Jaguar xjc 4.2
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Few days ago I modified the lower spring platforms on the rear shocks to lower the car. I made them 10mm lower but just in case due to the suspension geometry the back end goes too low I’ve made a set of 4 spring packers 5mm thick.
Above shows how they fit onto the spring platform. The front suspension as standard uses the same thing for slightly extra or lower ground clearance so why not for the rear springs
Above shows how they fit onto the spring platform. The front suspension as standard uses the same thing for slightly extra or lower ground clearance so why not for the rear springs
Above are a pair of steering track rod ends, Quinton Hazell parts. Out the box the housing is bare casting so took them apart, zinc plated them and re-assembled with a better grease. I’m starting to get a bit obsessed with zinc plating parts but it’s easy to do and keeps things rust free a little longer
Alfa Pete said:
Love the attention to detail on these parts.
How is the body shell coming along?
Haven’t seen it for nearly 2 months. I know the restorer was a bit behind on another car Datsun 260z, imagine the rust on that! I haven’t chased my car as I want a thorough job done, no point stressing the fella How is the body shell coming along?
I’ll be visiting next week sometime though Hi Rob, can you tell us whose doing the bodywork for you and do you plan on doing the reassembly of the car yourself once the body is complete ?
You are doing a fantastic job in refurbishing the mechanical parts, brilliant attention to detail.
Are you using a kit to do the zinc plating, if so can you recommend one or the best type to buy as it seems to be working well.
Keep up with the good work
Cheers
Dave
You are doing a fantastic job in refurbishing the mechanical parts, brilliant attention to detail.
Are you using a kit to do the zinc plating, if so can you recommend one or the best type to buy as it seems to be working well.
Keep up with the good work
Cheers
Dave
xjc said:
Hi Rob, can you tell us whose doing the bodywork for you and do you plan on doing the reassembly of the car yourself once the body is complete ?
You are doing a fantastic job in refurbishing the mechanical parts, brilliant attention to detail.
Are you using a kit to do the zinc plating, if so can you recommend one or the best type to buy as it seems to be working well.
Keep up with the good work
Cheers
Dave
The car will have the mechanicals re-assembled so I take delivery of a running shell with front and rear screens fitted. I may get all the light fittings, chrome outside trim fitted too just in case adjustments are needed before the car comes home.You are doing a fantastic job in refurbishing the mechanical parts, brilliant attention to detail.
Are you using a kit to do the zinc plating, if so can you recommend one or the best type to buy as it seems to be working well.
Keep up with the good work
Cheers
Dave
The engine has less than a 1000 miles on it so just needs a service and bits and bobs polished cleaned etc. The axles I’ve re-furbed and Interior I’ll do in my own time as I need to do a partial re-wire with alarm, stereo etc
NJ restorations ltd for the body
Gateros Plating Ltd for the zinc kit
Myself paying shed loads to get it done
Above and below showing the rear axle anti-roll bar brackets I made now fitted in position. Looks a bit grotty at the moment as the underside is still being stripped back to metal so perfect time to drill the holes required for the securing studs and weld the inside strengthening plates to get that perfect finish.
Above shows the new stainless steel jacking location points I made also now welded in position. They have been welded from behind onto another piece of circular steel which is then welded onto the jacking areas and blended in before paint.
As mentioned above the body is currently upside now to remove all the old underseal coating back to metal and also check and repair for rust where necessary.
My new brake discs arrived last week. Fronts are standard Vented xj6/xjs but grooved and spot drilled with a nice coating to keep the non wear face areas rust free. The rears are outboard xjs again grooved and spot drilled with the same coating to keep the non wear faces rust free. The brake pads clear the wear faces after about 100 miles or so. Once bedded in I find the grooved discs work extremely well with standard spec pads. I have a similar front/rear disc brake setup on my daily Ford Fiesta with excellent results both with stopping and no rust on the hub part of the discs after 4 years.
My new brake discs arrived last week. Fronts are standard Vented xj6/xjs but grooved and spot drilled with a nice coating to keep the non wear face areas rust free. The rears are outboard xjs again grooved and spot drilled with the same coating to keep the non wear faces rust free. The brake pads clear the wear faces after about 100 miles or so. Once bedded in I find the grooved discs work extremely well with standard spec pads. I have a similar front/rear disc brake setup on my daily Ford Fiesta with excellent results both with stopping and no rust on the hub part of the discs after 4 years.
OP, what a brilliant thread. Just read from start to finish. As many others have said, we're all very impressed with your work, from the sheer dedication to the level of detail. Please keep up the posting.
I loved the pic of the UNF tap a few pages back. We don't know we're born now it's all metric...... Now need to find a 6BA tap for an old piece of kit.......
I loved the pic of the UNF tap a few pages back. We don't know we're born now it's all metric...... Now need to find a 6BA tap for an old piece of kit.......
catfood12 said:
OP, what a brilliant thread. Just read from start to finish. As many others have said, we're all very impressed with your work, from the sheer dedication to the level of detail. Please keep up the posting.
I loved the pic of the UNF tap a few pages back. We don't know we're born now it's all metric...... Now need to find a 6BA tap for an old piece of kit.......
Took me a while to get to grips with the unf sizes. Some parts are metric also which gets the brain matter working when all the unf stuff isn’t fitting. That was on the brake servo! The detail wasn’t intended but I just couldn’t re-use something perfectly serviceable but covered in previous overspray repairs mixed with old grease and dirt. In the end it’s just strip parts back to bare metal and either re-paint or re-plate or both tbh. It does get a bit tedious but hey ho. So over the past year when the coupe has been a bit boring I’ve been re-building some old Tamiya rc cars I loved the pic of the UNF tap a few pages back. We don't know we're born now it's all metric...... Now need to find a 6BA tap for an old piece of kit.......
Been re-furbing the engine ancillaries recently. Usual strip down, clean, paint and back together. Currently have the inards of the starter motor on my work bench while paint is drying on the castings, alternator also in component parts, found an iffy bearing so will replace that before assembly. Cam covers back to bare castings ready for body colour paint. The 3 carburettors will have polished dash pots and polished inlet manifold. Then new gaskets and even more nuts and bolts to re-plate. The list is still endless!
Edited by RobXjcoupe on Thursday 5th March 13:55
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