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Update report - November 27, 2019

Another restoration wrapped up just in time for the holidays! The following photos were taken earlier this week during final road testing.

It was great to see you the other day! It is high time I uploaded some photos of the interior restoration for you, so here they are! Suede Green really is one of my favorite options for a Jaguar interior. You will see below that I compared the color of the new Suffolk & Turley hides to an original 1960's vintage Connolly swatch. The original Connolly hide part number for Suede Green was VM3510.

We will be firing the engine and running the car on the chassis dyno in the next week or so.


Always fun when our customers visit to check on progress!	Suede Green Suffolk & Turley interior kit


1960's Connolly swatch book	The original Connolly part number for Suede Green


S&T hide an excellent match for the original	Seats are now trimmed and ready to install


	Hector has been busy trimming the luggage boards


Engine bay now pretty much complete	Time to test run the car on the chassis dyno!

Engine and drive train now installed.

Rebuilt IRS has now been installed and car is back on its (slave) wheels for the first time in a long time!

We have now installed the engine frames and the engine bay is filling up rapidly.


Installing the engine frames


IRS has been fully rebuilt	Engine bay filling up rapidly

I am delighted to report that we have now completed the painting process.


Gerardo preparing to apply 3M Rocker Guard to the front inner wheel arches


Underside of the bonnet now British Racing Green	The body and doors being set up in the booth for painting





The bodyshell is now BRG	Body moved to the mechanical workshop for reassembly


	Next job will be to install the engine frames and front suspension

Every piece of chrome throughout the entire car has been re-plated.

I am pleased to report that the majority of the bodywork has now been completed and the car has been coated with Spies Hecker Raderal polyester primer.


Car is now ready for Raderal polyester primer	At this stage the panel gaps have been finalized


Masking the body and bonnet prior to priming


Raderal polyester primer now applied


Doors and tailgate are installed for blocking purposes	Another freshly minted E Type body!

Your suede green Suffolk & Turley interior kit laid out in the CJ trim room earlier today.

The stripped body has now been sealed in epoxy primer and the guys in the trim room have been busy restoring your dash panels.


	Preparing to seal the bare metal bodyshell


Outer body now sealed with epoxy primer	Rebuilt gauges


Dash panels have been restored in the trim room


	Refinished heater box

We have now stripped all the old paint, primer and bondo from the bodyshell. I am happy to report there were no nasty surprises lurking beneath the paint!

When embarking upon any bare metal repaint project, there is always some degree of trepidation about what we might find lurking beneath trim, carpets, and ultimately beneath several layers of paint and body filler. Unfortunately, more often than not, we uncover major corrosion issues that can significantly affect the scope of the project. On this occasion, I am delighted to report that the structural condition of your car appears to be remarkably solid. In fact, the main floors, inner sills and boot floor are as solid as you could ever hope to find in a 50 year old E Type!


Stripping away as much of the interior as necessary to repair/replace footwells


	Draining gad tank prior to storage mean the original tank is in great shape!


Factory applied cosmoline still on spare wheel	Boot floor is bone dry and appears to be rust free


Main cabin floors are extremely (unusually) solid	New Team CJ alloy bonnet has already been fitted

Your firewall has now been stripped, repaired and repainted.


Repaired firewall sealed in epoxy primer	Stabilizer bracket now repaired and welded back in place


4 coats of Old English White has the firewall looking like new again	Nickel plated suspension and brake components

I am delighted to report that your Stage Two 4.7L engine rebuild has now been completed!


Preparing the main caps for an align hone


Align hone in progress	Main caps following the align hone


Measuring forged stroker pistons prior to torque plate honing process


	Balancing the billet stroked crank


Surfacing the block with timing chain cover installed


Preparing components for final assembly	Carrillo rods and forged CJ pistons


Beautiful billet RBR oil pump


Measuring the deck height (zero)


Assembling the short block


Custom Cometic head gasket


Another Stage Two 4.7L stroker build completed!	Time to get the engine bay ready for the rebuilt engine!




	To be continued!
Repair panel now welded in place

Lots of progress in the CJ engine shop...


Tearing down the cylinder head	Measuring cam saddle warpage (.015)


Machining cam cover rails	Custom CJ valve seats installed


Honing valve guides	Magnaflux crack checking block


Very healthy gains on the flow bench following our portwork	Measuring custom top hat liners


Exhaust runner after porting	Porting intake runner picked up more than 50 cfm


Machining out old sleeves	Some minor cracks will be taken care of during re-sleeving process


Machining exhaust gasket flange	Surfacing deck of cylinder head

I am delighted to report that we have this exciting new project underway. This car will receive a total mechanical rebuild featuring a host of high performance reliability upgrades. Once finished, this will be one of the fastest road legal E Types in the world.


Chris about to remove your engine and transmission


Car has a much earlier picture frame	Rear stabilizer bracket has been subjected to some industrial welding in the past


Home made bonnet hinge	Engine and transmission rebuild already underway