrTMZpF-0I/AAAAAAAAGE8/GK8vGa6-lTE/s1600/DSC_4494.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="132" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BpeLpNLEUOc/TlrTMZpF-0I/AAAAAAAAGE8/GK8vGa6-lTE/s200/DSC_4494.JPG" width="200" /></a>These small boxes were included in only the earlier cars. I found them still in their place when I was removing the old interior. They were hidden by the newer style quarter panel that a previous owner had installed. I think it's pretty neat to resurrect them, and they might actually be useful. I'm thinking... I'll come up with something to put in them.<br />
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</tbody></table>The cantrails are some upholstered pieces that surround the rear window and door opening. If you have been following the blog, you will remember when I was struggling with getting them covered. Turns out, getting them covered was the easy part. Getting them aligned and screwed in was more of a challenge. Rodney came over tonight and was able to help with the driver's side, making it a lot easier. It was completed. In fact, nearly all of the interior is done now. In celebration, we shared a glass of <a href="http://www.glenfiddich.com/lda/?h=www.glenfiddich.com&u=">Glenfiddich</a> single malt, and talked about how great we were. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Both cantrails are installed.<br />
it's nearing the end</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I do lots of researching of pictures</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The colors aren't different, it's just<br />
a reflection or something.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I'm ready for a drive, just need to put the engine in.</td></tr>
</tbody></table><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ceH0SV1BP3k/Tl7t5w_IUPI/AAAAAAAAGGc/uZ3g-xylaSw/s1600/DSC_4518.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="132" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ceH0SV1BP3k/Tl7t5w_IUPI/AAAAAAAAGGc/uZ3g-xylaSw/s200/DSC_4518.JPG" width="200" /></a>There are actually quite a few other things that need to be done, but the single malt stilled seemed like a good idea. I have to figure out where I'm going to mount the retractable seatbelt thing. The luggage rails in the back still need to be mounted, then there's the doors, I haven't even started on them yet. That'll probably be the next big thing I work on. I'm expecting the rear brakes and transmission very soon, then I can put the rear suspension in, it's all ready except for the brakes. I have to finish making the clutch and brake lines, the fuel line, install the guts into the fuel tank, none of which is major, but it's gonna be hard driving the car without getting it done. I'll keep ya posted.Richardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10903396771325550389noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2892859934576043576.post-52200986683754024532011-08-21T00:58:00.001-05:002011-08-29T21:41:04.358-05:00Moquette... Hardura... Cantrail... Brits do speak a foreign languageI'm pretty tired, I have accomplished a good bit this week even though I have had a fair amount of work to do on my "real" job. Working on the upholstery is not something I have ever done and I don't feel real comfortable doing it. I have been plesantly surprised at how it is turning out. I'm not going to spend a lot of time typing here tonight, but here are a number of pics showing what I have managed to accomplish.Today was a long day.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Upper Cantrail</td></tr>
</tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jHg82tD1K4U/TlCJ_SWhSII/AAAAAAAAF7c/KxdCvT_II6k/s1600/DSC_4437.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="132" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jHg82tD1K4U/TlCJ_SWhSII/AAAAAAAAF7c/KxdCvT_II6k/s200/DSC_4437.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-uHFLxGeMYcM/TlCKA55C2kI/AAAAAAAAF7g/Hk6147Xoggo/s1600/DSC_4438.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="132" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-uHFLxGeMYcM/TlCKA55C2kI/AAAAAAAAF7g/Hk6147Xoggo/s200/DSC_4438.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This cover goes over an access hole in the left rear wheel arch. It gives access to some of the wiring and the fuel filler tube.</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">All of the panels are covered</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rodney has been a tremendous help.</td></tr>
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Richardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10903396771325550389noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2892859934576043576.post-6735046308338635462011-08-07T01:32:00.001-05:002011-08-09T22:49:58.691-05:00I think the Headliner is finally finished.... except for the dome light.Rodney and I got an early start this morning. First I met him at Mike Darby's for the final adjustment on his newly rebuilt SU carburetors for his MGB. After that and some all important visiting was completed he and I stopped at Kraver's Seafood Restaurant for a quick lunch, then on to my house to do some more work on the interior upholstery on the E-Type.<br />
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</tbody></table>We decided that putting the fuel tank back in ( had it in once but had to remove it to put the rear bumpers on) would be the next thing to do before we got too carried away with upholstery. It didn't go in quite as easily as it did the last time we did it, but after a little struggling and a few cups of coffee, we got it back in and connected.<br />
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We then started working on the final stages of the headliner. We barely got started good before we realized that it was time to get ready for a little field trip to Pensacola to Mini of Pensacola's 2nd birthday party. We were going to ride over in Rodney's classic Mini, but the heat and humidity forced us to opt for something that had air conditioning. After the party, we stopped for a quick "all you can eat" Barbeque dinner and headed back to Daphne. The sun was still up and we decided to get back to work on the Jag. <br />
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</tbody></table>Rodney drilled and mounted the brackets at the rear of the ceiling that had been missing from my car but were fortunately on the old '69 parts car we have. I removed them the other day and cleaned all the rust off and painted 'em. These brackets allow you to tuck the headliner cloth into the gap where it is grabbed by some teeth in the bracket, holding everything good and tight.<br />
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<a href="http://www.sabcc.blogspot.com/">Rodney</a> came over tonight and he and I started measuring and fitting the moquette on the wheel arches.and making a plan of attack for the rest of it. In case you aren't aware of it, it's rumored that Rodney is an "expert" at interiors, even if that rumor isn't true, I'm still very appreciative of his help. The same is true for many of my friends. <a href="http://www.darbyclassics.com/">Mike Darby</a>, Stuart Waddington, Michael King, Noel Eagleson and many others.<br />
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My vinyl is supposed to be here tomorrow according to UPS. We'll see. If so, I should be able to get a lot done this weekend.Richardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10903396771325550389noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2892859934576043576.post-58422961541512906972011-07-31T00:23:00.004-05:002011-08-03T19:16:53.668-05:00No humans were injured during the installation of this headliner.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-yNJcE15iUfA/TjTfupg8sYI/AAAAAAAAFzs/Pz3HnBHjpJw/s1600/DSC_4347.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br />
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</tbody></table>I finally convinced several of my good friends to come over and help install the headliner in the Jag. It is notorious for being a difficult job. <a href="http://www.sabcc.blogspot.com/">Rodney McDonald</a>, <a href="http://www.darbyclassics.com/">Mike Darby</a>, Noel Eagleson and Michael King were all on hand ready to tackle this task. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Trying to eliminate any potential scratches</td></tr>
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I had the glue, Mike furnished the spray gun (and a fair amount of experience), Noel was the "inside guy", Michael, Rodney and I were in charge of getting itinto the car and lined up to the center line. I must say, it went off without a hitch. Mike first started spraying the glue and immediately realized that we needed to thin it significantly.<br />
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</tbody></table>Not having any MEK (thinner) Michael and I took off to Lowes in his newly purchased Jaguar XK convertible. Probably a little overkill for a quick trip to Lowes, but well worth the ride nonetheless. When we returned, Mike, was installing Rodney's newly rebuilt SU carbs on his MGB, which was on the list of things we wanted to get accomplished today anyway. I added the thinner to the glue. <br />
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With Rodney in the front of the car, standing where the engine goes, he could easily manage aligning the front edge with our center mark and I was able to align the rear. Mike and Michael kept the sides from sticking to themselves or anything else and Noel began gently pressing down the center line from fore to aft.<br />
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</tbody></table> Once that was done, he began to roll, using a small foam paint roller out from the center to each side. It was immediately obvious that the glue we had was some kind of supped up magic glue that once stuck, it was NOT going to allow for any adjustment.<br />
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</tbody></table>Fortunately, this crack team of experts had it perfect the first time. All that was left was to trim the edges with an Exacto knife and press it under the cantrail. Even this turned out to be much easier than I thought it would be. I had recently bought some plastic tools from Harbor Freight which turned out to be the perfect thing to use for this task. The most amazing part is that I used that Exacto knife like a surgeon but never drew any blood. Something very out of character for me. <br />
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Rodney's MGB was running again and my headliner was in, all in all, it was a good day and a lot of fun hanging out with good friends.. so good, in fact, that we ordered pizza and opened some beer.Richardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10903396771325550389noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2892859934576043576.post-91696995162739636792011-07-24T00:27:00.001-05:002011-07-24T00:30:24.948-05:00You can't take too many pictures!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVDmMnsyjbSK-PuXpVnyw9Cj-rs9n6q70qKaWQEpMUXvnjmGQ1CKquWCE4lsf8TFTHKC2ZMnQEiEmMEUi-_DbJpN6YMi5N1Qk8m-EMUuj7LBfRfMkOkaVXcxA3hH-A7zGBg76VVFneg2U/s1600/2011-07-12+10.55.25.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br />
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I can't believe I didn't take more pictures of the interior before I ripped it all out. For some reason I have tons of them with no upholstery in the car, but only 2 from before. Fortunately there are a number of people that have restoration websites that have taken lots of pictures of their finished product.<br />
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Here I'm working on the door panels and quarter panels<br />
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I got the materials, carpet, vinyl, moquette, headliner, wool & leather from <a href="http://www.basjaguartrim.com/">BAS Jaguar Interiors.</a> They came highly recommended and I am very pleased with the quality of the materials. Unfortunately, I didn't order enough vinyl to cover everything I need to. Maybe, at the time, I was thinking that I wouldn't recover everything, since a lot of it was in pretty good shape. Of course, as I've said before, I never really expected to be doing a "full blown" restoration. Nonetheless, I have now ordered some more vinyl. I sent a swatch off to BAS to have them match the dye lot as close as possible.<br />
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I have never done any upholstery work in my life, I'm mostly a wrench turner. Working on the various flat panels has given me a little confidence. I made a few minor mistakes on the instrument panel vinyl earlier, nothing I can't fix, but you live and learn. This panel is from right behind the seats in an area they call "storage". Ha! Anyway, I stripped it, cleaned off all the glue and rust and painted it with Hammerite<br />
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I started taking the door handles apart and discovered that some more red vinyl had been covered. I guess this car really was red at some point in its life. The foam padding was totally disintegrated. I'll have to shape something and pad it. <br />
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Also, Rodney's MGB is in the garage. He and I took the carbs off and he is having Mike Darby rebuild them, new shafts and all. We'll probably get that back together sometime next week. (No rush Mike)<br />
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I'm hoping to attempt to put in the headliner this weekend. I have talked the guy from the local upholstery shop into stopping by and supervising. We'll see if that comes to pass. I'll keep ya posted.Richardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10903396771325550389noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2892859934576043576.post-48746205607343235802011-07-12T00:34:00.001-05:002011-07-12T00:45:49.097-05:00Details, DetailsIt's getting down to the smaller details that are not necessarily my long suit. I got the rear bumpers mounted which, I must admit, was not an easy task for one person. My car is one of those that was on the cusp between the end of 3.8 liter engine and the introduction of the 4.2 liter engine. There were quite a few subtle changes made and a number of significant changes. One change was the way the bumpers mounted. On the later cars, there were cutouts under the bumper allowing access to the mounts. On my car however the only way to mount them was to run bolts almost blindly from the inside. I managed to finally get them mounted and only put one little bitty nick in the paint. Inexcusable, I know I'm sure it won't be the last (actually it's not even the first but I'm not tellin').<br />
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Next I decided to tackle the dash top. I ordered a new vinyl cover and set out to recover my dash. The dash top cover that was on it was made of LEATHER! I'm not sure who did that or why, but that's what it was and evidently, as you can see, it was originally red leather. <br />
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I had never attempted anything quite like this before, but after the way recovering my instrument panel came out, I was enthusiastic about it. The first thing I realized was that I needed my heat gun. The dashtop is preformed in a heavy vinyl with a pad attached. with a little contact cement, some heat and a lot of patience, I got it done and am very pleased with how it turned out. <br />
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The next thing is going to be the headliner and interior upholstery. Anyone wanting to help is welcomed. I'll keep ya posted.Richardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10903396771325550389noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2892859934576043576.post-47264428924747463752011-05-25T00:34:00.001-05:002011-05-26T01:17:02.043-05:00It's been a while, but I'm still pluggin' away.Wow! It's been quite a while since I posted anything on the blog. I have been working on my regular job a good bit, but I have also been slowly progressing on the Jag.<br />
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Since my last post, I have completed the wiring, all but strapping everything to the frames. It's just hung temporarily with Zip Ties at this point.<br />
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I have started work on getting the bumpers mounted. I had to take the rear overriders to the chrome shop. Originally, I had no intention of carrying the restoration this far, but now everything is looking so good, things like the overriders that were "good enough" are no longer up to standard. I got them back the other day and have gotten one of the rear bumpers mounted. It's not an easy thing to get right, I have it close now. <br />
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I finally, after a number of attempts, have gotten the heater box faired and painted to suit me. I've now gotten it all put back together and ready to take its place on the bulkhead just next to the brake assembly. All that work, and I'll probably never turn the heater on. ha ha ha<br />
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I decided to pull the fuel tank out, first because I realized that I couldn't reach the center bumper bolt with it installed (embarrassing) but now that it's out, I went ahead and put <a href="http://etypefabsus.com/index_files/Page396.htm">KoolMat</a> in the boot for insulation and sound deadening and after learning a little more about the Ethanol content in our fuel now, I might get it coated inside with a coating that will not be affected by the alcohol. I still have some research to do on the subject. Any input from you readers is welcomed.<br />
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Hopefully I'll be posting a little more frequently now.Richardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10903396771325550389noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2892859934576043576.post-82877873350172800402011-04-03T02:07:00.001-05:002011-04-08T23:18:49.719-05:00A Look BackFor those of you that don't know me well, I thought I'd take you back to the beginning of this restoration project.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Not long after I got the E-Type.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>I purchased this 1964 Jaguar E-Type Coupe in August 2001, just after we moved into our new house in Baldwin County. It was definitely in drivable shape and I drove it a pretty good bit. Mostly just around here and to car shows and such.<br />
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</tbody></table>It never won any awards to speak of, mostly because under the bonnet was pretty disastrous looking. It was painted black first of all, which is wrong, but not only that, it was peeling and flaking and just looking bad.<br />
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In June of 2004, right after my nephew had started construction on my garage, I had major heart surgery. While I was recuperating, <a href="http://darbyclassics.com/">Mike Darby</a>, my very good friend, rebuilt the carbs for me and my nephew finished construction on the garage.<br />
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<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-3YdwzdX_Wyg/TZgWw4xhRoI/AAAAAAAAFfU/jLInp4lQP-I/s1600/Image1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="138" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-3YdwzdX_Wyg/TZgWw4xhRoI/AAAAAAAAFfU/jLInp4lQP-I/s200/Image1.jpg" width="200" /></a>We had moved to a lot of about 5 acres so there was plenty of room to build a BIG garage. It turned out to be 40x60 feet with 12 ft ceilings (my intention was to put a lift in it at some point). I figured that I might as well have it insulated while it was being built, it would never be easier or cheaper. We air conditioned it and before anything was put inside, we put an epoxy coating on the floor (one of the best things I did or should I say, my nephew did.).<br />
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Once I got the engine out, I pulled the frames off of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monocoque">monocoque</a> body tub, took them to the blaster's to have them media blasted.<br />
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I had done some research and learned that there was a guy in England that made the absolute best frames for E-Types, Uryk at <a href="http://etypefabs.com/">E-Type Fabs</a> so I ordered some.<br />
Meanwhile, I pulled out the old nasty looking wiring harness, ordered new and started stripping the paint off of the bulkhead. My plan at this point was to paint the bulkhead and frames with as close to the same color as the car as I could get mixed locally.<br />
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During all of this, my friends Mike Darby and Rodney McDonald and Stuart Waddington were a big help. I learned a lot about bodywork, which before now I had never experienced.<br />
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</tbody></table>I took it to the painter, Jerry Tomacek. He has a paint shop at his house and a very good reputation in the area. Once he had finished and I brought the car home, I started the long task of putting it back together.. Rodney convinced me to start a blog so... here it is. I had done a website outlining all of this but haven't updated it for a long time. If you would like to get even more of the story go to <a href="http://www.my64etype.com/">www.my64etype.com</a> also, I have uploaded nearly all of the pictures I have taken during the restoration. You can find them at <a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/my64etype/FromTheLift">https://picasaweb.google.com/my64etype/FromTheLift</a>.<br />
I have to say this has been quite a learning experience, and a lot of fun. It just might not be the last.Richardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10903396771325550389noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2892859934576043576.post-59763231180994722172011-03-30T22:34:00.001-05:002012-09-03T23:24:25.243-05:00I just got "Noodled"<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHuzbv0rrB5q3zgO4O-gK7Hvj0YqBoQkWD9fXDxsVg0Ho8dNsXMnDv5KnwHQg00bJ7Sa6vOi_7ZbRNcK_HjJv6w0k4mUaVr6lRLnIHegJxfL-14MO-cqe5m3HOy3hGQqTx_hFs6X8Ydts/s1600/DSC_4145.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="132" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHuzbv0rrB5q3zgO4O-gK7Hvj0YqBoQkWD9fXDxsVg0Ho8dNsXMnDv5KnwHQg00bJ7Sa6vOi_7ZbRNcK_HjJv6w0k4mUaVr6lRLnIHegJxfL-14MO-cqe5m3HOy3hGQqTx_hFs6X8Ydts/s200/DSC_4145.JPG" width="200" /></a>I finally got the E-Type's pedal box installed. I was waiting on the "servo seal" to come. I had ordered it from one of the usual parts places and it had been back ordered, so I called the other usual place I order from and they had it. When it came in, it was something like $16.00 and $8.00 shipping. I wish I had taken a picture of it to post here. It was, and I'm not lying, a piece cut off of what is known in this area as a <a href="http://www.istockphoto.com/file_thumbview_approve/290885/2/istockphoto_290885_pool_noodles.jpg">"water noodle"</a> A noodle is a long round plastic/foam tube that kids play with in the water. I could have gotten one at the Dollar Store up the street had I known. My car didn't have one when I took it apart so I wasn't sure of what it consisted. I figured it was some kind of special seal. Needless to say, I was wrong. Anyway, I stuck the cut off piece of water noodle on the back of the brake servo and got it mounted to the bulkhead. Now I have to assemble the accelerator peddle and it's pedal box, it should be pretty simple. I was going to do it right after I finished with the brake box, but then I remembered that the steering column went through this box and I had not yet refurbished the steering column. That I will finish in a few days.<br />
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I also installed the taillights and had to fiddle with the gaskets a lot. They don't fit worth a flip. Then once I got them all mounted, the fit was horrible. I could have sworn that they fit much better before I had taken them to be chromed. School is still out on what exactly I'm gonna do to make the fit better. I did learn something very useful from <a href="http://sabcc.blogspot.com/">Rodney</a> . He was over here and I was about to soak the lens from the backup light in some bleach. It's clear plastic and had yellowed. He told me to just put it in the dishwasher. I thought he was nuts, but since he is a good friend and is really pretty dang smart, I stuck the thing in the dishwasher with the rest of the dishes (I had to put it in the little basket to keep it from flying around). When Donna took it out and asked me what it was, I was astonished!!! It looked like it was BRAND NEW!!! It was crystal clear and not a sign of the yellowish tint that it had before. I'm thinking I should have been sticking all the parts in the dishwasher. Give it a try.<br />
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Now for the good news... I am pretty sure I have ALL of the wiring completed, with the exception of hooking up the steering column electrics, that should be very straight forward. Once that is in and connected, I can start putting the interior upholstery and carpets in, install the door and window seals.. It's really coming together. I should be getting the 5-Speed transmission and the rear brakes from E-Type Fabs in the UK pretty soon. I'm starting to think that a mid-summer completion date is a real possibility.<br />
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If you remember a couple of posts back, while searching for a shorted connection, I had to remove some of the wood from the console and the veneer started curling up and falling off. At that point I decided to bite the bullet and send all the wood off to <a href="http://www.britishautowood.com/">British Autowood</a> in Florida. Saul Chaplin is the proprietor and resident artist. Take a look at his website, this man has made some of the most beautiful wood pieces for automobiles that I have ever seen. I couldn't wait to get mine out of its box. He had sent me a picture of it, but to see it in real life makes you wonder just how someone can do work this gorgeous by hand. An interesting touch is seen just below the radio, in front of the shift lever. It looks almost exactly like the Jaguar Growler logo.<br />
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I almost immediately started putting it back in the XJS. Stuart came over to take a look and give me a hand. It went well, and the V-12 Jag is back on the road, prettier than ever.Richardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10903396771325550389noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2892859934576043576.post-62992872559358575922011-03-22T23:32:00.000-05:002012-09-03T23:12:47.848-05:00A little over a week... and what have I done?I have finally gotten the chance, and built up the motivation to post another entry to my blog. It's been over a week since I have posted any of my progress. It hasn't been an incredibly productive week either. There have been a number of things that have interrupted my rhythm. I spent a day and a half last week in the edit suite working at my regular job. Then on Saturday I rode to New Orleans with Mike Darby in his fabulous MGA 1600. It was a gorgeous day and the New Orleans club put on a spectacular show with 143 British cars on the field that included 10 MGAs and no less than 7 Morgans, along with a multitude of other marques. There are a ton of pictures on the SABCC Picasa site <a href="http://tinyurl.com/6cdh7ky">http://tinyurl.com/6cdh7ky</a> . So, in spite of those little asides, I did actually get some work done on the E-Type. Let me point out here to some of my less "internet savvy" friends. You can click on the small pictures in this blog and see the full sized picture..<br />
As you may remember, I had gotten all of the parts for the pedal box cleaned up and clear coated. Well, now I have it all put back together, and it would be in the car by now but I am waiting on a new seal to arrive. It goes between the back of the booster and the bulkhead. It's foam and about the size of a Krispy Kreme doughnut (glazed, of course). I'm not too sure exactly what it does, but in belongs there so I'll wait till it gets her and put in a new one. The old one was practically dust when I took it apart.<br />
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Now when I tell you this was like putting together a jigsaw puzzle, I'm not kidding. I don't know how many parts there are, but there are some very strong springs that have to be fitted to help return the clutch pedal, a big fiber washer that must fit in between the pedals and then you have to line up a shaft and shove it through, guessing where the correct spline lineup would be. If the 2 pedals don't line up, you have to take it back apart and try it again. I was lucky, I only had to take it back apart once. I rebuilt the two brake master cylinders (one operates the front brakes and one operates the rears) and I replaced the clutch master cylinder with w new one.</div>
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Then I put in the passenger's side. This first involved installing the glovebox. I had bought a new one of these. It's basically a heavy cardboard, folded and riveted into shape. Oddly enough, it is only held in by a small bar bolted across the top fold. I saw a spot where I could add a little more structural support, so I got an oval body washer and bolted it to one of the screws that holds the passenger handle on.</div>
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So now the dash is in all except the top dash pad. My good friend Mike Darby has convinced me to recover it. Let me point out here that when I started this project, I had no intention of taking it anywhere near this far. But the dang car looks so good now that every thing that I thought would be "good enough" is now not and needs to be recovered, revitalized, reconditioned or replaced.... Sigh.... Fortunately most of the stuff I need has already been purchased over the last 3 years.<br />
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Also, about a week ago I got the stuff back from the chrome plating shop. It included the parking lights, brake/tail lights, handbrake, mirror mounting rod, rear hatch prop rod, and a few other odds & ends.<br />
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Just this afternoon, I got the heater valve installed on the bulkhead. Yeah, it's new too, not too expensive... and from what I understand, probably not as functional as the original but it looks good. If it gives me much problem, I still have the original one and it CAN BE REPLACED! <br />
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I won't be getting much done on the car tomorrow, but that's OK. Tomorrow morning I'm taking my 90 yr old dad down to the Gulf to do a little sitting, watching the water (which he loves), enjoying the cool breezes and having a good lunch of crabmeat canapes at my sister's house.Richardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10903396771325550389noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2892859934576043576.post-73350662884688733372011-03-11T00:39:00.000-06:002012-09-03T22:22:48.620-05:00This is gonna be one cool Jag!It was a productive day today. I got the instruments all mounted in their respective holes in the instrument panel, mounted it in the car and started wiring it up. <a href="http://sabcc.blogspot.com/">Rodney</a> came over and gave me a very welcomed hand. We got all of the gauges and switches wired and now I'm ready to mount the speedometer and tach on the driver's side of the car and get started wiring that.<br />
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We took a coffee break, discussed some ideas while listening to some Simon & Garfunkel on XM Radio. I mentioned to him that now that I had some of the Zero Clearance insulation material in stock that I was thinking about lining the inside of the transmission tunnel with it. Zero Clearance <span style="font-size: 16pt;"></span>is a fiberglass & polyester insulation bonded to a heavy, diamond patterned aluminum foil with an industrial strength peel & stick adhesive for attaching it to the body. Being the go getter that he is, he thought now was a good a time as any to give it a whirl.<br />
So... we did. I raised the lift to a good working height and we started measuring and making templates. Rodney cut it, so we knew it'd fit perfectly. I peeled and stuck it. The first piece fit like a glove, and it looked great. At least we thought so.<br />
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We made another template, cut the stuff to fit and stuck it on. It too looked great. Encouraged, we proceeded down the tunnel. It actually well very well and looks outstanding... more importantly, it, along with the<a href="http://www.etypefabsus.com/" target="_blank"> KoolMat</a> inside, will make for one cool Jag during the hot Southern Alabama summers.<br />
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Rodney works with many insulating types of products in his real job at <a href="http://marspec.com/">Marspec</a> and mentioned that the Zero Clearance wasn't going to be water resistant and that we would need to caulk the edges to keep moisture from seeping in. Having nearly a full can of seam sealer that I had used before painting the car, we decided that would work just fine. I masked about a quarter inch from the edges of the seams in the insulation so once the seam sealer is applied and dry, I could pull the tape off and it would, hopefully, leave a nice looking seam. I'll pull the tape tomorrow.<br />
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It was a good day, and I feel pretty good about what we accomplished. If anyone would like some of the Zero Clearance Insulation, drop me a line. I am now a dealer. :-)Richardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10903396771325550389noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2892859934576043576.post-81149879173302435932011-03-08T21:12:00.000-06:002013-07-17T00:04:24.850-05:00Toggles<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I just got the little bottle of Great Knobs in today.<br />
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It's and ink or a dye or something that a friend ran across and when he read my blog about how nasty my toggle switches were he sent me the link. The place is called <a href="http://www.pensburymanor.com/pensburymanor/Pensbury_Garage.html">Pensbury Manor Garage</a> and the stuff is called <b>Great Knobs. </b>If you don't remember what the toggle handles looked like before I started, here they are.<b></b><br />
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</b>Richardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10903396771325550389noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2892859934576043576.post-34413308808385569852011-03-08T18:42:00.002-06:002011-03-08T18:58:47.752-06:00Brakes and Pedal BoxLooking at the car and trying to decide what to do next, I settled on the pedal box and the master cylinders. I had partially disassembled the pedal box a long time ago, but left the servo linkage intact because I knew if I took it apart, when I went to put it back together, I would have a real struggle. It's like a puzzle. As is it, I'm still concerned about putting it back together and I JUST took it apart.<br />
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<a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-GRz2Btly3SM/TXZ5deO8lYI/AAAAAAAAFP8/4g4PqDzay9w/s1600/DSC_4067.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="132" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-GRz2Btly3SM/TXZ5deO8lYI/AAAAAAAAFP8/4g4PqDzay9w/s200/DSC_4067.JPG" width="200" /></a>With this awaiting the rebuild kit, I directed my attention to the master cylinders... yes plural, it has two brake master cylinders. It was an early solution to compliance with safety standards, one controls the front brakes and one controls the rear. Mine were pretty nasty looking. I took them apart, cleaned them thoroughly and began honing the bores. Knowing that this was ahead of me, and realizing that the bores were only 5/8" diameter, I had ordered a brake cylinder hone that would fit since none of the ones I had would go down that small. Once getting the cylinders honed smooth, I then needed to get some brake fluid and assembly lube. The fluid I got from O'Reilly's and a small bit of assembly lube from my good friend <a href="http://darbyclassics.com/">Mike Darby</a> Since I had decided to use DOT5 fluid, I was concerned about the assembly lube. Once assured that it would be OK to use the lube with the DOT5 fluid I proceeded.<br />
<a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-FElLXi09iXQ/TXZ5fFF5ljI/AAAAAAAAFQA/3zQQdlXs95A/s1600/DSC_4072.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="132" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-FElLXi09iXQ/TXZ5fFF5ljI/AAAAAAAAFQA/3zQQdlXs95A/s200/DSC_4072.JPG" width="200" /></a> The master cylinders are simple systems and went together fairly easily. Except when I was putting the spring part together on one of them and it slipped and launched the end piece out of my hand and across the shop. I had to spend nearly an hour finding it. Hopefully I will find out if they'll stop the car one of these days. Once I get the bushings in for the pedal assembly, I'll be posting that process.Richardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10903396771325550389noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2892859934576043576.post-725941222825127232011-03-05T20:34:00.001-06:002011-03-05T21:16:29.483-06:00"...the pipes, the pipes are calling"I have been putting off reinstalling the heater pipes in the bulkhead because, as is written in any number of Jaguar forums, replacing the heater crossover pipes can be a daunting task, resulting in a real dilemma. First it is said that you need a small child with long thin arms and small hands to help reach into the depths of the bulkhead behind the dash, but you also need to be able to drink a lot of beer and shout out many words that might be less than appropriate for young ears. Well, evidently, I was lucky today. I didn't have a young child helping, but I had Rodney and he is pretty used to my vocabulary during stressful situations. Also, the heater pipes went in without a lot of the difficulty that I was expecting.<br />
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When Rodney arrived today, we set about looking for the next thing that needed doing on the E-Type. He suggested that we put the heater crossover pipes in. He's an MG man so what did he know? I figured as long as I had some willing help, that we could attempt it. I first got online and did just a little research in the Jag-Lovers archives and read a few forum discussions on the process. In retrospect, not all was totally accurate, but it was helpful nonetheless.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The wires fed through the pipes and the bulkhead were very helpful.</td></tr>
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One hint I remembered from an article I had read some time ago was to run some mechanic's wire though the hole in the bulkhead and into the inside of the car, run it then through the lower crossover pipe (the long one) and back out through the other hole for that pipe Thus allowing yourself a guide to then pull the pipe into position. (I know that to most of you reading this I'm talking Greek, but bear with me.)<br />
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This process went off fairly easily and with very little effort, the first pipe was in. The second pipe went in even easier using the same method. The third pipe went it with little or no effort. We put the rivet plates on the outside of the pipes and set the rivets, having to help on a few with a drill to resize the holes. All of this was done with the entire wiper assembly in place. It never got in the way at all, contrary what I had read.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Riveting the outer plates.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The pipes come through here.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>If any of the Jag people out there want to contact me about any specifics of what we did, feel free to send me an email and I will be happy share my experience with you.Richardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10903396771325550389noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2892859934576043576.post-49643865289203646172011-03-04T11:53:00.001-06:002011-03-04T22:06:22.562-06:00Stripped NakedThe last couple of days I have been working on my 1988 XJS. The turn signals have not been working the last couple of times I have driven it so I decided to figure out what the problem was. To begin with, I checked the fuse, not an easy one to get to either. It was blown. I replaced it and that one blew as soon as I turned on the ignition... sigh... I then got out the book to see what all was on that circuit. The wiring diagram can be a bit confusing. I tested a few things with no luck. Curiously, the emergency flashers worked but the turn signals didn't, in checking though I discovered that my brake lights didn't work either. At that point I solicited the help of my electrical engineer friend Stuart.<br />
We started checking circuits and deciphering the wiring diagram. There are 3 or 4 different wiring diagrams for the XJS in the shop manual, covering different models. There is also a big fold-out one in the Owner's Kit. Turns out that the one that came with the car isn't exactly right. Stuart located one in the shop manual that seemed to be right, at least as it applies to this particular circuit.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One relay is right under the 2 white plugs on the right.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>This car has a number of relays and complex circuits so we had a lot to check. One of the pertinent relays was under the center console, so we removed the console... the wood veneer on the console was already cracked and chipping, when we took it out, it started falling off in big chunks. This is a common problem with Jaguar wood after it's been exposed to sunlight for a long time. The wood on the dash does the same thing. Anyway, the relay under the console wasn't the culprit. We explored further and finally decided to call it a night around 10:00. I had a job in Mobile the next day so I wasn't able to do anything on it until the afternoon. When I got home, Stuart was already here and had successfully found the problem. I'm ashamed to say that it was something I had done accidentally.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">You can see the squeezed insulation.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>When I replaced the Throttle Position Sensor a few months ago, I had inadvertently pinched a wire on the adjacent kick-down switch as I tightened the throttle body down. This caused the wire to short to ground and blow the fuse. What a fluke. We replaced the fuse and everything is now working.<br />
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In a program about Jaguar manufacture that I once saw, the announcer stated that the "guys in the Jaguar woodworking shop were convinced that Jaguar built cars just so that they could show off their beautiful wood". I kinda doubt that's the case, but the wood in a Jaguar (except the E-Type which has no wood in it) is well known for its beauty. I removed the rest of the wood from the dash and the door panels and have them packaged and ready to send to Saul. Hopefully I'll get back on the E-Type this weekend.<br />
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This morning I cut the yard... SPRING IS HERE!!Richardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10903396771325550389noreply@blogger.com2