Jaguar E Type restoration - 10 proven steps
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- Опубликовано: 19 янв 2023
- In what sequence should you tackle the restoration for saving time. This video helps you planning ahead and to avoid more unnecessary delays.
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I like how this video shows what a mountain of work the E-Type is. The first disassembly step is crucial, what is wrong or needs repair as the parts come off, making making notes on purchase orders, parts washing, organizing parts for refinish, taking reference images as you say. When we start a project the quotes are made from thorough inspection of the car and paperwork, same goes for bodywork & paint quote. That way the panels can be ordered for the body before it goes to the shop and this drastically speeds up time and usually means the job is cheaper without the car sitting at the bodyshop for too long. Great video.
Always an honor having you watching my videos Richard Michael. You are spot on, I am on scratching the surface as it is so easy talking about it. Getting it done is a totally different story. With this series I am hoping to demonstrate what it takes to FULLY rebuild an E Type to the highest standard. It is the detail what makes a car valuable and reliable or not. However, I want to show that it is possible with a long breath and for those who just go and buy a super car, please do remember what it takes to make it so special. But also become aware that between a poor and a perfect restoration is a huge difference, not only in commitment but also in price. At the same time, do not believe an expensive car is always perfect. Important thing is, you need to know what to look out for. Lot more to come here .....
Having now completed about 16 ground up E Type restorations and many other E Type projects, my belief is that the most important aspect of any restoration is the first meeting with my client, or deciding myself EXACTLY what the finished project will be, Concours vehicle, or daily driver, or any thing in between, it is only after a FIRM agreement has been reached, that I proceed.
The reason is, that along the way there will be many decisions needed that may be financial, (and nearly always are) that must be made, it is only when one has agreed on the outcome of the project that these decisions are easily made, I find it always difficult to compromise the quality of a project for any financial reason.
To counsel a client in the beginning on the likely decisions that will need to be made is critical to developing trust and a good working relationship.
I am aware of the perfectionist attitude to my work, but I refuse to compromise my reputation by short cuts that may be financial that will speak to the quality of my work.
I have never embarked on an E Type project that has not revealed a disaster lurking under the glossy exterior, purchase well, expect the worst, be prepared, and enjoy the result of a job well done.
Here endeth the lesson….
Hi Alan,
well said, many thanks for your wise comment. But as you mentioned already, it is an attitude and money thing not all can deal with. Hence, we will always find excellent and not so excellent cars.
thank you so much Mr. Lemke for going thru this and making a video on the process or order of procedures ( i have been doing resto for over 30 plus years and find your very much spot on ) thank u very much for responding to me so quickly ( same day within hours actually) on a comment , as i am in the usa my experience is mainly hot rods and muscle cars, trucks and semis. i am eager to start my journey with the Jaguar and ( hate the thought of the money out lay) but love the event of getting new tools and learning new things on this iconic legend. I will be reaching out when this project starts if that is ok . i encourage other people to subscribe to this site as his detail, logic, and passion for this car comes thru and can apply to your project even if it is not a jaguar. Thank you so much for the effort you make in creating this content Cappy
Many thanks Mark, that is what I thought, it is not only for th XKE or "E Type". Many things can be adopted for other cars, but I might be "more" interesting to see certain steps on an E Type. I only have E Types so not much of a choice really.
And maybe we find new people discovering their love for this wonderful iconic piece of art and taking a way any fear as almost everything can be done with friends or some other non Jaguar professionals. It is YOU who has to know the details and transfer them. At least I do feel very very comfortable im my cars. Stay tuned.
@@JaguarEType Dear Mr. Lemke-I have taken in a customers Jag in a semi disassembled state. I am reaching out for advice and knowledge, the jaguar is in the garage now and i would like to know the range of socket sizes and wrench sizes and tap and die set i would need to work on the jag and quality manufacturer to get said tools from. The Jaguar is a 62 xke series 1 convertible. I have found names of some tool companies -king dick, rolson ,everest, koken, gedore so I am wondering who makes good quality. Any help and or suggestions would be appreciated. thank you again for putting out the videos you do. Cappy
Thanks for this video. Very interesting.
Many thanks for watching and feedback. Much appreciated 👍
Superb video, well done. I’m a capable restorer, if that’s a term we can use, but I’ve just bought an E Type for restoration and am understandably nervous about it so I found this video really useful. The process is the same for all of the cars but the E Type seems a beast of a car so I’m nervous about it. The series 1 roadster must be one of the most beautiful cars ever made so I just had to scratch the itch but definitely apprehensive about it. I’ve done quite a bit with old English cars so I found your descriptions and timescales very realistic.
You haven't restored a car until you've done an authentic E-Type. Great books out there both past & present. Even the process of stitching a repair on an engine block. How many people alive do you think can do that....... This ain't a Triumph.
Yes, very nice video again, Maikel. What wondered me is that people or you sent all the main parts to companies. I do everything myself. First the body, took a year or so, then the engine a half year, the gearbox took one month of my kitchen table, when my wife was abroad. I try to make my e type project better. Engine and brakes etc. Pictures on Jaglovers Frank3.
Good day @franklupker9293 ,
wow Frank, you are lucky if you have all the machines. I do not have them and would not know how I get the liners out of the engine block, not would I know how to grind the block and head, how do you balance the crank shaft? I do not have the precise tools to rebush the carbs. I do very very much by myself, but I do not have a machine park to get certain jobs done. It would be economical nonsense to buy such machine just a a very limited use, plus they do take away so much place.
Hence, I prefer to get certain jobs done by people who have the machines.
Having owned two E-types, it is very noble of you to want to do this. There is a certain amount of "fun" in making something old, new again. The problem, as I see it, is once you've succeeded, then what? The one indisputable fact about E-types is they need constant attention. You simply don't own and drive them. You drive them for 10 minutes and then spend the next two weeks fixing them. If these cars weren't so gorgeous, people would not bother to restore them. But, they are beautiful. I would never own another one unless I placed it in a vacuum container made of clear glass. The joy would be looking at it and knowing I wouldn't have to fix it ever again. As an aside, I bought and still own a 1969 Corvette and drive it almost every day. It's still like a new car. Parts do wear out but when we look at all that rust on your Jag, we know for certain these cars were built to last about a month. My Corvette has just under 200,000 miles and it runs as good today as it did over 50 years ago, and maybe even better. I sold my '66 Jag in 1970 and bought my 'Vette. That was one of the smartest things I've ever done. Good luck with your project but unfortunately, it's doomed to fail. Make it look new, place it in a sealed, clear container and don't ever take it out and you'll be just fine.
Louis, your comment alone was worth making this video. The Corvette C1 always get my attention. I have never driven one as they are really rare over here. My lady is in love with them and she already knows it has to be a red with white. Having said that, I agree with here about the beauty, but it has a fiberglas body and someone was telling me it is driving like a lorry compared to the E Type. I can not confirm it, but you might tell me more hopefully.
I also agree with you on the poor Jaguar production quality those days. There are still some unrestored survivors, so it can't be too bad. Might not exceed the 200 km/h but 160 km/h is no problem with the old cats. The restored ones can easily do the 200 and more. You should see the faces in the cars we are overtaking on the motorway. Everyone in there has their smartphone against the window to record it. Thumbs up goes without saying :-)
@@JaguarEType I loved my '66 Roadster. Bought it in Germany in 1969 and shipped it to New Jersey where I got my discharge from the military. I drove the car across the U.S. on Route 80 and honestly it was one of the greatest and most fun things I've ever done. The car ran perfectly. I had the top down the whole time. I stopped in several places to visit some Air Force buddies. It was a fantastic trip. Unfortunately, once I got back to California things started to go wrong. Without boring you with all the details, it became necessary to sell/trade in the Jag before I wound up in the poor house. I traded the car for a '69 Corvette 427/435 big block with three Holley carbs and still have and drive the car. It's been a great car all these years. No rust at all. The engine has never been out of the car. Naturally things like brakes, clutches, water pumps etc. have had to be replaced over the years but that's about it. I added some modifications along the way to suit my preferences. The car now has Borgeson Power Steering and what a difference that made. In 2018 a Lexus LC500 caught my eye and that was that. I saw one at a local restaurant in InfraRed with Toasted Caramel Leather and bought the exact same model two weeks later. Still have that car too and it is without a doubt the finest car I've ever owned. It is meticulously manufactured. It's as close to "perfection" in a car as I've ever seen. Let me know your email address and I will send you a few pix of the 'Vette. I think your wife will like it. It's not a C-1 but a C-3. Also, I built a Jag hot rod back in the late 70's but wound up selling it. The original motor was yanked out and a Corvette LT-1 with a Muncie M-22 was installed. That was a rocket ship. Here's a link to that car the last I heard of it. It wound up in Italy after the new owner changed some things subsequent to buying the car from me.
www.californiaclassix.com/archive/62_Jag_XK-E_c424.html
Great video. I am trying to do everything myself where possible but the same is true waiting for parts is the most frustrating. Whilst throwing money at most problems resolves them I am very much against this as it then becomes a cheque book restoration and a project management restoration without getting your hands dirty. I am sure that leads to a trophy winning car which is then undrivable. I hope my car is good rather than perfect but I will drive it everywhere and rebuild it again when it fails. Too many restored projects get sold as they are undrivable on completion in fear of losing money. People are happy buying a new Range Rover and driving it while it loses cash. Why don't people enjoy their restorations?
@Louis and @Huge and @all
100% right Huge, thank you very much for your more than interesting feedback.
I found this somewhere an have placed it on my website www.etypes1.com. You might agree!
6 PROS AND CONS OF VINTAGE CAR OWNERSHIP
“In many ways, it’s a lot easier or at least more natural to own a classic if you can rebuild it yourself. It gets expensive and frustrating when you have to rely upon someone else to fix that old machine in your garage. And driving a car that you have restored has to be one of the most satisfying things that I can think of. It takes a lot of skill, discipline and determination to tear apart a car and get it back together again. Restoration of old cars gives us all a little more self reliance in a complicated world. For me, the Pros far exceed the Cons. Thanks for your article, Kyle!”
Written by SteveNL and Taken from Hagert.com
I am restoring my cars to be reliable and to be driven, as probably many of us.
But you are right with saying, that some people by a new modern car and losing 40% of its value in the first year, with a the restored E Type they worry too much.
I LOVE it! I will make a similar video when i finish my Elisabeth S1 2+2 restoration :) I also have thousands of image of all my parts. They have saved me. I was thinking, maybe we who have all these pictures, could get togheter via a forum and filter them all in caegories so people can use them for later when looking for how a component was assembled... So don't delete your photos! :)
Thank you for your feedback,
very good idea with the picture database. In fact I do not think that does exist.
How could that work also to avoid having too many model pics. Needs to be a registration with access to upload plus 2 admins. What do you think?
@@JaguarEType yes I think we think similar. I was thinking maybe collab with the etype forum and they could pay for a 100 Onecloud storage. That's just a few dollars a year I think. Maybe even the free 15 GB is sufficient to begin with.
However, I have not though much of how it will work, but I want it to be free for everyone to view. 😊
Very nice and honest video, e type is a complicated car!
Good day @limit55,
thank you for your comment, but the E Type is not a complicated car at all. It is very easy and straight forward. You just need to get familiar with it and then it is all dead obvious. 😀
Many wise words
Hello @burchardisbasement2671,
many thanks for your feedback. Sounds like you have been on the same path.
Hallo Maikel, der content in ihrem Kanal ist wirklich sehr lehrreich und ein Ansporn es „richtig“ zu machen! Ich bin neu dabei und sehe jede Folge mit Spannung! Danke dass Sie ihr Wissen und ihre Erfahrungen teilen! Haben Sie eine Buchempfehlung für die Restauration eines 1966er Serie 1 E-Typs?
Gruß Sebastian
Hallo Sebastian,
vielen Dank für Ihr Interesse und die Blumen. Ich hatte bezgl. der Literatur schon mal ein Video gepostet, hat aber leider nicht soviel Interesse gefunden. Aber hier noch mal der Link ruclips.net/video/OXZejzXCa3g/видео.html. Auf jeden Fall sollten Sie das grüne Werkstattbuch haben und den schwarzen 4.2er Teilekatalog. Ohne dem geht gar nichts. Wenn Sie keins haben oder finden rufen Sie mich an. Hier noch mal meine Webseite www.etypes1.com. (Da sind und kommen noch viele Detailvideos, auch zu Arbeiten, im Membersbereich).
👍👍👍!