1971 Jaguar E-Type Series I 4.2-Litre Coupé

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Body is an English shell, fully re-built to minimise corrosion, fitted with new sills & arches & a new genuine Abbey Panels bonnet. New uprated front frames by E Type Fabs fitted. The rear section has been de-seamed & lead loaded, with no bumpers fitted. The transmission tunnel is removable & the rear floor section has a removable panel to access the handbrake mechanism without the need to drop the rear axle unit. Steel heater pipes in the bulkhead have been replaced with copper pipes. Heated rear window, laminated windscreen & halogen headlamps fitted. Final bodywork preparation & painting carried out by Hudson Motor Company – Bradford. Finished in authentic RAL matched 1972 British Racing Green 2 pack.

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Fabricage FIA spec braced roll hoop, with removable rear diagonal. BAS trim kit plus some further mods. Original leather seats. Mota Lita steering wheel. Pioneer CQ – C1313NW cd/radio fitted. New headlining fitted. Re-carpeted boot area. Bespoke tool kit in spare wheel well.

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Fitted with a 4.2 litre XJ6 Series 3 engine running on triple 2” SU carburettors, with ITG filter. This engine chosen as it has a sulphided crank, stronger con rods & larger 17/8” inlet valves as standard. Fitted with new 8.7:1pistons, the 9.1 compression ratio is slightly higher than standard as the head & block were skimmed 10thou. All new bearings fitted throughout. The engine has been lightened & balanced, linked to 11kg flywheel, fitted with uprated balanced clutch unit. Uprated, blue printed oil pump assembly (60psi) with 25psi oil pressure light switch. Oil cooler & XJ6 spin on oil filter. Series 1 E Type water pump modified to take larger XJ6 impellor. Radiator re-cored with 50% upgrade, fitted with Kenlow electric fan in aluminium cowl. The cylinder has been ported, fitted with VSE L4 cams & uprated valve springs. New cams chain tensioners & followers. Stainless steel manifold studs / head studs / big end bolts etc. Tubular short branch 2” stainless steel exhaust manifolds & heavy duty stainless steel exhaust system manufactured by E Type Fabs provides maximum torque. Runs on unleaded petrol, allowing the engine to rev to circa 6k RPM, with estimated power output of 265 BHP.

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New Getrag 5 speed gearbox fitted, coupled to shortened & balanced propshaft, with new heavy duty UJs connected to new Powerlock 3.07 differential unit.

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Adjustable GAZ shocks all round, with adjustable spring platforms and 9” 275lbs springs on rear suspension. Bump stops in shocks and body stops removed to clear tyres. Suspension fitted with mostly poly bushes giving standard ride height. 5 new Realm Engineering alloy reproduction Dunlop D Type racing wheels, shod with brand new Uniroyal RainExpert5 205x70x15” tyres. Vented discs, with modified Jaguar calipers, all round fitted with standard, hard compound V12 brake pads. Single remote bleed nipple on rear brakes. Stainless steel braided flexible & Kunifer brake pipes. Front uprights are Series 2 fitted with sealed for life bottom ball joints. Heavy duty UJs with grease nipples.

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Completely new loom fitted, linked to modern 75A alternator with built in regulator. Headlamps separately fed via circuit breakers & relay. Voltmeter replaced by ampmeter. New modern battery for reliability. Ignition is a 123 programmable electronic distributor & Lucas sport coil. Classic silicon competition plug leads with NGK plugs. Pulse operated rev counter. Radiator fan on relay control to improve reliability. Standard form fan belt adjusted on alternator bracket (replaces difficult belt & problematic jockey wheel configuration). Extra heat shielding from exhaust. XJ6 fan heater motor. Heated rear window.