naki
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Jul 27, 2013 17:35:09 GMT
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well, I bought this car 2 days before xmas last year, and slowly begun the standard resto package. I have not driven it much since driving it over from near worthing to devon. only up and down a private lane to keep it moving. so for anyone that does not know, this is the non supercharged XJR from 92. one of only 18 Manuals made in RHD. no one knows exactly how many remain (but my guess is around 5-6 maybe), but I know of only 3 including this one. if anyone knows of another, please let me know. a lot more auto models still around if you want more info on them see here. some picture of my car are up on the gallery section too. www.jaguarsport-xjr.com/251BHP, 4.0 straight six, with Bilstein sport suspension, manual box (getrag 290) and LSD or Powr-Lok as jag liked to call it. subtle body kit. its a very rare colour combo too, and possible unique. Black Cherry paint, black leather interior, with red stitching and red carpets! I have another 5 xj40 on the go and the long serving range rover of course, so it keeps me very busy. my passion is for the manual models particular, but they are hard to find! lots of pictures. the car is all dirty when I picked it up, and its all in bits now.                    resto begins                             wow, so many photos! so thats about where I am at right now. trying to meet a august 23rd deadline to make it to a meet, but who knows whether I can get it to a decent standard and all back together by then. not talking concourse, but just solid, and things working and handling well with new bushes. will see....... |
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Last Edit: Jul 27, 2013 19:48:21 GMT by naki
90 Range Rover Vogue SE 3.9 V8 LPG, Lifted & modified for Off Road
93 XJ40 3.2s- awaiting 4.0 Manual conversion
91 XJ40 3.2 Sport Pack MANUAL (project)
93 XJ40 4.0 Sovereign- Daily Driver
91 XJ40 4.0 Manual
92 XJ40 4.0 XJR Manual
93 XJ81 6.0 Daimler Double Six
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Jul 27, 2013 18:04:33 GMT
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yeah......thanks a lot....because of these pics iv just drooled over my laptop...what is it about these jags.....been loads of them over the past few weeks god they are sexy that's a good thing by the way  |
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naki
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Jul 27, 2013 18:25:45 GMT
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yeah......thanks a lot....because of these pics iv just drooled over my laptop...what is it about these jags.....been loads of them over the past few weeks god they are sexy that's a good thing by the way I think people are finally starting to realize how awesome the XJ40 is! after years in the doldrums, it has truly emerged. helped even more when you see the very rare and special variants, which many don't even know exist! hands up who has ever seen a manual XJR, besides this one? the x300 xjr manuals are rare too, though at 103 produced in RHD, many more about than the 40R |
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Last Edit: Jul 28, 2013 10:53:31 GMT by naki
90 Range Rover Vogue SE 3.9 V8 LPG, Lifted & modified for Off Road
93 XJ40 3.2s- awaiting 4.0 Manual conversion
91 XJ40 3.2 Sport Pack MANUAL (project)
93 XJ40 4.0 Sovereign- Daily Driver
91 XJ40 4.0 Manual
92 XJ40 4.0 XJR Manual
93 XJ81 6.0 Daimler Double Six
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Jul 27, 2013 19:48:39 GMT
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picked up 3 manuals from warickshire police,when they retired them,all the drivers loved those beasts!!
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naki
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Jul 27, 2013 20:40:15 GMT
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picked up 3 manuals from warickshire police,when they retired them,all the drivers loved those beasts!! ah yes, all the police spec cars were 4.0 Manual. white with special interior, no wood veneers, different door cards, no radio (space for police radios), cloth seats. police spec springs. seen pictures of them and one at breakers yard. prefer the xjr though |
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90 Range Rover Vogue SE 3.9 V8 LPG, Lifted & modified for Off Road
93 XJ40 3.2s- awaiting 4.0 Manual conversion
91 XJ40 3.2 Sport Pack MANUAL (project)
93 XJ40 4.0 Sovereign- Daily Driver
91 XJ40 4.0 Manual
92 XJ40 4.0 XJR Manual
93 XJ81 6.0 Daimler Double Six
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Jul 27, 2013 22:01:27 GMT
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Big, powerful, manual Jags are what dreams are made of. Would love something like this, although I wouldn't be able to resist drifting it, which would ultimately ruin it.
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Sierra - here we go again! He has an illness, it's not his fault.
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Jul 27, 2013 23:43:19 GMT
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I love the colour scheme. Really suits the car!
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I cant drive a manual doe to my left knee being knackered......did they do them in auto by chance |
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Jul 28, 2013 10:50:28 GMT
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Fantastic! I used to have an 89 model with twin headlights. It was an auto, but I thought that suited the car better (Maybe the only one on this forum haha). Awesome handling and fast too despite only 250bhp in such a big car. mine was black with cream leather. Yours looks brilliant in that shade of black with black leather. All the best with it!!
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naki
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Jul 28, 2013 11:02:08 GMT
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the auto (XJ40) XJR was produced in much larger number. i do not have the figures for those but it think its closer to 1000 cars.
in terms of how fast it is, by todays standards not "that fast", but really depends what you are used to of course. these cars are not about outright speed, as they are big, heavy luxury cruisers really. they are more about comfort and style with some decent performance thrown in.
but by the standards of the day in 1992, it was a quick car. 0-60 in 6.7 seconds in manual form. the manual jags always have 1 second over the autos in 0-60 (so the auto xjr is 7.7s). if you compare it to the 6.0 V12 XJ81 variant, the 0-60 on that is the same (or even 6.8 secs 0-60 officially).
standard 4.0 manual was 7.1s 0-60, so its not got much over the standard engine, but with better handling and LSD (and styling of course)
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90 Range Rover Vogue SE 3.9 V8 LPG, Lifted & modified for Off Road
93 XJ40 3.2s- awaiting 4.0 Manual conversion
91 XJ40 3.2 Sport Pack MANUAL (project)
93 XJ40 4.0 Sovereign- Daily Driver
91 XJ40 4.0 Manual
92 XJ40 4.0 XJR Manual
93 XJ81 6.0 Daimler Double Six
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naki
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Jul 28, 2013 11:03:40 GMT
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Big, powerful, manual Jags are what dreams are made of. Would love something like this, although I wouldn't be able to resist drifting it, which would ultimately ruin it. and this is why most of the manual 4.0 xj40s you find for sale have been trashed unfortunately. |
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90 Range Rover Vogue SE 3.9 V8 LPG, Lifted & modified for Off Road
93 XJ40 3.2s- awaiting 4.0 Manual conversion
91 XJ40 3.2 Sport Pack MANUAL (project)
93 XJ40 4.0 Sovereign- Daily Driver
91 XJ40 4.0 Manual
92 XJ40 4.0 XJR Manual
93 XJ81 6.0 Daimler Double Six
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naki
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Last Edit: Aug 2, 2013 23:31:56 GMT by naki
90 Range Rover Vogue SE 3.9 V8 LPG, Lifted & modified for Off Road
93 XJ40 3.2s- awaiting 4.0 Manual conversion
91 XJ40 3.2 Sport Pack MANUAL (project)
93 XJ40 4.0 Sovereign- Daily Driver
91 XJ40 4.0 Manual
92 XJ40 4.0 XJR Manual
93 XJ81 6.0 Daimler Double Six
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ChasR
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It certainly looks as if you have having fun with the welder!
I do love the XJ40 XJRs. I owned an FG bumpered 4.0 (probably one of the first 4.0 XJRs being an '89 car). A very capable car IMO, and what Jaguar is all about (sportyness with refinement). They are not supercar quick today, and the power of 4.0 XJRs IMO is a little peaky when compared to the BMWs of the day, but then with a high lift inlet camshaft and the revised inlet manifold this was going to influence matters. However, even today the power seems to be delivered in a very usable manner, with them being surprisingly revvy with them being a great driver's car even in Auto form (the steering is heavier on these due to a revalved steering rack, and IIRC the dampers were only one of the few tweaks done to the suspension (thicker ARBs and wider Speedline wheels were also part of the deal IIRC). I do miss my old '40.
Now and again I do see the odd 4.0 XJR crop up in the classifieds, although as previous posters have said, they are creeping up in value probably due to people not shunning the XJ40 as they once did.
It will be great to see this car complete, especially being one of the rarer manual cars.
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naki
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cant say I really enjoy welding as such. well not when I don't have a great place to work. its a dusty carport with no hard floor. so its dirty and hot work. but its 100% must to have this DIY skill when having lots of old cars on the go.
its a nice feeling when all the work is done though, and I can actually have some fun driving the cars. knowing I have saved a very rare car too.
it inspires me to saying lots of other nutters saving rusty old bangers on here too. not all of them rare or valuable, but must obviously float the owners boat.
I think it will be a good achievement to get this car roadworthy in under a year, as I see some resto taking years and years.
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Last Edit: Sept 17, 2013 10:21:35 GMT by naki
90 Range Rover Vogue SE 3.9 V8 LPG, Lifted & modified for Off Road
93 XJ40 3.2s- awaiting 4.0 Manual conversion
91 XJ40 3.2 Sport Pack MANUAL (project)
93 XJ40 4.0 Sovereign- Daily Driver
91 XJ40 4.0 Manual
92 XJ40 4.0 XJR Manual
93 XJ81 6.0 Daimler Double Six
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naki
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well, kind of an overdue update. this car is finally on the road (just in time for winter salty roads humph). i only missed my deadline for the XJ40 annual meet by 7 weeks, haha. so after 10 months of resto, its taxed/ tested and passed first time too. little bit of jiggery pokery on emissions, but got through since it had stood for a long time with not being used. of course there are still things to sort out, as "its never finished", but its road worthy now. a few px from the maiden voyage after the MOT       no updated interior pics yet. eagle eyed viewers will spot the quad lamp conversion. i don't mind the fishtanks lamps, but i think they suit sovereign and daimler spec, rather than XJR/ Sport variants. still to do, is leather treatment, air con gas fix/ headlining sagging, one electric window switch. there is some rust on the rear deck, but that will be saved for the phase 2 resto! but for now i am enjoying thrashing the guts out of a proper manual! had one lamp get smashed, now replaced.   i wont go into everything thats been done, but if you want to read about it, you can see the full story here. www.xj40.com/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=5431&hilit=+cherry |
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90 Range Rover Vogue SE 3.9 V8 LPG, Lifted & modified for Off Road
93 XJ40 3.2s- awaiting 4.0 Manual conversion
91 XJ40 3.2 Sport Pack MANUAL (project)
93 XJ40 4.0 Sovereign- Daily Driver
91 XJ40 4.0 Manual
92 XJ40 4.0 XJR Manual
93 XJ81 6.0 Daimler Double Six
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Nice and personally, all the better for the quads.
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Great car. The best colour combination i have seen. I'm very glad its being so well looked after too! Good work.
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PHWOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRR...!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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***GARAGE CURRENTLY EMPTY***
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naki
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Dec 24, 2013 20:14:11 GMT
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Great car. The best colour combination i have seen. I'm very glad its being so well looked after too! Good work. rescued in from the brink. so many xj40s are disappearing as there simply are not enough people willing to restore them, and give them the ongoing care they need. indeed, its a very rare color combo. mostly xj40s have light coloured interiors, which are hugely impractical unless you are a company CEO going from swanky house to swanky office. hopefully after you guys have seen this, afew more of you will feel the urge to go and rescue one, before they are all gone! |
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90 Range Rover Vogue SE 3.9 V8 LPG, Lifted & modified for Off Road
93 XJ40 3.2s- awaiting 4.0 Manual conversion
91 XJ40 3.2 Sport Pack MANUAL (project)
93 XJ40 4.0 Sovereign- Daily Driver
91 XJ40 4.0 Manual
92 XJ40 4.0 XJR Manual
93 XJ81 6.0 Daimler Double Six
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Is it not expensive to restore a jag (and to fuel it!)? In these austere times I applaud you for taking on Jags so wholeheartedly!
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