Rob In Australia
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Rob In Australia
Hi guys,
Brand new to the whole Jaguar marque. Having retired from 32 years of service in the Australian Airforce earlier this year, I decided I would reacquaint myself with car and motorcycle restoration now that I have (some) money to do these things.
Initially, I bought a 1984 Honda VF1000F motorcycle but that was pushed aside (for now) when I bought a 1963 Mk1 MGB roadster. This is in bits and I'm in the process of removing rust, replacing panels and acquiring the bits to make this a nice little performance car. However, on the weekend a pop-up ad appeared on Facebook marketplace for a 1977 XJS V12 about 20 minutes from home. After having a look at it and assessing the rust work, I, basically, couldn't say no. As of this Tuesday coming I will be the owner of another car restoration project. I did some research on the XJS issues (particularly with cooling in Australia) and, for the price, just went ahead and bought it anyway. The rust doesn't concern me so much as I am already becoming quite adept at repairing this with the MG. Mechanicals also don't phase me so much. Biggest issue in Oz is likely to be access to repair panels so I may be fabricating the ones I need. The sills look OK. Passenger door lower needs some repair, the LH and RH front window corners on the scuttle panel need work and the passenger side rear floor is shot. Thats not much compared to what I am doing on the MG though!
Anyway, looking forward to gleaning as much info from this and other XJS forums as I go through this process. My intention is to build this car up for my wife whilst I get to cruise, top down, in the MG.
Brand new to the whole Jaguar marque. Having retired from 32 years of service in the Australian Airforce earlier this year, I decided I would reacquaint myself with car and motorcycle restoration now that I have (some) money to do these things.
Initially, I bought a 1984 Honda VF1000F motorcycle but that was pushed aside (for now) when I bought a 1963 Mk1 MGB roadster. This is in bits and I'm in the process of removing rust, replacing panels and acquiring the bits to make this a nice little performance car. However, on the weekend a pop-up ad appeared on Facebook marketplace for a 1977 XJS V12 about 20 minutes from home. After having a look at it and assessing the rust work, I, basically, couldn't say no. As of this Tuesday coming I will be the owner of another car restoration project. I did some research on the XJS issues (particularly with cooling in Australia) and, for the price, just went ahead and bought it anyway. The rust doesn't concern me so much as I am already becoming quite adept at repairing this with the MG. Mechanicals also don't phase me so much. Biggest issue in Oz is likely to be access to repair panels so I may be fabricating the ones I need. The sills look OK. Passenger door lower needs some repair, the LH and RH front window corners on the scuttle panel need work and the passenger side rear floor is shot. Thats not much compared to what I am doing on the MG though!
Anyway, looking forward to gleaning as much info from this and other XJS forums as I go through this process. My intention is to build this car up for my wife whilst I get to cruise, top down, in the MG.
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Welcome to Jaguar Forums Rob,
Good to have you with us.
Enjoy the forum.
If you haven't done so already you should add your car details to your signature to help others to help you.
If you need help with getting around and using the forum follow this link for some help Forum Help
Good to have you with us.
Enjoy the forum.
If you haven't done so already you should add your car details to your signature to help others to help you.
If you need help with getting around and using the forum follow this link for some help Forum Help
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Welcome aboard Rob, haven't been to Medowie in years, I'll add you to the NSW Roll...good luck!
Just follow the link below.
Just follow the link below.
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Welcome to the forum Rob,
Good to have you with us at Jaguar forums.
Follow this link https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/xjs-x27-32/ to the XJS forum for help, advice and information. The 'HOW TO' thread at the top is a good place to start for information on regular issues.
Please add vehicle details to your Signature to help others to give relevant advice. Go to the User CP button on the left of the top menu bar, then Settings & Options under Your Control Panel. Select Edit Signature and enter the details.
You can also visit the UAustralia - New South Wales/ACT Region forum by following this link https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/a...-wales-act-93/ to find other members in your region.
Enjoy the forums and good luck with your projects.
Graham
Good to have you with us at Jaguar forums.
Follow this link https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/xjs-x27-32/ to the XJS forum for help, advice and information. The 'HOW TO' thread at the top is a good place to start for information on regular issues.
Please add vehicle details to your Signature to help others to give relevant advice. Go to the User CP button on the left of the top menu bar, then Settings & Options under Your Control Panel. Select Edit Signature and enter the details.
You can also visit the UAustralia - New South Wales/ACT Region forum by following this link https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/a...-wales-act-93/ to find other members in your region.
Enjoy the forums and good luck with your projects.
Graham
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