XJ40

Well nothing is obviously wrong in the rh fuse box, but as Naki suggests, every solder we can access will receive some treatment. I’m really hopeful that this solves my problem. September was the last time the car saw the road and she managed an hour of driving without playing up. She’s now run out ...

And After the sale price on Bay of fleas for £800 that gave them £1700 profit in the listing price. Question could they have done all that work to good standards for say £1200 so they got £500 profit ????? It doesn’t look like they’ve done all of the work. I can’t see holes in the cills anymore, bu...

I’ve got a quiet afternoon so I thought I’d strip these fuse boxes down. I’ve started with the lh fuse box. I’ve found a suspect solder, the appearance is as per all the other solders except it has a ‘furry’ ring half way up the solder. https://xj40.rvdz.me/images/3866/3866___5ccd9fc0c1dbb.jpeg The ...

So I spent some time in the garage this morning. I’ve cleaned up the relays and connections, the wires on the relay base seem ok, they don’t look or feel suspect and no amount of moving them around has made any difference. Possibly a more scientific test method is needed here? Anyway, Still she does...

Nice update. Sorry to read that your health has hindered the project so much! I do look forward to seeing the car in the flesh one of the days! And, for what it’s worth, I really like those wheels and the gunmetal colour! They look smart, the car is an ‘80’s / 90’s car so the slightly retro look wor...

I love mine, you simply can’t beat the air cooled sound imo...

https://www.xj40.com/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=997140

I suppose if you don’t ask, you don’t get!

Beautiful car, great write up! Welcome to the forum.

The restoration work is a credit to you.

And then again there's this one (scroll down slightly) https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Jaguar-3-2-Sovereign-XJ40-53000-miles-from-New-/143125606576?item=143125606576&ViewItem=&nma=true&si=dim%252FjwBbZIzgNHAan1gommBi2lM%253D&orig_cvip=true&nordt=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2...

Mine started with a good friend of my father having S2 and S3 XJs whilst I was growing up. Long story made short, there was one S3 in particular that he owned, it was black with a red interior and I remember the smell of leather & petrol, all that beautiful woodwork inside and the magic carpet r...