After googling Series 2 and 3 front bumper images - I have no idea what's on my car.

I'll take some pictures in a bit.

 

I found that putting the hood back on by yourself goes much smoother if you have bolts that have a point on them. The point helps center the mount plate and prevents mis-threading. A few minutes on the lather and I had a set ready to go.


After that I dropped the car off at the alignment shop and picked it back up after they were done. I have a few more things to address - the GPS speedometer takes longer than normal to find a signal, and I need to adjust the steering wheel angle, but it's good to my Winter punch list complete. I'll take some pictures in a few days after I work through all the other things I need to do on my other cars.

 

Nix's Series 2 bumpers look just like slofut's.


(';')

 

Any ideas where this bumper came from?

 

Torsen
That front end and the direction indicator lights location looks to me a bit like that on the Coupé:


And here is a shot of a UK mark 2 with turn signal lights quite like yours

 

Further to the above, it looks to me like you have a UK spec bodywork and turn signal light and a cut down rubber bumper insert fitted to it, each of which are shown in these shots:

 

That has to be a very rare factory version bumper. I suspect maybe the first iteration of US market compliance but obvious that the euro signal lights could not be seen properly and required further development into the ugly US log like on my car. I don't recall ever seeing that bumper before. Very interesting, and I think not modified, too well done.
Those pics from Greg ...damn those coupes are gorgeous cars! I want one of every color.

 

I took this week off work, and since my wife was out of town I've been having a blast spending 10 hours a day in the garage. All 3 of my British cars spent time in the "project car" slot in the garage this week.

The Land Rover (we still count those as British, right?) had front end surgery to install a winch. This project made me appreciate nuts and bolts - most of the front end was held together by plastic clips.


The MGB needed a new exhaust resonator and an oil change.


Then I shuffled the Jaguar back to her rightful spot in the garage. I was able to find the cause of the poor GPS speedometer performance. A damaged GPS antenna cable was the culprit.

I know exactly how it happened - when I went to drop the steering column last month to replace the intermediate steering shaft, the two captive nuts that hold the steering column to the body had an issue. The strap that holds the two nuts in place broke, and when some goof tried to loosen the bolt with his impact wrench - it twirled the broken end of the strap around. I knew it messed up the oil pressure light wire (easy fix), but it also knicked the GPS speedo antenna wire too.

Much to my surprise, I happened to have a spare GPS antenna on my shelf and even though it was from a different manufacturer - the plugs were the same. I put it back together and now have a working speedometer.

I probably should have gotten a before picture, but removing the packing pieces from the front springs settled the ride height down to a much better level.

 

That's a great-looking chrome-bumper MGB, Thorsen. My second car was a '69.

Cheers,

Don

 

Thank you! This May marks 32 years with her!

I had a 1969 MGB GT a few years back. They're fun cars.

 

Ahh, found another! So maybe this is a one year (1974) bumper variation Thorsen.

​​​​​​https://www.ebay.com/itm/38799582094...3Avlp_homepage

 

Thank you for sharing. It looked too well done to be a home made job.

 

23 Months, 551 posts, and 41,102 views later the day has come to say farewell to my XJ. It was an incredible ride and I want to say thank you to each and every one who offered their opinions, guidance, and help along the way. I especially appreciate the cheerleaders who helped keep me motivated when things were not looking good.

At the end of the day, I have to have a project to keep me busy or else I start to feel listless. Making room in the garage is the first step I need to take and with that done I can take all the knowledge I have gained and move on to my next project. More details to come, but I assure it will be British and I am fairly certain it will be a Jaguar. When I get the next project I'll share the details...

 

I really enjoyed following your build, best of luck and can't wait to see the next one.

 

Thorsen,

Congratulations! I too enjoyed the journey and look forward to the next one!

Cheers,

Don

 

Yeah, we knew you'd get bored when it was all resolved and correct.
Some of us watched you do the same thing over in the XJS section before you came here.
I give you a matter of Weeks, not months before you've elbow deep in something else, happy as a hog in slop.
Well Done!

 

Thoroughly enjoyed following your work….looking forward to the next one!

 

Can't wait to see what's next Thomas! Wish I were as good at selling cars as you...
Bill

 

I more than understand the urge to keep busy. It's what keeps us alive and thinking. You are a true craftsman!!

 

Just unloaded the car from the hauler after it made it's way from Arizona/California to Chicago. You only get a teaser picture for now but this is proof that I stayed close to my love for classic Jaguar's.