Odd noise

If this has the Dunlop brakes, spares are fiendishly expensive, so perhaps the calipers weren't fully overhauled with new piston assemblies. May also be a problem with the hardbrake.

Lift the car and try turning the wheels by hand to see if a brake is binding.

Think later ones went over to Girling. I'd expect spares for those to be easier/cheaper.

With both wheels off the ground, *something* certainly is dragging, whether it's the brakes or not I can't say, but since they've just been done by a very reputable outfit, I'm not so sure it would be that. Noticeably more resistance to hand-turning on the near side as against the o/s. I'm wondering if a bearing might have broken-up. Think I'll run it in gear with the wheels off the ground and have a listen around the entire rear end with a hosepipe. Can't go wrong with a hosepipe IME. :-)

I remember running a red light at Pembury about 40 years ago. I put my foot on the brake to stop, but it went to right to the floor and I carried on going! I had no choice but to run the lights but fortunately I got away with it as there were far fewer cars on the road back then. Later I recounted what had happened to an old timer mechanic and he said, "Oh, well, Girling brakes." Funny thing was, that was the *only* time it ever happened with that car and I never found what the issue was with it. Weird!

The Rover P6 had a similar brake layout to the E-Type. And that changed over from Dunlop to Girling fairly early on in its life. The rear calipers were a swing design with integral handbrake mechanism. Worked extremely well. But not totally fit and forget for ever. Needed a strip clean and lube once in a blue moon.

I well remember an early 2000 where the cost of replacing the Dunlop piston assemblies caused the car to be scrapped. Unlike a cast iron calliper, the piston bodies were made of something which wore out quite quickly requiring total replacement rather than just new seals.