1992 Jaguar XJR-S
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dme, have a look at my XJS thread from a while back. I put one of those new pre covered fibreglass headlining boards in for 150 quid and it included extra material to recover the buttress panels. Went in no trouble, just needed a little bit of doctoring with a small round file to elongate some of the holes ever so slightly to remount the rear view mirror. It does require a bit of dismantling and the gear lever in 1st from what I remember, driver's seat right forward. You drop it, turn it through 90 degrees and out through the offside door.
Thanks both - LewG I'll re-read your thread as I followed it first time round and must have forgotten about the headliner. The ones I've been looking at are on some sort of GRP backing rather than cardboard so hopefully won't just go sad like the original.
Feeling sad that the car now has an unsightly blemish over the rear wheel arch. I think I will pull the paintwork remediation work forward and get it all sorted ready for spring/summer. Best make sure my wallet can open up nice and wide.
Feeling sad that the car now has an unsightly blemish over the rear wheel arch. I think I will pull the paintwork remediation work forward and get it all sorted ready for spring/summer. Best make sure my wallet can open up nice and wide.
Hello dme, yes that's it they're far more rigid than the originals, it struck me as being really quite a well made item for the money. As Lance said, at least 2 years later it's still holding up. I used carpet glue when covering the buttresses.
Here is a photo of the level to which you have to strip the interior down to do it, it looks drastic but it all came apart relatively easily. Steering wheel had to come off too, I don't remember that being difficult.
Here is a photo of the level to which you have to strip the interior down to do it, it looks drastic but it all came apart relatively easily. Steering wheel had to come off too, I don't remember that being difficult.
My kids keep howling in protest every time I force them into the back seats of the XJS, having actually gotten in there myself I now see why.
Combined with a house renovation project I think I'm going to make a very half arsed attempt to sell it, that will start and finish with asking anyone on here who might be interested to give me a shout. Obviously it won't break my heart if I try my very best but it just won't sell...
Combined with a house renovation project I think I'm going to make a very half arsed attempt to sell it, that will start and finish with asking anyone on here who might be interested to give me a shout. Obviously it won't break my heart if I try my very best but it just won't sell...
craigjm said:
I was always amazed at the limited rear space in the XJS compared to the XJC that I have. A six footer can sit behind a six footer in the XJC.
Shame you are looking to sell
Shame you are looking to sell
That's with the front seat in the right place for me. I'm a short arse at about 5'7" on a good day.
After deciding that the sensible thing to do was to sell it I took it out for a midnight drive up through the Brecon Beacons. I was being foolish, I shall keep it and continue with my original plans. Taking that V12 up over 6000 RPM with the windows down on an empty road reminded me why it's worth shovelling money at.
dme123 said:
That's with the front seat in the right place for me. I'm a short arse at about 5'7" on a good day.
After deciding that the sensible thing to do was to sell it I took it out for a midnight drive up through the Brecon Beacons. I was being foolish, I shall keep it and continue with my original plans. Taking that V12 up over 6000 RPM with the windows down on an empty road reminded me why it's worth shovelling money at.
craigjm said:
Good man! the v12 gets under your skin! I have decided to keep mine in situ in my refurb but I might look to LPG it
Would it be possible to use an LPG system that replaces rather than piggy backs off the Zytek? Two birds with one stone. I don't know if LPG ECUs are sophisticated enough to handle ignition at all, let alone ignition and injection for 12 cylinders.dme123 said:
craigjm said:
Good man! the v12 gets under your skin! I have decided to keep mine in situ in my refurb but I might look to LPG it
Would it be possible to use an LPG system that replaces rather than piggy backs off the Zytek? Two birds with one stone. I don't know if LPG ECUs are sophisticated enough to handle ignition at all, let alone ignition and injection for 12 cylinders.
t is that steam?" routine. It's amazing how much can come out of a small split in a small hose!craigjm said:
Speaking of LPG I've just had a quote of £1800 plus VAT from a reputable installer in South Wales will be looking into it seeing as LPG locally is 65p a litre
Interesting, I'm based in South Wales. If you want to e-mail me / PM me their details I can ask around for anyone with personal experience? That is a good price, are they planning on using one 6 pot system in batch injection, a pair of 6 pot systems, or is there now a controller than can handle 12 cylinders natively?Started a thread on the LPG system that I mailed you about -
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...
I'll be really interested to hear your impressions if you go with LPG. I've heard or seen nothing to convince me that any installers have experience of V12 conversions, and the kits aren't geared up for it. Love to be proven wrong though.
As an update on the car, I have replaced the leaking coolant hose and tested thoroughly and the coolant system is watertight. The coolant needle has always sat above the N point but there are no signs of overheating. In in interests of not cooking it I've been over a thoroughly warmed up car with a laser thermometer and confirmed that the coolant system is working properly and there is no overheating so that is a relief. From memory my XJ12 dial did exactly the same thing.
I also worked out running costs to date. 13.78mpg, 42p a mile. This translates to £250 in super for the 600 odd miles I've done in it. I can see why the six cylinder cars were popular.
As an update on the car, I have replaced the leaking coolant hose and tested thoroughly and the coolant system is watertight. The coolant needle has always sat above the N point but there are no signs of overheating. In in interests of not cooking it I've been over a thoroughly warmed up car with a laser thermometer and confirmed that the coolant system is working properly and there is no overheating so that is a relief. From memory my XJ12 dial did exactly the same thing.
I also worked out running costs to date. 13.78mpg, 42p a mile. This translates to £250 in super for the 600 odd miles I've done in it. I can see why the six cylinder cars were popular.
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