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Going for broke!

Posted on June 13, 2012 by admin

The ’63 coupe came in with 2 complete bonnets, 2 pairs of doors, and two rear hatches. The owner was able to find the extra bonnet and doors inside of a box truck in a junkyard near their home, along … Continue reading →

The latest adventure

Posted on June 13, 2012 by admin

This past Sunday, I drove up to Connecticut to pick up a Series 2 roadster shell. We bought this shell a few months ago at the same time we purchased a Series 2 Coupe to be used as the new … Continue reading →

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Restoring a pair of Series 1 E-Type Inner Valances

Posted on June 5, 2012 by admin

Next, we blasted the inner valances and gave them some much needed TLC. One unfortunate feature of these, as well as the rest of this bonnet, was extremely heavy surface rust on the inner surface – mostly inside the wheel … Continue reading →

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Another Series 1 lower valance restored.

Posted on June 5, 2012 by admin

We do ALOT of these, and have it down to a real science. This is the one for the ’63 coupe currently in the rotisserie. The car came in with two bonnets – neither of which was original to the … Continue reading →

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My least favorite E-Type repair!

Posted on June 5, 2012 by admin

This one has to be the most nerve-wracking repair out there – the rusted out wheel arch on a Coupe or 2+2’s rear wing… Roadsters don’t have any inner panel in the rear wheel well – if you stick your … Continue reading →

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The Parts Department…

Posted on June 1, 2012 by admin

If you read the blog frequently, you know that the new building has been up for about a year now, and we are STILL not moved in… Some of that is by design – I didn’t want to rush refinishing … Continue reading →

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Finishing up the Louisiana Series 1 Bonnet

Posted on May 19, 2012 by admin

I should just put “I’m sorry for being so behind on the blog” at the top of every blog posting… The Louisiana bonnet was finished up a few weeks ago and is sitting happily up on the shelf, waiting to … Continue reading →

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E-Type Series 1 Lower Valance Restoration

Posted on April 28, 2012 by admin

This is the lower valance from the Louisiana Bonnet. NO RUST on this baby – not ONE SPEC! The whole support member and caged hinge plate assembly is absolutely beautiful – inside and out – on most of these that … Continue reading →

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An excellent pair of Series 1 wings – made perfect

Posted on April 28, 2012 by admin

Late last year, a customer brought in a bonnet to be restored for his ’66 coupe, and when he started unloading it, the pieces looked like they were brand new! All pieces had been plastic media blasted, and then sprayed … Continue reading →

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A Jag-Cobra donor – in reverse!

Posted on April 26, 2012 by admin

I received this photo from a customer a couple days ago and I just think it’s cool and also kind of ironic, and so I thought I would share… When I was a kid at the Jag shop – we … Continue reading →

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Series 3 E-Type Bonnet Restoration – Part 7 – Shipping

Posted on April 22, 2012 by admin

This bonnet was destined to be shipped across country, so we packed her up and took her down to the local freight depot – after quite a comical series of mis-communications from MULTIPLE freight companies! If you haven’t tried to … Continue reading →

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Series 3 E-Type Bonnet Restoration – Part 6 – Assembly

Posted on April 22, 2012 by admin

All pieces have either been restored or fabricated now, and we’re ready for assembly – finally!

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Series 3 E-Type Bonnet Restoration – Part 5 – Lower Valance

Posted on April 22, 2012 by admin

I usually put the center section off until last, because it is usually the piece that needs the most work. That way, once I finally do finish it, everything else is ready to go and assembly can move forward. On … Continue reading →

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Series 3 E-Type Bonnet Restoration – Part 4 – Inner Panels

Posted on April 22, 2012 by admin

All E-Type bonnets are comprised of: 4 large outer panels – center section, wings, and lower valance 2 large inner panels – RH and LH inner valances (sometimes called air tubes…) 5 smaller inner panels – RH and LH rear … Continue reading →

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Series 3 E-Type Bonnet Restoration – Part 3 – Wings

Posted on April 22, 2012 by admin

Next it was time to restore a pair of wings for this bonnet. These wings are a matched pair that we picked up last Fall. They have some issues, but overall, are straight, and the difficult to repair V-12 wheel … Continue reading →

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