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Price: $205.00
Jaguar E-Type - Series 1 - LH Headlamp Diaphragm - BD16423
This is a LH headlamp diaphragm that forms the front of the wheelhouse for all Series 1 E-Type bonnets with covered headlamps – Jaguar Part # BD16423. This panel is patterned after an E-Type bonnet. 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 turned 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...
This diaphragm panel is also necessary if you are converting a Series 1.5 or Series 2 bonnet to Series 1 covered headlamps using our conversion flanges!
NOTE: Our diaphragms are very slightly different from stock in that we do not use the blind nuts for the headlamp bucket mount - we just have 4 holes of the correct size there instead - you simply use a regular 10-32 nut on the back side. This works out better, as unless you have the exact proper length machine screw, they bottom out in the blind nut and don\'t hold the bucket in tight anyway... To be fair, the other reproductions DO have these blind nuts, but they are also made from much thinner steel than stock and covered in poor quality black primer. Ours are the correct, thick 19-gauge steel, and come in bare steel with a light rust-preventative oil - just wipe it down and paint!
PLUS - ours is more reasonably priced! Photo #1 shows the back of the panel, Photo #2 shows the front of the panel, Photos #3&4 show this panel primed, and installed in one of our bonnet restorations.
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 now over 8,000 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!