"Mother" <"@ {m} @"@101fc.net> wrote in message
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> On Sun, 05 Dec 2004 19:40:56 GMT, "Lee_D" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>(I.e. in Percy!)
>
> May I gently remind you of your previous offer to let me have a whizzz
> in it first...
>
Tis a sad hour Martyn.
I would welcome the chance to whizz in it myself. But 4 days so far spent
trying to get him go have lead to a situation where this is the alternative
to using him for a penetration demo down the range.
:-(
I've got to the point where I now refuse to spend any more on Jaguar bits,
the nearest breakers is 40 miles away and has over 200 Jags in a field, many
have trees growing through them like Bungle had. Of course if your up for a
bit of money more money pit your welcome to bung the old Jag lump in Bungle,
though I suspect something terminal has occured within. To get the head off
means bulkhead removal or cutting out the front crossmember. Given the work
I'd sooner replace it with a V8 as parts are more readily available. I've
sourced a bellhousing and Torque converter so should be able to retain the
Jag autobox setup. Keeping the cost down is the only way I can keep him
running.
This also gives me the advantage of using stock parts for items like
exhausts which is now 2 years old and will want a new one fabbing soon no
doubt. It also removes the concern of the Axle meets sump scenario in off
road situations. I've a spare Jag sump waiting to be modified.... it's
somewhere on layer 34 of the projects to do one day pile.
<sniff>
It could of course all go horribly wrong and end up being just another
abandoned project. Though fortunately as he's painted nice the potential is
there to be seen. The brakes are sufficent and I think sound should make up
for the drop in power.
Lee D
