1964
Jaguar E Type FHC (CC) Total restoration of a single family owned car |
Restoration Log by Dan Mooney |
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The build continues with great progress.
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Windshield is installed and interior is coming together with custom touches.
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Front suspension, engine accessories, bonnet, and exhaust installed.
Engine installation.
Carlos has made great progress on the chrome, door panels, rear hatch, and interior cargo area.
Independent rear suspension, peddle box, dashboard, and gauges.
Almost ready to install the engine and transmission.
Chrome trial fit has now been completed.
Bodywork completed, panel fit and gaps perfected, Opalescent Silver Blue just around the corner.
All of the sheet metal work and panel replacement has now been completed for this project
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IRS rebuild underway in the Team CJ Engine shop.
Sheet metal repairs to the monocoque coming along nicely!
We are delighted to have this project back underway. Next up will be the restoration of the bodyshell!
Putting the finishing touches to another Stage Two engine rebuild in the CJ machine shop.
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With all of the machine work completed, it is time to assemble this special Stage Two engine.
We have now received this E Type back after being blasted to bare metal. As usual, the blasting process has revealed a little more rust than was evident before the car was disassembled, but all in all, not too bad. One thing we have noticed is that the left side of the body has significantly more rust than the right. We wonder whether the left side may have been more exposed than the right during an extended period of storage?
Lots of progress in the CJ machine shop!
We now have the main bodyshell completely stripped and on one of the blasting rotisserie jigs. We have the Stage Two engine rebuild well underway and have already completed the machine work to the cylinder head.
I am delighted to report that we now have this exciting new project well underway!
I am pleased to report that we will have this exciting restoration underway very shortly.
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