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"CaptDale - is secretly British" (captdale) 11/11/2016 at 17:01 • Filed to: e-type, jaguar

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Hit that button just right. You know the one. It may not be your dream car and it may not be on the top of your list, but every time you see one, or someone brings it up, you know you just have to own one. For me is the !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . Specifically the early convertible. Our own !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! posted about his !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! and I got that urge to own one. Drive it up the coast with my country gentleman’s hat, only the finest tweed jacket, aviator, and brown leather gloves. I just want one so badly. I wouldn’t mind an Eagle Speedster, but I’d rather have an original with all its quirks and issues. My perfect Jag E-Type would be in Opalescent Dark Green with a black interior (though I do like this tan interior).

gogmorgo - rowing gears in a Grand Cherokee > CaptDale - is secretly British 11/11/2016 at 17:09

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TFRITCH posted about his model on LADA

That’s not what you meant to write. I got unnecessarily excited. At the same time your autocorrect is AWESOME.

CaptDale - is secretly British > gogmorgo - rowing gears in a Grand Cherokee 11/11/2016 at 17:20

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Lol, thanks for pointing that out (fixed now). Seriously could not make a better mistake talking about him.

Berang > CaptDale - is secretly British 11/11/2016 at 17:35

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I captured two E-types in the rain at the British car show: http://oppositelock.kinja.com/big-british-dump-1787059969

RallyWrench > gogmorgo - rowing gears in a Grand Cherokee 11/11/2016 at 17:57

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I would have posted the hell out of a Lada if I had one.

RallyWrench > CaptDale - is secretly British 11/11/2016 at 18:01

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Yep, that model had a similar effect when I was a kid. The E-type is still up there for me, though it was a bit of a “don’t meet your heroes” moment the first time I worked on one. Great to drive though, and that engine is one of the all time greats.

CaptDale - is secretly British > RallyWrench 11/11/2016 at 18:33

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I feel that way with a lot of cars though. Working on older cars can be more difficult than newer ones, at least from a diagnostic point.

CaptDale - is secretly British > Berang 11/11/2016 at 18:35

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I remember that dump. I love car shows where people don’t run away when it rains like they do here, but they improperly didn’t use the tonneau cover.

RallyWrench > CaptDale - is secretly British 11/11/2016 at 18:59

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Old cars are easy! Air, fuel and spark, no computers to interfere with vague and phantom faults. The E-type’s body structure makes it a pain in the ass to access some things.

CaptDale - is secretly British > RallyWrench 11/11/2016 at 19:06

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Hmmm.... I guess. I need more old cars then. Know anyone who wants a 928 for something older?

xyzabc > CaptDale - is secretly British 11/11/2016 at 19:25

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Morning Sun on a Series 1.

sdwarf36 > RallyWrench 11/11/2016 at 19:33

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And a throttle linkage that has 76 pieces.

I’ve restored a few E-types. Unfortunately all were received in boxes. And never whole + nice to begin with. There are soooooo many parts in one of these. (And I never seemed to get all the pieces of the jigsaw puzzle).

I came to the conclusion that if you count all the bolts and parts in a MGA-double it-that’s how many parts are in an Austin Healey 3000. Double THAT and that’s how many are in an E-type.

Don’t get me wrong-there is no better looking car on the planet PERIOD! And driving one is an absolute joy to all your senses. But for me, the path to getting to take that ride was a long one.

Die-Trying > CaptDale - is secretly British 11/11/2016 at 19:38

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i’m working on finding a way to dig up enough parts for one..........

RallyWrench > CaptDale - is secretly British 11/11/2016 at 19:41

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If I did you’d be my first call!

CaptDale - is secretly British > RallyWrench 11/11/2016 at 19:44

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I wish it was gone!

CaptDale - is secretly British > Die-Trying 11/11/2016 at 19:44

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Thats cool

CaptDale - is secretly British > xyzabc 11/11/2016 at 19:44

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Nice!

RallyWrench > sdwarf36 11/11/2016 at 19:46

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I don’t envy you for that. I’ve been deep in to a lot of cars, and for old stuff, the E-type was one of the hardest on my body. Lots of contortions to do simple things, and there’s always something in the way or out of reach. You’re right though, they’re lovely when they’re right.

IanZ - limited-slip indifferential > CaptDale - is secretly British 11/11/2016 at 23:16

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Citroen DS Pallas. And I would 100% have it in purple. Or mint green.

gogmorgo - rowing gears in a Grand Cherokee > RallyWrench 11/12/2016 at 10:43

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The desire to post things is tempered by not having driven it for six months. I’m struggling to find motivation to even put it back together at this point.

CaptDale - is secretly British > IanZ - limited-slip indifferential 11/12/2016 at 12:19

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You should definitely do it! I like both those colors.

IanZ - limited-slip indifferential > CaptDale - is secretly British 11/12/2016 at 16:42

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Unfortunately, a DS isn’t in the cards for a while. I don’t have the money for a nice one or the wrenching skills to fix up a clunker. But I have dreams! ;-)

RallyWrench > gogmorgo - rowing gears in a Grand Cherokee 11/12/2016 at 16:46

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I have the same issue with my projects, no time or money equals declining motivation.

CaptDale - is secretly British > IanZ - limited-slip indifferential 11/12/2016 at 16:50

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Buy a clunker, learn to wrench with it.