I've had my Jaguar Mark 7M in the carport since 2007, collecting all of the bits and pieces needed [or nice to have] before commencing any work. It hasn't been on the road since arriving, nor turned over, as previous owner did a basic conversion to -ve earth, and it just doesn't work. I think the car transporter tried to charge a flat battery [incorrectly] and has affected the coil.

Anyway, enough rambling. I'm now at the stage of making the decision of either doing a complete strip and rebuild, or do a 'rolling' restoration. and would appreciate some insight from those who have been there and done that, whichever route one took.

The car is 95% original, and is one of those cross-over models - that is, it is a genuine Mark 7M [chassis, motor and gearbox numbers all according to Jaguar Heritage], BUT the fenders and doors have the locating holes for the chrome dividing strips that are seen on the Mark 8, as well as the low cut-away spats.

I know it's going to be fun, and a challenge, but I've got to start sometime. Hope you guys n girls can help.

 

Welcome to our world.

The MIGHTY MK7, my first car waaaaay back.

My memory of it is fuzzy (being polite here), so I will leave the answers to those currently dealing with the beasts.

I dont believe the charging would damage the coil unless he had the ign ON at the time, which seems unlikely. Swapping the +ve and -v wires on the coil is all I have ever done in the past when doing this update.

 

Welcome to the forum Jtrieschmann,

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MK 7M - my grandfather had a new one in 1955. Bright red with a tan interior and I can still remember the smell of it to this day. Unfortunately that's about all I can remember as I was only six years old at the time!

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welcome to the forum - you will find plenty of info and support here simply follow the links Graham has provided.

Enjoy

 

Welcome!

 

Thanks for your warm welcome, and reference links. Never been on a forum before so it's going to take some time getting use to the search tools, but your recommendations have given me a great start.

 

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