12 yr old with a Jaaaag!

[95 fiesta si]

Dude are you really 12, you seem way to grown up lol

Well hats off to you if you are.....a true auto entrepreneur

[kamilb1998]

95 fiesta si said:

Dude are you really 12, you seem way to grown up lol

Well hats off to you if you are.....a true auto entrepreneur

I was 12 at the time of writing the OP, I'm 14 now. Thanks for the kind comments.

[deeen]

It was when he had to stop for a nice cup of tea that I became suspicious.

[Blown2CV]

kamilb1998 said:

95 fiesta si said:

Dude are you really 12, you seem way to grown up lol

Well hats off to you if you are.....a true auto entrepreneur

I was 12 at the time of writing the OP, I'm 14 now. Thanks for the kind comments.

still incredibly impressive chap, so what's the job list looking like now?

[kamilb1998]

Blown2CV said:

still incredibly impressive chap, so what's the job list looking like now?

Get it serviced & put it in for an MoT to see what it needs. Expecting at least £300 worth of welding, once that's done and I have some spare money it will be going in to get all the cosmetical work done.

[veryRS]

Just stumbled across this thread and looked at your website. Good on you Kamil! If only more kids were this way inclined these days.

Also I wasnt surprised to see you were Eastern European...much more likely to be "old school" and prepared to get stuck into a project like this (and be entrepreneurial) than the current crop of chavtastic, wannabeamerican, me me me tards that seem to represent a large portion of UK born youth.

Well done chap. Nice looking motor you have there. Bet you cant wait to get to 17 to fully enjoy it

[Aar0sc]

deeen said:

It was when he had to stop for a nice cup of tea that I became suspicious.

Doesn't matter how old you are, when you're working on an old car you HAVE to stop for a cup of tea every now and again! (Although when I started on my Austin at 8 I tended to have a hot chocolate, but by the time I was 10 I would very maturely drink tea with dad!).

I can vouch for Kamil being as old as he says he is, that or he's quite old but has some fantastic anti-aging equipment!

[kamilb1998]

All of my service bits have now arrived - Castrol oil from the Halfords sale, gearbox oil & a genuine Jaguar oil filter. I have decided not to change the gearbox filter for two reasons

1) I'll probably mess up with removing the sump
2) I know it was done 8000 miles ago and the fluid has only just began turning 'dark' red so the filter should be OK for now and it will save me £30.

[daymoon]

Very very good effort!

I am sure your parents are proud of you!

[kamilb1998]

I have now got the paint here waiting for the weather to improve. Once I've got it looking a little neater I will get a flatbed here and hewill be taken to a friend's garage to get sorted for the MoT.

[kamilb1998]

Finally got round to doing the service today. A much easier job than I expected, the sump plugs came off without bother and the filter came off by hand.

[kamilb1998]

I have also starting spraying the various areas that needed attention;

[williamp]

Great stuff. Dont forget to start the sump plug by hand first, and dont over-tighten. Oh, and put the oil in AFTER you put the sump plug in, not before. Ask me how I know this, I dare yer!

[kamilb1998]

williamp said:

Great stuff. Dont forget to start the sump plug by hand first, and dont over-tighten.

I was very careful not to over-tighten the sump plug after reading a post on XJ40.com about the cost of replacing a sump on one of these.

williamp said:

Oh, and put the oil in AFTER you put the sump plug in, not before. Ask me how I know this, I dare yer!

[HeatonNorris]

Ere, Kamil, it's you in one of the classic mags this month, isn't it? - proudly sitting in your Sinclair C5?

[kamilb1998]

HeatonNorris said:

Ere, Kamil, it's you in one of the classic mags this month, isn't it? - proudly sitting in your Sinclair C5?

It certainly is!

[kamilb1998]

Did some more painting today, only the end result wasn't anywhere near the one from a couple of days ago.




And a picture of it in the sun;

[900T-R]

Ah, just keep going at it - bodywork & paint is the single most difficult area for a DIYer to achieve pro results (as I know all too well from my impecunious student days) - but if you aren't afraid to do it over and over again until you're satisfied, you'll nail it in the end

[kamilb1998]

I had a go at some more spraying today, a little bit more around the rear screen and I re-did the bit I did last time.





It turned out a hell of a lot better than last time. Need to order more paint now...

[kamilb1998]

I fitted a new rotor arm to it today, hasn't been changed for a couple of years and the new one only cost a fiver. Hope to have the car sent off for welding soon.