This is amazing! I know you are super busy but if you ever wanted to give us a lesson - especially on fixing chips and scratches I could certainly benefit. And if not, happy to just watch!
Nice colour, should look very smart, with regard to the fallout back in luton we used to get all sorts of rubbish in the air from the likes of planes dumping fuel, Vauxhalls painting plant even though they had the "best filtration system" and lots of other industry most of which is gone now
A guy i knew used to do very well cleaning cars caught in paint overspray from the ships in Falmouth Docks. I remember him talking many many years ago about these magical clay bars before they were commonplace.
Post by grumpynorthener on Dec 21, 2021 8:15:49 GMT
Mudflaps have been refitted
Along with the wheelarch / under wing linings - Quite a few of the fastenings & clips were replaced with the original ones rusted out beyond any useful life
Bumper brackets refitted but treated with a clear preservative wax has these tend to attract rust
Followed by the front bumper
Then the rear
Wiring & interior trim refitted to the offside front footwell which were removed for the welded repairs to the toeboard area - that now just leaves minor fettling & a valet with everything else getting the way of progress which is pretty normal for this time of year - should get it sorted today though and hopefully delivered tomorrow
Post by grumpynorthener on Dec 22, 2021 19:12:09 GMT
Once I had completed the valet I applied a wax to the paintwork
This will just add a little protection to the paint finish through winter
But it comes up really nice
Battery was disconnected when I initially started the work on the car - so reconnected to check the lights on the bumpers that had been disconnected
Net result no power on the turn of the key - I thought at first that I may have not reconnected the positive post correctly that I had removed to repair the toe board on the offside - but it wasn't that
The box above the pole was the culprit - this is a cut out that had tripped - just a matter of resetting it by pressing the trip button on the top of it and power was restored - so now I could check the lights - just the side repeater on the nearside wing playing up because it had been disturbed - soon sorted once I had cleaned the contacts up
Looking good enough to see the daylight
Wheelarches are looking much better
And then loaded to the trailer for delivery in the morning (we decided to give ourselves a little more daylight rather than deliver it this afternoon when it would have been drawing into dusk)
Ok , ill confess , i was never a fan when this body style came out (because of jaaag scrimping on tooling for the bonnet) buuuuuut mein gott....that is one helluva good looking car now!!!
That Jag looks perfect, I would not change a single thing about, its just pure class..... nice work Chris.....congrats Moglite, you own a beautiful looking car.
Ok , ill confess , i was never a fan when this body style came out (because of jaaag scrimping on tooling for the bonnet) buuuuuut mein gott....that is one helluva good looking car now!!!
I was a bit grumpy yesterday, I thought grumpynorthener had higher powers and would have sorted out some 1/2 decent weather - but no - incessant drizzle, the stuff us Brits do really well.
I checked the weather forecast, and there was a small window of opportunity to get it covered up. But first thing this morning it was still dripping wet.
With freshly valeted paintwork, I cracked out my best drying towels and patted it dry-ish.
I'd bought an indoor cover, one that was breathable. An old pair of welding gauntlets stops the door mirrors rubbing on the Carcoon when it is gusty.
I had bought the cover because the Carcoon had been taken off in a storm, and was in a bit of a mess, the indoor cover allowed me to get it on without scratching.
After about 20 mins or so, the two small fans had pumped up the Carcoon. It has an extra vent on it, so if the car is damp, it will circulate the damp air out, after a couple of days it can be closed.
The windows are open a little, as is the bonnet and boot, so it should be able to dry out nicely. I've got a little Bluetooth gadget which allows me to measure temperature and humidity, and it also tells me of a mould risk, which is something I'm desperately trying to avoid.
The MOT is up in a few days, so it'll probably stay wrapped up until the spring now.
Thanks for all the kind comments about the car, and the XJ40 shape, I'm obviously biased, but I do think it has aged quite well, the trip computer on the dash less so
Thanks for looking and a wonderful Christmas to everyone.
It has been a mad year, and the Daimler has spent 8 months in the Carcoon. Shocking. The MOT was out, but before I could take it to an MOT - I had to make sure it was still running right. The V12 has a habit of running well on just 6 cylinders. Which causes them to catch fire - which is bad. So, I put the inline spark testers on each plug lead, and thankfully had 12 healthy sparks. Booked an MOT at a new garage to me, recommended by the local classic car group.
Great service, and just a couple of trivial advisories.
One of the covers for the headlamp washers, was a recent casualty. They are no longer available. But I still had one to use as a pattern for a 3d printing project.
An awkward shape to draw, but I'm pretty happy with my efforts. I used a resin printer for these, and despite using black resin, they came out a little grey/opaque, compared to the original on the left.
An adhesion improving primer, some satin black aerosol, followed by a couple of coats of matt lacquer, got them very close.
The original /jaguar one is closest to the camera.
I've just taxed the old girl, and plan to give it a good run out over the weekend, so it is ready for the revival.
