1958 Jaguar XK OTS New Roof Frame ( Advice & Tips Welcomed )
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 6 ต.ค. 2024
- A quick update on the hood frame i had forgotten i had the new hood
frame and some other parts but the hinge & latching system needs to be ordered as they did not come with the car when we bought it!
Ah, but you are 'Showing'.. doing a great job of showing your builds. .. love it
Randy, I guess your right in a way lol, I was mainly talking about people who show cars to win some plastic trophy but don‘t use the
cars and enjoy them for waht they are if that makes any sense! Cheers Dave
Dave if everyone was the same we would all be boring go with what you are happy with life's for living and it has to be your own way personally the comfort in the newer seats has got to be better us old guys need the luxury of a nice seat lol keep the videos coming Dave Rob
Rob, Thanks, Very true one mans meat is another mans poison lol, Cheers Dave
With you all the way on the seats Dave. It’ll be the most comfortable XK150 on the road - certainly more usable than as standard. Cars are for driving!
Thanks! I have been told on numerous occasions from owners that the original seats don‘t support very well and there quite upright, I have been told that they can be bleached and redyed another colour which is something i need to look in to. Cheers Dave
that "bible" looks excellent for information, so you are a "toy boy", (wife being older........nice one Dave), watching with anticipation on the XK........and YES drive them!!!!!
Very expensive but beautifully illistrated, I must one of the the oldest toy boys in the world at 66+ lol. But i‘m retired and my wife
still runs her exhibition bussiness in Dubai so i am a kept man lol. Cheers Dave
Dave I’d prefer the original seats, but guess what, it’s your car and you can do exactly what you want and it will be gorgeous. So enjoy
Cheers 🍻 John
John, Thanks, I will hang on to all of the original parts that came with the car even though there past there sell by date. Hopefully
will not sell the car in my lifetime but what they do with it after i‘m brown bread is an another matter lol. Cheers Dave
I agree if the seats make the car more useable for you then fit them and enjoy it. Kind regards, Richard.
Richard, I want to spend more time driving the cars than restoring them in the future so seats has to be high on the list of
creature comforts along with being able to take some luggage unlike the E Type lol
Dave, if those seats don’t work out for you for some reason, I believe Mazda MX5 seats are a popular upgrade for E Types and might be a suitable alternative for your XK150. Great stuff as always.
The MX5 seats have been used by Nigel the E Type shell we rebuilt and they look great when there re-upholstered, Cheers Dave
Dave. Sorry mate , l have no idea on this at all ! Good luck !
John, No problems i will do some research and find out how it all fits, Cheers Dave
I agree with you dave... I love going to shows but the thought of spending 00000's to compete for a £5 trophy doesn't do it for me
Dave I know what you mean about (some) car show people! I’ve come close to decking a few! The guy who accused me of having a ‘cheque book restoration’ came closest, it was only the leering faces of a couple of my buddies who expected the worst from me that pulled me from the brink! I only go with my daughter occasionally now as she can control with a look. If you knew me you would understand that check book is unfortunately not in my grasp. I like your channel and also do everything my self - it’s that or nothing!
I also like the way that people talk to me about her car like I do all the work - then I have to pull her off!
But the real question is why do this to ourselves? Perhaps I should have taken up gardening!
Colin, I know what you mean i had a guy say to my wife once about my E Type Oh! you restored it yourself is that so you could afford one! I came back with No i restored myself because i can lol, I have heard of some Mini shows where the tyres have been wrapped in cling film absolute BS and then they get some 4.99 plastic trophy for best car what a joke. Cheers Dave
@@ClassicCarCave that it Dave - at least we both know what keep the faith means! Let’s keep going comrade!
Colin, I do agree there are days when i think why the fuck i‘m i doing this at my age but i guess it‘s rekindling your youth
in a way as we couldn't afford the time and money when your working and briniging up a family lol. Cheers Dave
I do car shows Dave but ours is a Social event every car in our group is a daily driver ,but I know what you mean the adenoid brigade as we call them couple of thousand miles on the clock on a 50 year old car ,By the way that was some size of condom on the bench big boy lol
Peter, I‘m talking about the Anal set that that polish them all day long and the only light they see is when they open the garage door lol. I had to go back and check what you meant it‘s a plastic bag or a condom for an elephant lol, Cheers Dave
Your car ......end of chat 👍
Ian, Thank you! I agree one mans meat is another mans poison IF your a vegan lol. Cheers Dave
I guess you already have the SNG Barratt XK150 Catalogue . If that might give you some clues.
Malcolm, I am using SNG in Holland since Brexit and i don‘t have to pay and extra taxes but the issue of getting stuff from the UK
is not likely to get any better soon, Just had a big issue with the post office over 50 washers & Whitworth bolts, Cheers Dave