Did all these repairs on my Series 3. The rear arch repair sections are a great job and well worth doing. You'll have a fabulous motor when it's done. Looking forward to more videos.
Scott from coldwarmotors sent me here. I also have the jaguar sickness. My xj6 is not long for this world any more but my xj12 is filling the void nicely these days. Anyway...the watch was a nice thing to do and I will stay subscribed as well. 😊
Very nice example... Squadron Blue with Biscuit interior ! Tempting to start picking at the rust bubbles but best to enjoy the car and fix niggles first...
Just a suggestion regarding underneath and the rust or any other rusty bits. I’ve used Bilt Hamber Deox stuff and it works great. It ‘removes’ rust and doesn’t just convert rust. For bits that can be removed Deox-C can be used to soak the bits to remove the rust after wire brush/scrape off any loose bits of rust. Use Deox Gel on bits that can’t be removed, wire brush/scrape off any loose rust, smother with the gel, cover the area with cling film, leave for a day or 2, wipe it off and repeat until rust is gone.
No problem, Deox-C is great stuff but you have to be patient, leave is soaking and agitate the liquid now and again. I use it mainly for suspension arms, brackets, nuts, bolts and metal fixings etc. and they come up like new, I then give them a coat of Electrox high zinc spray, let it harden/cure for a few days and then a top coat if required. I hate seeing rusty bolts and fixings on new or newly painted parts.
Careful with that 'radiator hose' it's actually the cooler for the transmission fluid... Lovely car! I'm helping with a full restore on a friends series 1, a massive learning curve to say the least! I'm looking forward to following your progress.
Had a 1976 one of these in the early 80s, lovely car but rotting well at only 5 years old, new sills, rear valence and all the rest had to be done. Over the headlights was a common one, plus around the fuel filler caps on top of the back wings. After trying to keep up with the rot for a couple of years I got rid of it. I'm a bit surprised that yours passed and MOT with no advisories only 5 months ago though.
I had a1978 XJ6 4.2 I bought it in 1984 and the sills were completely rotten had them replaced great cars I also had the XJC 4.2 manual with overdrive British racing green with a black vinyl roof not a bit of rust as the first owner had completely rustproofed the whole car think it was a 1977or 76
Did all these repairs on my Series 3. The rear arch repair sections are a great job and well worth doing. You'll have a fabulous motor when it's done. Looking forward to more videos.
Nice! Do you still have your series 3?:)
@@Mitkawatch Yes, I do,a Daimler Double Six, 1988. I was lucky to get one with a great engine. Looking forward to some summer drives.
Scott from coldwarmotors sent me here. I also have the jaguar sickness. My xj6 is not long for this world any more but my xj12 is filling the void nicely these days. Anyway...the watch was a nice thing to do and I will stay subscribed as well. 😊
Thanks! The XJ12 is a beast!
popped over from CWM. Had a job at a dealership as a teenager, and when her regular driver was off got to drive the owners wife home in a 1970 XJ6.
That must have been a smooth ride!
Very nice example... Squadron Blue with Biscuit interior !
Tempting to start picking at the rust bubbles but best to enjoy the car and fix niggles first...
Thanks! I agree the colour is great 👍 one patch at a time😂
Just a suggestion regarding underneath and the rust or any other rusty bits. I’ve used Bilt Hamber Deox stuff and it works great. It ‘removes’ rust and doesn’t just convert rust. For bits that can be removed Deox-C can be used to soak the bits to remove the rust after wire brush/scrape off any loose bits of rust. Use Deox Gel on bits that can’t be removed, wire brush/scrape off any loose rust, smother with the gel, cover the area with cling film, leave for a day or 2, wipe it off and repeat until rust is gone.
Thanks I will check it out!
No problem, Deox-C is great stuff but you have to be patient, leave is soaking and agitate the liquid now and again. I use it mainly for suspension arms, brackets, nuts, bolts and metal fixings etc. and they come up like new, I then give them a coat of Electrox high zinc spray, let it harden/cure for a few days and then a top coat if required. I hate seeing rusty bolts and fixings on new or newly painted parts.
Careful with that 'radiator hose' it's actually the cooler for the transmission fluid... Lovely car! I'm helping with a full restore on a friends series 1, a massive learning curve to say the least! I'm looking forward to following your progress.
Cheers! Ohh good to know👀 the series 1 are lovely!
That is a series 2 not one
Hope you can make some videos of your progress.
That’s the plan!:)
Had a 1976 one of these in the early 80s, lovely car but rotting well at only 5 years old, new sills, rear valence and all the rest had to be done. Over the headlights was a common one, plus around the fuel filler caps on top of the back wings. After trying to keep up with the rot for a couple of years I got rid of it. I'm a bit surprised that yours passed and MOT with no advisories only 5 months ago though.
Amazing what would have been avoided had the factory just sealed the cavities with wax…
I used to own a shiny green 1978 XJ6 but never bothered / dared to look at the underside!
You are a wise man!😁👍
I had a1978 XJ6 4.2 I bought it in 1984 and the sills were completely rotten had them replaced great cars I also had the XJC 4.2 manual with overdrive British racing green with a black vinyl roof not a bit of rust as the first owner had completely rustproofed the whole car think it was a 1977or 76
Amazing what a bit of rust proofing does from new!
Before you start welding near the petrol tanks bear in mind they leak petrol and the sills have electrical wiring inside so take care
I will drain those tanks before commencing any welding in that proximity!
Please remove that leaper, it ruins a beautiful car.