Jaguar xjc 4.2

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Eddieslofart

1,328 posts

82 months

Thursday 1st February 2018
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These wheels.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/i/232246140065?chn=ps&a...

And i would lose the vinyl roof, that look nice without it. You’ll probably find a bit of lead filling on the pillars though.

skeeterm5

3,328 posts

187 months

Thursday 1st February 2018
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Original or not?

Are you restoring it as an investment? - keep it original

Are you restoring it so that it is your personal toy and for your own enjoyment? - change the colour to something more contemporary and something that you really like

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Heaveho

5,279 posts

173 months

Thursday 1st February 2018
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klunkT5 said:
Keep the colour original and put it on Kents smile

+1

TR4man

5,207 posts

173 months

Friday 2nd February 2018
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Heaveho said:
klunkT5 said:
Keep the colour original and put it on Kents smile

+1
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MX6

5,983 posts

212 months

Friday 2nd February 2018
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Love my old Jag's. Such great looking cars these in particular, one of my favourite coupes.

I wouldn't say it should be original OEM spec as long as it looks vaguely period correct. I'm not a fan of the modern (XKR?) wheels there but the Kent's look a bit tame for me. How about a nice set of banded steels (like those you sometimes see on E Types) or some deep dish minilite type rims perhaps?

RobXjcoupe

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3,151 posts

90 months

Friday 2nd February 2018
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MX6 said:
Love my old Jag's. Such great looking cars these in particular, one of my favourite coupes.

I wouldn't say it should be original OEM spec as long as it looks vaguely period correct. I'm not a fan of the modern (XKR?) wheels there but the Kent's look a bit tame for me. How about a nice set of banded steels (like those you sometimes see on E Types) or some deep dish minilite type rims perhaps?
The Kent’s look good if they are the steed coupe type. The steels with the chrome hubcap and chrome outer trim do look smart and I like the white wall tyres proper seventies together with a black vinyl roof. I agree a more period type of alloy is what’s needed if going with the larger diameter and width.
Wheel choice is a long way off at the moment but I am thinking of a set of 18” made with the centres to replicate the steels so I can even clip on a set of chrome hubcaps. Together with lowered rear to match the front it could look smart without looking brash. If a day did come to sell on I would offer it with standard wheels.
A couple of things no one has noticed are the clear front indicators from an e-type and the set of clear headlamp lenses. No hid conversions just good quality osram nightbreakers and on the rear the all red tail lamp lenses, American spec I think. I was after the really early series 1 xj6 reverse lamp lense which holds the red reflector also so as to get rid of those awful after thought reflectors currently fitted.
I have a growing list of parts ready for the next stoneleigh Jaguar spares day smile

RobXjcoupe

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3,151 posts

90 months

Friday 2nd February 2018
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An old picture but shows the all red rear lense best smile

RobXjcoupe

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3,151 posts

90 months

Friday 2nd February 2018
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Another old picture but it shows the clear front indicator from an e-type.

dibblecorse

6,872 posts

191 months

Friday 2nd February 2018
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Thats a proper cool car, good luck with the restoration .....

MX6

5,983 posts

212 months

Friday 2nd February 2018
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RobXjcoupe said:
The Kent’s look good if they are the steed coupe type. The steels with the chrome hubcap and chrome outer trim do look smart and I like the white wall tyres proper seventies together with a black vinyl roof. I agree a more period type of alloy is what’s needed if going with the larger diameter and width.
Wheel choice is a long way off at the moment but I am thinking of a set of 18” made with the centres to replicate the steels so I can even clip on a set of chrome hubcaps. Together with lowered rear to match the front it could look smart without looking brash. If a day did come to sell on I would offer it with standard wheels.
A couple of things no one has noticed are the clear front indicators from an e-type and the set of clear headlamp lenses. No hid conversions just good quality osram nightbreakers and on the rear the all red tail lamp lenses, American spec I think. I was after the really early series 1 xj6 reverse lamp lense which holds the red reflector also so as to get rid of those awful after thought reflectors currently fitted.
I have a growing list of parts ready for the next stoneleigh Jaguar spares day smile
I like the sound of your wheel plans there. Yes those Kents on the Steed coupe are great, some tasty dish to those. I hadn't noticed the lens, they have a nice clean look about them.

xjc

16 posts

81 months

Friday 2nd February 2018
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I've been thinking of building a replica of Steed's Coupe, I'd been trying to find out the original cars where abouts before it turned up for auction a couple of years ago, unfortunately it sold for more than could afford. Does anyone have any information on the wheels they used on that car as I would like to source some or have some made. They were five stud/hole wheels unlike the Broadspeed race cars centre lock nuts.
Good luck with your project, I will watch with a keen interest to get my Coupe fix.

melhookv12

958 posts

173 months

Saturday 3rd February 2018
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xjc said:
I've been thinking of building a replica of Steed's Coupe, I'd been trying to find out the original cars where abouts before it turned up for auction a couple of years ago, unfortunately it sold for more than could afford. Does anyone have any information on the wheels they used on that car as I would like to source some or have some made. They were five stud/hole wheels unlike the Broadspeed race cars centre lock nuts.
Good luck with your project, I will watch with a keen interest to get my Coupe fix.
They were modified Kent alloys.

Look for fibresports for the broadspeed kit.

RobXjcoupe

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3,151 posts

90 months

Sunday 4th February 2018
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xjc said:
I've been thinking of building a replica of Steed's Coupe, I'd been trying to find out the original cars where abouts before it turned up for auction a couple of years ago, unfortunately it sold for more than could afford. Does anyone have any information on the wheels they used on that car as I would like to source some or have some made. They were five stud/hole wheels unlike the Broadspeed race cars centre lock nuts.
Good luck with your project, I will watch with a keen interest to get my Coupe fix.
Being a jag, the 5 stud hubs are changeable with earlier splines with the centre nut. I’m not 100% sure if the broadspeed wheels use the same splines though?
Just thinking rather than you build a steed replica why not build something more unique? Fibreglass body kits always seem too stuck on. If your xjc needs new arches why not flair them into the original metal? I’ve got 9j width rear wheels under the standard rear arches so go for 10j perhaps?


tortop45

434 posts

159 months

Sunday 4th February 2018
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The broadspeed layland racing coupe number 9 has some sort of 5 spoke halibrand style split rims which still use the 5 bolt pattern like most jags.and yes all the body kits on these cars as well as the steed car were fiberglass and come from the moulds at fibersports.

RobXjcoupe

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3,151 posts

90 months

Wednesday 21st February 2018
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Nearside front jacking point

Drivers footwell

And front valance.
Not that bad considering but........ will see what is really hidden once stripped to bare metal.
Paperwork to be signed soon to start the stripdown and then re-build smile

RobXjcoupe

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3,151 posts

90 months

Saturday 7th April 2018
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Not a lot has happened as yet. Just waiting patiently for the work to start now a price has been agreed. Fingers crossed the car will be stripped this month

TR4man

5,207 posts

173 months

Saturday 7th April 2018
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Have you decided the final spec yet?

Are you going with original and a set of Kents?

RobXjcoupe

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3,151 posts

90 months

Saturday 7th April 2018
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TR4man said:
Have you decided the final spec yet?

Are you going with original and a set of Kents?
The body will stay standard. It has the original option fitted tinted glass. No wheel arch mods or changing the bumper style.
The outside and interior colours will change though. Currently I’m liking a mid shade of silver for the outside with a boot leather brown interior. The walnut dash will stay with its original dials but with silver bezels. The dials black paint cleans off leaving anodised silver surrounds. I’ll fit green led illumination for the dials to keep the look of the original but it will give a more consistent colouring for the dial illumination.
The interior carpet will be black as will the furflex on the door shuts. The headlining and surrounding trim will also go black. I may cover the dash top in black leather. Not sure yet. I would like to fit late xjs front seats trimmed in a matching style of the original 1977 rear seat but I’m not having much success finding someone to do that. Early days though so not sweating over it yet.
I still have the original steering wheel so will re-fit that. It’s a big diameter but does suit the car.
The rear axle I’m hoping to do an outboard disc brake conversion. The car will be lower than standard with poly bushes rather than the original metalastic type.
The wheels I will probably have two sets. I prefer the look of 18” wheels but I will also obtain a set of original steels if I ever decided to sell in the future.
The gearbox is currently a Jaguar 5 speed manual of which I’m happy with as I get to keep the original diff ratio. The 5th gear drops the revs nicely for cruising but pushes the top speed beyond 130mph when on just the 2 carburettors.
The original engine seized up and was beyond repair over 10 years ago. The current engine used a nos series 3 4.2 block, crank, rods and pistons. The cylinder head is a used fuel injection head that had a skim, bronze exhaust valve guides fitted and the valve seats all re-lapped by myself. The cams are standard fuel injection inlet and exhaust. The intake manifold and set of triples are from a 420g with a Haywood and Scott exhaust manifold.
So technically it should move with a bit more oomph.
The sound system was newly fitted in 2005 which is still good. That will be re-fitted with new cabling. The subwoofer enclosure will be modified to have the ports firing into the cabin via the rear seat pull down armrest.
The amplifiers are old skool now but have a lovely sound if not as efficient as the latest digital versions. I’ll have a think if I can re-fit them in a way to match the new interior rather than a stand alone boot install I previously designed and fitted.
This lot will take about 2 years.


TR4man

5,207 posts

173 months

Wednesday 11th April 2018
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https://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C863611

I quite like the look of this subtlety modified Daimler Coupe (although it is advertised as a Jaguer). Wheels possibly oversized for my taste and not sure about the quilted leather, but otherwise I think it looks nice.

RobXjcoupe

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3,151 posts

90 months

Wednesday 11th April 2018
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Wheels on that look small to me smile well it has a Daimler grill but without seeing its log book I personally wouldn’t be able to tell the jaguar/Daimler coupe difference. I thought Daimler’s had velour interior as that was the upgrade to leather back then, but not sure if that’s true?
The diamond pattern seats look a little style dated now. I think facelift x types had that seat style fitted. I don’t think it really works on the xj coupe though but they are in better nick than if it had it’s original seats. The red looks angry with a black exterior. Red interior with a bright silver or old English white exterior. A black exterior with a biscuit interior I would personally prefer if a factory look was required.
Price wise is that reasonable or expensive?