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Series 1 E-Type Center Console

Posted on January 29, 2012 by admin

This was a special order part for a customer this Fall that we have now patterned and tooled up for. Take a look at the photos – we went out of the way to make this part IDENTICAL to the … Continue reading →

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Fully Synchronized E-Type Shell Rescue!

Posted on January 21, 2012 by admin

This is a 3.8 roadster with some GREAT history, and some TERRIBLE carnage performed on the trans and driveshaft tunnel in order to install a 4.2 synchro trans in the 1980’s. As usual, this butchery was performed by a “british … Continue reading →

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OK – Brace Yourself!

Posted on December 15, 2011 by admin

That’s what I put into the title of the e-mail when I sent these photos to the customer – it’s always a little shocking for them to see things at this stage! For me, though, the removal of most of … Continue reading →

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1963 E-Type FHC body shell restoration – getting started

Posted on December 15, 2011 by admin

This is a project that has been patiently waiting to start over the past few months, and I’m happy to report that we are finally underway!  The project is near and dear to my heart, because of how close it … Continue reading →

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Time to Mount this welded-louver bonnet!

Posted on December 10, 2011 by admin

Once the frame rails were sealed, the original picture frame straightened, and the everything bolted back into place, it was time to start fitting the bonnet to the shell. We built this bonnet out of two donor bonnets – the … Continue reading →

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’65 Coupe Doors for Down Under!

Posted on December 10, 2011 by admin

These doors are being built for a customer in Australia for a 1965 E-Type Fixed-Head Coupe. I LOVE dealing with guys from Australia – they always seem SUPER happy! And phone rates down there must be very reasonable, because I’ve … Continue reading →

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Series 1 E-Type Cooling Fan Motor Mount

Posted on December 10, 2011 by admin

These mounts rarely break off, but they do seem to get “removed” alot for some reason or another… A customer called about this piece earlier this week, so we folded up a batch of these today.  On the aftermarket picture … Continue reading →

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UN-LEADED!!!

Posted on December 10, 2011 by admin

The “lead sled” is done and gone – to tell the truth, I kind of hated to see it go – it was just getting good! Well, MOST of it is gone – we still have one of the world’s … Continue reading →

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885041 – Saving the original picture frame

Posted on December 9, 2011 by admin

This car came into the shop with the repairs to the shell completed and a nice set of frame rails mocked up already, that included a new picture frame. But it also came with the original picture frame as well, … Continue reading →

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Series 1 E-Type Center Console – now available!

Posted on December 9, 2011 by admin

We have finally reproduced the Series 1 Center Consoles – unavailable anywhere to my knowledge. These rust BADLY on the bottom edges, and on the tops too when the thin plywood gets wet and acts as a sponge on the … Continue reading →

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How to save your E-Type Frame Rails

Posted on November 30, 2011 by admin

Here’s another proprietary trick that I probably shouldn’t be giving away for free, but the truth is that I HATE this job because it is a HUGE MESS!!! So if by putting this out there, we lose business with this … Continue reading →

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Repairing Frame rails? – SURE! – within reason, of course…

Posted on November 28, 2011 by admin

People LOVE to say this can’t be done…  Well, if a frame rail is wiped out, I don’t get involved with it, but if it’s straight and solid and just needs a little cosmetic TLC here and there, I’m happy … Continue reading →

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Trick Shift…

Posted on November 28, 2011 by admin

Recently one of the shops I work with installed a Colotti 5-speed into an E-Type. It was a kit from one of the larger suppliers, billed as “bolt-in”… However, the restoration came to a grinding halt when they went to … Continue reading →

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E-Type Floors and Sills – the Monocoque Metalworks way!

Posted on November 27, 2011 by admin

It was finally time for the ’66 OTS in the shop to get new floors and sills.  This is almost always a “package deal” – where you’re kind of “in for a penny, in for a pound….” It makes the … Continue reading →

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Series 2 Bonnet “Repair Kit”

Posted on November 25, 2011 by admin

We restore shells and bonnets here, but also often help with projects far away.  In this blog post, you can see some of the pieces we provided for a Series 2 roadster being restored in California. This customer was looking … Continue reading →

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