A successful operation, our engine is now out of the car and ready to be recommissioned by Ady.
Pete’s efforts can now be concentrated to the engine bay area as he now has more space to strip, clean and improve the area, to make it look lovely once again.
We are currently in the process of manufacturing a bespoke storage compartment in the rear of our Jaguar E-type roadster.
The compartment will be hidden by a lid that will be finished in the style of the front seats.
It will be fully lined and have power facilities built in.
The manufacturing process has now begun, the lids have been made up and we are now waiting on the arrival of our leather so we can start to piece it all together.
Here are some more pictures of the car in position…
As we expected, our MGBGT’s clutch plate has seized solid to the pressure plate.
We recommended fitting a new clutch as part of the project and now, having found this issue, we a glad that this part of the plan.
Established in 1991, Coopercraft very quickly earned an excellent reputation for restoring and maintaining classic cars, in particular Jaguars.
In the mid 1990′s, with his life long passion and expertise for all things Jaguar, including preparing and racing his Jaguar 420 with great success, Peter Cooper was conscious that the braking performance of these classics was inadequate for modern-day use. This led to the design and development of specially manufactured uprated braking systems for Jaguars and other marques.
Coopercraft pioneered this concept and continue to be market leaders with a quality product which is endorsed worldwide.
It was Jaguar in the 1950′s who introduced the disc brake system, stealing a march on the competition at Le Mans where they enjoyed a superiority over formidable opposition to win this historic race in 1953 with the C type, following this with a hat trick of wins in 1955, ’56 and ’57. 40 years on and the link between Jaguar, disc brakes and racing proved to be the catalyst which has led to many safer Jaguars and other classics being enjoyed by their discerning owners, across the globe!
Now known as Coopercraft International the business is owned and managed by Peter and Debbie Cooper, who continue to research, develop and produce new products to add to their popular range of uprated braking products. We offer a full fitting service in conjunction with our classic maintenance and competition preparation.
This brake kit has been designed to replace the original Dunlop cylinder assemblies, easily fitted to the original carriers and retaining your original handbrake mechanism. The cylinders incorporate a modern style seal and piston and are designed to work in conjunction with our uprated front brake kits.
They are available in steel with a smart zinc plated finish and stainless steel pistons, also available as anodised billet aluminium cylinders and pistons for competition use, complete with a set of pads.
Braided stainless steel brake hoses and higher friction brake pads are also available to further increase the performance levels.
These kits will be fitted to both our 1960 and 1957 Jensen 541R projects.
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The restoration journey of our 1977 MGBGT is now in full swing with the car being stripped of all external components as well as the interior.
Having been dry stored for 30 years the majority of the car is very solid so other than the obvious places there are not too many major tasks to carry out to prepare the body for paint.
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