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Removing the centre air vent helps with access as you can get hand behind the console, it also means you can check that no wires have been trapped when it all goes back in.

I have replaced my instrument cluster and clock and oil temp gauge with MG LE500 items!

Great tutorial - I am considering doing this to swap the positions of the oil temp gauge to the drivers side to where it should have been designed to be!

Hey steve new subscriber here! I have the twin of your car same colour and year I'm having issues with the steering every time at low speeds I turn the wheel right and there's like a grinding sound only on the right the left is fine iv had it in to the garage as I'm not really in a position to do it myself he inspected the whole front suspension arms joints etc and said he can't find anything wrong he even checked If it was rubbing the arch but nothing he then just said its probably just age but I don't know it does seem to be gradually getting worse so I'm kind of at a loss really?? 🤔

Hello Steve, interessting Video, Specialy your Campervan Looks really brillant. And the driving Lady too.😅 Best wishes from Germany, Dieter Remember about E-Type pfotos with caravan.

Over your head

Totally impossible. You would need at least a 3 car shop, that is well equipped. Maximum age to start should be 40. Best of luck to you, whatever you decide.

Your videos are fast becoming a great resource for the F/TF community. Thanks, Jonathan

Loved the video, just subscribed. Thanks for sharing. Oh, particularly like the fact that we don’t have to watch you undo and do up every single nut.

Hi Stevey I've always had jaguar never had an e typ but absolutely beautiful car...if i were you mate id get it put back together just do the minimum work needed and just enjoy your beautiful car just drive it...Good luck fella..

Camera quality looks good, especially during the outro!

Hi Steve, nice to see another guy working on a TF, I recently did a full refurb on my TF front end, took the subframe off the car and changed everything but the suspension struts, I had the same problem with my track rod ends, I just cut the off. The hardest job was the ball joints, I had to heat them up and use a lone breaker bar. I did a clean the brakes up, the problem I had there was the retaining pins seized, my car has AP callipers which are aluminium and it corroded badly, I had to cut them and knock them out with a small punch, it was very satisfying driving the car after with no squeaks rattles or knocks.

Lovely car , nice video, thanks

I’ve recently changed the front bearings of my TF using the same kit, I did it slightly differently by clamping the large nut in vice with the long bolt from the kit sitting vertically and the hub horizontal.

Great video. Well done. Very informative

Looks like a lovely drive!

Just wondering if bowling the rubber booth in water would work

Great video!!

God awful elevator music instead of the sound of that engine - vid ruined

I have just come into possession of on MG Midget ( year 1971) and was interested in your comment about the ignition light being on. My ignition light is on constantly, is that a problem?

Gentle recommissioning and repair to retain as much of the originality as possible. Wouldn’t cost the earth and could be done quite quickly.

Signal Red, yes?

Nice job of fitting a tow bar to an e-type. I wonder what it towed?

Good morning Steve, really a very good video. You showed with full physical contortions how this construction is constructed and attached to the E-Type. Was this towbar available for purchase through the accessories distribution or was it customised. Something like that in the UK, had it to be accepted by a MOT Inspection Workshop and the Goverment Car registration Office. I would like to keep in touch with you directly via e-mail regarding the e-type. Let me know if that would be possible. About your E-Type, do you know the you Tube Channel from Maikel Lemke? He is a Friend of me and we playing together with the Parts and E-Type components. Thanks for your perfekt Video. Best wishes, Dieter

I think that you’ll always regret selling it ; I prefer the coupe to the roadster, as do many. History and originality obviously cannot be replaced and one in this unrestored condition must be a very rare example. If it were mine, I’d do what I could myself to get it running and then get the bodywork sympathetically restored by a specialist. There are so many mint examples around which look amazing but lack character. If you keep that lovely patina I’m sure you won’t regret it.

Nice selection of classic cars and a great day out! The Ferrari looks stunning, although I do really like your e-type, thats my kind of car, I dont mind it being slower! Regards.

Is there any after Market products to stop the leaky roof on a rainy day 🤔, such as specialized roof seals?....(I've seen some videos of leaky roofs)..🤔...

Looked like a great drive at the beginning 👍

"4th attempt!!..🤣🤣🤣🤣👍

Ive heard of titanium ball joints which last for years - have you considered them at all - for eventual replacements 🤔

Hi Steve, an wonderful early and very original e-type. I‘am going on in the moment on a restauration of an early hadertank and aswell i change a Brand new hadertank, made out of brass, to a stile, looking similar to the originals with the weldet flange around. Regards, Dieter

Hallo Steve, i‘am Dieter from Germany. I owner of as well an 2+2 Jag, but it‘s a series 2. I konstracted a towbar for my E-type to tow our 1971 Caravan. Can ey get from you more Information and picture‘s from You about the towbar on your E-type? Best regards. Dieter

Beautiful e-type. Credit to your brother. Engine bay looks stunning. Nice exhaust manifolds. Do those triple carbs stay in tune for long or do they need regular tuning?

Thank you. Seeing so many 21st century Ferraris in one place was enlightening for me. I begin to understand why Frank Stephenson rated the Roma higher than the 296. Also, the 360 looks more like another model instead of a 25 year old design. No one mentions fuel consumption but can the 360 really be as thirsty as 11 mpg city and 16 mpg highway?

Ferrari is looking very smart!

Appreciate the video. I have a 360 and need to replace the shock absorber bushings (Silent Blocks on top, bushings on the bottom). Are they pressed in? If so, can they be carefully "tapped" into place with a socket that fits over the end of the bushing? Also, are they cemented with Hysol epoxy? Lastly, must the spring be compressed to remove the shock absorber from the car? Thanks.

Restore it. It’s a beautiful car with memories attached. Eventually they will go up in value.

I’m only three minutes in and I’m already thinking , geez….you can’t sell it. You have to restore it! Or maybe do something like Chuck @ Monocoque has done to a similarity rested car and sympathetically recommission it.

F/TF’s tend to be more reliable the more they are used, my own TF was my only car for about 10 years and never had much problems with it.

Seems a pity to sell the Jaguar but if you get more enjoyment from the Ferrari then maybe it's time to have a spring clean. Looks like you have your hand full with all the others! Happy Easter bytheway.

That family provenance you have with the Jag makes me surprised you'd part with it for anything. 30k is pretty reasonable for any E Type these days in my opinion and from the sounds of it that is only a three owner car? People do also get fixated on mileage and I'm guessing that doesn't have that many having been laid up for so long? I'm with the concensus and a partial resto to roadgoing standard would be my suggestion too. Running and driving would certainly make that 30k look cheap and likely wouldn't take that much work, might be worth doing that to get more for it if you decide you do want to sell after all? TF is looking good, my 160 is at about 97k but has been used all winter so will need some pampering in the next few weeks, bit of surface rust on the sill and some above the rear bumper in the centre which I am guessing is where the bolt goes through. Will have to get after that soon as keeping on top of it early seems to be easier than a big fix. Still an absolute hoot to drive so hope you enjoy yours again very soon now she's out.

MG seats are getting a bit baggy, if only you knew any upholsterers.

My other half swears by ko-cho-line leather dressing. Used it on some of my straps and boots and it is pretty good, worth a try to help the strap longevity?

Interesting collection of cars! Stunning scenery!Thanks for taking the time to post it.

Having recently subbed as you know, I've just been slowly catching up with your other content. For me, that's a no-brainer Steve, the provenance and family history mean you just have to restore it. That won't be cheap or easy but it just has to be done, what a wonderful machine it is. My other half has an MGB GT that her grandad bought new and we do whatever we can to keep it running and driving - and this is where things like these need to be, out there on the roads being driven and inspiring new people.

Restore it.

'Promosm'

That red light is a choke warning light, and EVERY original header tank i have seen rusts through (poor quality )

So could have done with this video about eight months ago when I tackled mine on the drive. I swapped that inner spacer and bolt for the Mike Satur stainless kit as that's such a heavy corrosion area, I wanted to make future swaps easier. I had no tool that could get purchase on the curved underside of the arm so ended up having to lever it off by popping it off the ball joint with a 4ft crowbar.... joy!