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I bought my 2004 XK8 last november and over the winter did the best I could do on the bottom with POR15. The underbody is good and solid with no invasive corrosion but the rear suspension pack is pretty rusted. I did the best I could to clean up the surface rust and protect exposed areas until I have next winter to go at the rear end. I am up here in Canada and I suspect this car may have seena little road salt in its lifetime. I work in the auto parts business and one of my suppliers does Zinc Plating for us. He said when you get the parts all off let me have em and hewill run them through his derusting solutions ans zinc plate everythign for me. I know I am the only one that will see it, but I think that will look pretty sharp. I will continue to follow your project with interest.
Daro,
If you can get the subframe and other parts galvanised it will be far far better than what I have done using paint.
A friend had his series II landrover bulkhead stripped and galvanised and from memory it was very expensive but should last almost forever.
What he didn't take account of however was how much all of the holes decreased in size due the the plating being thicker at ends of the metal than in the middle.
Good luck with your project
hi any idea were I can get part number 3 on the Above drawing please.
part no. MJA3701AA (left side)
Right side also required.
part no. MJA3700AA
no longer available from jaguar
steve, stephendsd1@sky.com
07940261117
Hi, I'm about to start doing this job too. You mentioned whislt disassembing, your only regret wasnot marking the camber. What is the lower fulcrum shaft pin, where is it and how do I mark the camber please?
See this pic pinched from GordoGatCar's incredibly clean machine:
The head of the lower fulcrum bolt (Jaguar calls it an 'outer pivot pin') circled in red. There is a tiny arrow on the eccentric circumference which you can line up with a witness mark you need to make on the lower control arm, or you can roll your own pointers. Be careful that you don't lose the marks if you paint the arm,etc., and watch out for the spacers between the arm and the hub carrier.
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