1975 Jaguar XJ Coupe 6.0 V12

[craigjm]

cwin said:

Gunk said:

I’d also refit the original skinny steering wheel

I'm trying to source a nice original one ATM.

Ive got one. Cant remember what kind of condition its in but you can have it for free is you want it.

[cwin]

craigjm said:

Ive got one. Cant remember what kind of condition its in but you can have it for free is you want it.

Please can you post a picture of it if you can dig it out, I'm not sure what the original one looked like ?

[craigjm]

cwin said:

Please can you post a picture of it if you can dig it out, I'm not sure what the original one looked like ?

Its at the restorers with the rest of the car this thread is about. Sure i have a pic of the interior before it went in though let me check. Found a pic it’s a series 3 item as with the rest of the dashboard

Edited by craigjm on Wednesday 7th March 22:07

[cwin]

craigjm said:

Its at the restorers with the rest of the car this thread is about. Sure i have a pic of the interior before it went in though let me check

Was it like either of these Craig ?

[craigjm]

Ive edited my post, In your pic the top one is series 3 and the bottom one is series 2. I have one of the top ones because my car has a series 3 interior.

[RobXjcoupe]

Series 1 xj have a nice looking steering wheel with a different horn arrangement.

Edited by RobXjcoupe on Thursday 8th March 07:38

[Gunk]

A series 3 wheel with the Daimler boss would look really good, slightly more modern but still in keeping.

[craigjm]

This is what I’m fitting on mine with a Jaguar centre badge.

Cwin if you want my series 3 wheel let me know

[RobXjcoupe]

Is that a black laquer rim?
I found the below steering wheel for my coupe. Haven’t seen one fitted yet to see how it looks within an interior though.

[cwin]

craigjm said:

This is what I’m fitting on mine with a Jaguar centre badge.

Cwin if you want my series 3 wheel let me know

That's nice, and certainly the sort of wheel that suits a retro mod build,,

Craig I would definitely like to use your wheel if that ok ?

Cheers Craig..

[craigjm]

The wheel I’m using is piano black wood and the interior wood and gear knob will be done to match it.

Cwin direct message me and I’ll ask the restorer to send it to you

[Beefmeister]

CABC said:

What are people’s opinions on the xj on Jalopnik today?

I was initially feeling negative but warmed a lot it as I scrolled down. 3500 man hours too.
Certainly an indulgence, but good on him.

Saw it on Tuesday in Geneva. Not a fan, far too many modern styling touches that make it look like that one facelift too many on an old car. And 18-inch wires? P**s off.

[lukeharding]

Just sat and read the whole thread (in two sittings as everyone has talked a lot!). The car looks fantastic and I love the individual touches that you've made and got to say I'm impressed that everyone has been so helpful and with no negative comments like I'm used to seeing PH, it'll definitely make me more likely to post a my car thread in the future so thanks for sharing. I'm a bit curious to see if your friend still has his two coupes for sale? I've been looking for one for ages at a reasonable price as a project but every time I seem to see one listed they're gone as soon as they appear.

[craigjm]

Hey lukeharding thank you for your kind comments. I made it a thing at the start that everyone’s opinions are valid and there should be no negativity about people’s thoughts. It’s been good and has given me access to quite a sizeable design focus group hope to see it all come together around August this year with the next batch of photos when the gearbox is done at the end of the month hopefully.

[skeeterm5]

We are all with you on the build, are you planning a big PH reveal? I would pop along and cheer.....

[craigjm]

skeeterm5 said:

We are all with you on the build, are you planning a big PH reveal? I would pop along and cheer.....

The “Reveal” will either be at the Jaguar Drivers Club annual event first weekend in August or if I miss that then the nearest PH Sunday service

[craigjm]

Finally the Johns Cars gearbox adaptor kit has arrived from Texas! What a palaver that was! Hopefully by the end of April then we will be in a position where new gearbox is in and wiring all sorted and then car will *just* need trimming and all the modern electrical stuff added. I can start to see the end of the tunnel. Chrome and wheels orders are progressing nicely.

I’m in a good place now. Until Keith rips the old gearbox off and finds a load of lower engine issues

[skeeterm5]

Sounds like the last push is close - keep going, you are almost there and I suspect that there are a lot of us willing you to get over the line.

S

[alabbasi]

craigjm said:

Finally the Johns Cars gearbox adaptor kit has arrived from Texas! What a palaver that was! Hopefully by the end of April then we will be in a position where new gearbox is in and wiring all sorted and then car will *just* need trimming and all the modern electrical stuff added. I can start to see the end of the tunnel. Chrome and wheels orders are progressing nicely.

I’m in a good place now. Until Keith rips the old gearbox off and finds a load of lower engine issues

John's cars is just down the road from me. Interesting guy, he also owns a rail road. I have the 700R4 conversion on my XJ12C, I'm wondering if you needed it given that you're running the 6l motor. That should have the chevy bolt pattern.

[craigjm]

alabbasi said:

John's cars is just down the road from me. Interesting guy, he also owns a rail road. I have the 700R4 conversion on my XJ12C, I'm wondering if you needed it given that you're running the 6l motor. That should have the chevy bolt pattern.

Yeah I heard about him owning a rail road. There are a couple of different versions of the 6L engine and the late Ford fettled version already has a 4 speeder. Mine is a Jaguarsport 6.0 which is basically a 5.3 fettled by TWR and the differences from the standard 5.3 are basically a stroke increase (this makes it 6.0) and then revised headers and breathing and other things to raise the BHP. They have a GM400 as standard and I will be using his adaptor to fit the 700r4 as you have. It’s quite a different beast to the later Ford version.