1973 V12 roadster (TA)
Mechanical rebuild and upgrade


 

 
Specification (briefly) for this project is as follows:

Major mechanical rebuild including engine, carbs, suspension, cooling, brakes, ignition and a conversion from automatic to a manual CJ5 five speed

 
 

 

Opening report - February 21, 2007



 
 

Radiator fan shroud cleaned up nicely
New heater box assembled and 
installed
Pedal box and new master
cylinders installed

 


We will have to replace your heater box, which is rotten. Other than that, reassembly is continuing at a steady pace!
   
   
   


Going back together with the front suspension and brakes....

 
New rotors...
Poly bushings
   
 
Booster rebuilt


As you can see, we have now refinished the firewall and begun the reassembly process.

 
Stripping all the old paint
Sealing with epoxy primer
Carlos applying the Old 
English White base coat
     
   
Moises reinstalling your engine
frames...
     
   
New Grade 8 fasteners will be used 
during the reassembly process
   

 


Over the last couple of days we have been carrying out some essential repairs to the lower firewall and LH forward jacking point.

 
 Car placed on a roll-around jig
to carry out firewall repairs
 
Cutting away the rusted area 
 
 
 Front jacking point beneath the
car was also corroded
Jacking point cut away 
 Jacking point was repaired first
 
 
 Trial fitting the newly fabricated
repair panel
 
 Good as new
 
 
 Now to address the other side
Corroded lower edge cut away 
This panel has suspicious 
bubbling 
 
 
 Reverse side of the 'suspicious' panel
Side frame mount looks sturdy 
We acid washed then coated inner
section with Body Wax
 
 
 Trial fitting a newly fabricated 
panel
Making the repair panel for the 
lower firewall 
 
 
 
 Trial fitting
 
Firewall repairs completed 
 
 
 Frames have been blasted and 
refinished
 Remmber how nasty they looked
last week?
 IRS rebuild underway
 
 
 
 Items for blasting and powder 
coating
 Front suspension going 
back together
 


Having found some significant rust in the lower firewall bulkhead panels, we had to remove the engine frames in order to effect a proper repair. Having gone this far, we decided it would be a shame not to blast and refinish the frames...and to clean up and repaint the firewall...
Engine now completely disassembled
   
     
Engine bay will receive a new harness
   
     
Gauges will be rebuilt
Seat will be modified to
accomodate a tall driver
 
     
Nasty rust damage in lower
firewall
 
Fuel lines are crushed
     
   
Manifolds will be Jet Hot
coated
     
Frames will be blasted and
refinished
 
Firewall will be stripped
     
   
     


Yet another great E Type project getting underway in the CJ workshop!

 
     
     
     
     
     
     
 
     

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