1966 E Type roadster (DK) Team CJ restoration

Specification (briefly) for this project is as follows: Another total Team CJ restoration to include just about every performance and reliability upgrade, including a CJ5 transmission, uprated brakes, cooling, ignition, etc, etc. The car will be finished in Signal Red with Biscuit Suffolk & Turley hides.

 
I am pleased to report that the entire car has now been painted. They should see you coming in this one, Dave 

Cabin and boot compartment now painted. Next week we will paint the outer body panels...

It is now to apply the first of the Signal Red paint. So far we have painted the underside of the bonnet, the engine frames and beneath the floors. Later today we will be painting inside the cabin and boot compartment.

		Rocker guard applied to under carriage
Signal Red drying in Texas sunshine

We have now fitted the new bonnet and completed all the body work. The following photographs show a guide coat being applied over Slick Sand. After blocking the Slick Sand with 120 then 180 grit, with all panels in place and latched, it will then be time for priming and painting.

Guide coat is applied over Slick Sand	Latches and appropriate rubber seals  are installed for final blocking

With the bulk of the sheet metal replacement and lead loading completed, we have now sealed the car in epoxy primer, installed the new CJ engine frames and stripped and begun installing the new bonnet.

All bare metal will be sealed with epoxy primer	Clint installing the new CJ engine frames	Stripping the junk shipping primer from the new  bonnet is a tedious but essential task
Preparing to fit the bonnet to the car	Your car has plenty of company in the CJ Coachworks!

It is now time to carry out the monocoque rebuild. The body has already been blasted and the photos below some some of the new panels that will be installed over the coming weeks.

Gauges now fully rebuilt as new	IRS rebuild now virtually complete

New 45 DCOE Webers	Time to put IRS together	Wilwoods for the front, naturally!
All front suspension has now been beautifully Nickel plated
Building the differential
New clutch pack	Immaculately clean diff housing
3:54 perfect for CJ5 five speed!
Steering rack rebuilt	Trimming out the dash panels	Gauges have been sent for restoration/rebuild
Drilled and slotted rotors at all 4 corners	New stainless pistons for the (larger) rear brakes

Time to install new head studs	Installing the HP dampner	Marking TDC on  Pro Race dampner
Installing the oil pan	New head gasket	Time to install the cyl head
Zero pitting (unusually) inside  timing chain cover	Time to wrap it up and set it aside for later!

Everything kept immaculately clean	We chamfered all the oil feed holes in the crank	A sharp edge on the oil feed  holes can damage bearings
Great stuff for assembling  pistons to rods	Lightweight Venolias and meticulously balanced rods	Beautiful machine work
The block almost ready to  receive the crank	Venolias installed

Exhaust port	Check out the hemi domes - you may never see any smoother!	HP camshafts
Over 20 cfm increase in flow through intake ports with an increase in velocity	Off to the bead blasters!	Other items being blasted along with the body and bonnet
Door skins removed to give blaster access to innards

Items to be powder coated	IRS will be rebuilt over the next couple of weeks	We will upgrade the rear brakes
Cage was mangled, so....	We exchanged it for one that is already powder coated	Good used boot lid from CJ stock

IRS will be rebuilt next	3.54 will work great with the CJ5 five speed	Pretty nasty sills!
Cutting away damaged frames	Not much left!	Many hands = light work
Home to a rats in the past	CJ5 5 speed will be installed	Ready for the blasters

Seats need a little TLC !!!
Boot floor looks pretty solid	Main floors and sills are toast