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Truly AMAZING photos of an E-Type in Europe!

Posted on December 1, 2013 by admin

Almost every one of the almost 8,000 photos in the blog were taken by me. Occasionally, I’ll include a few photos that someone has sent me here and there as well. Well, today, I got the weirdest email… A gentleman … Continue reading →

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New roof for an early E-Type coupe – still my Hero!

Posted on December 1, 2013 by admin

This blog is about work being done by one of our customers at home – the photos below are not of work being done at Monocoque Metalworks. If you go back about a year to sometime last Winter, there is … Continue reading →

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Jaguar E-Type – Custom “Made to Order” Panels

Posted on December 1, 2013 by admin

In addition to the standard E-Type panels, we often fabricate custom pieces to solve specific problems on a Specific E-Type. Customers often take advantage of our metalworking skills and machinery to produce whatever is needed to get their E-Type back … Continue reading →

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E-Type Projects – it’s not just me!

Posted on November 26, 2013 by admin

Here are a couple photos of a project car belonging to a gentleman who stopped by the shop a couple weeks ago. He mentioned that he had purchased a car and was picking it up, and would like to stop … Continue reading →

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One goes out, One HALF comes in!

Posted on November 22, 2013 by admin

This 1967 E-Type Fixed-head coupe shell was finally completed, and ready to go back home to its owner in Detroit, Micgigan – but only temporarily – as the owner and his family are beginning to make arrangements to move to … Continue reading →

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E-Type Frame Rail and Bonnet Fitting

Posted on November 21, 2013 by admin

Finally, it was time to pull the shell out of the rotisserie, and mount the frame rails and bonnet. We ran into a couple of snags on this one, but figured them out – as I’ve told customers in the … Continue reading →

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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 →

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I think it’s time…

Posted on November 21, 2013 by admin

This is my 200th blog entry… I get alot of compliments on the blog – and it’s VERY satisfying – Thank You! The blog is alot of work – a typical blog takes about 2 hours to write, but that … Continue reading →

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E-Type Floors, Sills, and Hidden Subframe – Oh My!

Posted on November 20, 2013 by admin

We do this on pretty much EVERY E-Type, so you’ll see floors and sills being installed over and over here – AND the hidden subframe – which we are now installing in pretty much every E-Type because it’s just SO … Continue reading →

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The E-Type Coupe & 2+2 Rear Wheel Arch – CONQUERED!

Posted on November 20, 2013 by admin

Well, finally the big day (days) came – I couldn’t put off these horriffic rear wheel arches any longer… Jump back 5 or 6 blogs and take a look at the sneak peek of these while they were being dissected, … Continue reading →

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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 Rear Bumper/Wing Flanges

Posted on November 13, 2013 by admin

I don’t know what these are actually called – but you know what I’m talking about… The factory was actually pretty ingenious in the way they made this seam easy to spot-weld, and then just hid it behind the rear … Continue reading →

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Replacing E-Type Rear Chassis Legs

Posted on November 12, 2013 by admin

As if the messy rear wheel arches weren’t bad enough, I eventually had to admit that the rear chassis legs that hold the IRS in – and hold the whole rear of the shell together – were also too far … Continue reading →

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E-Type FHC Rear Wheel Arch Preview

Posted on November 12, 2013 by admin

Well, here we go again – my old nemesis – the rear wheel arch on the E-Type coupe… In case your new to the blog, this is the repair that I dread the most. On bonnets, I can take ANYTHING … Continue reading →

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