Jaguar xjc 4.2
Discussion
Below are 2 pictures of my car. The first looking good the second after being stuck outside for too long 
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I’m finally in a position to start bringing her back.
I’ve owned the car since 2002 and I’m the 3rd owner since new. Its previously had a full body restoration in 89/90 and I’ve had a few repairs done also, but she got left on my front garden to allow building work and has been stuck there for nearly 3 years with 2 dead fuel pumps.
So probably lots of rust underneath now.
Rather than patch repair I’m going to have the body back to metal and give her a proper new lease of life again.
I’m not keeping the colour original as if I’m spending good money I’m after something of my taste rather than what was ordered in 1977. Ive already made some non standard alterations but like to think they fit well being Jaguar parts. This won’t be a purist restoration but hopefully something nice and useable once complete.
I’m currently waiting for the car to be picked up and assessed for work to be done. This won’t be a quick fix but will take time as budget allows.
If anyone is interested by all means chat away or just read as and when I post.
Nothing more to say really
. I’m finally in a position to start bringing her back.
I’ve owned the car since 2002 and I’m the 3rd owner since new. Its previously had a full body restoration in 89/90 and I’ve had a few repairs done also, but she got left on my front garden to allow building work and has been stuck there for nearly 3 years with 2 dead fuel pumps
.So probably lots of rust underneath now.
Rather than patch repair I’m going to have the body back to metal and give her a proper new lease of life again.
I’m not keeping the colour original as if I’m spending good money I’m after something of my taste rather than what was ordered in 1977. Ive already made some non standard alterations but like to think they fit well being Jaguar parts. This won’t be a purist restoration but hopefully something nice and useable once complete.
I’m currently waiting for the car to be picked up and assessed for work to be done. This won’t be a quick fix but will take time as budget allows.
If anyone is interested by all means chat away or just read as and when I post.
Nothing more to say really
Buff Mchugelarge said:
That is very cool 
love the wheels
Check Harrys Garage on YouTube, he's got an Xjc V12 which he's done bits to and it's very similar looking to yours.
Thank you, had a look at Harry’s v12 and yes I like the suspension upgrade. love the wheels Check Harrys Garage on YouTube, he's got an Xjc V12 which he's done bits to and it's very similar looking to yours.
I did a manual gearbox conversion on mine about 10 years ago and have a set of triples on the straight six now. No fuel pumps though and I can’t get it jacked up on the muddy front garden to fix it.
Above pictures were taken when it all worked
j4ckos mate said:
My dads old boss had one of these
big silver one, im sure it was a daimler though, and it had twin tanks
really deep purple coloured interior, as a kid i could barely open the door they were that heavy
I’m sure the Daimler velour trim was deemed a higher spec than the Jaguar leather in the 70’s. The twin tanks were used On series 1-3 but the bizarre thing is you have a switch on the dash to pump from one or the other tank. If one tank is empty and you don’t swap tanks your engine stalls. big silver one, im sure it was a daimler though, and it had twin tanks
really deep purple coloured interior, as a kid i could barely open the door they were that heavy
TR4man said:
RobXjcoupe said:
Wasn’t left in a field, just my boggy front garden. 
Well my lovely lady said time to fix the Jag and who am I to disagree
Having your partner's permission is half the battle!Well my lovely lady said time to fix the Jag and who am I to disagree
So why not get the old Jag looking good again
M666 EVO said:
Holy sweet mother of Mary, Joseph and the baby Jebus.
That is a lovely looking thing. Personally I would have left it as an auto for max wafterbility but still, I doff my cap.
The original auto 3 speed wasn’t a wafter tbh well unless you drove everywhere at 30mph. The 5 speed I fitted came from a series 3 xj6 and made a huge difference to the then original 2 carb fed engine. Had fun getting the speedo working after as needed an electronic drive rather than cable drive but figured it all out with standard Jaguar parts That is a lovely looking thing. Personally I would have left it as an auto for max wafterbility but still, I doff my cap.
hello rob,
good to see you getting this sorted, it must have been a scare for you, going thru what you did. Go for it mate, as life aint gonna wait for anything...........
Ref the fuel pumps, i stripped my twin pumps out when the tanks were cleaned and flushed and replaced with a single electric pump up on the front inner wing. Filters were bought out from inside the tanks to in line jobbies positioned in each rear wheel arch. easier to keep an eye on and change when required. The plumbing was adapted to draw from both tanks simultaneously keeping the weight balance at the rear end........just a thought,
Darren
ps could still be interested at the right price;)
good to see you getting this sorted, it must have been a scare for you, going thru what you did. Go for it mate, as life aint gonna wait for anything...........
Ref the fuel pumps, i stripped my twin pumps out when the tanks were cleaned and flushed and replaced with a single electric pump up on the front inner wing. Filters were bought out from inside the tanks to in line jobbies positioned in each rear wheel arch. easier to keep an eye on and change when required. The plumbing was adapted to draw from both tanks simultaneously keeping the weight balance at the rear end........just a thought,
Darren
ps could still be interested at the right price;)
HaylingJag said:
hello rob,
good to see you getting this sorted, it must have been a scare for you, going thru what you did. Go for it mate, as life aint gonna wait for anything...........
Ref the fuel pumps, i stripped my twin pumps out when the tanks were cleaned and flushed and replaced with a single electric pump up on the front inner wing. Filters were bought out from inside the tanks to in line jobbies positioned in each rear wheel arch. easier to keep an eye on and change when required. The plumbing was adapted to draw from both tanks simultaneously keeping the weight balance at the rear end........just a thought,
Darren
ps could still be interested at the right price;)
Thanks for petrol tank advice. Best thing with pistonheads is reading about possible mods regarding different aspects of our cars.good to see you getting this sorted, it must have been a scare for you, going thru what you did. Go for it mate, as life aint gonna wait for anything...........
Ref the fuel pumps, i stripped my twin pumps out when the tanks were cleaned and flushed and replaced with a single electric pump up on the front inner wing. Filters were bought out from inside the tanks to in line jobbies positioned in each rear wheel arch. easier to keep an eye on and change when required. The plumbing was adapted to draw from both tanks simultaneously keeping the weight balance at the rear end........just a thought,
Darren
ps could still be interested at the right price;)
Regarding my scare, that I’m afraid was very real but helped due to the quick thinking of my better half and her a an e nursing skills.
Tomorrow morning I’ll be doing my best to jack each wheel above the ground to make sure the brakes haven’t siezed so the car can be prepped for towing, pushed, heaved etc off my boggy front garden then loaded up onto a trailer for an assessment on work to be done.
Gut feeling says to replace both floor pans as even if they haven’t rotted through anywhere the metal will be thinner due to any surface corrosion and floors are not that expensive.
Been thinking of fitting a series 1 bonnet with the larger front grill then using the series 2 height front bumper location to create front quarter bumpers and on the rear a one piece rear bumper.
They are the only body mods I would to do. Then get the car sitting lower but an even stance rather than the current nose down look she has at the moment.
Gut feeling says to replace both floor pans as even if they haven’t rotted through anywhere the metal will be thinner due to any surface corrosion and floors are not that expensive.
Been thinking of fitting a series 1 bonnet with the larger front grill then using the series 2 height front bumper location to create front quarter bumpers and on the rear a one piece rear bumper.
They are the only body mods I would to do. Then get the car sitting lower but an even stance rather than the current nose down look she has at the moment.
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