tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55572308567402803852024-02-20T13:32:13.905-05:00V12 Stealth HunterDocumenting the restoration of a 1974 Jaguar XJ12L and other miscellaneous items of interestVikram Ambrosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00477624241225886643noreply@blogger.comBlogger92125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557230856740280385.post-14229925124636687112017-11-18T00:09:00.001-05:002017-11-18T15:47:27.650-05:00Clutch Master CylinderI've been dealing with various clutch related issues and the last (hopefully) being the replacement of a leaking clutch master cylinder. The old one was throwing fluid into the footwell every time the clutch was depressed.<br />
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The original Jaguar part number is C27186 and the part is still readily available from many of the usual suspects and costs anywhere between $50 to $100 (even for a genuine one).<br />
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I wanted a replacement quickly and that meant ordering it from XKs Unlimited. Being only a few hours away from me, shipping is very quick and cheap. Unfortunately XKs Unlimited doesn't sell a like-for-like C27186 replacement. Instead they sell a more universal part GR64068754 which was only $33.84. It is also sold under the more generic use part PMD239X.<br />
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Only issue (and the reason for this post), is that you need to transfer all the fittings, including the push rod over to the new one. And its not easy.<br />
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The easiest thing is the fluid inlet fitting. Its a straight swap. The new master cylinder comes with a fluid outlet fitting, but it needs to be removed as it doesn't fit the hard line on the car.<br />
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Now the delicate part of transferring the new rubber boot. It slides off the new push rod easily as there are no restrictions but the old push rod has the integrated fork for the clutch pedal. I managed to push the old push rod through the new rubber boot, fork side first. It is possible but it can easily tear if you're not careful. <br />
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The new master cylinder also has a wide black rubber band over the boot to hold it down tightly. This band (as shown transferred over in the photo below), cannot be used and should not be trasnferred over as it will prevent you from installing the master cylinder into the car. Which I later discovered when trying to bolt it into the car.<br />
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Make sure to use new copper crush washers and clean up the sealing surfaces of any old parts being transferred over. Vikram Ambrosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00477624241225886643noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557230856740280385.post-28136166504352016762016-11-25T16:09:00.000-05:002016-11-25T16:09:05.223-05:00On Days Like These<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQIRbV_noi8" target="_blank">Queue the Monro</a>Vikram Ambrosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00477624241225886643noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557230856740280385.post-34014443460152139912016-08-28T17:03:00.001-04:002016-11-27T22:41:39.601-05:00Engine Rebuild<br />
To make a long story short, the car had several issues I was getting tired of; it over heated, the water pump was growling, the clutch didn't work well and it leaked fuel all the time. And I never drove it. Which was sad. But it always drove very well when it was in a good mood. Lots of power and the engine sounded sweet. But these issues were making it unusable so I decided to rebuild the engine and tick off one of my bucket list items - drive the PCH in a V12 Jag.<br />
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Unfortunately I don't have many photos. And they were all taken with my cellphone. The engine was easy to pull and rebuild. Spent most time fighting the small niggly things or waiting for parts. Also learnt not to drop 40 year old cast iron manifolds - they will shatter like porcelain.<br />
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I used the official workshop manual and the oh-so-popular Kirby's book for a few tips and tricks. I don't recommend following the book verbatim. It often makes simple jobs sound very complicated and can make the whole job seem overwhelming. These V12s are easy engines to rebuild. But they just take a LOT of time. Lots and lots of time. Valve job??? LOTS AND LOTS OF TIME!!! All in from pulling the engine, rebuilding, refitting and starting her up, It took me roughly 150 hours. I worked alone and only had help when an extra pair of hands were needed to get the gearbox fitted onto the engine.<br />
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Machine work came in at around $1500 to clean all components, hone the liners, shave the heads, flywheel and a basic valve job. Parts came in at around $1500 (+ $400 to recore the radiator) as well. Mostly from XKs Unlimited. Good folks.<br />
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The car is back on the road and sounds and drives amazing. No overheating and the gearbox works. Strangely enough the speedometer is no longer working. I think it might be the drive bush in the gearbox. I can run the cable from a drill and the speedometer moves.<br />
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Now for the PCH!<br />
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<br />Vikram Ambrosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00477624241225886643noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557230856740280385.post-86705376039915487302014-11-10T23:32:00.001-05:002014-11-10T23:33:52.280-05:00Fuel FilterTook a bit of searching to find the right WIX part number so I thought I would post it for anyone else looking for it. WIX #33348. The original Jaguar part number is JS660. This is the fuel filter for cars that use the metal filter bowl.<br />
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It comes with the big O-ring needed to seal the filter bowl but it doesn't come with the little O-ring to seal the screw. I just bought a pack of generic fuel compatible Viton O-rings. Its a pretty beefy O-ring so you aren't likely going to need to change it very often anyway.<br />
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<br />Vikram Ambrosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00477624241225886643noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557230856740280385.post-68297088020842088272014-11-09T02:59:00.000-05:002014-11-09T02:59:37.336-05:00Fuel issues FixedAfter a bit of troubleshooting the problem came down to not enough suction from the pump. <br />
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Thanks to the folks at Jag-Lovers.org I learned that my car has a fairly stock fuel system. Joel suggested that I check the cork disc (#10192) for cracks as this is a known problem area.<br />
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Lo and behold, that was it! There was a small crack in mine
so I cut out a new disc from some generic fuel compatible paper gasket
material and it fixed the problem right away. The pump was now strong
enough to suck fuel.<br />
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What a wonderfully cheap and easy fix. I bet a garage would have done a full rebuild and charged me $500+ for the job. I did it with about 5 cents worth of gasket material. Very happy indeed.Vikram Ambrosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00477624241225886643noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557230856740280385.post-83080635181638824252014-11-03T21:20:00.001-05:002014-11-03T21:20:14.877-05:00Fuel issuesAfter many months of just sitting I decided to take the E-Type out for a drive and went to start it. It started and ran for a few seconds and then died. Tried to restart but it turned over and wouldn't start. The fuel pump was jugging away but it sounded like it was just sucking air. So I thought I'd have a quick look at the fuel setup in the boot and found the fuel pump set inside some foam and bolted to a pedestal that was bolted to the body. This is not what the workshop manual describes so I'm wondering it this is just a mess from a previous repair.<br />
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I'll eventually figure out what the fuel issue is but I'm a little concerned about the little capacitor like thing that was just stuffed in the foam. It looks like its meant to be grounded onto something. <br />
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Vikram Ambrosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00477624241225886643noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557230856740280385.post-82427259073039601122014-05-18T04:10:00.001-04:002014-05-18T04:15:24.634-04:00Spark PlugsI can't even believe that tomorrow will be exactly 1 year since my last post. So much has happened since I last posted I don't even feel like writing it all down. In summary, I ended up quitting my job and moving to California. I sold the 1974 XJ12L for what I paid for it some 6 years ago but I was glad to see it go to a fellow OJC member.<br />
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I took the XKE to the Jags and Wags event in San Jose hosted by Club Auto Sport and Paul from the J.A.G saw the corrosion on my spark plugs and said "They are probably welded to the head". This worried me so I ordered a set of NGK BPR6EGP spark plugs the following week. I soaked the plugs with some penetrating fluid and left it for a few days. I thought that stuff would evaoparte away but it didn't so I had to soak it out of the plug hole with some paper towels.<br />
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I took my wrench to 6A and it came out beautifully. No issues at all for any of the plugs. The plugs that came out were all Champion RN9YC. And it looks like someone had put some nickel based anti-seize on it. They all had the perfect "colour" except for 5A, which was a little sooty. But given that 6A,5A,4A all run off the same carb I didn't think too much about it. <br />
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I too put some hi-temp anti-seize and gapped them all to 0.025 inches. Took about an hour to get all 12 done but it went like clockwork since I know my way around these Jag V12s now. The V12 E-type is much easier to change spark plugs on than the XJ12s, especially the fuel injected cars. Vikram Ambrosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00477624241225886643noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557230856740280385.post-663522359351442292013-05-19T16:03:00.006-04:002014-02-01T19:00:54.602-05:001973 Jaguar E-TypeDue to certain unforeseen circumstances, I've acquired a 1973 XKE that will likely just sit in my garage for a year while I move to California on work.<br />
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This space will now be used to document my 1973 V12 E-Type, which I bought from Florida. The car is in slightly-better-than daily-driver condition. Will need new control arm bushings for safety but otherwise should be OK to drive.<br />
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Vikram Ambrosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00477624241225886643noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557230856740280385.post-20616882522513769152012-10-21T22:41:00.003-04:002012-10-21T22:41:49.987-04:00Parade lapping Calabogie<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Vikram Ambrosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00477624241225886643noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557230856740280385.post-37677476034140859802012-07-16T22:33:00.002-04:002012-07-16T22:33:49.567-04:00Replaced oil cooler linesThis year I've been going through the various leaks on the Jag and trying to make the car a little easier to live with.<br />
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I've already repaired the coolant expansion bottle by having a local fellow retrofit the lower outlet fitting from my Series 2 bottle onto a nicer Series 3 bottle. <br />
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And now I've just had new oil cooler lines made. Turned out to be quite an expensive affair as the whole thing has custom fittings and had to be re-used. Kirouac Fluid Industries on Blackwell re-used the existing threads and welded on a new set of crimp fittings for a new hose. Total cost was $250. Top quality work.<br />
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Not the easiest thing to remove especially with the clearance around the
oil cooler but eventually got the old lines removed with two adjustment
wrenches. <br />
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In an effort to clear up the engine bay I had the A/C compressor removed. Inspired by the sudden free space, I decided to remove the A/C hoses and air rails. <br />
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Managed to get most of the A/C hoses off. Just have the one left. I don't seem to have the right tools to remove it so its going to be there for a little longer.<br />
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The air rails came off quite easily since they are just pressed into the feet with an O-ring. Now to block the holes in the air rail feet I first tried some aluminium tape, but that ended up being too thin so I decided to do it properly and got myself a 8mm x 1.25mm tap and cut some threads into the little hole. The hole looks like it might be 17/64" so it cut nicely without drilling. Installed 8mm socket screws in the holes. I think a 10mm screw might have been better but this works just fine.<br />
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And yes, for those clever enough to notice, my heater hose is indeed routed incorrectly.Vikram Ambrosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00477624241225886643noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557230856740280385.post-51239396275361388842012-06-09T21:59:00.000-04:002012-06-11T23:43:43.805-04:002012 Concours D'Elegance - Ottawa Jaguar Club<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8MsgkQ1ySz4quWX7cirrNdAJJMWXzU-9Ccdtoqc2Ug1Nw4RULRN0iQuuJLi6CvzV6IhPKzl5rtmRm7_aqmYp00Ywt61E_rnu_XsrfB0EanvCznB-7dQ9uX3XPL09P5Ru_PIFEnwbhyphenhyphenvA/s1600/DSC_0024.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8MsgkQ1ySz4quWX7cirrNdAJJMWXzU-9Ccdtoqc2Ug1Nw4RULRN0iQuuJLi6CvzV6IhPKzl5rtmRm7_aqmYp00Ywt61E_rnu_XsrfB0EanvCznB-7dQ9uX3XPL09P5Ru_PIFEnwbhyphenhyphenvA/s200/DSC_0024.JPG" width="200" /></a>
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We were leaving at 9am, so I set the alarm for 7am. But of course, I woke up at 8am! Ran through the shower and got changed. The chocolate croissant for breakfast still clenched with my teeth I rushed out to get the Jag out of the garage. Put the key in and turned it, but nothing! Not even a click from the starter relay. I had checked all the fluids the night before and drove the car around a bit so it was definitely not what I was expecting. Now almost 8:30am, rushing again, I got the jumper cables out of the Mercedes and hooked the two together. Tried the key again and the V12 came to life! <br />
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I think I've killed the battery again. I've been driving around without the battery box for a while now because I bought the wrong size battery. I bought the biggest one I could find at the time because that damn Lucas starter motor would barely turn over with less than 800 CCA. Now replaced with a Japanese gear reduction starter that sounds like it might even run on lemon juice, I really ought to get a battery that will fit in the battery box. Anyways...<br />
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The Jag out of the garage, I double checked that I had my trusty adjustable wrench in the boot and found I had forgot my petrol can. I usually keep a 20L petrol can when driving the Jag because my range is usually half of what the rest of the guys in the club get with their little XK engines :) Found the can at the back of the garage, threw it in the boot and I was set! Stopped at the petrol station on Woodrofe, filled up both tanks and hit the 417 East towards our rendezvous in Orleans. <br />
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Got to the rendezvous and was a little disappointed to see we were only 3 Jags and a Bentley. First drive of the season even.<br />
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The co-ordinator had a very well planned route as usual. We drove south east towards Hudson using some fast B-roads. With the ol'Borg Warner 12 fully warmed up we were flying. If any of you have driven an old flat head V12 with the 3-speed BW12, you know exactly how insatiable the neck snapping response is at 2500rpm. It was a blast!<br />
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First stop on the way was Beau's brewery. We all sampled their premium “Lug Thread” larger. It wasn't bad. But then again I don't really wander far from Heineken to know much about anything else. <br />
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Back on the road and nearing Hudson we came towards a stop sign just at the bottom of a small hill. Admittedly not particularly aware of the sign, I hit the brakes at the last minute and locked up the rear wheels. The violent yelp from the tired Dunlops gave the guy in the XKE in front of me flashbacks of his recent back injury. But we were all good.<br />
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Excellent turn out for the show. Easily 200 cars in about 7 rows. Almost 2 rows of just Jags. The Rolls-Royce club was in full force, impressively taking up almost an entire row of their own. Lots of Minis, Triumphs, MGs Austins. a couple of Land Rovers, Astons and Lotuses too. Hiding between two Lotuses, a little BMW Isetta managed to find its way onto the grounds as well.<br />
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All in all, it was your typical car show, there were $2 hot dogs, cakes, drunk French people and some pretty dull 90s music playing in the background. The weather was beautiful (sunburn to prove it!) and the cars looked great.<br />
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While making my rounds I spotted an absolutely immaculate Concours standard silver Series 2 Silver Shadow. Came a little closer and noticed a For Sale sign. Red sheep skin with red piped seats. A real stunner. After a chat with the owner, I discovered that the car was family owned since new and had just 30k miles on it. And you can believe it, I haven't heard a push-rod engine sound that sweet in my life. <br />
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When the chap started it, both Brake #1 and #2 warning lights came on. Complete brake failure! For those of you who aren't familiar with these cars, the old RRs and Bentleys used a hydropneumatic system for both the suspension and brakes. Cam driven with two pumps, a rat's nest of piping and valves under the driver's floor, a horrendously unnecessarily complex system. Likely the reason these cars today are worth less than a nice Jaguar MK2 for example – a car several times cheaper when new. <br />
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Not wanting to let his wife see him come back in a flat bed, he was determined to get the brakes back. He asked me to help him out. I gladly went and got my wrenches out of the Jag and got under the big Roller with my oily rag. Dirtied everything up a little, just for good measure, bled both front brakes, right there on the field and voila, Brake #1 warning light went off. A small crowd gathering at this point, the owner was quite embarrassed with the whole affair. I offered him $15,000 for the car, but he was rather insulted. Claiming it was a special edition, and this and that and it was appraised at over $40k... I bid him good day and went on my way.<br />
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Managed to kill a couple of hours and regrouped with Al and friends at 2:30pm. We found a fellow Ottawa Jag club member at the show. Apparently he was planning to join us, but he couldn't find the rendezvous. In any case, he decided to join us on the way back. One of the chaps we came with had left on his own, so we were once again, only three Jags and a Bentley.<br />
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Back on the road, the Bentley flash his lights once, didn't think much of it at the time, but a few minutes later he disappeared from the convoy. I quickly signalled the leader to pull over and I turned round and went back to find him. A few kms away I found him pulled over on the side of the road with the bonnet open. I initially thought he lost his brakes as well. But soon found out that the old six and three-quarter litre v8 bruiser had run out of petrol!
Luckily I had my 20L can of petrol in the Jag. Emptied it into the Bentley, cycled the Bosch CIS pump a few times and the old bruiser started! Back on the road again we head straight to the nearest petrol station and got filled up.
And that was the end of the day. Once we got near Rockland, we went our separate ways. Overall, a very satisfying day. <br />
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In conjunction with Flightworks Inc, the Ottawa Jaguar Club welcomes all its members and anyone with a Jaguar automobile to join for a day of interesting events including a Concours D’Elegance.</div>
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<b>Where?</b> The Canadian Aviation and Space Museum, 11 Aviation Parkway, Ottawa<br />
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<b>When?</b> Saturday June 9th, 2012. Cars should not arrive before 9:00 AM. <br />
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<b>Benefits</b>: Free entrance to the grounds for entrants and immediate family members; free lunch for entrants and immediate family members, door prizes, free entrance to the Museum for entrants and families, and an opportunity to show off your car and seek advice from others with the same marque and model.<br />
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<li>The Aviation Museum is filled with many interesting aircraft that visitors can see such as the Spitfire above. </li>
<li>Flightworks is arranging the attendance of several other car clubs and individual collector cars as well as a number of vintage aircraft that will be flown from the area of the Jaguar Day. Finally it is possible that there will be some military vehicles from the National War Museum </li>
<li>The club will hold a meet and greet at Jaguar Ottawa on Friday 8 June at 7 PM for members and visitors. Jaguar Ottawa will provide a cash bar and finger food will be available. Jaguar Ottawa is located at 1300 Michael Street, Ottawa</li>
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<br />Vikram Ambrosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00477624241225886643noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557230856740280385.post-29283642195963631322011-12-17T15:16:00.005-05:002011-12-18T23:52:05.148-05:00Pulling Mike's V12Today I helped Mike pull the V12 out of his accident damaged No.31 Last 100 XJ.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJp3Z2v6iLVYZSlKoe_BgDCsMl8tSGo6lOa0cBjOS3yPYpUsdzlrtuF8VmsC8gHrRaLbkr8PrEpAQ-gCZVfCkjJKMSlhCqD7ZST0HAvtQfdFfm2WGkK4oiD0zqLtjzx2l3ncGFR4hXqjU/s1600/the+helpers+and+doers.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJp3Z2v6iLVYZSlKoe_BgDCsMl8tSGo6lOa0cBjOS3yPYpUsdzlrtuF8VmsC8gHrRaLbkr8PrEpAQ-gCZVfCkjJKMSlhCqD7ZST0HAvtQfdFfm2WGkK4oiD0zqLtjzx2l3ncGFR4hXqjU/s400/the+helpers+and+doers.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687697040163734290" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhivl4YnbKfjlBpuTpXYDNZe9pLWu9TmLJABG3SrNcEojARKdhDUGJx1PLLilpmnEGOTWVq5eJebYsEHTOKBEkGg5Viea18aiGXvtcxLqyfh0pb0TA7tGM3vhTd3SY73PrvP4DIa46fD50/s1600/DSC_0020.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhivl4YnbKfjlBpuTpXYDNZe9pLWu9TmLJABG3SrNcEojARKdhDUGJx1PLLilpmnEGOTWVq5eJebYsEHTOKBEkGg5Viea18aiGXvtcxLqyfh0pb0TA7tGM3vhTd3SY73PrvP4DIa46fD50/s400/DSC_0020.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687194396995758434" border="0" /></a>Vikram Ambrosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00477624241225886643noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557230856740280385.post-13342399146245093132011-07-30T18:21:00.002-04:002011-07-30T18:33:08.718-04:00Ottawa Jaguar Club - Summer Drive - Fort Coulonge<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRDhu9urFtxAVRu041uJpT6SBwuxcbZJM7E3Tr2r_ZtlQNj_SduIayZzefvLj3WIEm0fCElo8rK7N0yILn0Xq_Hd8V7XdkcP_3Yfjo5vkODLKhhOoR2UqtmAx8XFjJyJKSRRT1HOHJW0-6/s1600/DSC_0064.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRDhu9urFtxAVRu041uJpT6SBwuxcbZJM7E3Tr2r_ZtlQNj_SduIayZzefvLj3WIEm0fCElo8rK7N0yILn0Xq_Hd8V7XdkcP_3Yfjo5vkODLKhhOoR2UqtmAx8XFjJyJKSRRT1HOHJW0-6/s400/DSC_0064.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635272965958055522" border="0" /></a><br />Pretty small group but we had a lot of fun. Covered a little over 200miles on some fast back roads. 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Thanks to a post by Neville (NZ) on Jag-Lovers I found out how the brake light switch works and its location.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZNrfoxL4se3tw9w4NsnoDsgFtjyZcMbzi2fTQAPawyG7gsIbekxrllskKTDyrqAe1nnGiUF24C4cp1i-HvlCOiajrXeMuxOfhkxWiKzTLomrKnvBIUc0w6vOSFu_9sAZvLaq7WJTNlC4/s1600/DSC_0002.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZNrfoxL4se3tw9w4NsnoDsgFtjyZcMbzi2fTQAPawyG7gsIbekxrllskKTDyrqAe1nnGiUF24C4cp1i-HvlCOiajrXeMuxOfhkxWiKzTLomrKnvBIUc0w6vOSFu_9sAZvLaq7WJTNlC4/s400/DSC_0002.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631253357455588290" border="0" /></a><br />Really difficult to reach under there. But like many things on a British car, its pretty obvious once you stand on your head.<br /><br />When I realigned and tightened up the switch, the lever binds and doesn't move easily. The switch needs to be a little loose. Obviously if its loose it'll move out of alignment again over time. Need to figure this our properly. But its such an annoying job. I think I'll just put up with calibrating it once every few years.<br /><br />I'm going to need new tail light lenses. The ones on the car are really bad. They've fogged up and the left side has even partially melted. The lenses are not easy to find and not cheap either. But its definitely a safety issue that I will sort out as soon as possible.Vikram Ambrosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00477624241225886643noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557230856740280385.post-6345954080445953122011-07-16T20:53:00.032-04:002011-07-17T12:39:59.294-04:002011 All British Car Day (ABCD)This year's ABCD was probably the best turn out ever. 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margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 68px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgONTPe0TvAfN8xnLggLYS90UH4gG7EFxOuRtNO7NGu0PA5VVGP8SuWJl6XY0QCpXbIxFzqy07ctshvlSjM4fBuS_RvqJ-BCH-JeHK3M8ubb0MK88BZyT7gAyMg6AKhkBLWxH0pDVIxQMM/s200/2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630120620740410770" border="0" /></a>Vikram Ambrosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00477624241225886643noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557230856740280385.post-68179537761613735992011-06-18T18:23:00.014-04:002011-06-18T19:21:52.643-04:002011 Ottawa Concours D'EleganceI went to the Jaguar Concours today at the Aviation Museum. Sadly I wasn't able to take my Jag along. I had deferred getting the Jag ready for the season because I was rebuilding the 560. Eventually I gave in to compromise and sent the Jag out to have the starter changed. Had it changed but then found some sort of ignition problem. I am getting spark to the distributor cap but not to the spark plugs. Its probably just a bad rotor arm, but in any case I wasn't able to take my Jag to the show. Sad because there weren't any Series 1s or Series 2 XJs there.<br /><br />Didn't really take many photos. E-Types bore me these days. There were a lot of things going on at the Aviation Museum other than the Concours. There was an air show, a general car show (MBCA had a few cars on show, and the entire Mustang club was there), and a few military vehicles. The Ottawa Jaguar dealer was there as usual.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgZXI_SF9TUoJlSbHWYoMUgbp8rw-EqLe04kyzVGhx5DPKm6l8Ux3L6fujtDL558FNC8WjgodxucrzJFvazXplUoj8OsTYqs-oaZSTS6vm9jdcIVzSgwKPumqhEakZDW9J7mAKBFXs1-I/s1600/DSC_0019.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 192px; height: 130px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgZXI_SF9TUoJlSbHWYoMUgbp8rw-EqLe04kyzVGhx5DPKm6l8Ux3L6fujtDL558FNC8WjgodxucrzJFvazXplUoj8OsTYqs-oaZSTS6vm9jdcIVzSgwKPumqhEakZDW9J7mAKBFXs1-I/s200/DSC_0019.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619699299553332386" border="0" /></a>That new XJ is really growing on me. The short wheel base has much better head room in the back. I got a chance to look over the white XJ the dealer brought over. I have only two gripes with it; 1) the interior is a bit tinsely - too much fake chrome 2) the instrument cluster is replaced with a hideous LCD screen. But if I had $90k to spend on a saloon, I'd buy a new XJ.<br /><br />Two cars I particularly liked this year was a 1995 XJR6 and a Mark IX. Both in absolutely stunning condition. 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Black cherry.Vikram Ambrosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00477624241225886643noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557230856740280385.post-90386800407737544462010-11-11T02:22:00.007-05:002011-12-20T19:30:00.036-05:00Bent Piston Award<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA5E1umHOS3Fqet_oXs19WPcoatZ6Pkur7h1pti9GWuFsTJFuFbDndD22mLv-Dy8oHzZ4qfBP2ouyAozZVu8dgGM080dWOUb0QGFDhLzEXB0WB51-1Vr0JysK9DU65-aVTr4FprKPQVCU/s1600/DSC_0004_enhanced_crop.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 338px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA5E1umHOS3Fqet_oXs19WPcoatZ6Pkur7h1pti9GWuFsTJFuFbDndD22mLv-Dy8oHzZ4qfBP2ouyAozZVu8dgGM080dWOUb0QGFDhLzEXB0WB51-1Vr0JysK9DU65-aVTr4FprKPQVCU/s400/DSC_0004_enhanced_crop.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538795303706377314" border="0" /></a><br />At this year's Ottawa Jaguar Club - Annual General Meeting I was awarded the highly prestigious Bent Piston Award. The award is given in recognition to those among us who have ventured into the shores of British car hell and have lived to share our experiences. It is given to only the bravest of warriors. To those who have walked through the valley of the shadow of rust and have battled with Lucas, the Prince of darkness. And to those who recite the <a href="http://v12stealthhunter.blogspot.com/2009/08/british-car-nuts-prayer.html">Jag Lover's Prayer</a> each morning. I am deeply humbled to join the ranks of so many great warriors.Vikram Ambrosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00477624241225886643noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557230856740280385.post-38935877939454527212010-10-02T18:59:00.030-04:002012-06-17T18:11:44.189-04:00Fall Colours Drive - Ottawa Valley Triumph Club<br />
I decided to join the Ottawa Valley Triumph Club (OVTC) on their fall colours drive with the Jag. Absolutely amazing drive. Amazing country and amazing roads. Throwing the big V12 around the twisties was thrilling. The steep and quick inclination changes and twisty roads added an element of dan.. umm excitement, yes that's it, to the drive because cars coming round the bend/crest were not visible until they were 50ft away. Two lane countryside roads barely wide enough for the big cat added to the excitement.
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About an hour or so into the trip my co-pilot started smelling burning rubber from the Jag. Pulled over and found the A/C belt was melting. Thought it might be rubbing against the coolant filler neck, I dabbed a bit of oil around on the belt. The burning smell stopped but about 10mins later we saw smoke coming from under the hood. Pulled over and found that the smoke was coming out of the A/C pulley itself. I think the A/C pulley was seizing up. After realising the belt was only driving the A/C (which has always been non-functional) and the air pump, I cut the belt off with a haxsaw blade (thanks Paul). It was smooth sailing once again.<br />
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OVTC hospitality was once again at its best. A big thanks to Don LeBlanc for putting the event together and for the superb routes.
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUtpNKxqMBx1MKJpn0Mc-yTJUAVSItt3jaXJzIz7CSzoZdhpnvwTmHbd-7mmCXbyQ2_NNaBVonUEW_u7KXaZpQkUJX1mO6WQGhyTHl2PGX7o-jBctiRg_2ekR8H_D175hLrcXHHEODdyU/s1600/DSC_0025_1.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523591791508175186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUtpNKxqMBx1MKJpn0Mc-yTJUAVSItt3jaXJzIz7CSzoZdhpnvwTmHbd-7mmCXbyQ2_NNaBVonUEW_u7KXaZpQkUJX1mO6WQGhyTHl2PGX7o-jBctiRg_2ekR8H_D175hLrcXHHEODdyU/s200/DSC_0025_1.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 130px; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; width: 195px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx-YZFJB24APsN0D0nrnS-C-6v5CG3X6c6m7nLDsWvV_eH7qBFpp5GyMspUuPNiM0wcfiD2BqiSXcUsF8mLaFcFvKEOMLVNwnQkeOY66B3OVY8O6p0WtDQJ4gDa4XcJSXTkrzSUk2jNyo/s1600/DSC_0022_1.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523591480712575506" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx-YZFJB24APsN0D0nrnS-C-6v5CG3X6c6m7nLDsWvV_eH7qBFpp5GyMspUuPNiM0wcfiD2BqiSXcUsF8mLaFcFvKEOMLVNwnQkeOY66B3OVY8O6p0WtDQJ4gDa4XcJSXTkrzSUk2jNyo/s200/DSC_0022_1.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 130px; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; width: 195px;" /></a>Vikram Ambrosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00477624241225886643noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557230856740280385.post-38188599065051112282010-09-30T01:54:00.007-04:002010-09-30T14:19:29.727-04:00Ooh Ahh Jag-u-ar<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjdL0WOSBJVt-xEaG4IKX_GjIlUajpHmXTkXf7pEgPeAh_QcECB48-O5OcUq9iyB6bRx4k6lW7ILfZhvETp5H7oEiBsgQtINxZcrPU_yH9lOZX3C3qM0WNWEA-lo5Fs9aOPYClqnLylLE/s1600/DSC_0017_1.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 218px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjdL0WOSBJVt-xEaG4IKX_GjIlUajpHmXTkXf7pEgPeAh_QcECB48-O5OcUq9iyB6bRx4k6lW7ILfZhvETp5H7oEiBsgQtINxZcrPU_yH9lOZX3C3qM0WNWEA-lo5Fs9aOPYClqnLylLE/s400/DSC_0017_1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522581092431973586" border="0" /></a><br />Not much to write any more these days. Reached a point in the restoration where the remaining work is quite expensive and cannot really be done at home (well most of it at least).<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Mechanical work remaining:</span><br /><ul><li>Machine cylinder heads (valve job, adjustment, guides etc...)</li><li>Needs new exhaust. I'm most likely going to get a Stebro stainless system when I can afford it</li><li>A proper carb tuning. Or better still a set of SUs all round would be nice. Six double barrel down draft Webers would be ever nicer<br /></li><li>Need new front and rear windscreen seals - damn thing leaks!</li></ul><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Aesthetic work remaining:</span><br /><ul><li>Needs a full down-to-metal paint job. The car was originally BRG but I think it'll just be easier to stick to black at the moment. A thick piano glossy black is what I want.</li><li>Redye the biscuit interior<br /></li><li>A nice new suede headliner won't hurt either</li><li>Need new chrome bumpers. The chrome is starting to bubble and peal in places and this car really deserves to have the original European bumpers anyways. </li></ul><br />All that should make her as good as new, but it'll easily rack up a cool $10,000. I can't afford to dump that kind of money in the Jag all at once, but I don't mind taking my time and doing the remaining jobs one by one as my finances permit.<br /><br />Speaking of which, I'm really broke these days. Really need to get a job in January (Graduating M.Eng in December). I can do anything from restoring V12 Jags to writing computer software, so hire me already!<br /><br />I suppose I will be keeping the <a href="http://vikramambrose2010.blogspot.com/">V8 Bruiser Benz </a>blog updated more often than the Jag one from now on. The 560SEL is a proper garage queen and a fussy one at that. Needs lots of small things done. Should be doing the fuel pumps and ACC mono-valve soon.<br /><br />Over and out for now.Vikram Ambrosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00477624241225886643noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557230856740280385.post-89839417045740639682010-08-25T00:29:00.016-04:002010-08-25T00:50:35.481-04:00Truly Insatiable<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj0YsARCI9XVe3kGptGyJFGDas5jmiIpazRe3L3hF_miET-_oRnmhCZX2e534Z0tEU-Z-S1AqKPDZBjB4Nc4knnTk7q80_p0UfvVMK8X5AwESD1QPAR8JzpiQCEmFT2NSEIQCBbdo9y00/s1600/DSC_0024_hot.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj0YsARCI9XVe3kGptGyJFGDas5jmiIpazRe3L3hF_miET-_oRnmhCZX2e534Z0tEU-Z-S1AqKPDZBjB4Nc4knnTk7q80_p0UfvVMK8X5AwESD1QPAR8JzpiQCEmFT2NSEIQCBbdo9y00/s400/DSC_0024_hot.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509200481091996914" border="0" /></a>There is something beautiful and at the same time simply sinister, about driving a V12 Jaguar in the night. You're bathed in this warm phosphorous green glow of the instruments, the sound of 12 cylinders a blaze, taunting you to go faster, and together with the cool night's breeze fools you into thinking you're flying a World War 2 fighter, its truly insatiable.Vikram Ambrosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00477624241225886643noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557230856740280385.post-26337357146813531442010-08-25T00:01:00.016-04:002010-08-25T00:28:58.412-04:00Hazeldean British Invasion<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtkxpDAQAIeZmp20GZ2r45x-bKQ37V9dRmWBHHFNoKD13OKtg2urAsiCCQWJNtJ31FA9DwRghu659gwApTZAI4yyKJwabfZqpv99gFF1bAc9967h63ljk4lWVKf0VNuQ_BTWAWcnqBsIM/s1600/DSC_0004_hot.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 164px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtkxpDAQAIeZmp20GZ2r45x-bKQ37V9dRmWBHHFNoKD13OKtg2urAsiCCQWJNtJ31FA9DwRghu659gwApTZAI4yyKJwabfZqpv99gFF1bAc9967h63ljk4lWVKf0VNuQ_BTWAWcnqBsIM/s400/DSC_0004_hot.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509194662922068770" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijMFQDzPdB0CC6q-ijCwRItWAYq-toj9upNO_HX6kp0SZ-RJfEKMONfaieg0wZfTxxuMYCk94kCli3JYAbVirR2yyCKKX629sk-RLoUdNyIA4dPbljnqB1rKusOiYCGGM1zHgb8riAVI4/s1600/DSC_0005_hot.jpg"><img style="float: left; 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margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 191px; height: 127px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmKIsOKCAEFXELxvCc4_Tb1iTYdV6Xr8L8vkCt286IjPXqsbTzivFu9YmZhgDsCylhj5_3kfKsWgQPjX7Bok3_DlhMsy3prcq6y8Ezk1Ll9ho-_uTmRS5oQGAiT5TYOpKQCJ-MuuyB9zo/s200/DSC_0017_hot.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509194304558647362" border="0" /></a>I'm not crazy about American cars, so I just snapped one photo for the sake of it. Once you've seen one American car, you've seen them all. The design is the same across the board, $1,000,000.00 R&D budget for the engine and then 10c on everything else.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMi64TyuI7EFR56Vzr7j5C2uwiGjIP8ndT8hqLyGIGYSnNTyncsQkPgw7n9rmA0EGQFsH_8XDuF5ebVsgO9rKsKonacoUqATiBA3IN1BbpSZqFtzyBW0XCpnsT3ZNdrWN9xsWDtl0qEGk/s1600/DSC_0020_hot.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 187px; height: 140px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMi64TyuI7EFR56Vzr7j5C2uwiGjIP8ndT8hqLyGIGYSnNTyncsQkPgw7n9rmA0EGQFsH_8XDuF5ebVsgO9rKsKonacoUqATiBA3IN1BbpSZqFtzyBW0XCpnsT3ZNdrWN9xsWDtl0qEGk/s200/DSC_0020_hot.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509194448505663618" border="0" /></a>I'm not particularly crazy about BMWs either. Over the last two decades, they've just become overly obnoxious, overweight and expensive. However I did spot this gem among all the E46 M3s. It's a E32 735i with a 5 speed manual and a 4.27 differential. Its wearing period correct BBS wheels and some sort of body kit. I think I want one.Vikram Ambrosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00477624241225886643noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557230856740280385.post-84180730462516740072010-08-22T16:54:00.005-04:002010-08-25T08:18:18.923-04:001976 Jaguar commercial!I stumbled across this commercial on youtube while searching for the "Claws" X-Type commercial (still looking, send me a link if you have it). Looks like an original 1976 Jaguar XJ French commercial featuring a Series 2 XJ. Enjoy!<br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwx3NC9vgvSwcBgQATGlXu7WVrBgNUHCBXUXZ5y9XTFJrxcGlxvwrV3A0Gopdzz0qXBJKWdygDckNfmuTbPwA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYCC6OEYbcY"><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYCC6OEYbcY</a>Vikram Ambrosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00477624241225886643noreply@blogger.com0