senna_T Forged Member Legacy Donating Member 15,818 Member For: 19y 7m 18d Gender: Male Location: SW Sydney Posted 12/07/09 12:51 AM Posted 12/07/09 12:51 AM Ahh, the joys of restoration...Good to see you have been keeping your fluids up!
fordboy1981 Legacy Donating Member 2,076 Member For: 23y 8m 7d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne, Vic Posted 12/07/09 03:57 AM Posted 12/07/09 03:57 AM are you planning on doing a COMPLETE resto dude, or just a clean up?
Rhino1980 09JET Member 1,510 Member For: 17y 3m 5d Gender: Male Location: E. Maitland Posted 12/07/09 06:26 AM Posted 12/07/09 06:26 AM Good luck with the evil Lucas Electric system. I am completely befuddled by the horrible mess in the 383 powered 69 XJ I'm building for my mum. Auto sparkies don't even wanna touch them...PS Twelve little trumpets look friggen awesome sticking out the top of a Jag V12. http://www.kinsler.com/page--Throttle-Bodies--22.html
Tim Member 142 Member For: 18y 2m 13d Posted 12/07/09 06:54 AM Posted 12/07/09 06:54 AM Whats the roof like? Vinyl roofs are bad for rust.
sixfan Flaccid Member Legacy Donating Member 2,503 Member For: 23y 4m 4d Gender: Male Location: NOONAMAH, go figure..... Posted 12/07/09 11:40 AM Author Posted 12/07/09 11:40 AM senna: Yes large quantities of coopers are assisting with the repairs...I needed empty bottles for bleeding the brakes..Fordboy: No just a "running restoration" (I'm restoring, my bank account is running out of money)Rhino: Yes lots of fun with Lucas, the lord of darkness, Thankfully though I don't have the Marinelli ignition to contend with! Hmm yes...If was going to put an induction system on, I'd be really tempted to chuck a couple of turbo's into the mix and keep it all under the bonnet.Tim: The roof is in excellent condition, I've kept it under cover and theres no bubbling under there, but even if there was, I'd strip it, and re-do the vinyl, it just looks good on the car (and best to keep it original, it's 1 of 2500 made in 76)Had her running on all twelve today, glorious, went for a quick drive around the block, still heaps to do before I can get it rego'd but I'm making progress!here's a shot of the rear calipers all re-sleved and re-sealed, NB that the handbrake works on seperate calipers fitted ABOVE the main calipers, and I thought the japs were bad at putting bolts in impossible paces!here's the front, four pots per side, nice and beefy.Note the empty bottle to assist in bleeding (and maintaing sanity)
senna_T Forged Member Legacy Donating Member 15,818 Member For: 19y 7m 18d Gender: Male Location: SW Sydney Posted 12/07/09 11:44 AM Posted 12/07/09 11:44 AM fark those in-board brake setups!
fordboy1981 Legacy Donating Member 2,076 Member For: 23y 8m 7d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne, Vic Posted 12/07/09 03:18 PM Posted 12/07/09 03:18 PM it's a shame you can't whined her out anymore up there! it's a really good clean out for them...
Dagabond Bored Member Administrator 35,722 Member For: 23y 10m 11d Gender: Male Location: Dé·jà vu Posted 12/07/09 04:10 PM Posted 12/07/09 04:10 PM A little inspiration for ya...http://www.impalas.net/forums/showthread.php?t=686Note post date...11-20-2007...page 24 and its still not finished...
Brandonn Legacy Donating Member 2,304 Member For: 18y 10d Gender: Male Location: port hedland Posted 12/07/09 07:43 PM Posted 12/07/09 07:43 PM oh that's bound to get him in the mood
sixfan Flaccid Member Legacy Donating Member 2,503 Member For: 23y 4m 4d Gender: Male Location: NOONAMAH, go figure..... Posted 18/07/09 09:50 AM Author Posted 18/07/09 09:50 AM To counteract the effects of your link dags, have a look at this crazy projectI'm not into lumping per-se (putting an alternate engine into a jag) but there sure are some neat projects being undertaken......
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