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Old 01-04-2013, 04:23 AM
Peter Tommasini Peter Tommasini is offline
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Default Jaguar XK140 rebuild

Hi Guys,

I've finally found some time to load up pictures of the XK140 rebuild...

This is how the car arrived...
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and started assessing the damage...
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As you can see it doesn't look good... If it was a patient, you'd put him to sleep.
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Old 01-04-2013, 04:40 AM
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Now we start the painstaking exercise to rebuild it...

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I suddenly realised that I shouldn't have started the job... Still got all the front and doors to go.... but never mind, we'll keep going...
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Old 01-04-2013, 04:57 AM
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We're now starting on the front rebuilding the door hinge assembly.

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Old 01-04-2013, 05:10 AM
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And on to the front guards...

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Old 01-04-2013, 05:17 AM
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Onto the doors..

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another job done... but more to come...
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Old 01-04-2013, 05:22 AM
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Nice work as always ! How much of the original car will be left ?

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Old 01-04-2013, 05:25 AM
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Next is the bootlid, skin and frame..

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Old 01-04-2013, 05:32 AM
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...the rear guards and bits 'n' pieces

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Old 01-04-2013, 05:35 AM
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Looking heaps better.... around 150 hours to go...

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Old 01-04-2013, 06:09 AM
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Quote:
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Nice work as always ! How much of the original car will be left ?

Pat
Hi Pat,

The roof skin, rear parcel shelf, inner dash panel and transmission tunnel are all that remains original.

Peter
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