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Price: $85.00
Jaguar E-Type - Series 1, 1.5, & 2 - all 6-cylinder cars - LH Bonnet Mudshield
This is a LH mudshield that forms the rear of the wheelhouse for all 6-cylinder E-Type bonnets – Jaguar Part # BD16382. This panel is patterned after MANY original E-Type bonnets - we go to great lengths to make sure our patterns are correct - because we don\'t just sell E-Type parts, we use them ourselves to rebuild LOTS of E-Type bonnets here at the shop! It is correct in every dimension - including the thickness, the location and angles of the bends and flanges, and the size, shape, and placement of the holes, and the wired edge. This panel is delivered in fresh, bare steel, ready for the quality primer and paint of your choice - you will not have to spend time stripping off the low-quality, black \"shipping primer\" that some other manufacturers use...
I have not offered this panel in the past because I was unable to reproduce it properly and offer it at a cost competitive with the \"other guys\"... However, a customer recently brought in one of the \"other guys\" panels, and it was a TRAIN WRECK! They are making this panel out of a metal gauge that is much too thin, and also using wire in the bottom wired edge that is MUCH too small in diameter. This makes the panel \"wrinkly\" - especially around the edges - which will really show up badly when it is painted in gloss finish paint. PLUS - the wired edge is obviously MUCH smaller than the original panel. This all results in a piece that SCREAMS low-quality reproduction. It is also bathed in low-quality black primer - as usual... SO - our piece costs more, but it\'s worth every penny of it. You can get this panel a little cheaper, and believe me, you\'re going to be getting what you paid for... When you buy ours, you\'re getting a handmade panel that is as correct as it can possibly be made - when painted and installed as part of your restored bonnet, it is a dead ringer for the real thing - ALL of our panels are!
Bonnet restorations are a specialty in our shop!
A properly restored original E-Type bonnet is a better solution than the reproductions currently available - or unavailable, which is usually the case - especially with the Series 2 and 3 bonnets. We use expert craftsmanship to reshape and restore original bonnets to BETTER THAN \"factory fresh\" condition - with every nook and cranny stripped bare and coated with modern, quality self-etching primer. Give us a ring to discuss the restoration of your bonnet, or let us build you a bonnet from our large stock of original panels, and new fabricated components. Whether it\'s cancerous rust, major crash damage, or BOTH, we can rebuild it! Check out our \"blogs\" for hundreds of photos of bonnets being restored in our shop - our metal-shaping skills will astound you!
See our other auctions - E-Type bonnet panels, flanges, and complete supports with hinge plates!
GOOGLE US!!! There are over 6,000 photos of our E-Type metalwork adventures in our blog entries!
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MONOCOQUE METALWORKS
MonocoqueMetalworks is a fabrication shop located in Northeastern Maryland that specializes in Jaguar E-Type (XKE) body shell restoration. If you are restoring your E-Type, the best place to start is a rock-solid bodyshell (or tub), and we can help! We offer services ranging from the fabrication of a single panel to the construction of an entirely NEW bodyshell!
FABRICATION AND SHIPPING OF ORIGINAL OR CUSTOM BODY PANELS – we have patterns and examples of nearly every E-Type panel and can fabricate any panel you need for your restoration. Before you spend hundreds (or thousands) of dollars on Martin Robey panels that may or may not fit properly, give us a try! OR, call us as the ONLY supplier of many of the smaller, internal panels that Martin Robey doesn’t supply (or lists in their catalog but don’t actually produce…) Want some extra holes punched? – or some original holes not included? – or the panel produced in a heavier gauge? - no problem!
COMPLETE RESTORATION OF YOUR TUB – we will take in your monocoque bodyshell, strip it down to bare metal, and replace all damaged or rusted panels using the proper techniques. Your shell will be returned to you in primer, dead straight, rock-solid, safe, and EXACTLY as it left the factory.
TUB EXCHANGE – looking to save time? Exchange your existing monocoque bodyshell for one of our already restored shells (subject to availability). You’ll arrive at the shop, unload your shell, and load up a completely restored, PERFECT shell and be back on your way in a few hours! With this service, we can cut your project time down by YEARS! Plus, you can exchange one body style for another – drop off a Coupe or 2+2 shell and take home a roadster!
TUB MODIFICATION – we can “beef up” your tub with heavier gauge components for vintage racing, or add complete sub-frames, roll bars or cages. If you can imagine it, we can fabricate it!
FABRICATION OF AN ENTIRELY NEW TUB – we can build you an entire floor assembly with sills, gussets, tunnel, etc. – a complete cowl/firewall assembly – or an entirely NEW bodyshell!
COMPONENT RESTORATION – We will happily restore any piece you care to ship us and return it to you in as-new condition. This includes, but is not limited to: bonnet components, heaters, door shells, decklids, coupe hatches, etc.
E-Type restoration is a labor of love at Monocoque Metalworks! The shop is outfitted with INDUSTRIAL GRADE MACHINES – many of which are vintage machines themselves – carefully restored and modified with the correct tooling to produce perfect E-Type panels. As a result, you will be amazed by the crisp cuts, straight bends, and perfect holes found on our panels! We have forming capabilities that include shearing, braking, rolling, wire-edging, bead-rolling, notching and punching – in aluminum, steel, or stainless steel - up to and including 16-gauge (.060) or beyond. We utilize a combination of MIG, TIG, Spot, and Plug welding to ensure that your car is assembled with factory-like originality, coupled with strength and safety you can depend on!
Over 25 years of automotive restoration experience, specializing in E-Types. My first car was a 3.8 roadster, and I have driven, raced, wrecked, and restored these cars ever since. I know the cars intimately, and can provide references attesting to that fact. However, restoring the E-Type’s monocoque shell has always been my true passion! Let me indulge myself on your project – you will not find a more experienced and enthusiastic partner for your restoration!
BOOK your complete shell restoration NOW! We are busy with multiple E-Type shells and bonnets all the time, and spots book up quickly - so don\'t wait to call! We have restorable Series 1 and 2, Coupe, roadster and 2+2 tubs with straight roofs and quarters in stock - plus a large selection of doors, decklids, hatches, hinges, bonnet pieces, etc. Don’t wait until your car is all stripped down – call now and we’ll start building a solid tubTODAY and exchange it for yours when it is ready!
Located just outside of Newark, DE, with easy access to I-95. No job is too big or too small! Give us a ring and let’s discuss your project – whether it’s one panel or the restoration of an entire body shell, we can handle it – with the attention to detail and ENTHUSIASM you’re looking for!
Monocoque Metalworks - (443) 907-2287 - Chuck
References available – or come visit the shop and I’ll show you our tools and skills in action!
GOOGLE US!!! There are over 6,000 photos of our E-Type metalwork adventures in our blog entries!