30 miles of hills and curves on a two-lane twisty that connects the wee hamlets of Marion and Tazwell, VA. Worth seeking out if you’re in the area.

Wautuga watershed area NC and TN border.

 

I love those wheels. They look especially good with the lowered ride height. 👍

 

Hello everyone. New owner here.

I thought this forum and thread would benefit from recent upgrade of cam tensioners on my XK8 with 31,363 genuine miles. Car has extensive and regular services but I could not determine if the Cam Tensioners had been replaced. And with a low mileage it was looking unlikely. I want to keep this beautiful car for some years. I negotiated a discount from the dealer to budget for this job, before purchasing the car. It’s wasn’t cheap, but reduced the risk of failed tensioners in the future.

I hope it helps those considering whether to replace or not.

Many thanks

Brit1956
XK8


Secondary

Primary



Chain guides

Year 2000 XK8

 

 

damn that car is beautiful

 

Hi all

When I suggested to my friends I would take my much loved XK8 to a track day, at Abingdon airfield, they laughed!
Well, after the naming ceremony of "Your Grace" to the beast. I let rip..
With only 127K miles on the clock, with original Engine and gearbox, I was mildly fearful..
I should not have worried, I never went above 6k revs.. and treated the cat with respect..
Only one light came on on the way home(70 miles)..Grearbox fault, but a stop and restart sorted that!

 

Well done....

 

Thank you, I feel they should be driven, preserved and enjoyed, but not thrashed! They are not Italian

 

Love the action photo!

wj

 

+2 on driven. Was it a club event or DE? We have alot of track days here in AZ through many clubs and orgs that can get you out there. Looks like top down with a helmet on is the way to go LOL. Thanks for the Action pic.

Cheers, Mike

 

Hi
Not a club event, but organised by www.trackdays.co.uk.

They do them all over the country, I believe....We were are at Abingdon Airfield..

Best

Mark

 

i give up,,what is it with trying to size photos,,

 

To BRIT 1956
Well they look ok, but starting to go and the very best thing to do IMO.
Plastic & hot oil at pressure..crazy idea, Sachs should have known better !!!
Lovely low mileage example! How I wish...

 

Mina gallery front lip and euro style grille in place!

19 inch XJR Montreal wheels shipped from the UK to the US!

Mina gallery cold air intake added!

 

Here she is. Had it 10 days. Ugly license plate holder has now been removed!

 

where did that park lamp insert come frpm?

 

exactly,,,me also

 

 

Very interesting, wonder how many other nations' polls the XK would come on top.