Nice early XJS there. I have 2W3760BW in the backyard and am rebuilding a slightly later one. The early cars look much nicer for some reason, less gaudy.

 

I suspect the bonnet is either a replacement or an ornament was fitted, as you correctly noted that one this early has no leaper. Coach lines, no idea. The thing has had a repaint from white to red so they must have been reapplied. Won't be leaving it like that forever. But first to get some signals of life. Any experience re the fuel pump relay?

 

Not sure bud. I'm very much an beginner at such things.

The Great Wizard of Oz Grant Francis is back today He'll pop in soon no doubt and help you out.

Also the King of France, Greg in France will no doubt be lurking too. Stay tuned for some good help bud...

 

I agree. The barrel gauges are unique and add a lot of visual interest. At first I wasn't a fan of the original interior - seemed a bit sterile without the wood accents. But now I see it as a place to do some serious driving without any distractions - much like the Porsche 928. Luxurious, but no frills. But hey, they are all in the family.

 

Agreed. I really like the 70's interiors. Simple, clean and the brushed aluminium and fake aluminium painted accents, with the gauges, combine to give the car that very "here is the future" look many car builders were embracing in that decade. The early interiors also serve to remind us that Jaguar wasn't exclusively in the luxury car business at that time, they were building a variety of models from basic to top of the line.
To me, later cars look like Jaguar tried too hard to go upmarket sometimes. And the facelift cars look like grandma wearing a baseball cap backwards, the styling just clashes.

 

it's not a matter of "early" NO XJS left the factory with a "leaper" fitted.

 

yeah i think he meant "growler".

 

Again with the cleaning, nothing new just trying to get back on this horse, or cat.


Removed the fuel tank and swirl tank(?) had them alkaline dipped to get rid of at least 2 decades of stale fuel. Fitted a new filter, gave them a rub down and paint before reinstalling.

 

Only just noticed this post , for the sake of info the BW was indicating a borg warner transmission but they still numbered cars with a BW even when they changed to GM 400 , which is in my 78 , number :- 2W3526BW.

 

I will almost bet that the fuel pump is Fubar , normally you would test main relay first ( top One ) working on a chance that the pump relay is ok , just to keep it simple , test as follows.


Test for battery voltage at terminal 86 .


Test for battery voltage at 87 .


Test for battery voltage at fuel pump wire .


If they all show voltage the relay is ok . If not let us know .


Just a bit if insight , I took this simple pump apart to get it working which it did for a while then stopped I looked at it again and again but I did not want my car to be unreliable and bought a new pump .
As an after thought the low compression on a cylinder could be a stuck valve .

 

Good to see PreHE activity on here.

Mine was refurbished in 1989 (!) and had an HE transplant in 1995, but it's otherwise original and in pretty good nick, and not least: it's running !

I also love the no wood interior and low amount of exterior chrome, it's very seventies and no nonsense.

I look forward to follow your rebuild. Good luck

 

Thanks guys, the fuel pump relay was stuffed so replaced. Likewise the fuel pump. Replaced filters in the secondary tank and the one next to the manifold. That's as far as I've got so far.

 

Hello, you can join the group "JDC XJS Register" on Facebook and friend John Bleasdale sure you provide information on your vehicle if you provide the frame number .

 

nice find

 

Hi all, haven't given up on this project. Hope it's ok with mods if I link this to a blog I'm running on a business website. All progress will be documented there. https://www.benzinabarn.com.au/blog/jaguarxjs