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1. 3.8 coupe body shell: (Updates); Everything in front of the wheel arches is new. And no prizes for guessing the fate of the boot floor and rear guards. Everything behind the wheel well goes too. ...; Created on 08 November 2017
2. Another tardy update: (Updates); ... Suspension: The IRS is just about finished and the front suspension is rebuilt and ready to be installed. I have rebuilt the steering rack. Brakes: Everything is rebuilt and awaiting reinstallation ...; Created on 30 August 2017
3. Why having a car professionally restored costs so much.: (Updates); ... get into the mix. I pressure bleed brakes with a syringe. Takes 10 minutes. But try as I might I could not get the front circuit to bleed. I tracked down the problem to the servo. Fluid would not go ...; Created on 25 May 2015
4. Torsion bars: (Updates); ... ball joints apart! Last weekend I replaced the front anti sway bar bushes with some "NOS" ones. Hmmm. They seem to have evaporated during this morning's 60 mile drive... I guess they were "nasty old s#*t" ...; Created on 12 April 2015
5. Notes on brake bleeding: (Updates); ... On 3.8 cars each master has its own reservoir. On most 4.2 cars the reservoir attached to the brake master cylinder supplies the front calipers. The servo reservoir supplies the rear calipers. This is ...; Created on 14 September 2014
6. How to take your bonnet off by yourself.: (Updates); Before you start, disconnect the 8 pin wiring plug to the bonnet. Put 2 pillows under the front of the bonnet. Open the bonnet fully. ...; Created on 02 August 2014
7. Easter Sunday drive: (Updates); It's not all rebuilding you know..sometimes we drive them. Plug chop after the run; front, middle and rear carbies. ...; Created on 20 April 2014
8. Front suspension: (Updates); I can see why the Gaz adjustable shock absorbers upset the purists...; Created on 01 March 2014
9. Engine building 3: timing: (Updates); ... front seal. Cover on. Sump on. Damper on. ...; Created on 19 October 2013
10. First step: (Updates); With some trepidation I installed the very first part onto the body; the fuel line. I then moved on to the front mounting bracket for the fuel tank. Needless to say both had to be removed and reinstalled ...; Created on 31 August 2013
11. Motif Bar for the coupe: (Updates); ... Firstly I had to fit the motif itself into the circular hole at the front. This is held in a circular metal backing, which in turn is secured in place by a half elliptic spring that is screwed at either ...; Created on 11 August 2013
12. Coopercraft: (Updates); One of the front hubs on my coupe has worn splines which make an annoying clunk on braking or acceleration. So I bought a new set of hubs a while back. I had also bought myself some upgraded front calipers ...; Created on 18 May 2013
13. Coupe update: (Updates); ... have cleaned up a treat and have brand new Pirellis fitted. In doing this though I noticed a loud knock had appeared in the front left suspension. On checking I found the sway bar link arm had pulled away ...; Created on 12 May 2013
14. There's always one little tiny problem...: (Updates); ... to drill the shafts to fit the old throttle stops with existing holes. It's easy; you just use the existing holes as guides. But I'd never been confronted by a virgin stop before... After a lot of thought ...; Created on 02 February 2013
15. Pop the carbs back on, Sir?: (Updates); ... 12 studs, and fit one spring washer and one nut on each. Plus the return spring brackets on the front 2 carbs. Now the top nuts are a doddle, as is the front one at the bottom. BUT. A BIG but. The other ...; Created on 07 October 2012
16. and some more..: (Updates); All of that lovely plated front suspension is back on. Fitted the new rear braided brake hose, and some new Greenstuff pads for the rear. Brakes and clutch bled. ...; Created on 05 October 2012
17. The home stretch.: (Updates); ... few teething problems, but with some sound advice it all eventually went smoothly. The two good bits of advice I got were to put the bars in from the front, sliding them back to insert them, and to loosen ...; Created on 05 October 2012
18. Hibernation and reflections on plating.: (Updates); ... has taken the best part of 2 months I won't be looking for them much before Christmas.. Here is the reassembled front suspension in all its glory. Now if it would only warm up enough to ...; Created on 13 August 2012
19. Jockeying for position: (Updates); With no front wheels and a need to get the car outside to degrease and clean the front frames the need to make it movable became paramount. After canvassing many helpful suggestions I settled on the idea ...; Created on 03 June 2012
20. Washing dishes: (Updates); This morning I headed up to Stately Jag Manor on a mission. In the back of the car about 60kg of filthy front suspension and running gear to be cleaned and sandblasted prior to plating. It was freezing, ...; Created on 28 May 2012
21. Post mortem findings: (Updates); ... at the head it looked OK although you could see that the front three combustion chambers had a lot more soot in them than the back three. Presumably this is the result of poor tune on the Strombergs. ...; Created on 19 May 2012
22. A pleasant surprise: (Updates); While I had the bonnet off so that I had good access to do the carbs I also installed a set of kevlar Greenstuff front brake pads. Being a cynic I didn't really expect much improvement, but to my surprise ...; Created on 08 April 2012
23. Mea culpa: (Updates); ... a list of defects to be rectified. But there were none apart from a comment that the RH front wheel bearing was a bit loose, but "nothing that was excessive". 4 hours after I left home, I had a set of ...; Created on 08 March 2012
24. Don't say the "F" word: (Updates); ... rewired with the exception of the rear light looms Fuel system completely restored from tank to carbs All hydraulics including brakes completely rebuilt Front suspension reconditioned IRS completely reconditioned ...; Created on 21 January 2012
25. Clock repair: (Updates); About 3 weeks ago I sent the clock from my 1967 series 1.5 to Mike Eck of www.jaguarclock.com to have it overhauled. The clock was in very poor condition, didn't work and the plastic lens at the front ...; Created on 16 January 2012
26. What's that noise?: (Updates); ... the source of a rattle at the front of the engine. I had thought it was the idler pulley, but inspection and reassemble had made me think that it was OK. The next culprit was the recently attached, but ...; Created on 12 January 2012
27. The wires finally arrive: (Updates); ... and with luck we will have liftoff. With yesterday's reinstallation of the steering column and wheel it became apparent that the front wheel allignment was way ...; Created on 03 January 2012
28. In the Doldrums: (Updates); ... rebuilt front calipers leaked all my expensive silicone brake fluid onto the ground while I was trying to bleed them. Back to the brake shop with that one. Probably can't get parts until the new year. ...; Created on 29 December 2011
29. Reassembly going well: (Updates); Whenever you read the manual, any job on the engine, front suspension etc always starts with the phrase "first, remove the radiator". The logical extension of this is that the last step of any job is ...; Created on 03 November 2011
30. Front suspension finished for now: (Updates); Bouyed by the kind thoughts of my friend, I have finished off the front suspension by replacing the front shocks. I chose the Koni Classics. These are a good quality double acting adjustable ...; Created on 29 October 2011
31. Front suspension: (Updates); Craig and Jarrod came over this afternoon, and fired with enthusiasm and beer in equal parts we replaced the front upper and lower ball joints. Getting the top joint circlip in did require a little thought ...; Created on 08 October 2011
32. Every cloud...: (Updates); A phone call from school put paid to all my other plans for today. Youngest son is sick; come and get him. So I'm now unable to leave the house for the rest of the day. Small boy settled in front ...; Created on 26 September 2011
33. Busy Sunday: (Updates); ... cleaned and refitted all of the front brake pipes; then realised that they didn't need to be reversed, so put them back the right way fitted the new braided front brake hoses refitted the rebuilt front ...; Created on 25 September 2011
34. Up up and away: (Updates); After a lot of thought and discussion I have decided to put the hoist pads under the front and rear of the chassis rails to lift the car. It feels very solid; the only movement on rocking the car is ...; Created on 23 September 2011
35. Cooling system v1.0001: (Updates); ... of fun was had with hoses and my new high pressure water squirty thing, flushing the block out as best I could and cleaning the previously inaccessible front of the engine. I took the radiator to a local ...; Created on 23 August 2011
36. Cooling System v1.0000: (Updates); ... got worried; it doesn't look right. Finally however the XKs Unlimited catalogue saves me. Bought a high pressure water blaster and cleaned off the front of the engine, previously concealed by the ...; Created on 22 August 2011
37. Brakes are broken..: (Updates); Once the decision is made, action is easy. First the pedal box, complete with brake and clutch MC comes out. Then the booster. Finally off come the front calipers. Calipers look fine but ...; Created on 21 August 2011
38. Them's the brakes...not: (Updates); ... was easy and the little one man brake bleeder worked well. Did the clutch slave cylinder too for good measure. Once I got to the front brakes though it all went bad. No pedal after first ...; Created on 20 August 2011
39. The plan: (General); ... The Bugeye went into storage and the GT ended up rusting genteely under a tarp on my parents’ front lawn for a number of years. Just before disaster struck I had also bought a really well restored, fast ...; Created on 14 August 2011
40. Start with something simple: (Updates); ... old Lucas brake fluid does the trick and with some trepidation I jack the front up and put stands under the suspension arms. Drainplug removed and dirty oil comes out. Strained; no ...; Created on 07 August 2011
41. The Jag Arrives...: (Updates); ... a short time tow truck arrives, we load the car on and off we go. By 1110am she’s being unloaded at my house. A few tense moments and she’s in the purpose-built shed. First problem; RH front ...; Created on 06 August 2011

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