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Jun 11, 2009 21:42:53 GMT
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Hi Edd, That will do to be honest.
Need to arrange a convenient time to collect.
Did you manage to get the spring out with standard spring compressors, or did you use a special tool? I will see if I can get the proper one from work. As I said earlier, ideally I would like to strip it too make it easier to fit in the car (if the older Jags are anything to go by, they're bloody heavy!)
Cheers Sean
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Jun 11, 2009 14:22:14 GMT
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Edd, No problem mate. Are you about in the week at all, or would it have to be a weekend to collect?
Also, I seem to remember that these use a (very long) coil over, so wouldn't need spring compressors to get it apart for easy loading into my car?
Cheers Sean
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OK cheers, I will probably have it. Memory is a bit hazy, I seem to remember that it was an evolution of the XJS and X300 (classing that as a good thing!), but the memory isn't what it used to be!
Still wouldn't mind seeing pics before I come up to Manchester to fetch it though, if you don't mind?
Cheers Sean
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Jun 10, 2009 11:29:28 GMT
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Hi, Have you got any pics of the Jag front suspension? can't remember what they are like, does it look similar to the old XJ40/X300 suspension?
Cheers Sean
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I wish nobody had said that! But seriously, I would be interested in doing something with it (unless its a complete basket case). It certainly desrves to be saved. Would probably have to compromise on the dog leg ZF though! Mylesdw, do you know whether the car would be available for sale? And do you have anymore pics? Sean Unfortunately I don't think it's going to happen. The chap who owns it thinks it will be worth a fortune one day. It won't be; it is just interesting rather than valuable. I have put out some feelers to see if this is still the situation. I think its got the wrong badge to be worth a fortune someday, it probably already would be if it had a Ford badge LOL. Let me know if he has a change of heart. Cheers Sean
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May 29, 2009 16:44:25 GMT
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The big question currently on my mind is.....who fancies trying to buy and restore the motor from Myles' friend in Oxfordshire? Surely something this unique deserves a chance? I wish nobody had said that! But seriously, I would be interested in doing something with it (unless its a complete basket case). It certainly desrves to be saved. Would probably have to compromise on the dog leg ZF though! Mylesdw, do you know whether the car would be available for sale? And do you have anymore pics? Sean
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Last Edit: May 29, 2009 16:54:21 GMT by seantoole5
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May 14, 2009 17:05:08 GMT
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Vauxhall Monaro/Pontiac V8 engine? Loads of people are using this, it's one of the best engines ever made. They are nice engines, but are pretty pricey. Sean
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Nah, FDs are 4 on 4". AlistairK is the man, he is the local slot-o-phile!
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Surely the fuel crisis of the mid seventies had something to do with the sale of UK cars around that time? thats my guess anyway.
Sean
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if they call pump gas 91ron, and we get 98 rom as "super" what do they call race gas? You can't directly compare US pump fuels with the UK, as they use the average between MON and RON, we just use RON. The US 91 octane fuel is as near as damn it 95 RON. But I think that is as good as there pump fuel gets (although I could be wrong). When they talk about race fuel, they ussually on about C12 or C16 race gas, which is much higher octane, but also has a trace of lead in it to achieve the octane. www.motorshack.com/acatalog/VP_Racing_Fuels.htmlSean
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Apr 21, 2009 18:59:25 GMT
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If I can find the picks, there was a FD Victor estate with a straight 6 Jag engine in the back done in the 70s, jacked up like a mad thing. Pulled wild wheelies This one? Sean
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Apr 21, 2009 12:15:42 GMT
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My old red VX4/90 with a 305 Chevy V8. Did that used to belong to a guy called Damian Helliwell and run in the Northern Street Car Championship? Yes, I bought it off Damien. I sold it ages ago. Not seen the bloke I sold it too in a while. But the last time I seen him, he had re-opened the rear doors and done a few mods to make it look "more american". Didn't see it in the flesh to see how it looked. Sean
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Apr 14, 2009 16:34:54 GMT
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Used to work with a guy who had a Rover V8 powered Stag. All was well till he bought a tuned 3.9 to replace the tired 3.5 in the car. He never broke the diff itself, but he did lose a complete rear hub assembly on two occassions. Once it actually bounced down the road and into some bushes I don't think he ever did find it! The second time happened at lower speed and didn't actually come out of the arch, but it did have a good chew at the arch. I know he was considering a BMW rear axle assembly to cure this, but have lost touch with him since he moved jobs. Sean
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Apr 14, 2009 16:27:31 GMT
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I'm sure AlistairK will be along with loads in a bit, but heres some to be going on with. My old red VX4/90 with a 305 Chevy V8. Same car fitted with Red Victor 1's old bonnet. After I took the picture I spent a couple of hours flatting back the big number one to get back to the red paint underneath. Didn't want to pretend it was something that it wasn't! Engine bay big enough for most V8's, but exhausts are a bit awkward. This had the easier way out, with standard (curse word) cast manifolds. Also owned this one for a bit, was a stock 1600 4 speed excep for paint. Rover Amaranth(?) pearlescent purple really suited it. This ones been around for years, I think the owner has owned it from new or something? Has a nicely detailed and healthy looking small block Chevy. Think I got this of a thread on here, would love to replicate this. And I'm sure this doesn't need any introduction! Sean
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Apr 14, 2009 12:12:53 GMT
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Cool plan! Btw, isn't there an old Triumph specialist who is using BMW suspension parts to upgrade Stags - would that also fit your car? Monarch Stags, but its 3 series based. www.monarch-stags.co.uk/Sean
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Can you not adapt disks onto the original uprights? Does the original front drums come off and leave a sperate hub with the bearings? If so, you could try something similar to this: www.flatheadv8.freeserve.co.uk/martsframes.htmUnfortunately, the main picture showing what he's done isn't working, but its a good read and idea anyways. Sean Edit: From the link above, goto INDEX, then "project Pop" half way down on the right hand side, then click on page 6 for the brake conversion.
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Mar 24, 2009 10:39:08 GMT
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Work at Jag (and was there when these were being developed). Yes, they do have a water to air charge cooler. The best way to improve these is to fit a bigger radiator for the charge cooler at the front (if that makes sense?) as they were pretty small if I remember right. I know the V8 charger ones are quite small. On the XK180 special, they replaced it with an engine radiator off a Fiesta diesel. This one: Also worth fitting an uprated water pump on the charge cooler circuit. The XK180 used two standard ones, one for each bank. Smaller pulleys do work, but not sure how much power these add. There was also one built at work as a one off special with the larger M112 supercharger off the V8 and a manual six speed box. Seem to remember it making about 380 brake. The straight six in these are pretty bullet proof, but you may start to suffer head gasket problems if you push the power too high. The head bolts go through the cam bearing caps on these, so the amount of torque that can be applied to the bolts is restricted by this. The one mentioned above survived though, so I guess that shows that there is potential there. Would stay away from nitrous though! The other thing to be wary of is the gearbox, if you buy a manual, the getrag 290 box was only rated to 512 Nm. This is the torque that Jaguar claimed for the engine, I think this engine is the only engine that Jag ever "under-rated". Sean
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Feb 24, 2009 19:57:51 GMT
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or these for stealth... 16" 7J off an XJ6 was going to weigh them in... Can I have second dibs on them if Oldbus doesn't want them please? Would be willing to bung a few quid for them. Sean
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Feb 24, 2009 19:56:12 GMT
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The X300 XJR wheels will be the same PCD, but I think the centre bore may be slightly different, if I remember correctly. Sean Cheers Sean, that´s what I was worried about. I´m trying to find some pics of old Jags on non original rims - but my google foo is weak tonight! Even if i'm right, I don't think its insurmountable. Would just need a spacer ring making if they are too big for the car (aftermarket wheels can be like that anyway, and are sometimes just plastic). Or would just need the wheels machining out to the right size if they are too small. Sean
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Feb 24, 2009 18:43:23 GMT
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The X300 XJR wheels will be the same PCD, but I think the centre bore may be slightly different, if I remember correctly.
Sean
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