Hello my name is Josh I live in Florida and have just recently became a owner of a 1987 XJ6 with 90,000 original miles,I purchased the car from a exs grandmother car was garage kept all off it's life up till last year where It made the trip from orgeon to florida and sit for awhile.i turned 16 a few months ago and finally got enough money to buy it.went to pick it up had bad battery swapped a new one in and drained the gas since it had sat so long,refilled with fresh gas and she fired right up,I am starting to fall in love with these cars I Am looking foward to meeting ever one.
Thanks
Josh
Here is a pic before I washed it,I will try to get better ones up as soon as possible.
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Guess there was a rat problem,picture was taken before I detailed the interior.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/70392431@N03/6496850303/http://www.flickr.com/photos/70392431@N03/6496850303/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/70392431@N03/, on Flickr

 

Welcome to the forum Josh,

Great car for your first, I hope the rat wasn't big enough to wear those specs.

 

Welcome to the forum.

Nice car you have.

Keep the spectacles, they could come in handy!

 

Thanks for the welcome guys,there was two spectacles that hopefully I won't ever need.
A little background info
This is my 3rd car,my first was 97 eclipse 4g63 that I built and had to sell due to being broke,my second is a 97 Sentra that is my dd.Me and my brother has been into and building cars since we were 13 started out on a banshee and dirt bikes.
With then the next few days I will post more pics of the jag,shes getting detailed by a friend of mine at the moment.
My bros banshee that we restored
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My brothers 95 eclipse 4g63 that we also built and are currently AWD swapping at the moment.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/70392431@N03/6501753577/http://www.flickr.com/photos/70392431@N03/6501753577/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/70392431@N03/, on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/70392431@N03/6501767595/http://www.flickr.com/photos/70392431@N03/6501767595/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/70392431@N03/, on Flickr
Engine bay
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AWD parts
http://www.flickr.com/photos/70392431@N03/6501775037/http://www.flickr.com/photos/70392431@N03/6501775037/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/70392431@N03/, on Flickr
Me messing around(ignore the goofy look on my face ha)
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/70392431@N03/6501774113/http://www.flickr.com/photos/70392431@N03/6501774113/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/70392431@N03/, on Flickr
Dropping the subframe out of the awd donor car
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I also love welding
http://www.flickr.com/photos/70392431@N03/6501831197/http://www.flickr.com/photos/70392431@N03/6501831197/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/70392431@N03/, on Flickr

 

Welcome Josh to the forum.

Nice car you have picked up. Looks like you know a thing or two around the garage.

Enjoy all the site has to offer!

 

Much thanks

 

Hi Josh,
welcome aboard good to have you with us here at JF
Really nice intro thanks for sharing and nice ride too.......

There really are some amazing and friendly guys here....you're in really good company to discuss anything Jag related or have a few laughs!


A really great mix of information, camraderrie and fun
I've manually upgraded you to full forum access so you can better view the site.........
so now jump on in and enjoy, all the best.

 

Thank you kind sir.

 

Well guys it's a sad day,the original owner contacted me saying that they have been looking for the car since they sold it to the person I bought it from 6 years ago.pretty much asking to buy so I was happy to help them out and sold it to them.
Right now I'm looking for another jag.
Any thoughts?
1986 JAGUAR CONVERTABLE

 

Josh;

Welcome!

You are going to do just fine with Jaguars, you obviously have the skills, and a good heart. You will need both in the long run with these cars.

That was more than decent of you to resell your new car back to the family.

I was driving Jaguars, '67 420, before my 16th birthday by about 4 years....in those days the Policeman came by the house and told you not to do it anymore or they would tell your father....these days I am sure it would be a Federal Case and you would end up in Guantanamo for your 13th birthday.

Steer away from the XJS you posted...that is not an original convertible it was a hard top that someone converted.....not a good investment no matter how cheap it is.

Plus those are non standard wheels (cheap) and way over sized tires on it.
Which will make it handle like a pig.


Since you are smart enough to ask for advice at your age then no doubt you are smart enough to listen to the brain trust of experience and expertise on this forum.

I don't include myself in that group but I imagine some will second my views of that particular car and give you some good ideas about where to look next.

Count_Damonee is in your neck of the woods try contacting him for advice.


The folks on this forum will give you great and accurate advice

It is worth it to be a member here.

Seriously there is not much the members don't know about Jaguars on here and if they don't there will be half a dozen folks that are willing to find out and report back.

Great reading on preventative maintenance on about how to avoid trouble and how to get out of it if you can't avoid it.

Good luck and as always send/post photos.

cheers,

jj

 

Thanks for the kind words appreciate it very much.
I have the skills and know how to pretty much do anything with a crank and pistons.but unfortunately I'm not firmillaier with the jaguar models so that is why I posted here.
And nowadays you drives underage the o so kind police men suspend your license until your 18 or up to one year.(been there still don't have my license till August)but that doesn't stop me.
I will keep you guys posted.
Much thanks
Josh

 

Like I say Josh you will do fine.

I see you already have the requisite attitude to authority in place.

That will be handy in the future.

Just stay out of the slammer or always carry a deck of cards with you to while away the time.

cheers,

jj

 

Hello and welcome. Best of luck finding another Jaguar.

 

Thanks for the words of advice.