E-type déjà vu. The second rebuild
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Lee, I doth my cap to you. A stunning rebuild and a credit to your workmanship.
Well done to you Tony for funding it. May you enjoy it for many years to come.
I popped up to see it on Thursday but the unit was all locked up so I didn't get to see the finished project. Maybe another time.
What's next Tony, a MK7 by chance?
Well done to you Tony for funding it. May you enjoy it for many years to come.
I popped up to see it on Thursday but the unit was all locked up so I didn't get to see the finished project. Maybe another time.
What's next Tony, a MK7 by chance?
Dave, I still miss my manual overdrive Mk VIII, quite a rare car today. I think I am going to take a sabbatical at the moment and think things through. I shan't probably keep the XKSS many years now since age is taking its toll and it isn't an easy car to get in and out of - especially with the hood up as you know! I still have this bee in my bonnet about doing an Austin Healey Fright though, but I am trying to suppress the yearning. Frankly, I really have no idea whether I'll take on another project. From my youth I'd like a few cars and it would be a breath of fresh air to have a different marque, like an MG Magnette ZA for example. Put an 1840 or 2 litre lump in, add front disc brakes, change the rear axle ratio and you have a fun car and not too dear really.
lowdrag said:
... From my youth I'd like a few cars and it would be a breath of fresh air to have a different marque, like an MG Magnette ZA for example. Put an 1840 or 2 litre lump in, add front disc brakes, change the rear axle ratio and you have a fun car and not too dear really.
Funny you should say that my first proper car was a Magnette ZA and my Brother had a ZB Varitone. I always had this idea of fitting an MGB engine and overdrive gearbox with wire wheels and disc brakes. Should be a relatively straight forward mod and would look great IMO. 
Well done with the S1!
a hotted up ZA Magnette is huge fun, I remember being passengered in one by a friend who's a bit handy with anything on skinny tyres, and the left from the A331 onto the A31 Hogs Back slip towards Guildford was taken at (even for me) a surprisingly large speed, fabulous stuff!
a hotted up ZA Magnette is huge fun, I remember being passengered in one by a friend who's a bit handy with anything on skinny tyres, and the left from the A331 onto the A31 Hogs Back slip towards Guildford was taken at (even for me) a surprisingly large speed, fabulous stuff!
Well done with the S1!
a hotted up ZA Magnette is huge fun, I remember being passengered in one by a friend who's a bit handy with anything on skinny tyres, and the left from the A331 onto the A31 Hogs Back slip towards Guildford was taken at (even for me) a surprisingly large speed, fabulous stuff!
a hotted up ZA Magnette is huge fun, I remember being passengered in one by a friend who's a bit handy with anything on skinny tyres, and the left from the A331 onto the A31 Hogs Back slip towards Guildford was taken at (even for me) a surprisingly large speed, fabulous stuff!
Well done with the S1!
a hotted up ZA Magnette is huge fun, I remember being passengered in one by a friend who's a bit handy with anything on skinny tyres, and the left from the A331 onto the A31 Hogs Back slip towards Guildford was taken at (even for me) a surprisingly large speed, fabulous stuff!
a hotted up ZA Magnette is huge fun, I remember being passengered in one by a friend who's a bit handy with anything on skinny tyres, and the left from the A331 onto the A31 Hogs Back slip towards Guildford was taken at (even for me) a surprisingly large speed, fabulous stuff!
No, she's still dirty Dave, but here's one taken at Prescott by Sue Burton when she was clean. I promise to do more shortly. Deadlines are calling and I just can't get the article right. I keep hitting the delete key.
PS Lee had some professional photos taken and will let me have them soon, so I'll post then. Better than my crappy ones!
PPS Apologies Sue - you were clean - the car wasn't
PS Lee had some professional photos taken and will let me have them soon, so I'll post then. Better than my crappy ones!
PPS Apologies Sue - you were clean - the car wasn't
Edited by lowdrag on Monday 23 June 21:16
Yeah yeah yeah. Finally, I finally got the car out and gave it a bath. The flies are gone, the interior is vacuumed, and I'm sending you the bill Dave. Lee never got the "professional" photos in digital form, just a print or two, but I think these are actually better than the printed ones I saw. I am still in awe of the shut lines.
ETA Must think about taxing her too
ETA Must think about taxing her too
Edited by lowdrag on Saturday 6th September 14:28
Strangely, despite the dire weather here yesterday, I unzipped the Carcoon and put it away, turned the ignition on, watched the fuel gauge needle rise, applied choke, and pressed the starter button. The whole electrical system died 100%. I went indoors to find the multimeter, then hit myself over the head with a hammer and did an about turn. I'd completely forgotten that this time we had put a battery cut out on the car! I guess that there was just enough current leakage across the cut out to energise the ignition light and the petrol gauge, but connected she started first time. I haven't driven her because it isn't really the weather (nor anything decent forecast it seems), but an oil change will be done this weekend and a bit of grease applied. Not a lot to do really, since she only has 1,500 on the clock since "new".
Hooli said:
lowdrag said:
I guess that there was just enough current leakage across the cut out to energise the ignition light and the petrol gauge
I believe that is typical of cut off switches, they allow an amp or so through to power stuff like dashboard clocks & radio memory etc.Gassing Station | Classic Cars and Yesterday's Heroes | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff