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Breadvan72 said:
The XJS shape just gets better with age. Here is my rustbucket getting a Romanian scrub over the Xmas Hols. Photos flatter it - in real life it looks s
t! The heap went off to Dorking today for new arches etc.
That is exactly the XJS colour/age/wheel combo I want when I finally get one t! The heap went off to Dorking today for new arches etc.
IIRC, you have to be careful with the 16" lattice wheels on the XJ-S, since there are two sizes - 7J and 8J. I read somewhere that the 8J wheels (XJ40 wheels) are too big for the XJ-S and may foul something or other. The big advantage of the 16" wheels is the much greater availability of tyres. The 16" tyres are much more modern, better, cheaper and MUCH easier to find.
Breadvan72 said:
The XJS shape just gets better with age. Here is my rustbucket getting a Romanian scrub over the Xmas Hols. Photos flatter it - in real life it looks st! The heap went off to Dorking today for new arches etc.
I can see in the not too distant future where we will be cursing not buying a XJS when they were affordable, it seems as I've seen less and less on the roads the better they look.t! The heap went off to Dorking today for new arches etc.Raygun said:
I can see in the not too distant future where we will be cursing not buying a XJS when they were affordable, it seems as I've seen less and less on the roads the better they look.
The XJS appears to be a car that's time has come. I've always thought that they they were rather groovy, even when they were unpopular, and am glad to have bought one. It is, I think, one of the best cars that I have ever had. I have to agree - every time I see an XJS now I think it is great! The design seems to work better as time goes by.
I think I didn't like them back in the day as they came out after the E-Type ended production and at the time I thought they were a backwards step - I now realise the XJS was never meant as an E-type replacement, they were a side-ways step!
While the XK is an XJS replacement the F-Type is finally the E-Type replacement, so long as you don't mind an auto. gearbox.
But they do sound great!
I think I didn't like them back in the day as they came out after the E-Type ended production and at the time I thought they were a backwards step - I now realise the XJS was never meant as an E-type replacement, they were a side-ways step!
While the XK is an XJS replacement the F-Type is finally the E-Type replacement, so long as you don't mind an auto. gearbox.
But they do sound great!StuntmanMike said:
Breadvan72 said:
Double dare you no back answers.
Ours had a more subtle go faster stripe on it though and have not seen similar for about 20 years.
Had to pump up the suspension periodically and tune the twin carbs.
Went rusty and the seat mounts gouged your shins exiting the rear seat. Still quietly lust though also.
Love how low the XJS sits, a proper GT.
Pity the industry is "over", rarely mentioned is the expensive pound which did not help.
However I dispute it is over. LR & Jag are big and so is Mini which basically makes all mid range cars.
Nissan also develops cars here and Honda/Toyota/Nissan produce, plus all the others and motor racing.
Dont be sad people!
I've always liked the Dolomite Sprint, trouble is a friend of mine is a Triumph Specialist, has driven dozens of them, restored a few and doesn't rate them too highly.
He particularly dislikes the steering which he says is heavy at parking speeds and weights up in a peculiar manner when cornering hard.
He says the 2000/2500 range or the Stag are much better to drive.
Anyone have similar views, or otherwise ?
He particularly dislikes the steering which he says is heavy at parking speeds and weights up in a peculiar manner when cornering hard.
He says the 2000/2500 range or the Stag are much better to drive.
Anyone have similar views, or otherwise ?
Edited by mph on Wednesday 20th January 23:30
V8 Fettler said:
Uniroyal do a range of tyres in 15", including 205 70 which was suitable for an XJS many years ago, as I recall.
IIRC, the later XJ-S used a 235/60 R15 98W tyre size, with the original tyre type being Pirelli P600Js. The tyres are still available (unlike the 225/60R 15 99W tyres used by the XJ40) but the choice of tyre is limited and they are expensive. http://www.blackcircles.com/catalogue/pirelli/p600...
http://www.mytyres.co.uk/cgi-bin/rshop.pl?s_p=Summ...
The Pirelli P600 was a good tyre twenty-odd years ago, but these days they're archaic.
Thakyou sir! Another shameless shot of the old blagster, parked up by Lott's Road power station down the Smoke...
An early morning shot taken in good faith... three hours later the barge conked out in very heavy traffic in Holland Park when the dreaded vapour lock kicked in, aghast at such impudence I and my three geezerish passengers retired to the nearest boozer. Returning to the barge after a snifter or two, it fired up as if nothing untoward had happened and wafted us home in fine style... typical!
An early morning shot taken in good faith... three hours later the barge conked out in very heavy traffic in Holland Park when the dreaded vapour lock kicked in, aghast at such impudence I and my three geezerish passengers retired to the nearest boozer. Returning to the barge after a snifter or two, it fired up as if nothing untoward had happened and wafted us home in fine style... typical!
bencollins said:
StuntmanMike said:
Breadvan72 said:
Double dare you no back answers.Ours had a more subtle go faster stripe on it though and have not seen similar for about 20 years.
Had to pump up the suspension periodically and tune the twin carbs.
Went rusty and the seat mounts gouged your shins exiting the rear seat. Still quietly lust though also.
Love how low the XJS sits, a proper GT.
Pity the industry is "over", rarely mentioned is the expensive pound which did not help.
However I dispute it is over. LR & Jag are big and so is Mini which basically makes all mid range cars.
Nissan also develops cars here and Honda/Toyota/Nissan produce, plus all the others and motor racing.
Dont be sad people!
Over 1.5m cars produced in the UK. Over 78% are EXPORTED all over the world. We may not buy British built cars, but the rest of the world does.
This is always a good read: http://www.smmt.co.uk/2015/05/motor-industry-facts...
But Top gear did it in a more stylish way...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmcmqTAu6b8&li...
Breadvan72 said:
The XJS appears to be a car that's time has come.
After they've all rusted to buggery, alas. Some nice ones left but they were so badly made (re. Egan miracle) that even late ones can be grim.I wish I still had my '76 5.3 manual. Signal red, Ziebarted form new and utterly perfect. Well, for a BL product. It had done under 30'000 miles in 1995 when bought. I took it apart (seats, carpers, arch shields etc), drowned it in waxoyl and reasse,bled it before selling it at an obscene profit. It was a different car to the auto. 3rd gear was a 30-100 mph ratio. The auto box (both the BW and the dreadful GM400) ruined it really.
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