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!”

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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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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Bumper Blow-out!

Posted on August 31, 2011 by admin

Early E-Types – especially 3.8’s – can have their bumpers torn out of the bonnet in even a minor accident.  That leaves you with a big hole with cracks and tears… Last week, another restoration shop asked if we could … Continue reading →

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1961 Bonnet – welded flanges

Posted on August 27, 2011 by admin

Most people know that the early bonnets have welded louvers, but many do not realize that all of the flanges are also welded versus the later models which are bonded. For this bonnet, we re-created the welded flanges on the … Continue reading →

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1961 Bonnet – Welded Wing Flanges

Posted on August 2, 2011 by admin

This post shows the conversion of an original set of 4.2 Series 1 front wings to the early, welded flange specifications. Early bonnets had welded louvers – called “let-in” louvers by some, and also had their flanges welded on instead … Continue reading →

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E-Type 6-cylinder “Mudshields”

Posted on April 6, 2011 by admin

This post includes photos and notes on the construction and different styles of E-Type 6-cylinder mudshields.  All of our mudshields are painstakingly patterened and formed, and are MORE PRECISE THAN ANYTHING ELSE AVAILABLE! – and they are all available in … Continue reading →

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Series 1 Covered Headlamp Conversion Flanges

Posted on February 23, 2011 by admin

Over the past 25 years, I have seen far too many REALLY BAD attempts at converting Series 1.5 and Series 2 bonnets to covered headlamps, and I finally decided to make the necessary flanges to do it the RIGHT way!  I … Continue reading →

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Bonnet Underpanel Support & Caged Hinge Plates

Posted on February 15, 2011 by admin

The latest project has been a panel we have had on the to-do list for quite some time…  The brake in our shop is JUST big enough to form this panel – it was one of the first things I … Continue reading →

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1974 V-12 Coupe Rear Hatch Drip Channel

Posted on February 4, 2011 by admin

This project was a special request from a customer in Australia, whose ’74 V-12 2+2 had very bad rust in the rear hatch drip channel – despite the fact that the car was from Texas, USA! What happens very often … Continue reading →

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1968 2+2 Firewall Repair Section

Posted on February 3, 2011 by admin

In our ongoing efforts on reproducing all E-Type panels, one of the biggest challenges has been the firewall recesses.  I have tried to get these right with mutiple machines and methods over the past few months, and I FINALLY succeeded … Continue reading →

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1961 Flat-floor Coupe Parcel Tray Support

Posted on February 3, 2011 by admin

All Series 1 Fixed-head Coupes have this panel right behind the seats, this one was fabricated for an early LHD flat-floor coupe in Germany by special request.

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