My 1999 xjr :)

[Phoenix07]

[Phoenix07]

Rust under the windows rubber sealing, being dealt
Need to find these black plastic covers, they need new ones

[Phoenix07]

Almost ready



Roof lining off to be replaced (usual sagging)

Edited by Phoenix07 on Monday 21st October 21:57

[Phoenix07]

Aaaand almost completed

[Phoenix07]

Got this beauty to go under the bonnet also

And a smart battery charger to maintain the battery

Edited by Phoenix07 on Monday 21st October 22:05

[s6boy]

Missed this topic. That colour and finish look exceptional. In fact the ideal colour for the XJ shape. Hope you're back to driving her soon.

[tobinen]

Great stuff. Must be a pretty penny invested.

[Phoenix07]

Phoenix07 said:

Hi!
I've bought a 115k miles 1999 xjr 4.0 a few months back.
The previous owner did some poor welding repairs to it as it failed its mot on the rust, so now I have it at a friends garage to have some proper rust repair.
Mechanically the car seems spot on, drives like a charm, just drove it through france and germany through the motorways and its faaaaaast
Its always funny when other drivers of bm's and audi's look at me and think I'm driving an old and slow car and then i press the pedal and leave them eat my dust ))))
Despite the poor rust repair job done on the car, it seems like the previous owner spent fortunes on the car on its mechanics, so hopefully it doesnt need a lot more work.
The car basically wasnt droven since late 2012 i believe as the previous owner moved to another country.
The only thing I did on the car when I bought it was a Terraclean and now its at my friends garage to have the rust properly repaired and it will have a service also, with oil change, new filters, etc..
Going through the receipts on the car, here its the jobs it had done in the last years:

2006
Oil, oil filter, air filter, spark plug
Ecm module + reconfigure ecu

2007
82293 miles
Brake discs & pads

2008
90208 miles
Oil filter, oil gtx magnatec oil
Front vallance and brake ducting
New super charger belt, idler bearing and tensioner (tensioner drive, belt drive, pulley idler, bracket idler)
Alignement
Welding, replace four timing chains, four chain tensioners and slipper guides, rubber gaskets and seals, replace relay and water thermostat
(Brake fluid, 2x secondary timing chains, 2x primary timing chains, 2x upper tensioners, 2x lower tensioners, cam cover rubber gaskets, 4x spark plugs cover gaskets, relay twin fan, water thermostat)

2009
94137 miles
Oil filter, oil magnatec oil
New water pump, thermostat

2010
98450 miles
Service, Front brake pads, oil filter, 5w30 oil

2011
104127 miles
Service, new rear lower damper bushes, new front n/s wheel bearing assembly, oil filter, castrol gtx magnatec


2012
111023 miles
Service, new o/s/f wheel bearing, front and rear brake pads and discs, brake fluid change, oil filter, spark plugs, accelerometer, castrol gtx magnatec
New Alternator

I'll put photos of the car soon.

[Phoenix07]

Phoenix07 said:

The day I bought it:












On this last photo you can see those areas over the wheelarches "painted black", its where the previous owner did some type of fast rust repair on it to pass its MOT. Now im have this properly repaired in my friends garage, cutting all the rusty areas out completely.
The following photos on the next post will be the car under restoration.
Cheers everybody

[Phoenix07]

Almost ready to roll

[HeWhoDaresRoy]

Congrats - looks amazing.

These are such good cars, too. Nice to see one getting that level of tlc.

[tobinen]

It looks fab. Please post more pictures of the paint job.

[mickrick]

Nice work They're worth saving !

[Phoenix07]

Thanks

[TriumphStag3.0V8]

That paint looks amazing.

I feel your pain, am currently helping a friend fix up an MOT failure 1998 4.0 Sovereign. Rust doesn't look quite as bad as that but plenty of welding to be done.