Hi ,
Although new to this forum I am a member of other forums and Jaguar clubs , I live in Beverley , East Yorkshire and own a 1998.75 MY
XK8 Coupe finshed in Antigua Blue with an Ivory interior ,
All the usual extra's , 20" Sepangs , Brembo's , Powerfolds , jewel lamps , etc ,etc
owned her for nearly eight years ,

All the best ,

Nik

 

Sounds pretty good. Post some pictures when you can.

 

I got a laugh out of your user name, good one! Welcome to the discussion board.

 

Welcome,

Hope you chose the name because you've beaten it and not because you're suffering.

Graham

 

Hi Nik, welcome to Jaguarforums, good to have you here with us.
Lovin the name btw..............got a laugh from me

If you add your car details to your signature it will help others to help you much more quickly.
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 and all its features
so jump on in and enjoy
Hope you enjoy the site

 

Hi and welcome to the forum Nik.

 

Welcome to the forum Phillip,

Good to have you with us.

You should add your car details to your signature to help others to help you.

 

Welcome to the forum, Nik. It sounds like you have done some subtle things to your car already. After 8 years of ownership, you should know it pretty well Come on over to the XK8/XKR section and tell us more.

 

Hi Graham ,
Yes I've beaten it Had a blowby test about four years ago 18 ltrs per minute , had one done recently 15 ltrs , it's getting better !!! ,

All the best ,

Nik

 

Same colour combo as my last 2001 XK8 but looks a lot tidier!

Are those Myrtle Productions door caps?

Graham

 

I've edited my signature but it hasn't appeared ?

PS .................. It has now !!!!!!!!

 

Thanks Graham

With regards to the door cappings ..... yes and no , they are the prototypes made to see if were feasible and then veneered by Myrtle , if that makes sense

All the best ,

Nik

 

Nik-

That's a gorgeous car !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Perfect sense. Myrtle have redone a leather covered steering wheel in elm to match a dashboard and refinished an inlaid door capping for me. They're prepared to tackle anything in veneer.

Your XK8 caps look a beautiful job.

Graham

 

That is a very beautiful looking car. I love the wheels.

 

Hi Two Jags ,
I originally had 18" Flutes but hankered for a set of Detroits but thought that my puny calipers might look ridiculous behind them , then I came across a brand new set of Sepangs and fell in love with them , I have since bought a new full sized Sepang spare and fitted Brembo brakes to complete the transformation ,

All the best ,

Nik

With the stainless nuts machine polished





Back of the wheels , cleaned , polished and treated