1971 Jaguar xj6 4.2 Manual Retro/Rat/Race New Video

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One garden tractor, one Jaguar xk engine, one 4 speed gearbox with overdrive, one complete front cross member, one complete IRS, One heavy duty Jack, a pair of ramps, one bead roller, one sheet metal bender, one (I have no idea what you call it but its for rolling sheet metal) A lot of front and rear bumpers, the hide from a dead cow, one compressor and a lot of small but heavy stuff... Good thing its a 2 ton trailer... It took my friend Karsten and me a couple of hours getting it loaded. And then it was road trip time. 3 hours of driving and then 1 hour on the ferry to get to the island where my new garage is situated. The wan pulling the trailer was loaded up with boxes with tools and other parts.



Getting the sheet metal bender of the trailer was a major concern, but after having borrowed a tractor from my neighbour it was no problem at all. It weighs in at around ½ a ton so it's not something you move about without the right tools.



Now i just need to move the rest of my stuff. That's on the to do list for next week. I look so much forward to getting that done so that I can start getting my tools and spare parts in order. Hopefully before long I can start doing some proper sheet metal work with enough space around me. (I just need to do all the other stuff that's on the wife's THINGS THAT YOU HAVE TO DO BEFORE WORKING ON CARS list) First

You know how it is, leaving in the last minute.. The other day the wife and I was at our other home on the island.. We had to go to Copenhagen to work and do other boring stuff.. Since we don't like doing that we always end up leaving in the last minute. it takes around 15 minutes to drive to the ferry and you have to be there 15 minutes before it sails. Late as usual we jumped into the Jaguar and left the farm. At the village right by the church there is a 90 degrees blind bend in the road. The speed limit is 30 mph and not being a complete maniac i too the turn doing 25 mph (Having my wife beside me in the car tends to keep me on the right side of the speed limit) (I don't like getting THE look) Unknown to me, but at the same time the local builders firm was moving there store of white paint from one end of the island to the other. Apparently it is not a good idea to go through that bend in a flatbed truck with a lot of white paint on the bed. At least not doing it to fast without having secured the paint. So when I got out of the turn I ran right into a lake of white plastic paint. A huge lake! It had just happened so they had not posted a guard at the turn to stop oncoming traffic.. Being late for the ferry we just had to keep on going. No time to stop and find a hose to wash off the paint. So now I have eh white wall tires, and paint splatter on my wings and in the wheel wells.







I'm looking forward to getting that cleaned off...

I have had a chat with my insurance company so the car is going to a friend of mine who has a garage. It will be looked over by the insurance company. Hopefully they will pay out a bit of money for cleaning the car and a new set of tires..

In other news the output bearing on my gearbox is dead.. I shall have to get it fixed or find a new one. Does any of you know if you can swap the lt77 for the 380 Does it fit the XK bell housing and short shifter?

That's one gigantic haul going to Ærø !! I am sure I saw the Jag parked in Emdrup one morning about a month or so ago?? Do you commute from the Island?

Hello again,
yes I know Morten through the local Triumph owners club. Usually meet up a few times a year.
His GT6 has a sweet EFI setup!!
I am just down the road from you in Dyssegård..

Keep up the good work on the Jag :-)

Oh the joy of insurance companies. Or in the case the guy assessing the damage done to my paint and tires. Apparently patina and rat look was not words in his vocabulary. But after having a talk with my insurance company it turned out all right. around 800£ for new tires and cleaning of the paint! So a set of new Toyos are on there way!

I haven't done much on the Jaguar lately. But I have changed the Generator on Bertha the Bay.



A job that i have been pushing in front of me for a long time! Mainly because it's not fun at all to do! especially with the engine in place!

I did get to turn the old kitchen table into a new peg board for my tools! Recycling at it's best!



Hopefully I'll have more time for cars over the winter!

"hmmm I'll just cut the top of the wing to make sure there is no rust behind it.... ohhh I think I'll just leave it to mend itself "

Good luck with the house move.

Just read this from start to finish and your skills are awesome I wish I could do half the stuff you do.

Awesome Jag and I hope you get your shoulder and the fueling issues sorted soon.

Not much to report! But I did get a chance to take a couple of mobile pics in a parking garage after I fitted my Pentas yesterday. The wipers on the Wifemobile gave up due to the Lot's and Lot's of snow the other day. I had to do something about them before I leave for work. All my tools are at the workshop on the Island. It was raining so I had to take the Jag down to the tool supply store.. And buy one 13mm spanner to do the job.. (Naturally they only sell them in kits) So i ended up with a complete set.. Have a few pictures: Feel free to comment! I am thinking about keeping the star in gold and then having the edge polished? What do you think?

That thing looks the nuts! Awesome mate!