PhilA Posted April 11 Share Posted April 11 I bought a new car. It's nice but also broken, because Jaguar. New engine required. Phil cort1977, SiC, privatewire and 29 others 32 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted April 11 Share Posted April 11 350 SBC. You know it makes sense... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted April 11 Author Share Posted April 11 I have a potential lead on a running replacement 4.0 for it, so that's my first choice because it's the easiest. Phil JMotor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted April 12 Author Share Posted April 12 This one arrived in pieces. It has suffered severe OMGHGF and then the red lights were ignored and it was driven until it drove no more. Not even going to bother with that one. Phil Shep Shepherd and 5speedracer 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted April 12 Author Share Posted April 12 Interior is nice. New headlining also. Someone spent more on the stereo than I did on the car. That's nice. Phil Shite Ron, Tickman, LightBulbFun and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LightBulbFun Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 now thats all of the Brave, especially in the US where I cant imagine there are many other dead XJ's you can pillage parts from is there? seeing the AJ-V8 makes yearn for the RHD Lincoln LS they made like 1 or 2 of and no more, what a cock-tease, weirdly 3.9 vs 4.0 in the Jag, go figure.... lesapandre 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted April 12 Author Share Posted April 12 They sold quite well over here. There's a good following and a pretty good support network. LightBulbFun and lesapandre 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiC Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 It's a bit of a shame that cars in the UK need a front number plate. They definitely spoil the line of a car. Dick Longbridge, PhilA and Fat_Pirate 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HillmanImp Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 4 hours ago, LightBulbFun said: now thats all of the Brave, especially in the US where I cant imagine there are many other dead XJ's you can pillage parts from is there? When the ex me, ex Volksy, ex Barefoot, ex Volksy again XJ8 shat its gearbox at the beginning of Covid, they guy who bought it ran a business just crating the engines and sending them to the USA . He didn't even break the rest of the body, he just fragged it as there wasn't any money for him in the rest of it. PhilA 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted April 12 Author Share Posted April 12 4 hours ago, SiC said: It's a bit of a shame that cars in the UK need a front number plate. They definitely spoil the line of a car. Depends on the state, some require a front plate also. Louisiana is not one of those states though thankfully. Also, the trunk lid appears to ne a USA-specific pressing...? mercedade, Coprolalia and SiC 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cort1977 Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 Good stuff Phil, looking forward to seeing what you do with this. With the US trend to LS everything, is there an engine mounting kit available already...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted April 12 Author Share Posted April 12 1 hour ago, cort1977 said: Good stuff Phil, looking forward to seeing what you do with this. With the US trend to LS everything, is there an engine mounting kit available already...? There is, and a full electric adapter setup to get the computers talking to the GM hardware. mk2_craig, 5speedracer and cort1977 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LightBulbFun Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 14 hours ago, PhilA said: This one arrived in pieces. It has suffered severe OMGHGF and then the red lights were ignored and it was driven until it drove no more. one thing I find interesting about modern cars, is that they have no protection against that what I mean is take a computer processor for example, for a long time now if you remove the heatsink and try to overheat it, they will throttle themselves back and eventually turn themselves off to stop them cooking themselves so I have to wonder why cars dont have a similar thing, if the temperature goes silly or oil pressure suddenly vanishes for one reason or another, why dont they shut down to protect themselves? EDIT: thinking about it, is it a safety thing? the car keeps running to allow you to (in theory) get to a place of safety? lesapandre 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted April 12 Author Share Posted April 12 10 minutes ago, LightBulbFun said: one thing I find interesting about modern cars, is that they have no protection against that what I mean is take a computer processor for example, for a long time now if you remove the heatsink and try to overheat it, they will throttle themselves back and eventually turn themselves off to stop them cooking themselves so I have to wonder why cars dont have a similar thing, if the temperature goes silly or oil pressure suddenly vanishes for one reason or another, why dont they shut down to protect themselves? EDIT: thinking about it, is it a safety thing? the car keeps running to allow you to (in theory) get to a place of safety? They do, limp mode. I'm guessing you've never owned a Peugeot? Carl1981, LightBulbFun, HillmanImp and 2 others 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LightBulbFun Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 1 minute ago, PhilA said: They do, limp mode. I'm guessing you've never owned a Peugeot? hey my car doesn't even have head gaskets, let alone a water-based cooling system! it does have the front number plate integrated into its design and would look weird without one in place, so I guess its the Anti-thesis of @SiC's comment at least? PhilA and lesapandre 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted April 12 Author Share Posted April 12 The back seat sucked up half a tin of leather salve. Ordered some more to finish the task and also some oil to periodically rub in to keep the leather supple. It was very very dry, especially where it's been in the sun. Phil 500tops, privatewire, LightBulbFun and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supernaut Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 2 hours ago, PhilA said: There is, and a full electric adapter setup to get the computers talking to the GM hardware. Oh, come on! You know it makes sense. It also needs an absolutely filthy lumpy cam, with a hidden but very free flowing exhaust system. lesapandre, Matty, cort1977 and 4 others 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LightBulbFun Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 11 minutes ago, Supernaut said: Oh, come on! You know it makes sense. It also needs an absolutely filthy lumpy cam, with a hidden but very free flowing exhaust system. Oh common now this is @PhilA we are talking about, I expect him to rebuild the cooked XJ-V8 and shove it into something GM just to show it who's boss lesapandre 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted April 12 Author Share Posted April 12 32 minutes ago, LightBulbFun said: Oh common now this is @PhilA we are talking about, I expect him to rebuild the cooked XJ-V8 and shove it into something GM just to show it who's boss Probably not. This is the smallest capacity 8 cylinder engine I own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2flags Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 16 hours ago, PhilA said: This one arrived in pieces. It has suffered severe OMGHGF and then the red lights were ignored and it was driven until it drove no more. Not even going to bother with that one. Phil That is broken with a capital F!! Be great to see what you do with it. lesapandre and PhilA 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted April 12 Author Share Posted April 12 2 hours ago, 2flags said: That is broken with a capital F!! Be great to see what you do with it. I'm going to take all the useful pieces off and scrap the rest, most likely. The engine, that is. Phil lesapandre 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuboy Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 that does look nice lesapandre and PhilA 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noel Tidybeard Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 10 hours ago, PhilA said: Depends on the state, some require a front plate also. Louisiana is not one of those states though thankfully. Also, the trunk lid appears to ne a USA-specific pressing...? don't know about that but the boot lid looks murican or japan sized plate recess 🤣 PhilA 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted April 18 Author Share Posted April 18 Battery charger and battery arrived. Battery duly inserted in the hole, lubricated the mounting bolts and put the thing on charge because it's spent a lot of time in the box. Connected up, the dash provides a litany of faults. It all seems to work though. Climate control screen is half working, but the segments that are broken only show up at a temperature not normally set so that's good. Sunroof and windows all work, which is surprising. Someone's been in there before, it's all nicely greased up. Most of the other electrical things also work. Oddly this car has side repeater indicator lights, rear fog lights and the dash says BOOT OPEN when you pop the trunk. Driver's side seat has two movements that don't work, the front of the seat just whirs and doesn't move up or down, and the headrest just goes click. Radio also needs investigation. Overall quite surprising how much of it still works. Phil Schaefft, HillmanImp, LightBulbFun and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5speedracer Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 On 12/04/2024 at 01:13, PhilA said: This one arrived in pieces. It has suffered severe OMGHGF and then the red lights were ignored and it was driven until it drove no more. Not even going to bother with that one. Phil Why the fuck do people do that, morons. PhilA 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 phia was semi nuts before but 100% fully committed nuts now go phil Matty and PhilA 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy18s Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 I sure you're familiar with Pole Barn Garage.. https://youtu.be/kjKLwIaU8ao?si=VmkIK3KSxcJG2IhJ PhilA 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted April 18 Author Share Posted April 18 2 hours ago, andy18s said: I sure you're familiar with Pole Barn Garage.. https://youtu.be/kjKLwIaU8ao?si=VmkIK3KSxcJG2IhJ It's a Jaaaag. Yup, love Dalton's channel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Mainwaring Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 Very nice Jagwar. Funnily enough just yesterday I watched Tedward of The You Tube driving a lovely black XJR 100. A wonderful thing, but all the plasticky Ford switchgear in the centre console is a bit of an odd contrast with the rest of the interior. I forget how well these did Stateside. Good luck with the engine. Will be following with interest. PhilA 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted April 19 Author Share Posted April 19 Pulled the trim away tonight and discovered the PREMIUM SOUNDS. That runs the speakers in the doors. There's wiring for a sub amp. No idea where it is though. However, that can go on the wish list. Light bulbs in the dash were a success. Phil mercedade, Matty, LightBulbFun and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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