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lowdrag · Joined: 10 Apr 2009 Posts: 1585 Location: Le Mans

Last year, getting older and with slower reactions, I decided to have the D-type converted to an XKSS. We started with this:-

After some time finding parts, we were ready to convert. I am lucky that the bumpers were a spare set from the McQueen car, and the windscreen frame and Dzus were sitting on a shelf in the Midlands since 30 years back, so the parts cost wasn't as dear as I had originally though. Anyway, she's ready for the Le Mans Clssic here and now looks like this:-

With the luxuries of a hood, luggage rack and wipers I hope to get far more use out of her than I have been doing for the last couple of years.

Rick · Site Admin Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 22438 Location: UK

Love it!!

(will move into the Your Cars .. Jaguar category)

How major were the conversions required to the body?

Rick
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lowdrag · Joined: 10 Apr 2009 Posts: 1585 Location: Le Mans

Strangely, nowhere near in some areas as I thought, and bigger in others. Taking the headrest and fin off was a doddle:-

The biggest work was around the B pillar and - I had no idea - the doors on an XKSS are completely differnet to a D-type, so new ones had to be made.

It was fiddly fitting the bumpers and the screen surround, but for the rest was pretty straightforward. Trimming and painting of course cost a fair bit though.

XL391 · Posted: Thu Jul 05, 2012 10:11 pm Post subject:

That looks absolutely divine!
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P3steve · Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2012 2:18 pm Post subject:

I think you should lend it to me for a week and I'll let you know if its been worth doing (I might just need a bit longer to get a true opinion lol)
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hepcat · Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2012 7:03 am Post subject: Such a beauty!

At first I was sad at the lodd of the headrest and fin... but after a couple of minutes looking at the result, I can appreciate what you did to make her a more usable classic.

Stunning, I'm truly jealous!
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