Front Cowl in Progress
We have resumed work on the mold for the front cowl. We are now at the final stage of mold making, known as surface finishing, where small bumps and dips are corrected.
We will then use this mold to make the front cowl in carbon fiber. The original front cowl was made of steel, so this will bring a substantial weight reduction.
Our new steering wheel has arrived: the NARDI ANNI’60. This design was used in Ferraris and Porsches in the 1960s, particularly in racing. At 380 mm, it is almost the same diameter as the E-Type’s original steering wheel, but it is relatively large compared with those in modern cars. Without power steering back then, a wheel of this size was necessary. This restomod will have electric power steering, so a smaller wheel would work just as well. However, we chose this one to capture the atmosphere of the 1960s, when the E-Type was in its prime.
The seat fabric has arrived from the Netherlands. It is a rather unusual dark green velour called Pullman Rib.
This fabric was used in some Mercedes models in the 1980s.
We are progressing with the installation of the transmission mount.
There is no off-the-shelf mount for a Jaguar E-Type with an 8HP70, so naturally we designed and fabricated a new one.
This is still a provisional version. After road testing, we will make detailed adjustments and fine-tune it before fabricating the final version.
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