Hi,

So after a couple of weeks of umming and arring which car to take to the Nurburgring later in the year, and finally coming to the conclusion I can't afford to smash up the wife's daily Nissan 350z.. we set to looking for a car to take over with some power, style and comfort.

Well today, we headed down to Leicester and picked up this bad boy:







4 litres, an Eaton 'charger wailing away and absolute luxury, electric everything...

Chuffed :-)

JP

 

Congratulations


Cheers
DD

 

Very nice! Welcome to the board

Now just make sure to get it sorted before hitting the ring

 

Get it sorted in what sense?

It's got a couple of niggley bits need doing (cracked exhaust manifold etc) but I should find time to sort those this weekend.

JP

 

Oh don't get me wrong, it looks in great nick but as with buying any car that is almost 20 years old, it often pays to do some basic maintenance such as changing the fluids, filters, plugs etc to give yourself a baseline.

Also as you plan on taking it on a long trip with some high speed driving/cornering, it might be prudent to double check the condition of the many rubber bushings/mounts that are used throughout the car's suspension. The rubber in these will deteriorate over time causing a number of maladies. You wouldn't want any nasty surprises bombing around the 'ring

 

welcome and enjoy the board

 

welcome bud, nice motor

 

Having a 95 XJ6, which turns 20 next month, I'll agree. Since you are planning a major road trip think about it. Would you rather do it at home if something goes wrong, or try to find someone or a place to fix something far, far away?

My rubber parts were "okay" until I had to do something. Now that it's in the shop for more than an oil change I'm having it all changed. I developed some oil leaks so I'm also changing all the gaskets, water pump, wheel bearings, motor and transmission mounts etc.

I feel a road trip coming!

 

I love this design a lot , timeless beauty
Enjoy it :icon_driving:

 

Welcome to the forum jammapic,

When you get a minute, please follow this link New Member Area - Intro a MUST - Jaguar Forums - Jaguar Enthusiasts Forum to the New Member Area - Intro a MUST forum and post some info about yourself and your vehicle for all members to see.

In return you'll get a proper welcome and some useful advice about posting to the forum.

Graham

 

Ok, productive weekend.
New exhaust manifolds, new downpipes, supercharger rebuilt, new belts and now running like a dream!
OK, not as fast as my Peugeot 306 track car - but the XJ does weigh 1800kg!!

 

Nice Jag I love the color. Are those the stock mufflers or were the tips replaced?

 

Thanks!

The car has a full stainless exhaust system on it.

James