Team CJ 1966 Roadster

1966 E Type Roadster - 1E 12791
Team CJ Special

Specification (briefly) for this project is as follows:

Total restoration of a matching number car - opalescent silver blue coachwork with dark blue Suffolk & Turley interior, discreet mechanical upgrades.


Lawrence has now begun the lead loading process	Lead is used around the rear lights


New rear bulkhead has been fabricated and installed	Perfect fitting rear light!


	Both kick panels have now been installed


Spot welds as far as the eye can see!	New radius arm mounts installed

Report date - January 24, 2002


New upper left wing	Spot welded into place


New transmission tunnel


New firewall side panel were fabricated	Virtually everything has been replaced underneath the car

Opening report - January 17, 2002


Trial fitting floors and inner sills	Doesn't look much like a car at this stage!


New doors must be in place pretty much before anything else	Welding sill end panels into place


Floors spot welded together down the centre of the car	Fabricating new cross-member support


Note panel fit between door bottom and outer edge of inner sill	Inner sill supports in place


Installing the trans tunnel


Rust proofing with Wurth Body Wax	Body Wax will be used on all inner box sections - there is no better rust preventative treatment


Initial lead loading following replacement of right rear quarter panel	Lead also used where quarter panel meets sill


Starting to fabricate left rear wheel arch


Wheel arch taking shape	View from inside the boot