1971 E Type roadster (PL) Major mechanical rebuild

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Specification (briefly) for this project is as follows: This E Type will receive a major mechanical rebuild in the CJ workshops. The engine, carbs, transmission, suspension, brakes, ignition and cooling systems will all be completely rebuilt.

I am pleased to report that the initial firing of your engine went very well with absolutely no issues. We are currently dealing with a real mess of wiring behind the dash...

Installing your rebuilt engine and transmission....

We have now completed your engine rebuild and have also dealt with some severe corrosion at the right hand forward mounting point of the IRS cage. Next step will be to install the rebuilt IRS and put the car back on its four wheels.

Engine rebuild now complete		Front rh anchor pint for IRS cage
Cutting away corroded metal	Fabricating a repair panel

We decided we couldn't bring ourselves to bolt your new engine frames to the firewall the way it was....

Firewall was very rough		Stripping old paint away
		Not perfect, but much more presentable!

Balancing crankshaft, assembling and installing rods and pistons...

We have now completed all the machine work and will be assembling your engine in the next few days...

Cylinder head needed extensive repairs, now completed	Crankshaft has been ground and  polished
Block has been sleeved, align and cylinder honed	New engine frames have been painted

We have now repaired the surface of your cylinder head and reshaped the affected combustion chambers.

Rods have been rebuilt and carefully balanced	Crankshaft dampner is badly damaged  and will be upgraded
Scribing welded combustion chambers using head gasket as template	Repaired chambers then re-shaped

IRS rebuild in progress, badly damaged cylinder head..

Cage and wishbones will be  powder coated	Differential will be completely rebuilt	Shocks and springs look like they have  been at the bottom of the ocean
Deck surface of cyl head is badly damaged	Head will require extensive welding before being surfaced

The first four photographs below show your damaged engine subframes, which were obviously in a very dangerous condition. We also have the rebuild of your engine, transmission, suspension and rear differential underway...

Lh engine frame was cracked  clean through	Close up of crack in lh frame	Rh frame also in very dangerous condition
Horrible 'repairs' on lh frame	Front suspension being shipped out for Nickel plating	Rear suspension rebuild well  underway
	Cylinder head was seized to block, typical on long stud S2 engines
Block now stripped with all the corroded studs removed		Transmission rebuild in process

I am pleased to report that we now have this major mechanical rebuild underway. I hope you enjoy following the progress in these pages.