Total restoration of a single family owned car
| 1964
Jaguar E Type FHC (CC) Total restoration of a single family owned car |
Restoration Log by Dan Mooney |
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The build continues with great progress.
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Windshield is installed and interior is coming together with custom touches.
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Front suspension, engine accessories, bonnet, and exhaust installed.
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Engine installation.
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Carlos has made great progress on the chrome, door panels, rear hatch, and interior cargo area.
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Independent rear suspension, peddle box, dashboard, and gauges.
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Almost ready to install the engine and transmission.
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Chrome trial fit has now been completed.
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Bodywork completed, panel fit and gaps perfected, Opalescent Silver Blue just around the corner.
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All of the sheet metal work and panel replacement has now been completed for this project
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IRS rebuild continued..
IRS rebuild underway in the Team CJ Engine shop.
Gerardo has been making a lot of progress on the front subframe.
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Sheet metal repairs to the monocoque coming along nicely!
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| New floors now permanently welded into place |
Radius arm anchor points are riveted, as
original |
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| Applying Wurth Body Wax to all inner box
sections that will be enclosed when outer sills installed |
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| Gerardo spot welding outer sills in place |
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| Both outer sills now installed, boot floor
assembly will be installed next |
We are delighted to have this project back underway. Next up will be the restoration of the bodyshell!
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| Cutting away the old floors |
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| Wurth Body Wax is applied inside all box
sections that will be enclosed once floors are installed |
Left and right floor sections welded together
along the center line |
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| 3M panel bond is also used on the transmission tunnel flanges |
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| Spot welding new floors into place |
Putting the finishing touches to another Stage Two engine rebuild in the CJ machine shop.
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With all of the machine work completed, it is time to assemble this special Stage Two engine.
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| Cylinder head has now been fully rebuilt |
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| Balancing the billet crankshaft |
Torque plate honing the cylinders |
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| Final surfacing of the block |
Note timing chain is installed for surfacing |
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| Hanging the Carrillo rods on the pistons |
Short block assembly underway |
We have now received this E Type back after being blasted to bare metal. As usual, the blasting process has revealed a little more rust than was evident before the car was disassembled, but all in all, not too bad. One thing we have noticed is that the left side of the body has significantly more rust than the right. We wonder whether the left side may have been more exposed than the right during an extended period of storage?
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| Bonnet will be disassembled prior to blasting |
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| Left hand intake will be exchanged with a
better one from our used inventory |
Left hand wing clearly has some rust beneath the paint |
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| Cutting out the outer sills prior to blasting |
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| This is what was hiding behind the LH outer
sill |
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| Corrosion behind LH engine frame bracket |
Corrosion in LH inner sill |
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| The body will require full floors and inner
and outer sills |
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| Jury still out on whether the boot floor can
be saved |
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| Time to melt out the factory lead |
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| Door skins will be removed |
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| Bare metal sealed in epoxy primer |
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| Sealing the door frames |
Lots of progress in the CJ machine shop!
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| Machining 5 angled valve job |
Honing tappet guides for oversize tappets |
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| Valve covers polished |
Machining surface of cylinder head |
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| Machining counter bores for top hat sleeves |
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| Machining main caps for align hone |
Note ARP main cap bolts |
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| Align honing in progress |
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To be continued! |
| Carrillo forged connecting rods |
We now have the main bodyshell completely stripped and on one of the blasting rotisserie jigs. We have the Stage Two engine rebuild well underway and have already completed the machine work to the cylinder head.
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| Lots of evidence of the car's original
Opalescent Silver Blue paintwork |
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| Front suspension removed |
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| Floors are extremely solid |
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| Bonnet will be disassembled prior to be
blasted back to bare metal |
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| Engine in the CJ machine shop |
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| Using the crane to remove the head |
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| Tearing down the cylinder head |
This engine was burning a lot of oil prior to being laid up! |
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| 100% blockage behind the petcock (drain tap) |
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| Water pump could probably stand a rebuild |
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| Pressure testing the head after initial
cleaning |
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| Several water jackets in head are badly
corroded |
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| Surfacing the head after weld repairs to water jackets |
Surfacing the head after reshaping the water jackets on the mill |
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| Intake and exhaust flanges were machined flat |
Align honing the cylinder head camshaft caps |
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| Trial fitting cam bearings after align honing
head |
Port work underway |
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| Pressure testing the head after completion of
the port work |
Outstanding (58 cfm) gain on the flow bench |
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| Machining the multi-angled valve job |
Honing tappet guides for oversized RBR tappets |
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| Installing tappet hold down kit |
Machine work completed on cylinder head, now
time for cosmetic polishing, painting and assembly |
I am delighted to report that we now have this exciting new project well underway!
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| Our first impression of the car is that is
extremely solid and retains many original features |
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| First task is to remove the engine and
drivetrain |
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| All numbers match on this car, front to rear |
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| Seats are as dry and rust free as you are ever
likely to find |
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| The cabin is also extremely dry |
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| This key was found beneath the passenger seat |
Gas tank removed |
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| Lights and bumpers were clearly not removed when the car was painted |
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| Engine and transmission now removed |
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| First engine rebuild report next week! |
I am pleased to report that we will have this exciting restoration underway very shortly.
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