XK120 banger racing!

[Matt Cup]

Wow that looks incredible, what a lovely colour.

[0a]

What a story. Anyone clicking on this and just getting here - go to page 1 and read from there.

Incredible. Here: https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...

[CharlesdeGaulle]

XKman said:

The car is painted and looks fantastic. Now to put the engine and gearbox back in, finish the brakes, seats, instruments, new loom etc etc.

What a brilliant transformation. Looks like excellent quality work, and what a story in bringing this old battered wreck back to life.

[chemistry]

Brilliant thread! And well done to the key protagonists for keeping it all so interesting and civilised.

[Mr Tidy]

Wow, it looks fantastic now.

And as has already been said it has been refreshing to follow a thread on such a contentious topic that stayed very civilised.

Just looking forward to the next update!

[InitialDave]

I remember reading this thread a couple of years back, good to see the progress on the car.

[838HNK]

I think the banger racing has made this cars history so much more interesting than "two owners full service history" ... and hats off to the both of you.

[XKman]

Hi, major progress this morning, the engine and gearbox are back in the car. Not an easy job. With an overdrive box it all has to go in bolted together and with the cylinder head on, it has to go in from the top.
Still loads to do. I had thought it would be done by the end of September but not looking likely. My brother is coming down in August to fit the wiring loom which will be another major step forward.

[4rephill]

XKman said:

......I had thought it would be done by the end of September but not looking likely.....

That sounds about par for the course!

Great work - The car is looking fabulous!

[Yertis]

These things take as long as they take

[Mr Tidy]

Great news XKman.

Shame it's going to take a bit longer than you hoped, but projects tend to do that.

I'm just really pleased it is still progressing, and that you are still posting updates - thank you!

[Pericoloso]

Not seen this before.

The contrast between the car in green and now the fab metallic blue is huge.

[lowdrag]

Had to smile when looking back through the thread. I see that XKman said in 2011that the restoration would take "at least two years". Yup, when you are doing it yourself (and my hat's off to you sir) time does have a way of getting away from you.

Edited by lowdrag on Monday 22 July 07:51

[Andy 308GTB]

lowdrag said:

Had to smile when looking back through the thread. I see that XKman said in 2011that the restoration would take "at least two years". Yup, when you are doing it yourself (and my hat's off to you sir) time does have a way of getting away from you.]

Wow. I genuinely thought you must have mistyped that date (2011) but you haven't.
Where did those years go?

[Truckosaurus]

Found this thread today having somehow managing to miss it for 8 years!

An excellent story with hopefully much more to come.

[Dave Hedgehog]

hero thread

[rallycross]

Dave Hedgehog said:

hero thread

Agreee and good to see the updates coming along keep up the great work ! Amazing

[J4CKO]

Remember this from a few years back, such a lovely ending !

[XKman]

Well, it is now nearly mid September. I have been spending two days a week on the car and lots of parts have been put back on. The most significant is the triple SU's. These were only fitted to 'S' versions of the XK150 wich had a modified inner wing, so we have had to cut out part of our iñner wing and fabricate a new box to go inside the wing to protect the ram pipes from the elements.

[Matt Cup]

Very nice, what was the difference in power between the s and non s?