Mechanical & Electrical
Finished engine bay, every item has either been completely refurbished to ‘as good as new’ or is new and every piece of chrome and shiny metal ( exhausts etc) has been professionally hand polished, including the wheel nuts.
Re-assembly of this massive puzzle is underway, partially installed electrics, heat shield, brake lines, etc.
Finished Engine and gearbox. The engine block and heads were completely rebuilt by a well-respected Jaguar specialist.
Front sub frame, gearbox and engine after removal from the car.
Nice to have the underneath looking as good at the top. Rear left-hand side fully refurbished.
Rear sub frame assembly rebuilt.
Front sub frame after removal.
Rear sub frame mounting point with rust cut out.
Fuel and brake lines were, cleaned, and electroplated to ensure a pristine finish inside and out, then sealed/masked, etch primed and external powder coated in the correct ‘factory colour’, all finished off with shiny polished back boxes.
Many metal components were fully disassembled into their individual elements, shot blasted, etch primed and powder-coated by Professional Coatings.
New Oil Cooler Pipes were made.
Front end, right before strip down.
There is a lot of cable in an XJS, every bit of the wiring loom was physically checked, cleaned and buzzed through, and any remedial work carried prior to installation.
For the sake of originality, every nut, bolt and fixing in the car was plated by GBM Plating.
Rebuilt ‘diff’ with new seals and bearings.
The Differential was stripped out into its component parts.