Now we're into the new year I've been having a think about what work needs doing and how I want to progress the car. I've come up with a list of items that'll start to get through soon, I'll be able to really crack on once it starts getting lighter in the evenings.
Interior: I'm pleased with my successful black interior fitment last year, I think it looks great. There are a number of relatively minor items that need either finishing off or fixing. The passenger side rear speaker isn't working, it's a new speaker so it should just be a bad wire connection. The drivers side window doesn't work, I'm sure the switch and wiring is okay so I suspect the motor's packed up. The headlining had obviously dropped and has been glued bad up by the previous owner, it looks grotty could do with replacing with a decent one, though it's a job that's on the backburner somewhat.
Exterior: The paint is very good overall but the laquer is going through on the roof so could do with a re-spray. There some bubbling up of paint around the ends of the sills and rear arches where rust is attacking, I'll grind this back and repaint before things get worse. I've the bodykit parts to fit, I'll start with fitting the TWR side skirts once I've got them painted and the afore mentioned rust is treated.
Chassis: The car is riding well on the lowering springs but the suspension could do with some further development. For the front I've got the polybushed upper wishbones to go on, some sport dampers and the X300 XJR anti-roll bar so that should tighten things up further. On the brakes front I want to get the braided hoses on and replace the fluid. I'd like to refurb the Jaguarsport wheel though I'm still on the look out for a set of 17's or 18's that'll suit the car.
Engine: The engine's running quite well now though does still seem to be a little hessitant at low rev's particularly so I'll continue to investigate. I've got the Jaguarsport inlet manifold so might try swapping that on. I'll be giving the engine bay a damn good clean as it's filthy!
That's by no means an exhaustive list of the jobs that need doing but it should keep me busy for a good while.
2 comments:
There is a fair bit to do, but it isn't a daunting list.
You made the right decision to 'jump ship' from the 4.0S to this car. The work needed to modify the 4.0S was just too big a mountain - and for what benefit? It was lucky to find a manual Sovereign, given their extreme rarity.
I will be interested to hear how the XJR manifold changes things and how it affects the performance.
David
Yes, there's quite a bit want to do but nothing major, at least the car is a driver and on the road. I was admittedly over ambitious with what I was trying to do with the 4.0S, I'm glad I decided to move onto something else.
The XJR manifold is an interesting one, I've never seen one on a 3.6 before so I thought I'd give it a go. It has enlarged plenum chambers either side of the throttle body, in theory it should be freer flowing at high rev's and give more power though possibly at the expence of mid-range torque, we'll see. I'm planning on deleting the rear silencers too which should further improve breathing and sound more gutsy.
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