See also exhaust manifold disassembly post. Apart from paint, there are three basic kinds of metal treatments used in our Mk2 restoration: ceramic coating powder coating cad plating (as well as tin-zinc DIY electroplating) We’ve selected Pro Finishing for ceramic and powder work (conveniently located next door to Classic Car......
Two months into this project and the body shell is ready for transport to the blaster in New Hampshire. Doug of LaFlamme’s Towing knew exactly how to handle the classic Jaguar body; we packed all four doors inside, secured with straps, and everything arrived safely without a scratch. The rear......
The restoration phrase will necessarily involve a lot of sandblasting. The body shell will soon be towed up to Classic Car Blasting, but many smaller parts will be handled in our own blast cabinet. We’ve been working with Tacoma Pro-Blast for several months to upgrade a consumer Home Depot cabinet......
Dollies are used to move around body shells without suspensions. Commercial “one-size-fits-all” dollies are not optimized for the Jaguar type of chassis. Lin Rose developed a simple but elegant solution with caster wheels and square steel tubing, and we’ll follow his custom design. A larger front wheel will help adjust......
When the body shell, doors, bonnet, and trunk lid are all entirely stripped of chrome, insulation, wiring, and mounted components, the plan is to send the sheet metal (and other large parts like the fuel tank) off to a local blaster. Media blasting uses air pressure to propel granular material,......
