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Reading your post (Daim) is quite ironic, I've been getting my XJSC up to snuff over winter and have been using it daily for the last month (awesome motor) but now am heading 'to the land down under' for a few months so wont get to use the car for a while now.
When I'm back home I have the front shocks and roll bar bushes, plus I have the well known annoying 'clunk' on the back end I need to sort, thought it was a broken exhaust bracket letting the muffler bang on the body but it's still doing it occasionally over bumps and hard acceleration sometimes, could be prop/gearbox mounts/springs but as it is from the back end - probably diff area, but I can't check the diff bolts as I have the XJSC 'ladder' in the way so plan to remove that then check the bolts. Already replaced the rear springs and shocks so I know it's not those. All else seems tight under there as well (bone bearings etc. as I think Greg detailed very well a while back).
I do also have an odd grinding noise on the right rear when going round tight right hand corners especially low speeds, I think it may the right half shaft.... again, when I can get to the diff I can check the fill and drain plugs then replace the diff oil (with the lsd type) and see if that resolves it (wonder if the bang and grinding noise are related?). The grinding does kinda sounds like some of my old cars I had in the UK when their driveshafts were going, could also be a UJ... Any XJSC owners out there taken their ladder off yet I wonder? If not, I will do a write up with pictures.
Old engine is out, planning for the new (to the car) engine to go in. My next step is to cut out the floor and trans tunnel to accommodate the wider tailshaft and longer length of the trans, then get custom motor and transmission mounts manufactured.
350hp from the XJR engine should help it move a bit faster than the original 164 hp!
Old engine is out, planning for the new (to the car) engine to go in. My next step is to cut out the floor and trans tunnel to accommodate the wider tailshaft and longer length of the trans, then get custom motor and transmission mounts manufactured.
350hp from the XJR engine should help it move a bit faster than the original 164 hp!
Well, quicker. With the original engine it did 0-60 mph in 23 seconds, so not exactly speedy. I will be doubling the hp and torque, so the power/weight ratio will be about the same as a late Ford Crown Victoria. I'm expecting 0-60 around 10 seconds, which would be reasonable for a 2400kg car.
Well, quicker. With the original engine it did 0-60 mph in 23 seconds, so not exactly speedy. I will be doubling the hp and torque, so the power/weight ratio will be about the same as a late Ford Crown Victoria. I'm expecting 0-60 around 10 seconds, which would be reasonable for a 2400kg car.
I love stuff like that. Though I always thought the Majestic could take the V12. Stuff a 6.0l V12 in there... If I remember correctly, there should also still be some space for either turbos OR compressors/superchargers...
Thanks! I think the most time consuming part is sorting out the wiring and computers. Some inputs need to be faked to make the ECU think components are there that are really not, like traction control for example.
Did I mention that I also manufactured an air conditioning /climate control system for it? Started with a 4'x8' sheet of 22 gauge steel and cut and bent it up into all the ducts and control flaps I need. I'm adapting a Ford control head to give me fully automatic climate control.
Tonight I spent some quality time with a friend who is an Electrical Engineer (Chartered Engineer in UK speak) and we're going over the electrical guide, figuring out what wiring to keep, and what to get rid of.
Not quite KWE, I can't buy paint any more to do much in the way of bodywork. I have to be a journeyman bodyman to be able to buy auto paint.
Wait, you can't legally buy paint or something? Weird....
Autobody paint I can't buy unless I'm in the trades and licensed. It does release isocyinates when it's mixed, so the Government wanted to make sure that everyone who handles it has the knowledge and protection to not poison themselves.
Last time I bought paint it worked out to about $300/litre just for supplies, so it gets expensive quickly. It's easier to do all the prep and then send it out to a body shop for final spraying.
Autobody paint I can't buy unless I'm in the trades and licensed. It does release isocyinates when it's mixed, so the Government wanted to make sure that everyone who handles it has the knowledge and protection to not poison themselves.
Last time I bought paint it worked out to about $300/litre just for supplies, so it gets expensive quickly. It's easier to do all the prep and then send it out to a body shop for final spraying.
We are limited in purchasing chemicals here, but paint, be it solvent-free or with solvents, is legally purchasable... Weirdly...
Autobody paint I can't buy unless I'm in the trades and licensed. It does release isocyinates when it's mixed, so the Government wanted to make sure that everyone who handles it has the knowledge and protection to not poison themselves.
Last time I bought paint it worked out to about $300/litre just for supplies, so it gets expensive quickly. It's easier to do all the prep and then send it out to a body shop for final spraying.
Huh. To be fair, I have no idea if it's legal to buy autobody paint in Japan. I mean, you can certainly buy spraycans of the stuff at car goods places, in every colour Japanese cars come in basically (and a few major European marques like BMW and Merc. Not Jag) but perhaps that's not the same thing.
I suspect, however, that rather than genuine risk of harm, in Canada's case it's the nanny state at work. Still, at $300 a litre, it's definitely better to contract it out.
I think Jagboi was referring to what they call 2Pack which is totally different to Cellulose or Water Based
I can get the lot mate... No matter if single or twin component. Water base, solvent base, unicorn-fart base. There is no sales restriction here for paint. Just where you dispose of unused stuff.
From memory, the DS's had a GM 400 with bell to fit the XK engine. It's the only model to get this. It does look look it from your pictures.
Someone might want that gearbox.
03-18-2018, 11:17 AM
Any winter projects going on?
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