More progress on the Jag..

After a long day in the garage on my own followed by another long day with the a couple of friends it finally feels like we’re getting somewhere stripping the Jag. In fact the only parts left to remove that I actually need are the front lower wishbones .. which I can’t get the pivot bolts… Read More

And so the destruction of Jessie the Jag begins..

I’ll admit, I do feel a tiny pang of guilt now – I get so attached to material things! Anyway, a few friends descended on my house on Saturday and, after we’d spent some time working on one of their MR2s, we started the process of stripping the Jag down and getting it into the… Read More

Another trip to Dax..

So as the date for delivery of my chassis approaches (some time around the end of this month) it seemed like it would be wise to trailer the 390 up to Dax so they could use the engine as a jig for the engine mounts.. for some reason a requirement that surprises everyone – even… Read More

The donor car cometh!

So, since the chassis is almost ready (two weeks until arrival day!) I thought it was about time I got a shift on and found a donor car.. so off to eBay I went! There I found a very nice looking 1994 XJ40 (the last of the line, in fact) with the 6.0HE V12 engine… Read More