{"id":2587,"date":"2012-02-16T09:44:26","date_gmt":"2012-02-16T14:44:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/?p=2587"},"modified":"2015-02-18T13:21:40","modified_gmt":"2015-02-18T18:21:40","slug":"converting-a-series-2-e-type-shell-to-series-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/2012\/02\/converting-a-series-2-e-type-shell-to-series-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Converting a Series 2 E-Type Shell to Series 1"},"content":{"rendered":"

Our next order of business in the restoration of this shell is to put the tail back together.<\/p>\n

The previous restorer has replaced the entire boot floor and both rear lower valances with new MR panels, and as usual, the valances don’t fit.\u00a0 So throughout these photos, you’ll see the LH valance hanging off…\u00a0 What they should have done was re-form the edges of the valances to make them fit – there’s just too much metal.\u00a0 We will pull the LH valance and trim it down some and replace it when the car is in the rotisserie and flipped over.<\/p>\n

For now, we’re going to remove the entire Series 2 license plate area and replace it with a combination of new Series 1 pieces from our stock of NOS panels, and also some pieces that we fabricated here.<\/p>\n

When completed, William Lyons himself would swear this was a Series 1 shell in the rear!\u00a0 Have a look!<\/p>\n