Color Changes (Engine Bay)
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Color Changes (Engine Bay)
Doing some major work to this 96 XK8 apart from our very latest styling modifications the car is also having a full colour change from Carnival Rd to Stratus Grey.
Started off with this, a bit of a mess, years of oil and crud, not pleasant
After having the tensioners done to the latest 4th generation guides and chains, everything was cleaned and painted, looks a bit better now
Anybody who is on the Paragon facebook would of seen these pics already, but I will upload more as soon as the car is nearing completion.
The car was also bare metalled, I counted 20 layers of paint in some places and it was micro blistering, trying to add more would been disasterous, starting a fresh was a good idea if not costly!
Started off with this, a bit of a mess, years of oil and crud, not pleasant
After having the tensioners done to the latest 4th generation guides and chains, everything was cleaned and painted, looks a bit better now
Anybody who is on the Paragon facebook would of seen these pics already, but I will upload more as soon as the car is nearing completion.
The car was also bare metalled, I counted 20 layers of paint in some places and it was micro blistering, trying to add more would been disasterous, starting a fresh was a good idea if not costly!
#3
Just out of idle curiosity, what does a ground-up restoration like that cost? I assume that you are doing it under contract to an owner or expect to make a few pounds off the sale. I would think that if you are paying someone that it would be a lot cheaper to find a car in much better condition.
#4
2004 xk8 tensioners
trouble free miles on it, which i aquired in 2006.
I am unaware as to which generation tensioners are on my vehicle.
Should i be concerned at this point as to a potential problem ?
Stan i (stainless)
#5
i have noted a great deal of correspondence regarding tensioners on various xk8 models through 2006. I have a 2004 xk8 with 40,200
trouble free miles on it, which i aquired in 2006.
I am unaware as to which generation tensioners are on my vehicle.
Should i be concerned at this point as to a potential problem ?
Stan i (stainless)
trouble free miles on it, which i aquired in 2006.
I am unaware as to which generation tensioners are on my vehicle.
Should i be concerned at this point as to a potential problem ?
Stan i (stainless)
#6
They are technically an OE part, jus not really meant for an AJ26 engine, they are from the X150 4.2 XK engine (AJ34) The guides are a cast aluminium with a seperate plastic insert, these will only work with a machined area on the back of the guide to accept the earlier primary tensioner, they were considered an improvement over the plastic coated metal strip.
Not sure if they are available in this format in the USA?
Just out of idle curiosity, what does a ground-up restoration like that cost? I assume that you are doing it under contract to an owner or expect to make a few pounds off the sale. I would think that if you are paying someone that it would be a lot cheaper to find a car in much better condition.
i have noted a great deal of correspondence regarding tensioners on various xk8 models through 2006. I have a 2004 xk8 with 40,200
trouble free miles on it, which i aquired in 2006.
I am unaware as to which generation tensioners are on my vehicle.
Should i be concerned at this point as to a potential problem ?
trouble free miles on it, which i aquired in 2006.
I am unaware as to which generation tensioners are on my vehicle.
Should i be concerned at this point as to a potential problem ?
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