Next I intended to remove the master cylinder heat shield to smarten it up, but a look underneath put me off. It seems that the brake pipe may have been connected after the shield was fitted. You can see how it fits here:
The brake pipe is closer than it looks, so I've fitted a plastic edge trim to the aluminium (not fitted here), although I don't think that it will chafe. Lower down the pipe touched the body on the corner of the metal here:
The clutch slave cylinder lower fixing is in view here.
Neoprene provides a cushion and a quick fix:
Here is the brake master cylinder heat shield from the top, as it comes with frayed edges:
And later with Reflect-a-cool added to tidy it up, and provide a bit more insulation:
Finally for today, as it's too cold to stay long in the garage. a photo of the starter motor:
Jaguar eh???? Mmmm.
