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good night in shop
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There's some serious carnage going on there. Looks like you're equipped for the task, though.
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Fitting rear inner wheel well https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.jag...e4a3c0d149.png Good fit |
Holy crap moment
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looks better now but when I had cut off the entire back end of the car and all that was there were the two little side braces I had a moment of panic, but replacment panel fit well and some straightening of the original braces and I trial fit the boot floor and it actually looks/fits well. Just need to order the RH brace (hopefully wont take too long--of course a special order item. Cutting the floor out tonight I hope! https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.jag...e16b499c4f.jpg https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.jag...dab04e0cab.jpg https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.jag...3e7e4d502e.jpg |
Wow Rick. That looks like a 'Do not try this at home' but you're breaking that rule badly! Certainly not at my home. If you ever want to drive a few hours south to see what one looks like whole - and seek a little R&R - come on! Very impressive stuff.
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Plasma cutter is the best-got the old floors out and mocked in the new ones
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Center brace mocked in for positioning of transmission mount as a guide https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.jag...7f093cabb0.jpg TRIAL FIT LOOKS GOOD https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.jag...85ce5d5e9f.jpg Good fit rear https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.jag...161122240a.jpg Awaiting transmission tunnel pieces--hopefully not too much of a delay in shipping https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.jag...11bca79729.jpg Good fit front https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.jag...cb63080280.jpg Tools of the trade |
Huck riveter to attach cups the right eay
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This gets more impressive with every post. You couldn't get a more ambitious xke restoration, and you've saved an e-type roadster that would otherwise have certainly been relegated to the salvage yard. Kudos!
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There are definitely times I feel in over my head, but just work through the problem. I do curse an unnamed worker on the coventry assembly line for his overexuberent use of his spot welder--crickey he must of got paid per weld rather than hour, and the the next shift worker would only place 1 or 2 welds in a critical point that needed more. Oh well these cars were not meant to last this long yet did. Hopefully will be getting engine back next month even though I wont need it for a while. While waiting for panels will start of the '58 frog eye sprite restoration by making a purpose designed rotisserie for it as it is a monocoque design as well, just can't pull front frame rails as on the e-type.
https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.jag...7748030c9b.jpg Looks better than it is but not as bad as the other one! https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.jag...39534a811b.jpg the 58 that needs rotisserie ( i do have the door at least https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.jag...82422d8dc5.jpg https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.jag...c13ca4448a.jpg ROugh but all original https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.jag...840314a31f.jpg Lots of character: brits call this a Frogeye sprite vs. bugeye here in US |
And then there is this beast--don't know when/if I will ever get to this--but would be fun
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That's the kind rust I faced when restoring my mustang. Yes, the Plasma Cutter is the "boss" tool to have in your war chest.
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Inner B post repair panel before final finish https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.jag...6e4ae7c039.jpg Trial fit of lower patch panel (Thanks Chuck at Monocoque metalworks!) https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.jag...fe68a7e4aa.jpg |
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Fitting box support for B post https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.jag...012ec894fa.jpg Fitting box support for B post https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.jag...17e86916af.jpg Fitting box support for B post. Patch panel for shut face welded in https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.jag...e3de56f2f9.jpg Box support for B post welded and seam sealer applied<br/> https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.jag...4d4dd6150e.jpg Box support for B post welded and seam sealer applied https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.jag...f77f06463e.jpg red oxide primer |
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Fitting off side shut face patch panel https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.jag...59831e15fa.jpg https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.jag...2b1b5eb2d1.jpg RUST!! who knew--ha ha https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.jag...cf284f2a53.jpg https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.jag...74d0952074.jpg bare metal inside no wonder it rusted https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.jag...99069b5a6b.jpg fitting panels https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.jag...e4f1f76f67.jpg fitting panels- very fiddly, unlike today's cars and engineering, a lot of time spent fitting with dolly and hammer https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.jag...7cd8898a3d.jpg should do it |
you are doing a great job "knitting" together a new Jag! 35 years ago I was doing a similar thing with my XK150, but MIGs and TIGs and plasma cutters, and reproduction panels were not available. I had to use nibbler, arc welder and a lot of brazing. Maybe that's why it took me 8 years!
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More time panel beating g
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Will dress down plug welds to make them more cosmetic. Panels here were from monocoque metalworks and fit was excellent as always. Chuck is a generous source of information and unique panels for the e-type.
Eventually will use my dustless blasting system (no panel warpage, neat system) to take exposed shell to bare metal and prime with 2-pak urethane or epoxy. https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.jag...d233753a5f.jpg Transmission tunnel welded in. Lots of weld through primer and seam sealer used under it on seam in floor joint https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.jag...3a2e1a85c1.jpg prepped for forward part of tunnel https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.jag...2e5702be94.jpg Tunnel panels were massaged and fitted 4-6 times before final welding https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.jag...127eb38f8a.jpg Side in last. Excellent fit with shifter cover. Will move to inner back bulkhead in the next few days now. |
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