1964 E Type roadster (SB) Team CJ total restoration

Specification (briefly) for this project is as follows: Total restoration with a full complement of Team CJ performance and reliability upgrades.

More progress in the Coachworks....

Applying Wurth Body Wax to inner sill box section		Trial fitting outer sill in conjunction  with latched door
	Sill then spot welded into place	Jacking point is TIG welded
	Installing rh sill end closing panel
Time to metal finish damaged rh  rear quarter	Before....	After...

Lots of progress in the Coachworks....

New inner sills installed		Trial fitting transmission mount
Trial fitting LH & RH floors	Spot welding floors together
Wurth Body Wax is applied to cross-member  and inner rear bulkhead	Torsion bar reaction plate is installed at this stage	Trial fitting lower engine frame mounting brackets
Lower frame brackets welded into place	Time to install outer sills	New floors and inner sills now installed
Wurth Body Wax applied to inner sill box sections		Welding outer sills into place

Sheet metal repairs underway...

The body and associated panels have now been media blasted back to bare metal, and the news really isn't too bad! Although the body shell obviously requires extensive panel replacement, it is far better than most E Types that pass through the Team CJ Coachworks.

We had hoped to save the engine frames, although the blasting process revealed quite a bit of previously invisible corrosion damage. In any event, we will have the resurrection underway shortly!
 

Previous repair man applied bondo right up against the bumper!
Inner sills way better than most, but still need to be replaced
RH wheel arch has some minor corrosion damage	Time for a closer look after media blasting
		RH rear 1/4 panel has suffered some pain in the past
Bonnet center section will require extensive work	Doors are exceptionally clean	Picture frame will be replaced
	Belly pan will be replaced
Floors will be replaced
Boot floor is amazingly sound
		Note rust holes in engine frames

I am pleased to report that we now have this project back underway. In the next few days we be sending the body out for media blasting. Watch this space!

Installing pistons and rods to block...

Installing custom forged pistons to Crower rods...

The following video shows Chris balancing your crankshaft in the CJ machine shop.

Balancing your crankshaft		Forged Crower rods
Finished crank a thing of beauty	Installing upgraded freeze plugs

We have now completed your Stage One cylinder head rebuild and finished all of our machine work on the block. We hope to be reassembling this engine in the next few days.

As it once was....	As it is today...
Honing cylinder to finish size		Block is then painted inside and out
Look closely and you can see the  cross-hatch honing pattern	Venolia pistons

When we cut away the old exhaust seats, one of them showed evidence of corrosion. This usually means there is a crack (or porosity) in the seat pocket, which can allow coolant to leak through beneath the seat and into the combustion chamber. Fortunately, that proved not to be the case with your head. The first photo below shows the 'rusty' seat after it had been cut out.

I have also included some photos of Chris porting your cylinder head. The last two photos show what a (CJ) ported runner looks like. Once the valve job has been lapped in, the transition between the runner and the base of the seat will be smoothed out so that it is barely visible. I am looking forward to seeing what this head flows when we put it on the bench next week!

Rusty exhaust seat	Unusual staining of pocket	Pressure tested a second time - OK
Chris porting the exhaust runners	Casting quite rough from the factory	Starting to look a little better..
Finished article a thing of beauty	Intakes should flow big numbers

Stage One engine rebuild underway...

	Pressure testing in progress (OK)	Cutting out the old valve seats

Time to get this project underway!

Engine and transmission removed		Floors look remarkably solid
	Missing core plug calls for closer examination	Note factory crayon marks on firewall

I am pleased to report that your car arrived safely at CJ earlier this morning. We will have your restoration underway very shortly!