1964
Jaguar E Type roadster (TW) |
Restoration Log by Dan Mooney |
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Engine and transmission installed.
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Sitting on it's own suspension
with temporary wheels. |
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IRS is installed |
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Center dash panel |
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Heat trans tunnel shield |
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Getting ready for paint
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CJ Borrani wire wheels
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Chrome and windscreen trial fit
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Trimming the seats in sumptuous, deep red, Suffolk & Turley hides...
Visiting the Borrani factory in Milan last week!
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Lot's of stuff going on at the Borrani
factory! |
Exclusive Team CJ Borrani wheel in production |
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Yours truly doing a bit of Quality Control at
the Borrani factory in Milan |
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All of the heavy lifting has now been completed in the CJ Coachworks. The next stage will involve copious amounts of sanding and blocking in preparation for the application of the Opalescent Silver Grey paint.
Lots of progress in the Coachworks this week..
The following sequence of photos show Matt assembling your new bonnet and modifying the bonnet mouth, and the lower bonnet mouth tray, for a perfect fit.
Installing engine frames, modifying door top chrome, skinning the boot lid, fabricating a new boot latch bracket..
As nice an original tool kit as you are ever likely to see..
We have now removed the body from the rotisserie and placed it on a roll-around frame jig so we can assemble the engine frames and begin fitting the new bonnet.
Beautiful Suffolk & Turley hides...
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Lead loading the lower rear quarters where they meet the main boot floor.
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Lead loading RH lower quarter and boot floor |
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Welding the rear edge of passenger door
earlier this week, prior to lead loading |
Installing new driver's door skin.
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Straightening the bottom of the door frame |
Preparing to fit the new door skin |
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Rear edge of skin hammered over first |
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Using a special skinning tool to flatten the
door skin edges |
Lead loading underway.
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Trial fitting new driver's door.
Rust proofing inner sill surfaces and installing new outer sills.
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The following sequence of photos show Matt rust proofing the inner box sections with Body Wax, then spot welding the new floors in place.
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enclosed when the new floors are installed |
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Cylinder head machine work completed, trial fitting new floors and outer sills.
Engine machine work in progress.
Lots of progress in the Coachworks.
This week Matt has been busy installing both inner sills.
Your cylinder head going under the knife in the CJ machine shop.
Cutting out the old floors, repairing the transmission tunnel.
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Stripping 'shipping primer' from new body panels.
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Back from the blasters, everything very much as we expected to see. No nasty surprises!
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It is always exciting to get another total restoration underway. In a few months, this 1964 roadster will be among the very best E Types in the world.