The brand new air conditioning unit from Clayton Classics is now being installed in the centre console of our 1967 Jaguar E-Type. The piece above is the evaporator unit and this will be disguised behind the newly trimmed air vent section where the controls will also be positioned.
Off to see Tony and the team at Wyatts Polishing with our Jaguar E-Type gear stick for it to be re-chromed.
Tommy has been busy perfecting the Jaguar E-Type dash refit. The car is really starting to take shape with more and more improvements being made everyday. We are just days away from running the car up for the first time and being able to fit up the new interior. Once the interior is in position […]
Here we have the new air conditioning vents covered in the black leather to match the brand new interior soon to be fitted to our 1967 Jaguar E-Type.
The polished aluminium radiator and header tank has now been fitted up and looking fantastic.
Tommy is now away sailing the Suffolk coast for a couple of days but before he left our workshops yesterday he managed to complete the installation of the new brake pipes. As you can see, the pipes are not yet secured but are in the positions that they need to be. We have also fabricated the […]
The brand new air filter and housing has now been fitted to our 1967 E-Type.
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]It’s the end of another day at Bridge Classic Cars and as I’m here on my own (Craig) I thought I’d take some up-to-date pictures of our latest projects. Here’s the 1967 Jaguar 2+2 E-Type on a set of spare wheels (for ease of wheeling) in our reassembly room ready to be fitted up.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_gallery type=”image_grid” […]
Work has now commenced on refurbishing the original rear interior panel of our 1967 Jaguar E-Type. Now the brand new interior has arrived from Aldridge Trimming we can now start to build the interior ready for the refit.
As with the majority of our wiring harness’, we deal directly with Autosparks. Autosparks are the market leaders in manufacturing bespoke harness’. They use British Standard 6862 PVC insulated automotive cable where applicable. This can then be braided to replicate the classic braided cable look with the modern day PVC cable properties. Once the harnesses are […]
The brand new upgraded throttle linkage has now been fitted to our 1967 Jaguar E-Type. As you can see, the stunning new set up is far less busy under the bonnet than the regular set up. Not only is aesthetically pleasing but is far more responsive and will prevent any future play. The response is […]
The new heater blower has been temporarily fitted up. Before we make this 100% secure, firstly the engine will need to be fitted up and the air conditioning components installed. Since the early 1920s, Clayton Classics has been supplying products to the automotive industry and has always been at the forefront of technical innovation. Part […]
Some additional pieces of bright-work have been added to the collection over at Wyatt Polishing. No major repair work is required so this collection will just require stripping, chroming and polishing.
Tommy has now completed the task of refurbishing and re-painting our 1967 Jaguar E-Type gearbox tunnel. With the engine and gearbox now fitted into the car the tunnel can be re-fitted into position.
The new master cylinder has now been fitted up… …along with the new heater hose pipes.
With the 4 speed gearbox and bell housing fully stripped, cleaned, repaired, powder coated and rebuilt, it is now ready to be married up to the engine and fitted back into our E-Type.
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]With the freshly painted body shell back with us it is time for Tommy to refit the newly refurbished components. Here we have the back suspension cradle all fitted up and look incredible. We shown the newly built cradle on a previous post when we completed the rebuild. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
The front assembly of our 1967 Jaguar E-Type is really starting to take shape with the wishbones, calipers and discs all now fitted.
Extensive work was needed on our Jaguar E-Type seat brackets, so much so that a triple coating process was needed to be carried out to ensure the perfect end result. Here they are in the copper plated stage. When we next see them they’ll be 100% perfect and finished in polished chrome.
We have now started blasting the original Jaguar E-Type seat frames. The seat runners were particularly challenging. With years and years of crud (technical term) built up inside they were near on impossible to release but eventually they came free and we able to be fixed up, repaired, cleaned up and painted.
It is always very rewarding, after months of preparation to see our car go into paint. We can now embark on the reassembly of all of the refurbished and new parts that have been the focus of our attention over the passed few months. When we look at the rebuilt engine and gearbox we can […]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]With the return of our painted Jaguar E-Type body imminent, Tommy has been working through some of the final pieces that require his attention. Today, he has been busy blasting some of the smaller components as well as piecing together the recently acquired and very rare pedal box set up. Once blasted, the pieces have […]
The pictures show the first stages of paint. Smooth stone chip has been applied to the inner wings, high gloss black to the centre of the bonnet section, floors and bulk head. We have continued the smooth stone chip to the underside of car.
We’ve now fitted the triple SU carburetors to our E-Type engine and Ady has carried out the first few test runs.
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]We are now working on the last few areas that needed our attention before the second stage of primer will be applied.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_gallery type=”image_grid” images=”10852,10853,10854,10855,10856,10857,10858,10859,10860,10861″][/vc_column][/vc_row]
Our triple SU carburetors are now complete. Our renowned race engine builder Don Warman has carried out a fantastic job on restoring these tired looking Jaguar carbs back to their best. We will now be able to fit them to our newly rebuilt 4.2 Jaguar engine ready for a full test run next week.
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]If you visited The London Classic Car Show at the Excel in London a few weeks back you may have seen our beautiful engine on display. Our now complete Jaguar 4.2 engine which has been completely rebuilt to exceptional standards and sympathetically upgraded to our customers specification. The beautiful Weber carbs, polished manifold, linkages and trumpets […]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Here we have our 1967 Jaguar E-Type having been put through the first stages of primer. The first primer stage gives us a good visual to work to when finding the areas we now need to address. Stage one of primer highlights certain areas that need extra work. Once our thorough assessment takes place we then […]
The triple carbs are now completely refurbished and awaiting completion of the restoration of the manifold to allow the final fitting to the engine.
Our 1967 Jaguar E-Type back axle cradle which houses the refurbished “Limited Slip Diff”, new discs, calipers and stub axles. As you can see, the unit has been totally stripped, blasted and repainted to compliment the refurbished and new parts fitted.