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Frame Rail Repair? – You bet!

Posted on November 24, 2012 by admin

Frame rails are a tricky thing on these cars… For one thing – it’s simply AMAZING how much abuse they will take in an accident – believe me, I know! Unfortunately, for every frame rail that survives a bad wreck, … 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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Black Friday Shopping – My Way!

Posted on November 23, 2012 by admin

Hey guys – hope you all had a great Thanksgiving – if you are in the US, that is! Today, the day after Thanksgiving, is known as “Black Friday”, and is the biggest retail shopping day of the year. It’s … Continue reading →

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Series 1.5 E-Type Center Section – Restoration and Conversion

Posted on October 31, 2012 by admin

I’m actually starting to feel guilty about all of the Series 1.5 bonnets that I’m either converting, or providing the flanges for… It’s getting to be alot. I did a post last year where I talked about what’s right, what’s … Continue reading →

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Battening down the hatches!

Posted on October 30, 2012 by admin

Well, Sandy has come and gone now, and Monocoque Metalworks made it through unscathed. We lost power for only 4 hours, and that was in the evening, so production in the shop kept on going without a hitch. I hope … Continue reading →

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Flanges!

Posted on October 25, 2012 by admin

I have a tough time keeping parts in stock, and flanges are the worst! I am always getting caught with my pants down on flanges, and it just happened again – AAGGGHHH!!! The last time I made a big batch … Continue reading →

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Another rescued E-Type Shell goes home!

Posted on October 21, 2012 by admin

A couple of weeks ago, I was able to experience a real milestone for myself and a customer by delivering their restored E-Type shell. It was actually a couple of years ago when we agreed to work together on this … Continue reading →

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Off to Hershey!

Posted on October 17, 2012 by admin

October has been a busy month already – starting with the trip to Michigan, and then quickly turning to the AACA – Antique Automobile Club of America – Fall meet in Hershey, Pennsylvania. “Hershey” has become an annual rite of … Continue reading →

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Fast Forward to Fall!

Posted on October 12, 2012 by admin

It might not be Fall yet where you are, but I felt like I travelled through time into the future last weekend when I headed to northern Michigan to pick up two 3.8 E-Type Coupe projects – because the Fall … Continue reading →

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Panel Beating – Literally!

Posted on September 24, 2012 by admin

Last Summer, we replaced a rear lower valance on a ’66 roadster with one of the commonly available panels out there, and the fit was HORRIBLE! We had to flatten ALL of the flanges on the piece, and re-roll them … Continue reading →

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Restoring Brand New Parts…

Posted on September 10, 2012 by admin

Well, not really “restoring”, but it would be nice if they were ready to go out of the box… This is a new lower valance for a Series 2 bonnet we are restoring in the shop. The original lower valance … Continue reading →

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Space!

Posted on September 8, 2012 by admin

Several shells and bonnets are close to finished, or finshed and still here, plus new shells have come in, and it’s just getting crazy around here. Recently, we rented some space in a nearby warehouse where we can keep some … Continue reading →

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Series 1.5 E-Type Bonnet Center Section restoration

Posted on September 8, 2012 by admin

We’re replacing the 2+2 body shell with a short-wheelbase coupe, but we are keeping the original 1968 bonnet – though it will be converted to Series 1 covered headlights just like the one we did last week. This car looked … Continue reading →

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Show Time – 2012!

Posted on August 29, 2012 by admin

This post is WAY overdue – This show put on by the local E-Type restoration shop that we work with happened in MAY! Take a look at some of the photos from this years invitational get-together of classic sports cars!

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Converting a Series 1.5 Bonnet to Covered Headlamps

Posted on August 29, 2012 by admin

It’s been a while since we did a set of these in the shop – now we have no less than 4 bonnets backed up for this service! We sell alot of these flanges to restoration shops and customers who … Continue reading →

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