1963 E type historic race car

1963 E type historic race car

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grumpy52

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Friday 28th January 2022
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One wing opened out to allow for wider race wheels and tyres .
The next trick is to get the other side to match !

grumpy52

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Saturday 29th January 2022
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Oneball said:
It’s not coming up with any horrors, do you know where it came from?
USA , was brought over many years ago and been in storage .
It does have some rot in the rear valance and back corners of the wings

grumpy52

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Friday 4th February 2022
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grumpy52

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Friday 4th February 2022
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Fed up with looking at bare metal some etch primer was splashed about .
More bars have been added to the rollcage.
The owner is due to visit next week to try the cabin for size .

grumpy52

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Friday 4th February 2022
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Oneball said:
Are you welding up any of the myriad of holes in the bulkhead?
Most will be filled with various bits of equipment any surplus will be welded up where allowed.

grumpy52

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Wednesday 9th February 2022
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Time to strip the pedal box .
Note the bellows type servo .
The clutch master cylinder put up a bit of a fight !

grumpy52

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Wednesday 9th February 2022
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grumpy52

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grumpy52

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Wednesday 9th February 2022
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Stripped to its component parts and given a blasting before being modified for race use and a adjustable brake bias set up .
Always fun working on parts that are almost 60 years old and probably never been touched .

grumpy52

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Thursday 10th February 2022
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Not a lot of room in the drivers footwell .
Plenty of metal for protection!

grumpy52

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Saturday 12th February 2022
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Door bars ready for fitting.

grumpy52

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Saturday 12th February 2022
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Refurbished pedals with a few mods ready for a brake bias system . New brackets will be needed for new master cylinders.

grumpy52

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Monday 14th February 2022
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The cage is finished.

grumpy52

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Monday 14th February 2022
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grumpy52

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Monday 14th February 2022
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The owner requested an extra door bar on the drivers side (LHD) It is removable . I have raced LHD in the UK and you can feel a bit more vulnerable, most UK tracks are run clockwise so the left is more liable to contact the scenery.

grumpy52

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Monday 14th February 2022
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The pedal box has been renovated and modified and is ready to be refitted.
This won't happen until the shell has been painted .

grumpy52

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Monday 14th February 2022
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e600 said:
I finished mine in 2021, a great retirement project
That looks like it was a lot of work .
Did it take as long as anticipated. ?
Any hidden horrors ?

grumpy52

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Sunday 20th February 2022
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Steering column stripped and blasted ,a bracket needs repairing then it's off for powder coating. Then rebuild with new bushes . Another part for when the tub has been painted .

grumpy52

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Wednesday 23rd February 2022
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Years of having ball joints replaced by clumsy mechanics results in this sort of damage .

grumpy52

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Wednesday 23rd February 2022
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Repaired and cleaned up ready for plating.