Get your Jags out - Show us your car

[Tame Technician]

Thanks for that,

I forgot I've had one of them too, recently got a Manual one for my dad, sadly got no pics of that, great car the 2.7, but you can beat the V8.

I Bought this 2.7D to fix up and sell, made a little money.

I didnt like the body kit much, but once on, you cant take them off.

Also it didnt have any wood. If its not wood it has to be carbon, silver stickers are no good, what were Jaguar thinking.

[Olivera]

A couple of my XJS

[Benbay001]

Tame Technician said:

MY current daily driver

400BHP 2006MY 55 plate (cheaper Tax) 4.2 V8 SuperCharged S Type R

I knew it was a bad move searching for your profile.



I miss that car so much.
How is it going?

[Tame Technician]

Like a train. Only A 400bhp sideways one.

I retro fitted full factory spec premium alpine sound this week, its soooooooo ,much better. I love the car, might keep it for ever until its a classic.


But if it makes you feel better like any 10 year £55k car there are issues:-

The coolant radiator ir starting to bow out at the bottom (12 months max maybe before a new one due £300 ish)

The suspention bushes are all factory (fitted in 2005) so have done 106k miles and the car wanders / follows the road camber a bit as a result, I have the replacement parts but no time to fit them for months.

It needs new rear tyres (this will be the case almost all the time, new ones dont last)

One if the wheels is no longer that round thanks to a pot hole, gonna get it straightened and all refurbished soon £400ish

Still havent done the cats £1000ish

Still havent done the ignition switch £80

Diff pinion seal is leaking slighty, and it can do, so much work when cleaning up and checking the level every 6 months works for me.


Its averaging 19mpg, but i get 24 ish on a run.

[CarbonXKR]

XK-R is a 2008 420hp model and the XF is a 2.2 163hp Luxury. Delighted with both

[johnxjsc1985]

CarbonXKR said:

XK-R is a 2008 420hp model and the XF is a 2.2 163hp Luxury. Delighted with both

what a lovely pair.
How is that 2.2 D engine

[deadslow]

bought this yesterday. Great drive home.

[CarbonXKR]

johnxjsc1985 said:

what a lovely pair.
How is that 2.2 D engine

Pretty good with the 8 speed auto box. Smooth pull the whole time, got 51mpg on a mixed run - M/Way and A roads, around town around 34mpg. If I need adrenaline, I use the XK-R

[EK993]

[e600]

Some of this


Plus all of this



and all of this




might make something interesting, giving me something to do when I retire.

[HaylingJag]

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

surely if you werent spending all yer money on that you could have retired a long time ago

looks like major surgery, build thread required,

D

[Tame Technician]

deadslow said:

bought this yesterday. Great drive home.

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Always loved those wheels, I remember when they were brand new and I had to do the pre delivery inspections on them.

A big car that gets down the road that well is a real treat.

Enjoy

[Golan]

Ta da...

[Jagmanv12]

e600 said:

Some of this


Plus all of this



and all of this




might make something interesting, giving me something to do when I retire.

You're not doing another one are you P?

[johnxjsc1985]

just come across this not sure if anyone has seen it
http://laughingsquid.com/pride-of-the-jaguar-a-doc...

[e600]

HaylingJag said:

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

surely if you werent spending all yer money on that you could have retired a long time ago

looks like major surgery, build thread required,

D

Sometimes work isn't about money.

[e600]

Jagmanv12 said:

You're not doing another one are you P?

I appear to have lots of bits so rather than do a full blown restoration on a very tired S1 2+2 LHD I thought a LWE was the way to go.

Plans at present are 4.2, injection, peg drives and a 5 speed box. The middle will be steel and both ends and doors aluminium.

Looking for a cage and hardtop

[8bit]

johnxjsc1985 said:

just come across this not sure if anyone has seen it
http://laughingsquid.com/pride-of-the-jaguar-a-doc...

I hadn't - thanks. That guy wins at Jaguars

[Riccardino]

e600 said:

Plus all of this
......
might make something interesting, giving me something to do when I retire.

Would be great a specific thread on this maybe also with approximate costs and were to find things and were to have things done

Would love to do something like that for an E-Type or an XK120

[e600]

Riccardino said:

Would be great a specific thread on this maybe also with approximate costs and were to find things and were to have things done

Would love to do something like that for an E-Type or an XK120

If you go to

www.patsetypes.co.uk

and look under past projects You can see some I have built previously if you wish