micrat
South East
Building a Kanjo styled Cinquecento :)
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Feb 17, 2013 18:23:52 GMT
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That is simply stunning! I would love to try a manual xj, i had a 3.2 auto and always felt the itch for another pedal, but that aside the styling was nowhere near yours, its a different league!
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Feb 17, 2013 19:01:57 GMT
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These are currently crazily bargainous, yet, a nicley worked one like this can look like an amazing 80's vip car with epic looks. Hats of to you for acheiving that  Not sure about spacers, most barge lux saloons of its era seem to tuck the wheels deep in the arch, and I might be the only one thinking it but it kinda suits them? |
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Kieran
East of England
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A few new pictures to post up. Here's the car as it is at the moment, I've put some 10mm spacers on the rears, for me the stance seems sublely but noticeably better.   The Sov with a couple of others from the owners club.  The engine bay was a bit of a coal pit, I've done some work on cleaning it up but there still plenty of work to do in there.  I've been doing my bit to keep the dreaded rust at bay.  |
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right.....I'm angry now......I'm not going to repeat myself.......will people stop putting pics of sexy cars on here that I cant have!!!
its just not fair to see those glorious lines and especially lattice wheels with brand new rubber on them
and if you don't mind I'm now going to go away and rock back and forth in a darkened room
p.s. PHWORRRR <3
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Kieran
East of England
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Thanks Captainmcawsome.  If your keen on XJ40's then I suggest taking the plunge and getting yourself one! They aren't expensive to buy by any means, mine cost £500. Dirty cheap to insure on a classic policy too, if you do your own maintainance then the main running costs are fuel and tax. As this is a second car for me and I keep the miles down it doesn't cost too much. |
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Last Edit: Jun 6, 2013 8:30:27 GMT by Kieran
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Kieran
East of England
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If anyone wondered why the sills are looking a bit unsightly in black underseal, it's because I've got some skirts and other bodykit parts to go on. Going to keep these painted up and have some other bodywork areas touched up next week.  |
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dbdb
Part of things
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This is looking excellent now. The spacers have made a surprising difference and give it a look which says 'muscle car'!! I like that. I assumed you had undersealed the sills in preparation for the side skirts. I look forwad to seeing them fitted; will your Jag look even more beastly?? David |
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dbdb
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right.....I'm angry now......I'm not going to repeat myself.......will people stop putting pics of sexy cars on here that I cant have!!! its just not fair to see those glorious lines and especially lattice wheels with brand new rubber on them and if you don't mind I'm now going to go away and rock back and forth in a darkened room p.s. PHWORRRR <3 Providing you don't go mad and buy an angry dog of a car, the XJ40 is a surprisingly affordable thing. Prices are low - though they're firming up of late , there are still plenty of cheap, decent cars about. The mechanicals are long lasting, the XJ40 is easy to work on and parts are cheap and easy to get. Insurance doesn't cost much either. They're reasonably thirsty, averaging low-mid twenties, but this only matters if you do a big mileage. Just make sure you don't get a rusty one! |
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naki
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or 6!
no one has a valid excuse to not have a 40!
cheaper than a Polo!
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90 Range Rover Vogue SE 3.9 V8 LPG, Lifted & modified for Off Road
93 XJ40 3.2s- awaiting 4.0 Manual conversion
91 XJ40 3.2 Sport Pack MANUAL (project)
93 XJ40 4.0 Sovereign- Daily Driver
91 XJ40 4.0 Manual
92 XJ40 4.0 XJR Manual
93 XJ81 6.0 Daimler Double Six
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Kieran
East of England
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no one has a valid excuse to not have a 40! Agreed!! |
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iv seen them on autotrader for a rather low amount of british pounds.....it would be a 2nd car for me...but theres so many cars I'm considering for a fun car.... micra......neon.....corsa.....jaaaaaaaaaag......axiam.......microcar...the list goes on but....love your jag......if its not there in the morning....it wont be at my house I can assure you of that......*cough* honestly officer  |
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quite accurate if urban means on a motorway and extra urban means on a recovery on a motorway. |
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R.S. Autotech. Servicing/Repairs/Diagnostics.
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Kieran
East of England
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Those figures sound like pure fantasy I'm afriad. I'd say sub-20mpg urban, say 18-ish. Combined around 22-23mpg, extra urban perhaps 28mpg tops. Obviously depends how you drive though. That looks a very decent example for the dosh, good spot. If you can I'd look at getting a 4.0L rather than a 3.2, much better torque and as the diff gearing is more leggy not too much of a fuel economy penalty. Get a Sov or Daimler, no point in a poverty spec one. Manual gearbox cars are a good drive but rare, especially in 3.6 or 4.0 form. Classic insurance is cheap, sub-£200 a year depending on your circumstances obviously. |
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Kieran
East of England
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iv seen them on autotrader for a rather low amount of british pounds.....it would be a 2nd car for me...but theres so many cars I'm considering for a fun car.... micra......neon.....corsa.....jaaaaaaaaaag......axiam.......microcar...the list goes on but....love your jag......if its not there in the morning....it wont be at my house I can assure you of that......*cough* honestly officer Am I reading this right, your considering supermini's... or a Jag?! Nothing against those other cars as such, but for a second car as something a bit special it's a no brainer surely? I may have said elsewhere in the thread, mine cost me £500 and came with the XKR 18" wheels which I promptly sold for £463, result! |
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bargain......a supermini can be fun as well you know |
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naki
Part of things
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Jun 13, 2013 10:08:11 GMT
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If anyone wondered why the sills are looking a bit unsightly in black underseal, it's because I've got some skirts and other bodykit parts to go on. Going to keep these painted up and have some other bodywork areas touched up next week. have you worked out how to fix those fog lamps into the spoiler yet? they look a bit bigger than the original xjr versions? are the brackets still present? |
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90 Range Rover Vogue SE 3.9 V8 LPG, Lifted & modified for Off Road
93 XJ40 3.2s- awaiting 4.0 Manual conversion
91 XJ40 3.2 Sport Pack MANUAL (project)
93 XJ40 4.0 Sovereign- Daily Driver
91 XJ40 4.0 Manual
92 XJ40 4.0 XJR Manual
93 XJ81 6.0 Daimler Double Six
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Kieran
East of England
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Jun 13, 2013 10:43:44 GMT
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Have you worked out how to fix those fog lamps into the spoiler yet? they look a bit bigger than the original xjr versions? are the brackets still present? Yes is the short answer. The fogs have a threaded nut and bolt fixing, I simply drilled a hole in each lower bracket to mount them. I trial fitted them, it's a good fit. All the brackets are present and correct, I've previous treated and undersealed them.  I've been in two minds whether to actually fit the XJR splitter or stick with the standard splitter as that looks good, it's been repainted at some point. It doesn't have fogs like the XJR splitter though, I've not actually checked yet to see if the wiring for them is all there or whether I'll have to install some. |
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Last Edit: Jun 13, 2013 10:45:46 GMT by Kieran
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Jun 13, 2013 21:39:10 GMT
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All I can say is;
I'm deffinately knocking on the door about the black 4.0 Daimler up the road that has been sat for a couple of years.
Brilliant looking car this, really does look good
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Kieran
East of England
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Jun 14, 2013 10:17:36 GMT
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All I can say is; I'm deffinately knocking on the door about the black 4.0 Daimler up the road that has been sat for a couple of years. Brilliant looking car this, really does look good Thanks. As a bit of a fan boy I can certainly recommend getting one, great machine for the money and not even that expensive to run. If your handy with the spanners, know what your looking at and like a project then by all means look to take that on, a 4.0 Daimler is pretty much the best spec'ed variant and black is always cool. If it's not turned a wheel for a few years though it could be costly to recommission, I'd usually say buy a decent runner as they don't cost much more than a rough one. |
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