It is one of those stories that couldn’t be written. For many months we have been on the hunt for a Jaguar E-Type V12 pulley. Some examples have come and gone. We’ve tried plan A, B and C and have gotten nowhere. Having called pretty everyone who knows anything about Jaguars in the hope of […]
We are now making the final few touches to our 1971 Jaguar E-Type brake and clutch system. Next week we aim to run her up for the first time in situ to see how we get on and what tweaks may be needed. We should be expecting the final part of the interior back any […]
The front end of our E-type is almost complete with the lights and surround now in position. The front grill surround just requires tightening and it’ll be ready to be fitted.
The nose cone, grille and badge is now in position and looking amazing. The front headlamp assembly and bumpers will follow very soon.
The pipework is now fitted to the brand new aluminium radiator which means the radiator can be positioned and fixed securely.
Week 1 in our new Pettistree workshops and no slowing down for us as we continue to make good progress on our current projects. Dave has been busy fitting up the new pipework and hoses to the engine bay of our 1971 Jaguar E-Type as we look to finish off the engine ready for the […]
Not as simple as it looks, the fuel tank is now successfully fitted and the pipework in position.
One day in to the fit up of the brand new V12 wiring loom from Autosparks and it’s been a really successful day. The majority of the loom is now in. The boot area and centre are complete and the engine wiring is in position but just need finishing. We are a couple of looms short […]
This afternoon, we’ve tested the fit of our hood frame once again. The frame came with the car when it arrived to us from California but it was not fitted. We carried out a dry fit during the strip out process and it fitted nicely which reassured us to continue with the work. Now that […]
The refurbished expansion tank is now installed. Work is now underway on installing the full wiring loom. Once the rear section of wiring is complete the fuel tank can be fitted into position which will draw to a close the work on the rear section of the build.
The Jaguar E-Type panel is now built and ready for the dials to be fitted up.
Off to China our samples go as we work alongside our 1971 Jaguar E-Type Roadster’s customer in decided the final colours for the hood, leather and vinyl.
The majority of our chroming work has already been carried out by Tony and the guys at Wyatt Polishing in Thetford but having found a couple of extras on both the Jensen 541S and Jaguar V12 E-Type it’s another trip over to get these started.
To convert the wiper motor from left hand drive to right hand drive we’ve called in the assistance of our good friends and world renowned Jaguar specialists SNG Barratt. They’ll look to refurbishj the unit as well as carrying out the conversion.
The day has come where I will no longer be seeing this beautiful piece of V12 engineering out side my office window but will soon have to view her further down our workshops sitting proudly inside the car. Today’s the day we re-fit the newly rebuilt V12 engine back where she belongs, sitting within our […]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]We are now days away from being able to marry up our V12 engine to our 1971 Jaguar E-Type so with Dave busy rebuilding the suspension components Tommy and John are refitting the front frame and bonnet to ensure everything fits as expected. And it does… [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_gallery type=”image_grid” images=”17415,17416,17417,17418,17419,17420,17421,17422,17423,17424,17425,17426,17427,17428,17429″][/vc_column][/vc_row]
We are now into the rebuild stage of our 1971 Jaguar E-Type V12. The half-shafts have been built up ready to be fitted back up and part of the full front end re-assembly.
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The handbrake levers are now in the safe hands of Tony at Wyatt Polishing ready to be zinc plated. I’ve managed to find a fantastic explanation from SPC, The Surface Plating Experts on the process of Zinc plating. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_text_separator title=”The Step-by-Step Zinc Plating Process”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Zinc plating is a relatively complex process that requires a high level […]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Welcome back to the Bridge Classic Cars workshops our Jaguar E-Type V12 Roadster. Now finished in Jaguar Golden Sands sitting proudly next to our 1967 Jaguar E-Type 2+2 both ready for rebuild. Huge progress will be made next week as the team return from their holidays.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_gallery type=”image_grid” images=”14216,14217,14218,14219,14220,14221,14222,14223,14224,14225,14226,14227,14228,14229,14230,14231,14232,14233,14234,14235,14236,14237″][/vc_column][/vc_row]
Today’s the day our Jaguar E-Type V12 roadster rejoins the Bridge Classic Cars collection in our Deben Road workshops… …now in her new Golden Sands finish. She’ll now come back to us for the full rebuild to commence.
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Today we had a visit from Brian Classic Assessments and the owners to look at the progress of our Jaguar E-Type V12 Roadster. Unfortunately they were a few days too early from seeing her in the new Golden Sands finish but none-the-less they were very happy with seeing the second stage primer. Now we have the […]
We’ve just taken delivery of our brand new aluminium Jaguar V12 radiator with cowls and fans, including header tank. Alicool produce Intercoolers, radiators, oil coolers, fuel tanks and aluminium fabrication work. The company was set up thanks to the coming together of industry leading professionals. Their design and drawing team have 25 years’ experience in […]
Our Jaguar E-Type Roadster is due to be painted tomorrow, here she in after her second stage of primer. The blowers are on and we are just waiting for her to toughen up before moving into the paint booth ready for paint.
Tommy has been hard at work today blasting and refurbishing our 1973 Jaguar E-Type V12 Roadster top and bottom wishbones.
Jaguar E-Type Front Brake Caliper Conversion Upgrades from SNG Barratt These four pot front brake caliper conversion kits are manufactured in England using Ductile Cast Iron or Aerospace grade 7075 aluminium. They are all fitted with OE quality modern British seals and 303 grade stainless steel pistons and pins. The kits fit straight onto the […]
Work continues today on the paint preparation as we build up and re-shape to give our E-Type roadster the perfect lines once again.
We are now preparing the bodywork ready for paint. At this stage we are expecting the preparation to be approximately 150-180 hours.
On his recent visit to the UK and to the Bridge Classic Cars workshops here we have the Bridge Classic Cars team (minus John who was skiving for the afternoon) with the owner of our 1971 Jaguar E-Type V12 Roadster and Brian Page from Classic Assessments.
The sun was shining this afternoon and with the door open and our 1971 V12 roadster on the front ramp we couldn’t resist parking up our 1965 Jaguar E-Type and our 1970 Jaguar E-Type out the front to show off this wonderful collection. 1965 Jaguar E-Type Series 1 – Green 1970 Jaguar E-Type Series 2 […]
We have now positioned the newly rebuilt V12 engine in our workshops ready to be fitted to the reinforced engine stands.