Winnie driving her Jag (62 Etype) for the first time...
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we were out again, but the video is short cause I was out of memory...we're going for another ride Saturday (need to put 500 miles on the engine).
LollyzJag26Dec11hwy49 - YouTube
LollyzJag26Dec11hwy49 - YouTube
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she really does turn heads...it's like being on parade. A bit unnerving, really. The car was purchased by my father in law in 1971 for 2500...it was in pieces in his garage and we talked to him about it and I oversaw the reconstruction. The engine wasn't done correctly at all and had been rebuilt already. It ran but it had problems... when he passed away in 2009, he left to us. We didn't do anything with it for a year, then last year we balanced and just short of blueprinted the engine this year among a few other issues. We do have a bit of cash into it, but each dollar spent creates value. I would be glad to talk about the specifics should we be in the same room, but not really on an open forum.
Last edited by Lollyz Jag; 01-01-2012 at 11:19 AM.
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New oil and filter at 500 miles. Nothing like shaking a fresh E down. The 3.8 is my personal favourite of the XK engines. The 4.2's had the real problems, cracking between the cylinder liners.
Restoring a 3.8 coupe and a 4.2 roadster atm, all good fun. Let's see the engine.
Looks like Lolly's got the hang of that horrid old gearbox! I change them out for modern 5 speeds, big improvement.
Restoring a 3.8 coupe and a 4.2 roadster atm, all good fun. Let's see the engine.
Looks like Lolly's got the hang of that horrid old gearbox! I change them out for modern 5 speeds, big improvement.