Further to my previous posts, although I managed to find a 'new' gear stick through the Forum, unfortunately, my gear knob and collar does not fit, in that the thread at the top of the stick is only some 18mm whereas my original was some 27mm. So I am back on the hunt for an overdrive gear stick fro...

Further to my previous posts, although I managed to find a 'new' gear stick through the Forum, unfortunately, my gear knob and collar does not fit, in that the thread at the top of the stick is only some 18mm whereas my original was some 27mm. So I am back on the hunt for an overdrive gear stick fro...

:lol: Hi Ken - thanks for your offer. I have managed to get a lever from Mike, the XK8 co-ordinator for JEC - however it needs re-chroming! I hope the same does not happen this time round - the chroming company reckons it must have been some faulty metal as they had not experienced it before and had...

Help! I've just put in a 1968 Jaguar overdrive gearbox in my 1968 2+2, and found an XJ6 overdrive gear lever (which is the same size as the E-type one) and which means that I can feed the wiring up the lever and connect it to an overdrive switch in the gear knob/cap - fantastic! I managed to source ...

Help! I've just put in a 1968 Jaguar overdrive gearbox in my 1968 E-Type 2+2, and found an XJ6 overdrive gear lever (which is the same size as the E-type one) and which means that I can feed the wiring up the lever and connect it to an overdrive switch in the gear knob/cap - fantastic! I managed to ...

Does anyone know what the gear ratios are for a 1968 four speed manual box (with Laycock Type A overdrive)? I ask as I have just transplanted one into my Series 1 1968 E-type and would be interested to compare the two 'boxes. The 'box works brilliantly, by the way. I had it checked over/rebuilt by H...

Hi thanks for your replies - I appreciate that the box and overdrive are 'one' but it seems ironic that if you have a standard box (mine is not a Moss box by the way) then the recommendation is for EP90, but Laycock say that you should use 20-50 (mine has the Compact Type A overdrive). If you read t...

Thanks for the replies - actually my gearbox is from a 1968 420 with Laycock overdrive but I have just fitted it into my E-Type Series 1 4.2 2+2. From the various correspondence I have seen, the ideal solution seems to be EP90 in the box and 20-50 in the overdrive! There just doesn't seem to be any ...

Can anyone who has overdrive fitted please tell me what oil they are using in it and, ideally, how many miles they have covered? There seems to be a lot of conflicting information out there, oil manufacturers such as Millers will tell you that their EP90 GL4 spec' product is correct but Laycock docu...

Can anyone who has overdrive fitted please tell me what oil they are using in it and, ideally, how many miles they have covered? There seems to be a lot of conflicting information out there, oil manufacturers such as Millers will tell you that their EP90 GL4 spec' product is correct but Laycock docu...

Can anyone confirm the gear ratios in an S-Type four speed gearbox with overdrive from around 1968?

Thanks - Malc

Now sold! Malc

Thanks for your thoughts - academic now, as had car inspected and rust around the A pillars and sills, so not for me! On reflection, I rather like the idea of a Webasto as it has all the advantages of a convertible but without getting your head blown off! Malc

I'm going to look at a 2+2 with a Webasto sunroof - what 's the general feeling on them or is it really down to personal preference? I would have thought that it would be great to have it open on a sunny day, especially to get rid of the heat in the car. However two things spring to mind - (1) do th...

At last, am now in a position to buy an E-type! So if anyone knows of a 2+2 available, preferably a Series 2, in good nick at a price of up to £25,000, could they let me know (pretty please!)? Happy to do minor work to it, but bodywork should be good (too many hidden nasties). Thanks, Malc