The Car Wizard Heals a Broken XJ-S
#21
doug maybe so about rust!
but my 20 yr old Mitsu, has never been in a garage , no paint left, close to 200K, NO RUST any where! looks like a POS!
under the car some places no paint, looks like bare metal, ( fact is we were at the Bonneville SALT races , and drove up and down the Salt after week it looked like i came from a wet snow packed up in the fender wells and other places,, it was salt packed up 6 inches thick)!
brought car to a Utah truck wash and under car pressure rinse it all came off,(I hope), but been 15 odd yrs, not sign of rust!
just maybe Japan knows something about metal others dont!
ron
but my 20 yr old Mitsu, has never been in a garage , no paint left, close to 200K, NO RUST any where! looks like a POS!
under the car some places no paint, looks like bare metal, ( fact is we were at the Bonneville SALT races , and drove up and down the Salt after week it looked like i came from a wet snow packed up in the fender wells and other places,, it was salt packed up 6 inches thick)!
brought car to a Utah truck wash and under car pressure rinse it all came off,(I hope), but been 15 odd yrs, not sign of rust!
just maybe Japan knows something about metal others dont!
ron
#23
#24
here is a pix of MY 1978 XJS when i got it from Kent UK!
no bottom of the car left at all!
BL steel
BL steel ,, how do you like me
at car shows the guys& girls love it, V12 open exhaust! by the way , i never owned a complete factory stock automobile, everything ivd owned would be modified, different strokes for different folks! you can BUY a nice stock auto, all you need is money,, and no skills other than making money!
now
no bottom of the car left at all!
BL steel
BL steel ,, how do you like me
at car shows the guys& girls love it, V12 open exhaust! by the way , i never owned a complete factory stock automobile, everything ivd owned would be modified, different strokes for different folks! you can BUY a nice stock auto, all you need is money,, and no skills other than making money!
now
#26
i happen to use many Chevy /Ford engine management parts on my V12 , mainly because i never could get my head around what early Lucas was trying to do!
like i use a mid 80s Ford Starter motor(forget the model) went into my local rebuilder with the HEAVY lucas , showed the guy it came back one said try this ,all he did was change the drive gear , and it still on the V12. and it is around 50% lighter weight! (pic)!
i think i'll make a list with some pix of GM parts , i even use a CHEVY CORVETTE 4 speed automatic!
like i use a mid 80s Ford Starter motor(forget the model) went into my local rebuilder with the HEAVY lucas , showed the guy it came back one said try this ,all he did was change the drive gear , and it still on the V12. and it is around 50% lighter weight! (pic)!
i think i'll make a list with some pix of GM parts , i even use a CHEVY CORVETTE 4 speed automatic!
#27
doug maybe so about rust!
but my 20 yr old Mitsu, has never been in a garage , no paint left, close to 200K, NO RUST any where! looks like a POS!
under the car some places no paint, looks like bare metal, ( fact is we were at the Bonneville SALT races , and drove up and down the Salt after week it looked like i came from a wet snow packed up in the fender wells and other places,, it was salt packed up 6 inches thick)!
brought car to a Utah truck wash and under car pressure rinse it all came off,(I hope), but been 15 odd yrs, not sign of rust!
just maybe Japan knows something about metal others dont!
ron
but my 20 yr old Mitsu, has never been in a garage , no paint left, close to 200K, NO RUST any where! looks like a POS!
under the car some places no paint, looks like bare metal, ( fact is we were at the Bonneville SALT races , and drove up and down the Salt after week it looked like i came from a wet snow packed up in the fender wells and other places,, it was salt packed up 6 inches thick)!
brought car to a Utah truck wash and under car pressure rinse it all came off,(I hope), but been 15 odd yrs, not sign of rust!
just maybe Japan knows something about metal others dont!
ron
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