Project Domes shonky autos - Grand Cherokee departs, Kangoo titivation and 911 dug out.

[hairnet]

even tho youve got mair room onthe kangoo - patience of a saint doin that

[Split_Pin]

I like you you've gone from sending me pictures of the Jag to actually buying it yourself!

Not being a stranger to these cars I'm sure you'll have both running well in no time.

Now I'm just off to shut myself away for 6 months until you sell them to someone else once you've got them sorted so I'm not tempted. I really do like these especially the x300.

[dome]

33 minutes ago, Split_Pin said:

I really do like these especially the x300.

That's funny, I really do like these, especially the XJ40. I'll lend you the X300 once it's on the road?

[Tepper]

But who made you buy all these cars?

[dome]

Did a bit more on the kangoo tonight-managed to get all the power steering gubbins out.

Here it is layed out for the world to see as it sits in the engine bay. Pump is top left of the pic which would be RHS front on the car, rack top right.

So of course being french they route it all the way round the sodding engine bay...

I could then chop down the 2 solid pipes that go into the rack and connect them with a section of rubber house.  The rest of the connections were blanked off and it's now manual steering. Til I fit the electric column.

Not great pics but access is tight as you can imagine. 

I also got the column undone at the ravk, and started stripping the dash out but had to nip out.

I had to nip out to arrange collection of the Jag, happening tomorrow lunchtime. No need for a collection thread, it's only half a mile away. Will it make it home though? Place your bets...

Chap has owned it for 20 years!

[dome]

World's shortest collection thread...

Transport of choice.

Arrived

Pez

Hame

On the basis of it making it the half mile home I've booked an MOT for Wednesday.  Cleaning and fettling shall occur over the weekend

[Tayne]

Well done.

And good luck for next week.

[big_al_granvia]

she looks lovely, do love a big cat, the kind of car you just waft along in

[dave j]

Will be very satisfying cleaning that one up! 

[Broadsword]

The X300 shape is very elegant, and they are a very nice place to sit. All hemmed in nicely. Good luck with the MOT. It will be exciting to see what is underneath all that crud! I swear carnival red must be the most common X300 colour, so many of them I see in that combination of carnival red and oatmeal leather.

[hairnet]

25 minutes ago, big_al_granvia said:

she looks lovely, do love a big cat, the kind of car you just waft along in

woaft

[hairnet]

@Fraz nae need to clog much to get away noo :D

 

[Split_Pin]

Yassss!!!!

[eddyramrod]

Good choice there young man!

[dome]

Was cycling tonight but picked up some TFR on the recommendations of some learned gentlemen. I gave it a quick going over tonight

Before

[dome]

And after

I've been dying to do that since I first saw this thing 2 years ago! Still a long way to go but it's looking good. Shame about the lacquer peel on it, I can only find 2 spots of rust on the whole body and not a single dent 

[big_al_granvia]

What stuff was that you used mate

[Split_Pin]

Great result and even moreso on the not rusty side of things. I'm glad that this is a popular colour because it suits these cars so well.

[dome]

Yeah, I should've waited till it was dry to take the bonnet shots;I've never seen paint so fucked in my life!

I tried G3 and even wet sanding but nothing is bringing that back sadly. I'm open to suggestions?

It's not all bad. I went round all 4 corners and stripped the brakes and cleaned it up a bit. I didn't prod very far but did take it for a drive on my private test track. It drives very well, especially considering it's done about 3k miles in 10 years.

 

Dash shot. 

That's it as far as MOT prep goes, I'll maybe fettle a couple of other things before the MOT though-the throttle cable has a bit of slack in it and I've not cleaned the interior yet.,

This weekend, for some light relief, I'm going to change the Kangoo cambelt.?

[Split_Pin]

Last seen down the side of a Renault engine bay, legs waving in the air!

[big_al_granvia]

What traffic film remover did you use as it has brought the paint up lovely

[Isaac Hunt]

I bet you find that the bonnet has been painted at some time in its life.  Post factory lacquer just does not last.

i’ve many A ‘proof’ of that

FIL took his Rover 620 in for a MOT once and someone backed the fekker into a wall, fecked the rear bumper and bootlid.  Garage proprietor ‘fessed up’not that he could do much but and said the the FIL “i’m Not very happy about it” to which the FIL responded “i’m Not very happy about it either” anyway, it was shipped off to a local bodyshop and when it came back, it looked a really nice job.  About 8 years later the lacquer peeled, only on the repair, test of car spot on

my uncle had someone clip his OSR wing on the motorway.  Into a local body shop and when it came back, very nice job.  Years later, lacquer peel on the repair.

Our MGZR looked as though it had been painted down one side, looked nice job,  8 years later, lacquer and paint peel only on the side that was painted.

numerous other similar examples

[dome]

5 minutes ago, big_al_granvia said:

What traffic film remover did you use as it has brought the paint up lovely

It's Carplan stuff from Halfords. Was all I could get my hands on yesterday but did work well.

[dome]

6 minutes ago, Isaac Hunt said:

I bet you find that the bonnet has been painted at some time in its life.  Post factory lacquer just does not last.

i’ve many A ‘proof’ of that

FIL took his Rover 620 in for a MOT once and someone backed the fekker into a wall, fecked the rear bumper and bootlid.  Garage proprietor ‘fessed up’not that he could do much but and said the the FIL “i’m Not very happy about it” to which the FIL responded “i’m Not very happy about it either” anyway, it was shipped off to a local bodyshop and when it came back, it looked a really nice job.  About 8 years later the lacquer peeled, only on the repair, test of car spot on

my uncle had someone clip his OSR wing on the motorway.  Into a local body shop and when it came back, very nice job.  Years later, lacquer peel on the repair.

Our MGZR looked as though it had been painted down one side, looked nice job,  8 years later, lacquer and paint peel only on the side that was painted.

numerous other similar examples

You could well be right. The bonnet, roof and bootlid all have lacquer peeling off(or disappeared completely in the case of the bonnet) yet the flanks look great

[Broadsword]

That is absolutely typical X300 with the epic lacquer failure. The parts taking the brunt of the sun's force (bonnet, roof, bootlid) strip the 90s lacquer away quite effectively. There seems to be relatively little in UV stabilization. I've replaced several Jag bonnets from a specialist in Bolton. They supply a freshly painted bonnet at a remarkably good price if you are willing to be patient with them. Just hand over the old bonnet when you collect the replacement. They always get there in the end.

I'm the type to prod at rust (because I prefer to know) and from my past experience with these that inner back sill will go through for sure, but you of course may prefer not to prod. It will be a bonus if the chassis outriggers (i.e. the jacking points) are still solid. The box sections trap mud and moisture and rot away. In my opinion the critical area to check is the front bulkhead, especially under the black plastic trim at the base of the windscreen. If it's gone there, that is not so good. Nice low mileage though!

[Zelandeth]

TFR has its uses...but for the love of puppies, DO NOT use it on anything that's old enough to not have clearcoat.  Not unless you really want to have to mop every single panel it's touched.

That speckled effect is where it's stripped all the surface off the paint.

[dome]

8 hours ago, Broadsword said:

That is absolutely typical X300 with the epic lacquer failure. The parts taking the brunt of the sun's force (bonnet, roof, bootlid) strip the 90s lacquer away quite effectively. There seems to be relatively little in UV stabilization. I've replaced several Jag bonnets from a specialist in Bolton. They supply a freshly painted bonnet at a remarkably good price if you are willing to be patient with them. Just hand over the old bonnet when you collect the replacement. They always get there in the end.

I'm the type to prod at rust (because I prefer to know) and from my past experience with these that inner back sill will go through for sure, but you of course may prefer not to prod. It will be a bonus if the chassis outriggers (i.e. the jacking points) are still solid. The box sections trap mud and moisture and rot away. In my opinion the critical area to check is the front bulkhead, especially under the black plastic trim at the base of the windscreen. If it's gone there, that is not so good. Nice low mileage though!

Good to know that, thanks. I'm not planning to get too invested in this as the XJ40 is the one I really want to resurrect so painting is out. I'll keep an eye out for a bonnet in the right colour though.

Prodding wise the end of that sill got a mild one and didn't move. I'm a fucker for overthinking things though so would rather do some basic prep and cleaning and let the tester see what he can find. I didn't go underneath for that reason...

[Isaac Hunt]

Broadsword makes a good point on laquer.  The trend was started by Ford with 'Silver Fox' although the paint fell off that as well as the lacquer.

[Zelandeth]

1 hour ago, Isaac Hunt said:

Broadsword makes a good point on laquer.  The trend was started by Ford with 'Silver Fox' although the paint fell off that as well as the lacquer.

Citroen made a good go of it in the 90s too...

[They_all_do_that_sir]

Citroen made a good go of it in the 90s too...

Yes, the XM I bought from jonathan dyane had a good dose of peel....

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