Category Archives: E-Type Custom Panel Fabrication

This blog highlights some of the custom panels we’ve made for customers – all around the world! If you have a need for an E-Type panel, and call to ask us if we can fabricate it, you’ll never hear, “No.” – the answer is either, “Yes” or “Not yet – yours will be the first!”

Donovan Motorsports Aluminum Racing Bonnet – Part 1

Posted on May 5, 2013 by admin

It’s vintage racing season already!?! – YIKES! Time flies when you’re having fun…  We picked up the Donovan Motorsports racing bonnets in December, and I felt like there was “Tons of time” to figure out this aluminum thing.  Well, time … Continue reading →

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Doors – with our skins!

Posted on March 3, 2013 by admin

Well, I finally got a chance to try out a set of skins made here on a set of doors. We picked up the new roller on Black Friday last Fall, and it worked out very well on the prototype … Continue reading →

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Time Well Spent…

Posted on January 27, 2013 by admin

We’ve had this project on the back-burner for a while, but it’s about to kick into high gear again – and stay that way until completion! This is the bonnet from the light-blue 1968 2+2 that we are now building … Continue reading →

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Living the Dream…

Posted on December 4, 2012 by admin

I was back on the road again yesterday to pick up a new job for this coming Spring.  I had the alarm set for 4:30 AM, but at 3:41, I was already wide awake and ready to go…

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SUCCESS!!!

Posted on November 30, 2012 by admin

Well – my new toy came through – the new roller is GREAT!  A picture is worth a thousand words on this one…

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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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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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Replacing the Boot Floor and filler panels

Posted on August 14, 2012 by admin

One of the last areas to take care of on this shell was the boot floor.  Before the shell was blasted, I was thinking we’d be able to get away with NOT replacing the filler panels as well, but after … Continue reading →

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We are your remote fabrication shop!

Posted on June 13, 2012 by admin

We restore E-Type shells in-house, make our own panels, and sell those panels.  But we also support many other shell restorations by owners – remotely.  Customers who do decide to jump in themselves send us photos of their problem areas, … Continue reading →

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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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New E-Type Driveshaft and Transmission Tunnel

Posted on March 7, 2012 by admin

The next order of business for this shell is to close in the box sections where we have hidden the subframe rails, and also replace the crusty driveshaft tunnel and transmission sides with new pieces formed in our fabrication shop.

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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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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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