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Webasto Roof Frame Installation for an E-Type Jaguar

Posted on November 21, 2013 by admin

After the floors and sills were in, we were starting to get right down to it. Months of work fitting things so that the rear wheel arches could be done meant that all of the work after they WERE done … Continue reading →

Restoring E-Type Doors

Posted on November 15, 2013 by admin

OK – so let’s see – we’ve completed the rear end conversion to Series 1, repaired the bumper flanges, and fitted the boot floor and rear lower valances… We’ve completely replaced the rear chassis legs and EVERYTHING around them… We’ve … Continue reading →

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E-Type Fixed-Head Coupe B-Post Repairs

Posted on November 15, 2013 by admin

So the whole focus of this car ended up being those ugly rear wheel arches… I learned about a year ago that the way to do it is to FIT, but not install the floors and inner and outer sills … Continue reading →

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E-Type Series 2 to Series 1 Tail Conversion – Recap

Posted on November 11, 2013 by admin

Hello! – Once again I find myself needing to apologize for a long hiatus between the blog posts… A big reason for that is the car you’ll see below – which is now completed – finally! This E-Type has been … Continue reading →

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Floored!

Posted on January 7, 2013 by admin

Once the issues with the rear wings were all resolved, it was OK to go ahead and put in the floors and inner sills.

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E-Type Series 1.5 Roadster Rear Wing Repair

Posted on December 11, 2012 by admin

Once the chassis legs and rear bulkhead were repaired, we were able to fit the floors and inner sills into place. This allows us to form up and weld in all of the necessary patches to the bottoms of the … Continue reading →

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A Little Forward Progress – Finally!

Posted on December 8, 2012 by admin

OK – So far all we’ve done is take a ’68 roadster shell and cut and grind it down into almost nothing! Time to start moving in the other direction! Here are a couple of photos of the first repairs … Continue reading →

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New Project Underway! – 1968 OTS Shell Restoration

Posted on November 24, 2012 by admin

This is a shell that has been at the shop for a while – patiently waiting restoration. We have found our customers to be extremely flexible on schedules with their shell restorations as the business matures, and we appreciate that! … Continue reading →

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E-Type Projects – For Sale & Wanted!

Posted on October 17, 2012 by admin

E-Type Projects – FOR SALE! Updated and Current as of 7/16/23 – We currently own several E-Type project cars that are available for purchase! These are original and complete Jaguar E-Type project cars for restoration – they are all owned … Continue reading →

Series 2 E-Type OTS converted to Series 1

Posted on August 11, 2012 by admin

Earlier this Summer, we drove up to Connecticut to pick up a very solid Series 2 roadster shell (see earlier blog posting titled “The latest adventure”. The tub needed to be converted to Series 1 specs, but also turned out … Continue reading →

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The dangers of amateur welding!!!

Posted on February 18, 2012 by admin

This is a cautionary tale about the risks in getting the local guys or your friend with a welder to work on your E-Type… An E-Type is assembled with 95% resistance spot-welding, and about 5% gas-welding on the seams and … Continue reading →

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Rebuilding an E-Type OTS Rear Bulkhead

Posted on February 16, 2012 by admin

This project started as the construction of a 1967 Series 1 spec OTS shell from scratch… The plan was to use chunks of dead E-Type shells, but mostly all new pieces that we fabricated here to build a complete shell. … Continue reading →

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1963 E-Type FHC body shell restoration – getting started

Posted on December 15, 2011 by admin

This is a project that has been patiently waiting to start over the past few months, and I’m happy to report that we are finally underway! The project is near and dear to my heart, because of how close it … Continue reading →

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1961 E-Type OTS – Roadster Doors

Posted on July 27, 2011 by admin

This post details the restoration of a pair of doors from a late ’61 (possibly early ’62…) roadster. The doors on the early cars have several subtle differences that set them apart from the average Series 1 door, and we’ll … Continue reading →

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Footwell Replacement

Posted on February 22, 2011 by admin

The floors on this car are ROCK solid, but the footwells have suffered heavily over the years from various bashing from underneath, and rough hammering back out from above. Since the sides of the footwells show prominently on a finished … Continue reading →

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