Stray cat

[dakazman]

  I Love Cats !
     
     I will be busy fitting this stray into my life while also picking up an S1 .
  Maybe it is an addiction, but this 66 XKE 4.2 series 1 needs to be put back on the road.
  All ready removed interior items, harness , rear end (cage), after I remove the door glass it will be off to be media blasted.
Dakazman

[TurboFource]

You ran out of things to do?

[Bainford]

It's going to take more than a buff and an oil change to get that one back on the road. Big project, but you just got to love an E-Type. Good luck, and keep us posted.

[Dreamer]

One of my oldest and dearest friends left the corporate world to race cars he built himself. To offset the costs he started selling Jag parts. With his knowledge and fabrication experience it wasn’t long before he was rebuilding engines and then doing full restorations. He wants to retire but people keep asking him to build one more motor, rebuild yet another rear end and he has a back log. To make matters worse his one and only helper was injured at a car cruise and it looks like his working days are done. So my dear friend is left slugging it out by himself. This was his shop just two years ago. Three cars, one almost finished, one not even half done and the third is just parts hidden behind the red coupe. There are more cars/parts stored in trailers. Back at his house his two car garage is full on machine shop compete with lathe and vertical mill. He does all the mechanical stuff from home.

[dakazman]

  Dreamer, Thanks you your post. At 20 I owned a 67 convertible 4.2 purchased for $400. usd , It ran but frequently overheated, I sorted through many fixes, clutch change, master brake cylinder, upholstery but just couldn't keep it. I was in the second year of my Faa technician A&P degree and needed a reliable car to drive from Scotch Plains to Teterboro, N.J., so my parents traded it in for a brand new 74 Firebird, All most an even deal, so where am I going with this, I would have died ifI was in any other car when a dump truck lost its brakes coming down new providence road onto US22. I veered just enough at 50 mph to avoid a T bone, hence my love for these spectacular cars. My girlfriend was equally as grateful.
  I have 1 35mm pic of my car, I need to post it.
  I'm not the owner just the builder.
Dakazman

[dakazman]

  Tore down the jags doors, removing glass, regulators and door locks. Waiting for an appointment for media blasting the entire car. I’ll have to get the owners trailer and deliver. I’ll have plenty of smaller parts to access and repair.
  The rear cage section looks good and shouldn’t take long to put back in service. Sorting out the harness on a build board coming and sending out the gauges to nosingers. Gearbox and bell housing is toast. Maybe I can salvage some of it.
  Also, gathering all the chrome pieces to send them out asap. Then opening the engine 😵‍💫

 
  Dakazman

[BDA]

That tranny looks really rough. If those gears are rusted, I think you’ll need to replace them.

[dakazman]

  Yes they are BDA.  The top section shifter forks is even worse😵‍💫
  Trying to find an entire unit is in the cards.
 
  Dakazman

[dakazman]

  😵‍💫😵‍💫
  Even when I’m super busy I hate when shops take advantage of antique owners and say they fixed something or did a, tune up. See pic 1, back two plugs mismatched and loose, plus the back two were sitting in oil .
  Compression test showed 132-135 all cylinders and held pressure for at least 10 min.
We maybe heard a slight tapping sound. So I’ll be checking to clearances. But first things first avoid oil change ( black) and a check of timing.

I decided to help. Always room for 1 more..
 Plus these two look nice together.
Dakazman

[Richard48Y]

Another E-Type to replace the ones I had so long ago is the ONE car I would swap my S2 for.

[dakazman]

You and me both, Rich.
 I’m going to tell the owner, jokingly, I thought you were going to put it back together.
It amazes me that the center console is solid copper sheet.
Dakazman

[RoddyMac]

Are you sure its copper, and not just plated in a bright finish?  I had a switch panel from a Mk2 (years ago), and it was definitely steel.

Also, I seem to be attracting Jag engines these days, the 2.4 is still shoe horned into the Toj replica, and a 4.2 recently took up space in the garage.  It's currently keeping the Climax FWB I picked up company:

[dakazman]

  You’re correct just plated, I was cleaning it up and easily saw it later.
They are one heavy engine.  Heading to harbor freight for an engine stand for it. Jag Lovers web site mentioned it would hold it with a little modification. I’m just tired of working off the floor on it and tripping on the pallet it’s on.
  Also picked up a sheet of plywood to mount the wiring harness for both the xke and my S1,🤣
Which seems I’ll be able to fit on a half sheet.
 Dakazman

[Chuck Nukem]

You dog! What a cool project. I think you are going to overtake me as the lord of projects because you are actually making progress! That said... I recently became a Jag man myself too! It was given to me...

[TurboFource]

Interesting pair of red cars there Nukem!