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g-mac
Joined: 07 Dec 2009 Posts: 23
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Posted: Mon Dec 07, 2009 11:59 pm Post subject: Daimler Sovereign series 1 1973 |
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hello,
after a year of waiting and searching, ive finally bought a Daimler.
bought her nearby after spotting her by shear chance
(im a real fan of British luxury saloons
driving a mg zt v6 at the minute and what a car!!beautiful)
been dry stored by some old tycoon since 1984(tax disk on windscreen was out of date 85)
after alot of ear ache from my parents i finally persuaded them to help me transpost her home
have been working the past week on her to try and get her back on the road, as rust goes shes not too bad for a series 1, srear arches ill need replacing, front wings will need body fill and drivers footwell needs attention, surprisingly the sills and underneath are 100%
hoever the exhaust is unrepairable, i only have one decent back box and a good silencer, everything else in the system is rotten, so thats my main obective TRY AND SOURCE CHEAP EXHAUST PARTS
also the fuel lines from the carbs have beed dissconnected and i have no idea where they are supposed to connect to?
going to service her, try to connect the fuel lines? and then hopfully the engines also 100%! ha
regency red with cream interior 4.2 automatic, immacualte interior
any help appreciated thanks
Gareth , Northern Ireland |
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buzzy bee
Joined: 23 Nov 2007 Posts: 3382 Location: South Cheshire
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Posted: Tue Dec 08, 2009 12:48 am Post subject: |
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Hi
Welcome along! Look forward to following how you get on with her.
I have inserted your pic into your post, hope that is ok?
Cheers
Dave |
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g-mac
Joined: 07 Dec 2009 Posts: 23
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Posted: Tue Dec 08, 2009 2:11 am Post subject: |
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brilliant thanks, can never work out how to post pictures |
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Rick Site Admin
Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 22429 Location: UK
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Posted: Tue Dec 08, 2009 9:18 am Post subject: |
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Hi Gareth
Great to see your Daimler! cracking cars. I think the trickiest thing I had to sort on my 4.2 was the AED (Automatic Enrichment Device), ie the automatic choke. It wasn't meant to be taken apart but an article in a JEC magazine years ago did cover it, and with a bit of fiddling it worked as it should. Every time I start reading about old Jaguars I get the urge to find another
You might turn up an exhaust system on ebay, or else advertising in some of the local papers might turn something up. They'll be available brand new, but for a pretty sum I guess. If I have any underbonnet photos showing the fuel lines I'll post them on here.
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Rick Site Admin
Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 22429 Location: UK
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Posted: Tue Dec 08, 2009 9:34 am Post subject: |
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Just had a look through a few old photos, no underbonnet shots of the last S1 I had but I thought you might like to see a couple of pics....
this is when we went to collect it from London
and when back home, after a good scrub up
If you get stuck with the fuel line plumbing, let me know. I've just remembered that while walking our dog a few years ago, I spotted some derelict S1 XJs behind a house not far from here. They didn't look like they were going anywhere, and pound to a penny they're still there. If you like I can knock on his door and see if I can have a peek under the bonnet of one.
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lowdrag
Joined: 10 Apr 2009 Posts: 1585 Location: Le Mans
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g-mac
Joined: 07 Dec 2009 Posts: 23
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Posted: Tue Dec 08, 2009 12:15 pm Post subject: |
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now thats a clean and beautiful car, wish mine was as roadworthy as that, but for £300 you cant complain
yes certainly if you had the time etc id love to know what pipe goes here as when the ignition is on fuel pumps out of the pipes, not good
havent a clue about the choke? i hope mine works ok, is there a manual choke on them?
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michael1703
Joined: 22 Jul 2009 Posts: 349 Location: suffolk
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g-mac
Joined: 07 Dec 2009 Posts: 23
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Posted: Tue Dec 08, 2009 12:23 pm Post subject: |
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well il def not be buying a ful kit at that price, ive got one decent silencer and one decent back box with the main pipes
all i need really is passenger side silencer and back box
is that one you have for sale?
also those ebay ones are for xj12 would that matter?
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michael1703
Joined: 22 Jul 2009 Posts: 349 Location: suffolk
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Posted: Tue Dec 08, 2009 12:30 pm Post subject: |
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can you get a picture of your good silencer up?
if it looks the same as the v12 ones then yes
the one ive got can be yours for £15+postage if its the one you need |
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Rick Site Admin
Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 22429 Location: UK
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victor 101
Joined: 03 Apr 2009 Posts: 446 Location: East Yorkshire
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Posted: Tue Dec 08, 2009 3:50 pm Post subject: |
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Had a series 2 Daimler a few years back, great cars, I think I prefered it to my Bentley T, not least because you could go round corners quickly. |
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g-mac
Joined: 07 Dec 2009 Posts: 23
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Posted: Tue Dec 08, 2009 7:41 pm Post subject: |
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ok so whilst waxolying the arches and underneath today i took a few pictures in the hop esome one will know their function etc
sorry cant seem to upload so heres the link
http://s828.photobucket.com/albums/zz210/g-mac_2009/
in the first picture you see the carb ith the small fuel line comig from it, this is the line i want to knwo where it connects to?
the second picture is of a device which is under the steering wheel, i think it is after market? any ideas what it is?
the third picture is a hose which comes from the front passengers side into the engine bay, it appears to be cut and i fear it may be something to do with the heating?
the last picture shows just how bad the exhaust was
pm sent bt on your silencer
thanks
Gareth
[link fixed RJ] |
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Rick Site Admin
Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 22429 Location: UK
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g-mac
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Posted: Tue Dec 08, 2009 7:55 pm Post subject: |
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i was thinking that, strange that whoever had it changed from the original? ill never know as im pretty sure the prevoius owner has passed on, there was a newspaper from 1986 sitting in the back when i picked her up and the coin tray was full of old late 1960s 10p etc.......
also how does the front quarter window open? |
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