{"id":12957,"date":"2016-05-01T21:55:58","date_gmt":"2016-05-02T01:55:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/?p=12957"},"modified":"2016-04-20T22:47:51","modified_gmt":"2016-04-21T02:47:51","slug":"saving-a-lost-3-8-e-type-drivetrain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/2016\/05\/saving-a-lost-3-8-e-type-drivetrain\/","title":{"rendered":"Saving a Lost 3.8 E-Type Drivetrain"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Monocoque Metalworks owns quite a few E-type project cars that are incomplete, and we are always on the lookout for the pieces we need to turn them back into complete and correct E-Types that can be properly restored.<\/p>\n<p>So on a chilly Sunday in early February, I found myself taking a day trip up into northern central Pennsylvania to pick up this E-Type engine and IRS unit, plus some front uprights and brake calipers.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-12957 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-large'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_1412.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_1412-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-12958\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_1412-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_1412-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_1412-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-12958'>\n\t\t\t\tUp and out of the house early on a Sunday morning, driving along with my coffee and listening to Frank Sinatra &#8211; a Sunday morning tradition around here&#8230;\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_1417.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_1417-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-12959\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_1417-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_1417-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_1417-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-12959'>\n\t\t\t\tIt was beautiful day, and the farther north we went, the more beautiful!\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_1423.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_1423-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-12960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_1423-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_1423-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_1423-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-12960'>\n\t\t\t\tHere are a few cabooses resting semi-permanently on this scenic bridge.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_1425.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_1425-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-12961\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_1425-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_1425-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_1425-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-12961'>\n\t\t\t\tThis was one of those classic small towns that I seem to find myself going through on these trips!  I skipped food for most of the day, and had a big fat breakfast sandwich at a local bagel shop here on my way home, and took a quick stroll down this street with my coffee to &#8220;stop and smell the roses&#8221; for a change&#8230;\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_1432.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_1432-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-12962\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_1432-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_1432-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_1432-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-12962'>\n\t\t\t\tMy destination was an aging hot-rodder who had even more projects than me!\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_1481.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"853\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_1481-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-12963\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_1481-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_1481-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_1481-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-12963'>\n\t\t\t\tThis was an original &#8217;32 Ford 5-window coupe body &#8211; that was actually raced back in the day!\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_1446.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_1446-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-12964\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_1446-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_1446-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_1446-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-12964'>\n\t\t\t\tNow this little car REALLY caught my eye, and in a moment of weakness, I was ALMOST convinced to buy it!\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_1450.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_1450-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-12965\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_1450-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_1450-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_1450-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-12965'>\n\t\t\t\tIt is a 1925 Renault &#8220;Torpedo Skiff&#8221; roadster.  Man I dug it &#8211; alot!  And it was all there!\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_1462.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_1462-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-12966\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_1462-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_1462-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_1462-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-12966'>\n\t\t\t\tThis was another project car that my new friend, Ed had finally decided to part with.  It is a very tired XK-120 Fixed-head that he has gathered up piece by piece over about the past 20 years&#8230;\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_1459.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_1459-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-12967\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_1459-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_1459-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_1459-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-12967'>\n\t\t\t\tShe was rough &#8211; and incomplete, but hopefully her new owners will finally see the project through.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_1460.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_1460-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-12968\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_1460-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_1460-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_1460-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-12968'>\n\t\t\t\t&#8230;but it is going to be a BIG job!\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_1479.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_1479-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-12969\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_1479-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_1479-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_1479-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-12969'>\n\t\t\t\tLots of cool XK parts and pieces!\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_1473.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_1473-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-12970\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_1473-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_1473-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_1473-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-12970'>\n\t\t\t\tAnd Ed&#8217;s outbuildings were filled with SEVERAL lifetimes of car projects &#8211; here is yet another TOTAL restoration!\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_1478.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_1478-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-12971\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_1478-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_1478-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_1478-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-12971'>\n\t\t\t\tThe stuff that dreams are made of&#8230;  Ed is starting to realize that while dreaming of how to build these cars DID fuel his dreams over the years, it is time to start letting them go, because life is just too short to restore them ALL!\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_1476.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_1476-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-12972\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_1476-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_1476-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_1476-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-12972'>\n\t\t\t\tParts were literally stacked up to the rafters&#8230;\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_1477.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_1477-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-12973\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_1477-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_1477-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_1477-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-12973'>\n\t\t\t\t&#8230;and beyond!\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_1484.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_1484-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-12974\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_1484-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_1484-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_1484-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-12974'>\n\t\t\t\tAnd finally, here is the reason I came!\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_1485.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_1485-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-12975\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_1485-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_1485-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_1485-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-12975'>\n\t\t\t\tThis engine came out of an XK-120 racer, but it is a 3.8 E-Type engine with a matching block and head &#8211; PERFECT for one of our E-Type projects!\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_1486.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_1486-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-12976\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_1486-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_1486-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_1486-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-12976'>\n\t\t\t\tHere is my new friend, Ed.  He wasn&#8217;t wild about having his photo taken, but it turned out so great that I just couldn&#8217;t resist putting it up here.  He was yet another GREAT guy I have met on this E-Type adventure, and we had lots of fun swapping stories for a couple of hours while loading up the parts.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_1480.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_1480-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-12977\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_1480-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_1480-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_1480-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-12977'>\n\t\t\t\tAnd finally, another great shot from Ed&#8217;s driveway.  He owns all of this land, and the old chassis in the foreground was just too cool not to take a photo of!\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Monocoque Metalworks owns quite a few E-type project cars that are incomplete, and we are always on the lookout for the pieces we need to turn them back into complete and correct E-Types that can be properly restored. 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