Category Archives: Jaguar XKE
The road trip has started
We arrived in Charlotte to see the car and assess the where we go from here. As I mentioned in the last post we had a plan B and were ready to drive a different car than the Jaguar. We … Continue reading
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More progress daily
The guys are rushing to finish the Jaguar and they are making huge progress every day. However, with only 3 days left it looks like it is not going to be finished by October 2nd. We are going to be … Continue reading
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The Jag Rear End
The rear end and the independent suspension that makes up the rear wheel assemblies have been completed and are being installed. This is what it looked like when it was removed from the frame. This is what it looks like now
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The Jag’s new upholstery has arrived
The old leather was in pretty good shape but needed more cleaning than we could do. So a new set of seats had to be built on the original frames. The foam was replaced, springs tightened, and the leather matched. … Continue reading
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The Jag 4.2 engine comes together
Ken has been working pretty hard on getting the engine finished with all of the pieces back from machine shop. The engine has lined cylinders, new bearings, new oil pump, freeze plugs, etc. Check it out! Oil pan seals and … Continue reading
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The Jaguar has Paint!!!
Finally, after waiting for the all of the painstaking sanding, blocking and priming, the car has been deemed smooth enough to paint. The color is an exact match to the original color of the car (the color that appears on … Continue reading
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Visit to MotorCarTrader
Cathy and I dropped by the shop at Motor Car Trader and met Marc and Ken. We wanted to see the shop and check the status of the car. We had never been before and we had a delightful time with … Continue reading
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The Jaguar is getting painted
Finally after all of the extra body work to remove the little bondo spots and align all of the doors and bonnet correctly we are off to paint. This is the second time and should be done in a couple … Continue reading
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North Carolina to California trip delayed
Got a long update on the the status of Jag restoration from Marc. The bottom line is they need more time to get the restoration to the highest level. While we hoped to have the car ready for us in … Continue reading
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Marc begins tearing into the engine
With only 29,000 miles on the Jag it seemed like we would be able to leave the engine internals alone. Well, it looks like this is just not the case. When Marc started investigating the engine it became pretty apparent … Continue reading
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