Hi. Just thought I would introduce myself. My name is Brendan and I live in Manchester (England). My first Jag was a 1989 XJ40 many years ago and I've been hooked ever since. I have tinkered with cars for over 30 years and at one time even earned a living do it. I currently own a 2002 XJ8 and a 1994 Daimler Six (X300) which I have been rebuilding on a new bodyshell for the last three years - it's nearly finished!
I enjoy these forums as there is always something new to learn, and hopefully I can add some value too.

Cheers

 

Welcome to the forum,

Good to have you here, make yourself at home.

 

Hello and welcome,

Could just be co-incidence of name and place but are you the same Brendan from Manchester who was on Jag-Lovers many years ago and very kindly lent me a Jaguar coil spring compressor even though we've never met?

Graham

 

Hey there Brendan, welcome to JF, good to have you here with us .....always nice to see another Jag enthusiast and UK member here!

Nice story by GGG......Are you the same Brendan we all wonder?

There really are some amazing and friendly guys here....you're in really good company to discuss anything Jag related or even just to have a few laughs!
As per Norri check out the regional section as most of the guys in there will probably be able to point you in the right direction.......

So we can help you better, please put your Car model, Year of manufacture etc into your signature.....this will help members to answer your query, quickly and clearly.

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Welcome to the forum.

Always good to see another North Westerner.

Please post a shed load of pics of the X300 build over in the X300 section.

We love projects.

 

Hi Graham and all

Yes I am that same Brendan. That was many years ago when the most important tool in the box wasn't a laptop.

Glad you're still in to Jags. I see you've moved on from the XJ40 also - I kept mine for about 8 years. Still drove beautifully but the bodywork just disintegrated.


I will post some pics of my X300 build and try and write up some of the things I learned doing it over the coming weeks.

Cheers

 

Brendan,

I had the 2.9 ltr XJ40 and you couldn't even connect a code reader to that one! Similar bodywork issues to you, replacing boot, bonnet and sunroof. Nevertheless I ran it from October 1996 to October 2001 covering 77K when a white van hurtled out of a junction on the Leeds ring road and finished it. Front of the car was wrecked but I got out without a scratch. Van driver was breathalysed and taken away.

A 1996 x300 3.2 Sport replaced it followed by a 2001 XJ8L, a 2001 XK8 Coupe and the current XK8 4.2-S.

I'll keep a lookout for your 1994 Daimler pics. Always liked Daimlers after having a 1974 Vanden Plas. Still the best interior of any car I've ever had.

You should find plenty to interest you here. It's a busy forum with a large membership.

Good to hear from you again. I've never forgotten the help you gave me with the front suspension.

Graham

 

cool story and great that you're the same Brendan.

Sounds like you're a long time fan / enthusiast and I hope you enjoy the site Brendan. I'm thinking we may learn as much from you as we are able to offer.....