BorniteIdentity Posted February 2, 2019 Share Posted February 2, 2019 Looks amazing man. Well f**king done. LightBulbFun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bren Posted February 2, 2019 Share Posted February 2, 2019 Would love a series 1 but mucho expensive now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broadsword Posted February 2, 2019 Share Posted February 2, 2019 That XJS sounds like pure excellence and well worth the wait getting it fixed up properly. The XJS is one I haven’t tried yet, closest car I’ve driven around in a bit that might compare is the XK8 which I loved and miss. Skizzer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skizzer Posted February 2, 2019 Author Share Posted February 2, 2019 I should add, it still needs stuff doing. One of the tail lights is very dim, probably a corroded contact, the bumper chrome is crispy and the paint is a bit 10-footer in places. And the fuel gauge still doesn’t work. Or some of the interior lights. Oh, and there’s no stereo. And the cold start valve doesn’t do cold starts, so no video yet cos I’m too busy stopping it from stalling to operate a camera. It’s still plenty shite. spike60, LightBulbFun, Exiled_Tat_Gatherer and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevebrookman Posted February 2, 2019 Share Posted February 2, 2019 Lovely!! Here's my brothers that he bought in 97-this is the add for it in the Autotrader. Fantastic cars-the engines are sublime!!! Well done Skizzer. mat_the_cat, Skizzer, dome and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted February 3, 2019 Share Posted February 3, 2019 I should add, it still needs stuff doing.And it always will. They're just one of those cars. I do miss mine, for all its faults. Sadly the chances of me being able to afford a properly sorted one, with prices the way they're going now, are slim to none. Still, 'tis better to have loved and lost, &c. Skizzer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fabergé Greggs Posted February 3, 2019 Share Posted February 3, 2019 Man, you have all the best cars. My parents very briefly had a manual 6 cylinder one, bought second hand from the local Jag dealers. I would have been only 9 or 10 at the time but I distinctly remember how serene it was. I used to love missing the school bus and getting dropped off in this, it was quite the contrast to the battered every-panel-a-different-colour Volvo 244 they smoked around in previously. BorniteIdentity and Skizzer 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dippy Posted February 3, 2019 Share Posted February 3, 2019 Im sure the pain of the last 2 years dissapeared as soon as the wafting began. Lovely to see these great cars on the road, it will probably be the car I always wanted but never owned. Skizzer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skizzer Posted February 3, 2019 Author Share Posted February 3, 2019 I don’t think I’ve posted an underbonnet shot of this before, possibly because it’s completely terrifying. It’s like wandering into a Ridley Scott movie. Somewhere in there is a cold start injector that needs replacing. God only knows where though. You’d think following the fuel rail around would show it up, wouldn’t you? Think again. Exiled_Tat_Gatherer, mat_the_cat, chadders and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fabergé Greggs Posted February 3, 2019 Share Posted February 3, 2019 I don’t think I’ve posted an underbonnet shot of this before, possibly because it’s completely terrifying. It’s like wandering into a Ridley Scott movie. A9C6DB41-8904-4C14-8B3C-AA3F02512C7E.jpeg Somewhere in there is a cold start injector that needs replacing. God only knows where though. You’d think following the fuel rail around would show it up, wouldn’t you? Think again. That fuel rail is bigger than my towel rail. Shirley Knott, Skizzer and LightBulbFun 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skizzer Posted February 3, 2019 Author Share Posted February 3, 2019 That fuel rail is bigger than my towel rail. Probably hotter, too, after a bit of a run. chaseracer, Fabergé Greggs, tooSavvy and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaseracer Posted February 3, 2019 Share Posted February 3, 2019 Nicely done, Skiz. I'm about to drop the Dyane with a specialist for proper (ie. not by me) recommissioning. Hopefully it'll be a bit cheaper and quicker than the Jag! Skizzer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skizzer Posted June 20, 2019 Author Share Posted June 20, 2019 As noted in another thread, the Jag had a little accident in its pants outside the house earlier this week: I figured it was coolant given that seemed to be coming from the neighbourhood of the radiator top hose, so this afternoon I went to chuck in a top-up of Prestone. But it was already full. Huh? So I started it up from its resting place outside next door and put it on the drive, then noticed an even bigger puddle/trail. Demonstrating a knowledge of organic chemistry that must have my petroleum engineer father doing 6,000rpm in his grave, I divined at this point that it was not in fact coolant but petrol, and lots and lots of it. A high pressure hose has worked loose and is spraying flammability all over various spark plugs, leads, injectors, the aircon compressor et cetera. You can see where the hose has come adrift from the crimp thing - it was even looser than that but I pushed it together a bit. The fuel has now evaporated while I had a calming cup of tea from a safe distance. Should be an easy fix, at least. And no fiery death, which is a bonus. AS logo replica shot: Sudsprint, Angrydicky, Fat_Pirate and 16 others 19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broadsword Posted June 20, 2019 Share Posted June 20, 2019 That was a close shave. Can't have taken much for that to go up in flames? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skizzer Posted June 20, 2019 Author Share Posted June 20, 2019 4 minutes ago, Broadsword said: That was a close shave. Can't have taken much for that to go up in flames? Quite. Lucky the ignition system is all new and not throwing sparks out everywhere. I just looked on SNG Barratt - a replacement connector with the correct fittings comes with an injector attached and costs £136. Think I’ll make my own out of a cut length of fuel hose and standard clips, thanks all the same. Broadsword, BorniteIdentity, LightBulbFun and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skizzer Posted July 7, 2019 Author Share Posted July 7, 2019 Fixed this. It runs noticeably better now that cylinder number 1B has rejoined the party, and no longer sprays fuel everywhere. I put some baby oil (not made from actual babies any more) on to the barbed fitting to help persuade the hose on properly and added a fuel hose clip for extra fiery death avoidance in future. People will sell you special pliers for these hose clips but I found mole grips were excellent for the job. The trouble with the Jaguar V12 is that it’s still pretty lively and quite smooth when it’s only firing on eleven cylinders, so it’s not always obvious when one has gone postal. Talk about first world problems, though. The Moog, Angrydicky, spike60 and 12 others 14 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
320touring Posted July 7, 2019 Share Posted July 7, 2019 Nice to see it up and running, always looks splendiferous when I see it in the flesh. Just oozes "old money" Skizzer and LightBulbFun 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broadsword Posted July 7, 2019 Share Posted July 7, 2019 That looks like a good quality repair, good job. In the background of the picture I can see another very similar hose, are you going to change that too? Skizzer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skizzer Posted July 7, 2019 Author Share Posted July 7, 2019 6 minutes ago, Broadsword said: That looks like a good quality repair, good job. In the background of the picture I can see another very similar hose, are you going to change that too? There’s another 11 of the feckers I thought about doing the others; there’s nothing really wrong with the hose, I suspect it just wasn’t quite put back fully tight after the engine came apart and gradually worked looser. The others all appear fine. I’m erring on the side of leaving well alone for now, but will check them regularly. Feel free to say ‘I told you so’ if I’m proved wrong. (Family flowers only, donations to AS and the Fire Service Benevolent Fund.) mat_the_cat, privatewire and The Moog 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skizzer Posted August 26, 2019 Author Share Posted August 26, 2019 Filled this up with yummy VPower and extra Redex lead replacement topping this evening. The fuel gauge still doesn’t work, but the odometer said 61 miles since the last top up. It’s fibbing because 1) the speedometer connection only works about two thirds of the time and 2) it pissed half the last tank out on the pavement (see above). Even so, £89 was a bit of a surprise...good job I topped it up really. Anyway, then I took it for an Italian tune-up, which it seemed to enjoy, and so did I. It idles (even) more smoothly and the over-eager gearbox kickdown has had a word with itself. All set for Chumley then. Broadsword, LightBulbFun, The Moog and 11 others 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 Does it really need LRP given they were flogging them in the USA? Or did the tight-arses only fit proper cylinder heads to yank ones? Oh, and it's a bit too glam for Autoshambles. Given the tow bar, maybe you could acquire a slightly disreputable old trailer made with a car axle? Skizzer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big_al_granvia Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 that is just gorgeous, needs a classic caravan on the back like a carlight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skizzer Posted August 26, 2019 Author Share Posted August 26, 2019 Good question - I just assumed LRP, maybe not. It doesn’t look nearly as glam close up. The rear bumper is so rusty you need a tetanus jab to open the boot. Homebrew trailer is a very fine idea... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LightBulbFun Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 5 minutes ago, dollywobbler said: maybe you could acquire a slightly disreputable old trailer made with a car axle? is this shite enough? made out of an AC Model 64 electric invalid Tricycle! dollywobbler, Skizzer and davehedgehog31 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skizzer Posted August 26, 2019 Author Share Posted August 26, 2019 Yes, yes it is. Excellent. I’ll even let you off bringing Invacars (almost) into my thread LightBulbFun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 You and Billy need to have a race. LightBulbFun, Skizzer and sporty-shite 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardthestag Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 v12 is fa winners spend moneys on unleaded premium and not lead replacement imho Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LightBulbFun Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 23 minutes ago, Skizzer said: Yes, yes it is. Excellent. I’ll even let you off bringing Invacars (almost) into my thread I found it here if you are at all interested! http://forum.retro-rides.org/thread/210525/retro-trailers imagine the irony of a trailer made out of an electric car being towed by a V12 Jag? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skizzer Posted August 26, 2019 Author Share Posted August 26, 2019 12 minutes ago, richardthestag said: v12 is fa winners spend moneys on unleaded premium and not lead replacement imho I do run it on Shell VPower, which is 99 octane. A bit of investigation confirms the V12 will happily run on unleaded, so I shan’t bother with the lead additive in it again. Same with the Lotus 907. LightBulbFun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 35 minutes ago, richardthestag said: spend moneys on unleaded premium and not lead replacement imho Indeed. Even I ran my XJ-S on 99 octane, and I'm tighter than a camel's ringpiece in a sandstorm. richardthestag and Rave 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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