2018-05-24 09:10:38 | Harry Stevens writes:

Imported into the United Kingdom from the United States in Autumn 2016. Under restoration at Bridge Classic Cars of Ipswich. Restoration diary below.
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28 November 2016: New arrival ready for future restoration. We have just accepted delivery of our 1967 Jaguar E Type 2+2 Series 1. This is now available for sale as a future restoration project.

29 November 2016. More pictures of a future E Type restoration project. Here are some pictures of our 1967 Jaguar E Type 2+2 Series 1.

17 January 2017: Work on the bonnet repairs are now underway. Work has started today on our Jaguar E Type 2+2 body shell. We are hoping to reveal some exciting news soon on this 2017 project but until our plans are confirmed, all of our I's dotted and our T's crossed, then work must still commence on the body shell. The bonnet is the first and probably the most time consuming area to cover so we have enlisted the help of the Hutson Motor Company. World renowned specialist, the Hutson Motor Company are a foremost manufacturer of E Type spares. Rather than the Bridge technicians having to build the panels required we thought it was best to see if Hutson had them on the shelf and luckily they did. Typically the panels we required were probably the most expensive panels on the bonnet but nevertheless the costs in parts and labour would have been greater.

18 January 2017: Repairing the E Type bonnet. With the replacement panels Laura has started work on repairing the bonnet. The rotten under pan has been removed and the arches cut away where necessary. The pair of replacement arch repair kits have been tacked up ready to be secured.

19 January 2017: Jaguar E Type Series 1 bonnet headlamp diaphragms and mudguards. Laura has been busy all week making the bonnet of our E Type series 1, the racing car! The bonnet headlamp diaphragms on both sides are badly corroded as are the mudguard panels so we have decided to purchase a new set to work with rather than spending time and money correcting the existing ones.

20 January 2017: Repairing our E Type bonnet edges. With the new bonnet underside repair kits now with us, Laura has been able to remove the corroded area around the bottom edging of the bonnet and replace with brand new panels. A lot of the slightly damaged areas have also been corrected.

27 January 2017: Repairing our Jaguar E Type bonnet edges. Laura is still working through removing the rotten areas of the bonnet and replacing with new steel. As our E Type is being built to race the styling, in places, will be a little unconventional. The external aesthetics of the body will be much smoother than the original design. The beautiful lines of the iconic E Type will be even more emphasised due to the lack of chrome. The brief for Laura is an unusual one but her priority at the moment is get the bonnet corrected and to remove the imperfections. We've now removed the nasty issues from inside the bonnet area. All the horrible bits have been removed and we'll soon be ready for the refit.

31 January 2017: Jaguar E Type bonnet stripped. The weather managed to hold out long enough for Laura to completely remove all the paint from the Jaguar E Type bonnet. It's not the most pleasant of jobs but its done and now we can get to work building it back up.

2 February 2017: Work continues on our E Type bonnet. The front underpin is now fitted as are the front light diaphragms. Just a few more welding issues to tackle and Laura will be done with our bonnet. The styling for our racing series will be seamless. The chrome body trims will be removed and the bonnet will have a completely smooth finish.

15 February 2017: Making our E Type seamless. Work is now underway removing the seams on our E Type series bonnet. Breaking the mould of a traditional E Type we are building a racing specification model. All the chrome you normally find on the exterior will be removed.

16 February 2017: The seamless work continues on our E Type racing bonnet. We've had confirmation from SNG Barrett that our missing headlight diaphragm is now in stock and will be shipped shortly. Once this has arrived the bonnet preparation will be compete and ready for paint preparation. This is a very unique project as we are pushing the boundaries of design. A lot of ideas are bespoke and require our skilled technicians to manufacture parts rather than buy them off the shelf. The bonnet has really taken shape. The seams have been removed. These seams act as strengthening so extra enforcement has been introduced where necessary.

7 March 2017. Our E Type race car will be fitted with a Rover SDI 5 speed gearbox. The gearbox has been stripped, cleaned and repaired. We have sandblasted the steel casings and aqua blasted the alloy casings. The full set of bearings have been replaced as well as the bulk rings and selector forks. The gearbox has been re-shimmed, rebuilt and all gaskets and seals replaced.

9 March 2017: Building our Jaguar race replica engine. Popped in to see Ady and the guys at Scholar to catch up on a few tasks we are working on together. Whilst there I looked at our E Type race replica engine being worked on and looking incredible.

1 April 2017: Testing our E Type engine on the dyno. On Friday spent the afternoon with Ady at Scholar Engineering to test run our race replica engine. The 4.2 litre engine has ben fitted with upgraded Weber carburettors for optimum performance. During the test we were able to achieve just under 250bhp but Ady is confident that with a bit of tweaking and a new distributor he'll be able to achieve much more.

24 June 2017: Wet blasting our E Type racing shell. The shell of our E Type has been returned having been wet blasted. Wet blasting uses liquid to enhance the levels of surface finish that can be achieved. The benefit of including water is a much smoother and more consistent finish.

12 August 2017: Our E Type racing engine. Our E Type racing series engine is complete, ready and waiting to be fitted. We have carried out a full rebuild of the engine including the upgraded Weber carburettors. Almost everything has been rebuilt, reconditioned or replaced: exhaust valves, inlet valves, cam buckets, valve guides, VS2 valve springs, head gasket, spark plugs, core plugs, leads, distributor cap, coil, clamps, timing chain, oil pump, FC288 oil filter conversion, oil thrower, main bearings, big end bearings, thrust washers, pistons, clutch. We've reconditioned the lightened flywheel, fitted new flywheel bolts and dowels, block studs, chrome nuts, oil pump seals exhaust manifold studs, lock tab, small end bushes, crank bungs, tab washers, gaskets, oil pump lock washers, banjo bolts, oil pipe, water pump, rear seals conversion, balance rotating assembly, face block, face head, mild port on head, unleaded conversion, polished cam covers and breather , grind crank, strip and rebuild dyno.

21 September 2017: Work will soon start full time on our racing car. It has been some time since we last looked at the racing E Type but we are soon in a position to start de-seaming re-designing the exterior body work.

17 January 2018: Welding up the racing car. Our main objective at this stage in the build, is to de-seam the car and weld up the boot area. The bonnet shaping needs attention as does the doors. Once we are happy that we've completed the task to the standard required we will prepare the body ready for re-spray.

23 January 2018: Reworking the body of our bespoke E Type. Work is progressing nicely on the reshaping and alterations of our E Type race replica. We expect the work to complete within the next two weeks ready for the paint shop to do their magic. Colours are yet to be confirmed as we have changed our minds a few times but for now it is great to see the car de-seemed, the replacement floors and the fuel filler removed.

24 January 2018: Repairing the inside of the bulkhead. The inside of the bulkhead was in desperate need of repair so having cut out the affected area we have replaced with new before sealing back up. Although this is a section that will not be clearly visible it is always our intention to complete the work correctly.

26 February 2017: De-seaming our racing E Type. Work is almost complete on de-seaming our race replica. The alignment of the bonnet has been the most challenging part of this particular stage but Asa has conquered the beast and everything lines up as expected. The boot lid is now a permanent feature and the bodywork for the new fuel filler has been shaped. All that is left to do is to clean down before the body preparation and paint.

5 March 2018: Off to the paint shop. Our race replica is off to the paint shop for full preparation and re-spray. Although we are now on the 11th hour, our choice of colours are not yet finalised.

20 April 2018: Our Dunlop Mag wheels have arrived. Our race car has some new shoes in the form of original spec Dunlop Mag DCM racing wheels as used at Le Mans.

2021-08-26 09:04:07 | pauls writes:

Car at auction 8/21

www.carandclassic.co.uk/auctions/1967-jaguar-e-type-22-competition-road-legal-Wn ..._campaign=Targeted%20%7C%20Auctions%20Ending%20Larger%20Segment%20%7C% ...

Auction description:

Year 1967

Make Jaguar

Model E-Type 2+2

Colour Orange

Odometer 200 Miles

Engine size 4200

Location Suffolk

Country United Kingdom

• Painstaking attention to detail 

• Fully road legal - registered in 2020

• Over £130,000 worth of documented work

• A one off example

What do you do when you find yourself with a Series 1 2+2 shell, engine and running gear? Well, apparently the answer is build a road-going racer, of course. 

That’s exactly the situation that the vendor of this glorious competition ‘recreation’ found themselves in a number of years ago, and so they set about creating what many would consider the ‘ultimate’ road-going incarnation of the 2+2 Series 1 E-Type coupé.

Naturally, this involved a mind-boggling amount of work, which we’ve summed up below.

The entire body has been de-seamed for a cleaner appearance, necessitating the removal of the front indicator and sidelight housing, with these items being re-located as part of the headlight aperture. The tailgate was welded in to smooth off the rear profile, whilst the signature Series 1 bumpers were removed, along with any trace they ever existed on the shell.

Next, the Monza fuel filler was re-designed and re-located to the centre to make refuelling easier in race situations. The 4.2-litre XK engine has been rebuilt in its entirety, now featuring fast road Jaguar 2 cams, triple Weber carburettors, Mahl pistons, oversized inlet valves, a gas-flowed cylinder head, raised compression (9.5:1) and a new crankshaft, front pulley, lightened flywheel, flywheel clutch assembly and an uprated race clutch.

The ignition system has been updated to a 123 Ignition system, whilst the rebuilt engine has been dyne-tested and balanced and a Demand engineering custom side-exit exhaust has been fitted.

The standard transmission has been done away with, and a five-speed gearbox has been fitted in its place, allowing for a more comfortable cruise on long-distance drives. The rear axle features a rebuilt Jaguar 3.07:1 differential, adjustable GAZ shock absorbers and springs and uprated Series 3 calipers and discs.

The front axle has received similar treatment, with aluminium 4-pot calipers, crossed and drilled discs, braided brake hoses and poly-bushed suspension all round, meaning this E-Type can handle and stop far better than any ‘period’ example, and cope with the additional power from the upgraded engine. Naturally, this also means the cooling system has been upgraded, and now features an aluminium radiator and electric fans.

In the pursuit of lightness, all of the glass has been replaced with Perspex, with a triple-X laminated windscreen and sliding side windows being fitted. Dunlop knock-on race wheels and tyres complete the period look, whilst inside the standard seats have been replaced with competition-spec items and four-point Sabelt items. 

The Paperwork

As the personal project of a large and well-known classic car restoration company, there is over £130,000 worth of documented works and invoices present with the car, along with the V5 registered keeper document showing 0 former owners and a full ‘build diary’ which will be included.

The Interior

Inside, there is very little, if any, signs of wear, usage or ageing, largely thanks to the fact that this is a fully re-commissioned car, including the fitment of new seats, carpets and trim inside. 

The carpets are removable for those extra weight-saving points on race day or during time trials, but are designed to add a level of comfort for those between-race journeys or longer-distance events.

With the entire interior having only around 200 miles of usage, it’s not too much of a stretch to say this is as close to ‘box fresh’ as you’ll find in an E-Type - there’s even dashboard-mounted timers for any classic time-trial events!

The Exterior

Completely refreshed, cleaned-up and de-seamed throughout, this may well be one of the best-looking S1 2+2 E-Types we’ve ever seen, but no doubt this is all enough to give a purist an aneurysm at the thought of all the customisation that has taken place.

The paintwork is a three-stage pearl product, which “has to be seen to be believed” such is the quality of the finish and depth of the paintwork. The first layer comprised of a silver base coat, which is then overlaid with a candy volcano orange paint, which forms the basis of what you’re seeing in front of you. Then, the third step is to ‘diamond burst’ the paintwork, which is what gives it such incredible depth and richness, with the process repeated all over again for the contrasting grey stripes. 

As with the interior, there has barely been 200 miles recorded on the car since the restoration and rebuild was completed, so barring the odd stone chips here-and-there, the bodywork and paint on this E-Type is practically factory-fresh throughout, and there are certainly no marks to be seen on the Dunlop race wheels.

The Mechanicals

Fully rebuilt, extensively upgraded and in rude health, this E-Type road racer is ready to be used in anger, though a few more running-in miles would likely be advisable. 

Make no mistake, this is still a wonderfully usable example of the 2+2 FHC, with the vendor creating the car around the ethos of being a fantastically capable car on-track, but still comfortable and usable enough to drive home or take out on the odd Sunday morning blast.

Used as a promotional tool / build for the vendor and his company, this E-Type Competition recreation is in rude health throughout, and there are no faults known with the vehicle.