30 miles of hills and curves on a two-lane twisty that connects the wee hamlets of Marion and Tazwell, VA. Worth seeking out if you’re in the area.

Wautuga watershed area NC and TN border.

 

I love those wheels. They look especially good with the lowered ride height. 👍

 

Hello everyone. New owner here.

I thought this forum and thread would benefit from recent upgrade of cam tensioners on my XK8 with 31,363 genuine miles. Car has extensive and regular services but I could not determine if the Cam Tensioners had been replaced. And with a low mileage it was looking unlikely. I want to keep this beautiful car for some years. I negotiated a discount from the dealer to budget for this job, before purchasing the car. It’s wasn’t cheap, but reduced the risk of failed tensioners in the future.

I hope it helps those considering whether to replace or not.

Many thanks

Brit1956
XK8


Secondary

Primary



Chain guides

Year 2000 XK8

 

 

damn that car is beautiful

 

Hi all

When I suggested to my friends I would take my much loved XK8 to a track day, at Abingdon airfield, they laughed!
Well, after the naming ceremony of "Your Grace" to the beast. I let rip..
With only 127K miles on the clock, with original Engine and gearbox, I was mildly fearful..
I should not have worried, I never went above 6k revs.. and treated the cat with respect..
Only one light came on on the way home(70 miles)..Grearbox fault, but a stop and restart sorted that!

 

Well done....

 

Thank you, I feel they should be driven, preserved and enjoyed, but not thrashed! They are not Italian

 

Love the action photo!

wj

 

+2 on driven. Was it a club event or DE? We have alot of track days here in AZ through many clubs and orgs that can get you out there. Looks like top down with a helmet on is the way to go LOL. Thanks for the Action pic.

Cheers, Mike

 

Hi
Not a club event, but organised by www.trackdays.co.uk.

They do them all over the country, I believe....We were are at Abingdon Airfield..

Best

Mark

 

i give up,,what is it with trying to size photos,,

 

To BRIT 1956
Well they look ok, but starting to go and the very best thing to do IMO.
Plastic & hot oil at pressure..crazy idea, Sachs should have known better !!!
Lovely low mileage example! How I wish...