restore all original 1967 Jag MK2 340
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restore all original 1967 Jag MK2 340
Thanks for the intros guys I am sure going forward you all will be of help to me.
Anyway time to post some pictures of progress!!!!! to date. enjoy
Engine is currently in UK being rebored, skimmed and new crankshaft seal and I am goig shopping at the end of the month to replace the parts from the underneath that are not there now like cross memeber, crows feet etc.
Anyway time to post some pictures of progress!!!!! to date. enjoy
Engine is currently in UK being rebored, skimmed and new crankshaft seal and I am goig shopping at the end of the month to replace the parts from the underneath that are not there now like cross memeber, crows feet etc.
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Ray,
I'm sure I've seen that first photo in Robert Ballard's book about finding the Titanic.
I'd forgotten just how dirty the insides of the straight sixes used to get compared with V8's nowadays.
It looks time to have your own restoration thread in the MKI/II section. Shall I move this post to a new thread there for you or do you want to start a thread yourself?
Graham
I'm sure I've seen that first photo in Robert Ballard's book about finding the Titanic.
I'd forgotten just how dirty the insides of the straight sixes used to get compared with V8's nowadays.
It looks time to have your own restoration thread in the MKI/II section. Shall I move this post to a new thread there for you or do you want to start a thread yourself?
Graham
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Ray, looks like another thread I'll be subscribing too and checking out.
I've edited your pics to show larger and within the body of the post, looks so much better!
If you want to learn about this, check out the how to's in the help n suggestion centre.
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Lets go back to the beginning of this project.
I was discussing with my wife one evening in late 2011 when she said what was I planning for my retirement, this came as a bit of a shock as I am only 54!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.I said I would mind restoring an old car such as a Jag XJS but she said she remembered her father had driven a Mk2 and she liked it, so with that positive remark I said maybe I would do a MK2. Better having her support this venture than being against it.
The next issue was what to buy, so I bought some books on the MK2 restoration and thought I should go for the worst example I could find rather than buy something someone else had restored. After a couple of months I found exactly what I was looking for, a MK2 Jag parked up in a field for a couple of years with a siezed engine and cheap!!!!!!
The next problem was to travel form Germay to England with a trailer to pick it up and bring it home. No problems on the journey there and back but when I got home my garage is up a small slope and we had snow on the ground and me and a couple of large neighbors could not push it into the garage for slipping in the snow. Anyway decided to get my BMW out and push the jag into the garage, success, just before the next snow fell down.
The pictures below are from the advert I saw online and I already had negotiated the final price before setting off so I knew what I was getting before I got there.
I will follow up with the first installments of the restoration next time.
I was discussing with my wife one evening in late 2011 when she said what was I planning for my retirement, this came as a bit of a shock as I am only 54!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.I said I would mind restoring an old car such as a Jag XJS but she said she remembered her father had driven a Mk2 and she liked it, so with that positive remark I said maybe I would do a MK2. Better having her support this venture than being against it.
The next issue was what to buy, so I bought some books on the MK2 restoration and thought I should go for the worst example I could find rather than buy something someone else had restored. After a couple of months I found exactly what I was looking for, a MK2 Jag parked up in a field for a couple of years with a siezed engine and cheap!!!!!!
The next problem was to travel form Germay to England with a trailer to pick it up and bring it home. No problems on the journey there and back but when I got home my garage is up a small slope and we had snow on the ground and me and a couple of large neighbors could not push it into the garage for slipping in the snow. Anyway decided to get my BMW out and push the jag into the garage, success, just before the next snow fell down.
The pictures below are from the advert I saw online and I already had negotiated the final price before setting off so I knew what I was getting before I got there.
I will follow up with the first installments of the restoration next time.
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Next problem will be how to modifiy the floor to suit these new seats. I have seen that some people cut the Intermediate Cross Member but if anyone has any other ideas let me know. However it will be many a month before I need to make this decision.
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My guess is the seats aren't original. Unless 340's left off the bits....MK2's had these "shields" in the corners where the back hit the lower cushion, both sides, just cleared the console. No shields, no impressions where they were. They screwed to the seatback, hidden under the back cover below the picnic tables.
Just an observation.
Dave
Just an observation.
Dave
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Dave,
240s and 340s left off the bits, the interiors were vinyl, un-leathered, un-picnic tabled, un-MK-2 emblemed, and seats were un-shielded.
there's a 1968 RHD 340 where I live complete without the shields, MK-2 emblems, or picnic tables, and the seats are vinyl "Ambla" (which lasts a lot longer than leather but it doesn't smell as nice).
by 1967 Jaguar was concentrated on the 1968 debut of the Series 1 XJ-12, the supercar that replaced all the Small Saloons (MK-2, 240, 340, S type, 420), and the Big Saloons (MK-X, 420-G). All gone by 1969.
240s and 340s left off the bits, the interiors were vinyl, un-leathered, un-picnic tabled, un-MK-2 emblemed, and seats were un-shielded.
there's a 1968 RHD 340 where I live complete without the shields, MK-2 emblems, or picnic tables, and the seats are vinyl "Ambla" (which lasts a lot longer than leather but it doesn't smell as nice).
by 1967 Jaguar was concentrated on the 1968 debut of the Series 1 XJ-12, the supercar that replaced all the Small Saloons (MK-2, 240, 340, S type, 420), and the Big Saloons (MK-X, 420-G). All gone by 1969.
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Hi Ray, looks like you will have plenty to do in your retirement.
My first Jaguar was a 66 S Type, had some good times with it.
What sort of restoration are you doing; original, modified for driving, or concourse.
Whichever way you go, I would suggest power steering. With modern tyres they are heavy for a man to drive, and your wife will be much happier.
Manual transmission or 4/5 speed auto?
If you do change to manual Jag trans, you will need to change the starter motor, as bell housing is different.
good luck
Pete
My first Jaguar was a 66 S Type, had some good times with it.
What sort of restoration are you doing; original, modified for driving, or concourse.
Whichever way you go, I would suggest power steering. With modern tyres they are heavy for a man to drive, and your wife will be much happier.
Manual transmission or 4/5 speed auto?
If you do change to manual Jag trans, you will need to change the starter motor, as bell housing is different.
good luck
Pete
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Dave,
240s and 340s left off the bits, the interiors were vinyl, un-leathered, un-picnic tabled, un-MK-2 emblemed, and seats were un-shielded.
there's a 1968 RHD 340 where I live complete without the shields, MK-2 emblems, or picnic tables, and the seats are vinyl "Ambla" (which lasts a lot longer than leather but it doesn't smell as nice).
by 1967 Jaguar was concentrated on the 1968 debut of the Series 1 XJ-12, the supercar that replaced all the Small Saloons (MK-2, 240, 340, S type, 420), and the Big Saloons (MK-X, 420-G). All gone by 1969.
240s and 340s left off the bits, the interiors were vinyl, un-leathered, un-picnic tabled, un-MK-2 emblemed, and seats were un-shielded.
there's a 1968 RHD 340 where I live complete without the shields, MK-2 emblems, or picnic tables, and the seats are vinyl "Ambla" (which lasts a lot longer than leather but it doesn't smell as nice).
by 1967 Jaguar was concentrated on the 1968 debut of the Series 1 XJ-12, the supercar that replaced all the Small Saloons (MK-2, 240, 340, S type, 420), and the Big Saloons (MK-X, 420-G). All gone by 1969.
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Hi Ray, looks like you will have plenty to do in your retirement.
My first Jaguar was a 66 S Type, had some good times with it.
What sort of restoration are you doing; original, modified for driving, or concourse.
Whichever way you go, I would suggest power steering. With modern tyres they are heavy for a man to drive, and your wife will be much happier.
Manual transmission or 4/5 speed auto?
If you do change to manual Jag trans, you will need to change the starter motor, as bell housing is different.
good luck
Pete
My first Jaguar was a 66 S Type, had some good times with it.
What sort of restoration are you doing; original, modified for driving, or concourse.
Whichever way you go, I would suggest power steering. With modern tyres they are heavy for a man to drive, and your wife will be much happier.
Manual transmission or 4/5 speed auto?
If you do change to manual Jag trans, you will need to change the starter motor, as bell housing is different.
good luck
Pete
But all thats in the future, this weekend off to England to pick up rebored and reskimmed block and head as well as a lot of metal peices from Martin Robey that, on the car, seem to be a lot lighter than when they left the factory, must be something to do with the rust worm that has enjoyed a feast on the bottom of my car.
To remind myslf and all you guys this is what the engine looked like when I split it.
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Hi Raym
Did that engine ever get an oil change ? It is seriously worse than a 2.4 I restored in the 80s.
BTW, if you ever want assistance or advice, please PM me, as I rebuilt this 2.4 MOD, from a bare shell in the 80s. I dont think any part of the car was untouched, and the result was a peach of a car. One thing I remember was I was advised to take pics before dismantling any electric parts or taking leads off. This paid dividends some years later when assembly commenced. The job took me 7 years, but I did get married about 2 months into the start so had to be a bit circumspect subsequently in the time I spent each week on the car !!
Did that engine ever get an oil change ? It is seriously worse than a 2.4 I restored in the 80s.
BTW, if you ever want assistance or advice, please PM me, as I rebuilt this 2.4 MOD, from a bare shell in the 80s. I dont think any part of the car was untouched, and the result was a peach of a car. One thing I remember was I was advised to take pics before dismantling any electric parts or taking leads off. This paid dividends some years later when assembly commenced. The job took me 7 years, but I did get married about 2 months into the start so had to be a bit circumspect subsequently in the time I spent each week on the car !!