moglite
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@moglite
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It was time to add another car to the fleet. I've got a funky green Seat Leon 3dr Ecomotive, that does 60mpg all day long, so that is the daily driver duties taken care of. I've got a very rusty 1967 Morris Oxford Traveller
Still really enjoying that as a project car, but I wanted to add some pace and grace to the fleet. I like wood and leather, funky colours, and I've never owned a V12. Enter a Daimler Double Six, XJ81, XJ40 call it what you will  54,000 miles, and just enough service history to prove it is genuine  Cream leather everywhere, great wood, and a black steering wheel - win/win/win  The back is even nicer. Sunvisors are leather !! The seat back pockets are leather !! The trim on the B-posts is leather !! The parcel shelf is leather   Got out the polish, and it comes up nice. The colour is Morocco Red. Depending on the light and your viewpoint, it can appear black, or purple or even brown-ish - awesome. But red is pushing it.  The engine ran fine on the 270 mile trip home, but needs some paint, polish and detailing  I need to give it a baseline service, oil and filters have already been done. But a refresh of the ignition system is on the list - can't say I'm looking forward to it  The leather is going to need just a light titivation - some I looked at were way worse.  These do like to rust. I've got some work on the outer sills to do, but I'm hoping that will be wire brush and treat and Dinitrol rather than the welder. There is patch needed in the passenger footwell above the jacking point. I'm not sure if that caused the stinky wet carpets, or the stinky wet carpets caused it.  I've got a few 100% reversible mods planned. Rumour has it these things are rare, they only built just over 1000, and there maybe as few as a 10 or so left (quite a few more Jags though) I want to get some later model wheels. Keep those ones for the collectors in the loft. Those tyres are pretty spendy with that much sidewall. A new headunit, as the autochanger is missing, as is my collection of cassette tapes. DAB and Bluetooth are what I want. Once the sills/footwells are 100% and I've stemmed any leaks, I'll change the carpets - a ruby red would suit the car IMHO  Keep an eye out for me on the hard should, or at a fuel station as I go and see my Mum in Poole later  |
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Last Edit: Mar 11, 2018 8:35:57 GMT by moglite
1967 Morris Oxford Traveller
1979 Toyota LandCruiser BJ40
1993 Daimler Double Six
2007 Volvo XC70 2.4D
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wow that's a nice find! that engine looks like its going suck the life out of every last piggy bank you own though!!
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andyborris
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Freedom is just another word for nothing left to lose.
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I'm hoping you win the lottery, so I can keep reading about this car........  |
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Mar 13, 2018 14:43:42 GMT
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A fine effort.
I've recently moved my S-Type on due to horrific rot in one of the sills and had convinced myself I didn't want another Jag at this point. This isn't helping.
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Jaguar S-Type 3.0 SE
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jamesd1972
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1993 Daimler Double Sixjamesd1972
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Mar 13, 2018 14:52:00 GMT
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Please keep those of us not brave enough to jump where others fear to tread well informedđŸ˜œ
Lovely old barge
James
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taz20
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lovely daimler you got there my father had alot of jaguars over the years so i am bound to end up with one at some point
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Marc
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Mar 14, 2018 10:44:36 GMT
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Excellent purchase! Looking forward to seeing more of this!
Register on XJ40.com for help, if you haven't already!
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moglite
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1993 Daimler Double Sixmoglite
@moglite
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Mar 30, 2018 20:01:00 GMT
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Been a bit quiet on this one, as the car has been in storage. But a couple of things have been at the top of the list. The rain water leaks into the footwells are still a work in progress, thankfully xj40.com has some very good info on the subject. Replacing of all the ignition components needs doing too. These engine have effectively 2 x 6cyl ignition systems, one bank can fail, filling the cats up with fuel, with disastrous results. So spent a calm couple of hours pulling out 12 plugs, luckily they indicate the engine is in good health. The rotor arm was about due I think  The other really dodgy area I've found was the battery  ] The positive terminal (on the right) was in serious danger of shorting out on the frame of the battery cradle. So strip it all out, and get out the rust converters and primers  Then put it all back together, painted and with the proper battery on a cut off  The welding and work I've got to do on the underside will have to wait, I'm working outside on this one, and the weather doesn't look good enough. So I hope to put in the modern head-unit over the weekend. But the new wheels turned up today. These are known as 20 spokes, and are 16" compared to the original 15's The original tyres are 12 years old, and a very expensive size. Beside if my car was a few months newer, it would have had the 20 spokes I believe - so hardly a change to upset the purists too much  So a couple of questions - the 16" tyres are H-rated to 130mph, way faster than I intend to drive, but the car originally had Z-rated more than 149mph. Do I have to change them ? I want to get the wheels refinished. But the centre caps holding the motifs are plastic. I'm assuming therefore powder coating is off the agenda, as I'll end up with two colours - is this true ? Thanks for looking |
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1967 Morris Oxford Traveller
1979 Toyota LandCruiser BJ40
1993 Daimler Double Six
2007 Volvo XC70 2.4D
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Mar 30, 2018 20:29:23 GMT
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Take the wheels to a proper alloy wheel specialist - they should be able to colour match the silver on the centre caps to ensure that the rims are done in the correct colour - the colour (basecoat) is normally water based it is only the clear lacquer that goes over the basecoat that will be powder coated - I have someone that I can recommend for the alloys but it depends upon where you are based - otherwise a nice find of nice motor
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moglite
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1993 Daimler Double Sixmoglite
@moglite
Club Retro Rides Member 144
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Mar 30, 2018 21:07:06 GMT
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Take the wheels to a proper alloy wheel specialist - they should be able to colour match the silver on the centre caps to ensure that the rims are done in the correct colour - the colour (basecoat) is normally water based it is only the clear lacquer that goes over the basecoat that will be powder coated - I have someone that I can recommend for the alloys but it depends upon where you are based - otherwise a nice find of nice motor I'm in Hampshire too - live in Fareham but the car is stored in Whitchurch - I'll take your recommendations |
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1967 Morris Oxford Traveller
1979 Toyota LandCruiser BJ40
1993 Daimler Double Six
2007 Volvo XC70 2.4D
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Mar 30, 2018 21:17:05 GMT
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Ok this will be easy in that case try a company called Myalloys at Basingstoke - very helpful - they have done no end of wheels for me - link below www.myalloys.co.uk/ |
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thebaron
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Over the river, heading out of town
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Mar 30, 2018 21:20:43 GMT
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I both love your choice and equally respect the cojones involved in running with this.
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Mar 30, 2018 21:23:13 GMT
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moglite
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Club RR Member Number: 144
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1993 Daimler Double Sixmoglite
@moglite
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Mar 30, 2018 22:09:27 GMT
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Absolutely - I had some good results on my battered Morris Oxford Traveller seats - these should be a walk in the park in comparison. |
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1967 Morris Oxford Traveller
1979 Toyota LandCruiser BJ40
1993 Daimler Double Six
2007 Volvo XC70 2.4D
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Beautiful car.
"Wear well" as we say here!
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jamesd1972
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1993 Daimler Double Sixjamesd1972
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On tyre ratings my understanding is that basically yes you need to match the cars capabilities to have no issues with insurance etc. Whatever the handbook says or it’s an issue.
Looks nice on those new alloys
James
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Ritchie
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1993 Daimler Double SixRitchie
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Mar 31, 2018 11:21:19 GMT
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You did well with the plugs, I remember years ago I spent approx 14hrs changing the plugs on an XJ12 because the buggers were seized in and most were trying to take the threads with them.
If I rememeber right, I had to remove the fuel rails and some other stuff. *shudder*
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Last Edit: Mar 31, 2018 11:21:31 GMT by Ritchie
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Mar 31, 2018 12:11:36 GMT
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That is a glorious machine and I can't wait to see more of it!
Stunning old cruiser, stunning...
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***GARAGE CURRENTLY EMPTY***
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wotnot
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Mar 31, 2018 12:14:09 GMT
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That car is a bit of class. Good move on the battery upgrade.
FORTUNE FAVOURS THE BRAVE!
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W201 2.6 sportline
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moglite
Part of things
Posts: 815
Club RR Member Number: 144
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1993 Daimler Double Sixmoglite
@moglite
Club Retro Rides Member 144
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Mar 31, 2018 18:25:43 GMT
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You did well with the plugs, I remember years ago I spent approx 14hrs changing the plugs on an XJ12 because the buggers were seized in and most were trying to take the threads with them. If I rememeber right, I had to remove the fuel rails and some other stuff. *shudder* Sounds like a nightmare - The only thing I removed was the cruise control actuator Halfords pro 3/8" wobble bars took a lot of time off of the job. Very few of the plugs had any kind of line of sight for anything straighter. |
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1967 Morris Oxford Traveller
1979 Toyota LandCruiser BJ40
1993 Daimler Double Six
2007 Volvo XC70 2.4D
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