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Rootes75
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Started stripping down door handles, interior that is, on the Vauxhall Ten. I plan to take some as samples to Beaulieu next weekend.
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Rootes75
Joined: 30 Apr 2013
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Location: The Somerset Levels
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Started stripping down door handles, interior that is, on the Vauxhall Ten. I plan to take some as samples to Beaulieu next weekend.
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Ray White
Joined: 02 Dec 2014
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Location: Derby
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| Ellis wrote: | Some of you may have noticed a change in my signature of vehicles and I can confirm that I have sold my 1954 Land Rover series One 86".
It needed restoration but my priority is to return the 1964 Jaguar Mark 2 to as pristine a condition as I achieved in 1996. I have written of this before but to summarise, every part of the car was restored, rebuilt or reconditioned. I have owned it since June 1991.
However the paintwork micro blistered all over by 1998 and I rather lost interest in the car, disillusionment I think you can say. All that work for something I was not prepared to show anybody.
I started dismantling the car some years ago but work pressures stopped that but I have now restarted.
It will need a new headlining in place of the new one installed in 1996 - mice!
If I disliked mice before my aversion to little b*****s has increased. |
I remember Coombes of Guildford transformed the Mk2 and the modifications were not just confined to louvres in the bonnet! If I had a Mk2 needing work I would be tempted to replicate a "Coombes". They only did 30 or so cars and genuine examples fetch far more than the standard Jaguar offering and must be a joy to own.
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Ellis
Joined: 07 Mar 2011
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Location: Betws y Coed, North Wales
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| Posted: Sat Aug 25, 2018 7:28 pm Post subject: |
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| Ray White wrote: |
I remember Coombes of Guildford transformed the Mk2 and the modifications were not just confined to louvres in the bonnet! If I had a Mk2 needing work I would be tempted to replicate a "Coombes". They only did 30 or so cars and genuine examples fetch far more than the standard Jaguar offering and must be a joy to own.
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Well Ray, I already have a louvered bonnet and thereby is an interesting tale.
In the 1990s many louvered bonnets were simply bonnets where the "louvres" were simply cut from ex War Department tin cabinets and welded in. Most results were appalling.
When I do something I like to do it properly so I approached an air conditioning equipment manufacturer and asked if louvres could be cut into the bonnet on their louvre cutting machine. A discussion between the MD and the engineering foreman took less than 30 seconds. "Leave the bonnet with us until Friday".
The result was perfection without any distortion. I'll post some photos on a regeneration thread in due course.
Mark 2 seats are not the best so they will be replaced with ex Jaguar XJ40 items in grey leather. An upholsterer friend cut down the XJ40 rear seat and it will look as if it's always been there.
I'm undecided with "Coombes" rear wheel arch spats although I do have a set of GRP ones I bought in a car boot sale for £5 years ago.
The Mark 2 has already been converted to ex S3 XJ6 rack and pinion power steering and an all synchro gearbox.
The one mod I'm having a long think about is deleting the "Fograngers" and fitting 7" tractor lights in their place. The one thing I have failed to find is the combined pas pump and alternator tandem fitted in late 1980s Ford Transits so I've had to use the original dynamo/pas Jaguar unit.
I'll stop there for now because you may all be interested in a dedicated thread on the rerestoration which I will post.
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Ray White
Joined: 02 Dec 2014
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Location: Derby
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| Posted: Sat Aug 25, 2018 7:50 pm Post subject: |
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| Ellis wrote: |
I'll stop there for now because you may all be interested in a dedicated thread on the rerestoration which I will post. |
You bet!! |
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Rick
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Rick
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Yesterday I beefed up the mounting for the spare wheel rim on little Dodge, I'd noticed a rattle from the back before (only when the hood was raised), so with the back seat removed I was able to stengthen it and tighten it all up. I also noticed that a bolt holding one of the exhaust brackets had disappeared, causing the bracket to touch and resonate through the underside of the car. The beauty of having a high-up car is that I can shimmy underneath to effect a repair without having to jack it up, or use ramps 
RJ
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kevin2306
Joined: 01 Jul 2013
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Location: nr Llangollen, north wales
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| Ellis wrote: | | Ray White wrote: |
I remember Coombes of Guildford transformed the Mk2 and the modifications were not just confined to louvres in the bonnet! If I had a Mk2 needing work I would be tempted to replicate a "Coombes". They only did 30 or so cars and genuine examples fetch far more than the standard Jaguar offering and must be a joy to own.
Worth thinking about? |
Well Ray, I already have a louvered bonnet and thereby is an interesting tale.
In the 1990s many louvered bonnets were simply bonnets where the "louvres" were simply cut from ex War Department tin cabinets and welded in. Most results were appalling.
When I do something I like to do it properly so I approached an air conditioning equipment manufacturer and asked if louvres could be cut into the bonnet on their louvre cutting machine. A discussion between the MD and the engineering foreman took less than 30 seconds. "Leave the bonnet with us until Friday".
The result was perfection without any distortion. I'll post some photos on a regeneration thread in due course.
Mark 2 seats are not the best so they will be replaced with ex Jaguar XJ40 items in grey leather. An upholsterer friend cut down the XJ40 rear seat and it will look as if it's always been there.
I'm undecided with "Coombes" rear wheel arch spats although I do have a set of GRP ones I bought in a car boot sale for £5 years ago.
The Mark 2 has already been converted to ex S3 XJ6 rack and pinion power steering and an all synchro gearbox.
The one mod I'm having a long think about is deleting the "Fograngers" and fitting 7" tractor lights in their place. The one thing I have failed to find is the combined pas pump and alternator tandem fitted in late 1980s Ford Transits so I've had to use the original dynamo/pas Jaguar unit.
I'll stop there for now because you may all be interested in a dedicated thread on the rerestoration which I will post. |
Having had a preview of the car already, once completed it will be a lovely, rust free example of an already classy motor.
Looking forward to the updates.
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Ray White
Joined: 02 Dec 2014
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Location: Derby
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| Rick wrote: |
The beauty of having a high-up car is that I can shimmy underneath to effect a repair without having to jack it up, or use ramps
RJ |
Shhhh.....they will ALL want one!!  |
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peter scott
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My starter solenoid has been unreliable of late although it usually worked if you were persistent but even that proved to be a non-starter recently requiring a finger on the button under the bonnet.
The solenoid is mounted on the end of the starter motor and is not accessible because of the exhaust down pipes so I had to take the starter out to dress the solenoid contacts.
This is a really horrible job. Both down pipes need to be disconnected from the manifolds and the one that snakes over to the near side of the car must be disconnected from the rest of its system entirely.
I had thought of substituting an older starter motor that has the solenoid mounted on the top of the barrel but after cleaning it up and removing the brush inspection collar I could see that not only were the brushes well worn some had cut into the commutator leaving deep grooves in it so that idea got rejected.
With the contacts smoothed off in my original solenoid and all back in place the button on the dashboard appears to be reliable again.
Peter
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Ray White
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I recently had a starter solenoid problem with my P38 Range Rover. Or at least I thought it was the solenoid.  In fact the problem with starting was traced to a 40 amp fuse. The fuse protecting the solenoid was unexpectedly shared with the electronic air suspension (EAS). What had happened was the compressor had burned out and that had caused the fuse to blow. To add insult to injury not only had the suspension been rendered useless (normally there is a 30mph limit to get you home if the EAS fails); the car wouldn't even start.
These things are OK when everything is working as intended.
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DM
Joined: 21 Dec 2008
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Location: North Cornwall
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Try Cargo,
https://hc-cargo.co.uk/Files/Filer/HCCargo/Catalogs/Starters%20&%20Alternators_2017-2019.pdf
What you want is around page 96 in the catalogue, you should be able to buy a remanufactured one outright.
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The one mod I'm having a long think about is deleting the "Fograngers" and fitting 7" tractor lights in their place. The one thing I have failed to find is the combined pas pump and alternator tandem fitted in late 1980s Ford Transits so I've had to use the original dynamo/pas Jaguar unit.
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Ellis
Joined: 07 Mar 2011
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Thank you very much indeed for the link. I have only just seen your post now and I am very grateful.
Ellis
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badhuis
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Mounted another type of heater valve. The original specification valve (using a rubber diaphragm) is fairly difficult to close, the cable (a single wire) cannot overcome the pressure needed. On a TR forum I read about using an American valve using a rotating piston type, and I ordered one. Received yesterday and installed today, it works much better. Now the control knob can make the heater really turn off which is nice in hot weather. Before I manually had to turn off the valve (under the bonnet).
I also wired in a control light for the electrical fan that I installed months ago instead of the engine driven fan. I want to know if and when the electric fan is on. This works fine, and interesting to see is that when the speed is over 50 mph the light starts glowing and increase glowing when the speed increases. It seems the fan is generating power 
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Ray White
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Hats off to my wife.  She rang me to say that the Range Rover temperature gauge was creeping up into the red so she stopped and turned off the engine. The fact that she had been watching the heater gauge at all is worth a mention. Actually appreciating the seriousness of the situation and stopping is, frankly, brilliant.!
The car was allowed to cool and the water added sufficient to get home. I don't know if I did the right thing but I instructed her to leave off the cap so as not to pressurise the system. My thinking was that without pressurising the system perhaps the water would stay put for longer??
I don't know where the leak is yet but as it is dripping from he front I guess it is either the radiator or a hose.
I haven't got enough to do!
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