The differential was painted in the same Red Glyptal anti-wear paint that the factory originally sprayed them with. Normally it is used inside engine blocks, but for unknown reasons Jaguar decided it was perfect for the outside of the differential! We’re sending the large parts off to sandblasting and then to powder-coating. Rebuilt original…
The owner of the car purchased 5 new MWS chrome wire wheels but did not get anything else for the conversion. We sourced new hubs, drums, bearings, knock-offs, and a spare tire adapter from Moss Motors. The wheels were sent to our friends at Hendrix Wire Wheel for tires, wheel-trueing, and balancing. Upon their return,…
The new seats are provided by the upholstery shop at Moss Motors. They come bare, and we have to transfer all of the hardware. We cleaned and painted the bottom mount sleeves and then used the original seat-back as a template for installation. The seat back also has 8 t-nuts pre-installed for the upper seat…
With the freshly-painted floorboards ready to go, we first installed the carpet over the rear half of the tunnel. This is the proper way to do it so that the floorboards actually rest on top of the rear tunnel half. We installed the transmission covers, transmission carpet, and front carpets to check for fitment. We…
With everything repaired and painted, it was time to start reassembly. We bolted the freshly painted chassis members to the firewall and began reinstalling all of the firewall-mounted items. A fresh engine harness was called for as well, and it was installed and routed in the factory locations using all the correct clips. …
With the firewall completely disassembled we opted to repair a bit of rust in the battery area and then scuff, prime and repaint the whole area with matching paint.
After rebuilding at the machine shop We masked and painted the engine in black enamel. The cylinder head, which is the high-compression version, required careful masking and gold paint for originality. After painting we completed the reassembly by reinstalling the front engine components
With the engine out of the way we can start in on the rust and cosmetic issues. We’ll be stripping the car apart from the firewall forward and doing essentially a complete engine bay restoration. We’ll be repairing the rust issues, replacing all of the rubber, and straightening out the dents in the “Picture Window”…
A full rebuild was in order after all of the issues we found. Pulling an E-Type engine is never easy, and pulling the bonnet, while a 4-person operation, is essential for access to everything. Fortunately this is an early car and the engine can actually come out of the car through the bottom with the…
This 1962 Jaguar XKE FHC is from Kalamazoo, Michigan. When we received the car it had been sitting for several years and didn’t run. Looking down into the cylinder head and observing the oil beneath the camshaft gave us quite the shock. In all…