There are loads on here like Not Economically Viable man and Seaside Garage viking. Tasty Classics man has had some old British motors as well. I´m a 1976 model and I´d love to have one of these. You´re so lucky in the UK. You couldn´t get a rotten seat for an old Jaaag for under 500 euros over here...
I agree with you. Unfortunately, I am a boomer with all the associated decay and stereotypical attitudes towards life and things but unlike you, I do have a hat which I can 'take off' to this delightful young chap and his lovely bargain Jag.
I have no interest in cars, can't drive, failed test enough times and not sure that I'll try again, I know nothing about engines or engineering. Yet, after stumbling across this channel, I am massively invested in how this Jag will turn out.
Heartening to see someone bringing a once lovely car back to life. The sad issue with old cars is once they reach a certain age, people won't invest in maintenance, and they deteriorate at ever increasing rates. I think people make the false economic choice it would cost more than it's worth, so what's the point? But really, what is an old car worth if it runs well? If you find a decent example, the depreciation is already baked in. Putting aside reasonable sums for repairs each year can keep a car going forever - and will be so much cheaper than buying new in the long-term. Plus you get to drive a rarer and rarer motor. My Volvo V50 currently has 240,000 miles on the clock. It cost me £3,500 seven and a half years ago, and has obviously needed yearly repairs, but I wouldn't swap it. The vehicle's a safe, comfortable, good-looking motor - that I'll happily keep running as long as possible. Good luck with the renovation - I hope you're able to make this lovely Jaguar whole again!
Exactly. Most people won't want to pay a couple hundred pounds to keep an old car going so instead they decide to spend 200 pound every month for the next 3 years to buy a new car that loses half the value Instantly. Pretty insane but most people aren't smart.
@@bobbyrayofthefamilysmith24 I also like older cars are generally cheap and easy to repair. Another car channel said on his show, no one thing on his old motor would cost more than £1,000 to repair if it went wrong. He then cited a whole load of equivalent repairs on newer cars that were quoted at 5, 8, 12K. They were dealership prices of course, and a lot of BTL comments were about "stealerships" ripping the customer off. Best finding an honest local mechanic you trust, and let them look after anything you can't manage yourself 👍
You paid 3.5k for a V50? They saw you coming mate😂😂😂 I'm still driving my 82 Fiat 128 which I paid €400 for in 2007. I've put just over 300k km on her since.😊
Drain the 4 speed ZF auto box, Remove the sump, Replace the filter and refiill with ATF, It's an easy job, The 1st step to do sorting out auto box issues.
Takes balls of steel to take on a project like this, especially in a workshop it doesnt fit in! Serious amount of respect here. Loving this series and car.
Like your videos mate. On the electrics and other problems, please don’t shy away from explaining/ showing how you identify then solve the problems- lots of us like to build up our knowledge. Keep it up.
What a beautiful, solid car. Great to see a lad who has a mindset to repair and not replace. We need more like you mate, good luck with the project, Subbed 👍
Well done,I do love seeing a pink/red car being brought back to red. You have got some patience sorting out the gremlins on that car. Looking forward to seeing the next video
Did see on Bangers & Cash a faded red car being brought back to bright red but it quickly went pink again. Apparently this is common with red, hopefully won't happen with the XJS.
@@robbieshields1563 In the late '80s I had a 1986 Astra in "Mexico Red", which turned pink, and developed a powdery finish. The first time I cut it back and polished it I thought the problem had gone away, but a few weeks later, all my work was for nothing!
@@1man1guitarletsgo I used mer ,,, and it's lasted at least 6 months so far... on a red XJS. Polished several times and used several different new fangled products .. pink as soon as it rained
A lovely car. I agree with you that red suits these cars - I didn’t think it would until I saw one. I have a blue one - diamond blue metallic - love it. Lots of good people around to help maintain if you need any contacts. Good luck and enjoy.
Yeah but not much longer. I had a 1976 2002 in "red" in a similar state. It´s pretty pointless in my view. It just resalmons so quickly as to render the work a fool´s errand.
I was thinking the same thing. Unsure if you did it off-camera but the ultimate compound is really the first stage of a 3 stage process - compound, polish, wax/seal. The first 2 stages are various levels of abrasive, the 3rd stage is the only one which will protect the paint from the elements/UV.
Good video. Re. the red paint fading, you're right, it cannot be stopped. Protecting it with anything, like Carnuba wax or a polymer sealant will prolong it a bit, but that's it. I'd be surprised if the gearbox isn't terminal. My experience of that range of ZF's is that it would still attempt a change or two with low oil. I'm a 72 year old pessimist, but in my experience, cars are sold cheap for one reason only, someone knows what is wrong with them. As someone has said, the brake unit is an accumulator or "brake bomb" as it is sometimes called. some BMW's use a similar system instead of a vacuum servo, like the E31 I am currently restoring.
I used to have a BMW 635csi in a similar shade of red, which used to revert to pink within a few months of polishing, especially in the summer. Once the paint is affected, it's a constant battle and only really a respray is a long term solution, but you can slow down the fading by applying a good quality wax or ceramic sealant, and keep it inside and/or out of the sun and rain as much as possible. Enjoying the series and looking forward to seeing the Jag on the road, I hope the gearbox oil sorts the shifting issue!!
Old Red paint just goes pink certainly on cars before the 2000s Back in the day I used Brasso on my Red Opel Manta, then polished it. It looked nice an shiny 6 months later before I crashed it SoI was told by and old boy Brasso is slightly more abrasive than T Cut and takes the dead paint off it then lasts better than If you just buff dead paint as it's still dead paint!
In order to fix the instrument cluster you will need to remove the four screws holding on the rusty earthing metal strip - de-rust it (with sandpaper) and reinstall making sure that the flexible circuit board tabs all make good connections - carefully look at where the tabs and tiny washers are when you take them apart. Buy a manual donor XJS and convert to manual.
@@Tipo107 thank you for the tips! I'll be doing this tomorrow evening hopefully! Haha would love a manual conversion if I can't get the auto box to function!
Crazy but good move to buff the thing up BEFORE taking it for a test drive! Its good looks will inspire you to overcome the inevitable problems you will face.. Im not a car person but was an antiques restorer. I often left the finishing touches - wrongly in hindsight, till last - I so often got bored with big jobs cos the problems could be overwealming, which was no fun. So great to get a dose of gratification early to fuel you onwards.. Good luck with it . Fabulous car!👍👍
Great videos. Very can-do attitude which fills me with encouragement and something is really needed with older cars, where previous repairs and servicing or lack of it, frequently lead to rounded nuts, rusted parts, which all take many hours to remove clean and paint, yet alone repair /replace. Presenter’s experience really shines through but I get the impression this is full time and not a hobby like for many of us. With this experience I soon expect him to be working on much more valuable cars than this jaguar XJS to make a living. Shame though it is, these projects are labours of love and I speak from experience. Like a ripple in a pond, start to. Fix 1 problem on an old car only to find another 3. Would be good to understand how long some of his work is taking.😊
Nice work on the paint. Red always gives an amazing transformation. I’d give it a further polish with Autoglym Super Resin Polish and then top it off with Autoglym Super Gloss. You won’t believe how nice it will look and the protection it provides, especially for a car with the limited usage it’s likely to get, means it will last a long time.
brilliant work getting it to look so good - i'm really excited to see this car get back on the road ! thanks so much for the videos, they are immensly enjoyable !
I have subscribed so I can watch you fix this lovely old car. Good luck with it. Jags are always fun, expensive and mean to their owners, but somehow worth it.
I had a red Datsun 240z many years ago that came up in red blisters when it was only 4 years old. I scratched the blisters back to rust, sanded them, painted them with a rust converter and then painted them with red Hammerite. Almond invisible and never another problem in the 5 years I had the car.
So very well done on the paint bring back, looks great and hopefully you will find a more permanent solution to make it stay bright! Brilliant work on the electrics and wish you all the luck on that job, you are so brave to take THAT on ! Looking good and coming along well but slowly, keep up the great work and so admire your skill at taking this job on, great car too!
I had one of these many moons ago. The water temperature sensor is prone to failing and if left too long without being changed blow the ECU. It was cheap to replace them back in the day.
Great work so far! Agree with others that oil and filter change may well sort the gearbox issue On mine the faulty temp gauge was due to the flexible electrical strip on the binnacle delaminating and cracking, but a relatively easy fix with some conducting tape and lasted many years
The ZF 4HP22 gearbox being hesitant to change up from 1st gear can be solved by cleaning the mechanical governor. Drop the propshaft and remove the gearbox end. The governor parts gain a black coating from the fluid that causes it to stick. I've owned my '88 3.6 for many years and recognise many of the same problems you are having. Make sure your front subframe hasn't rusted through behind the dampers, in the area that the body had corroded.
This was my dad's boss's car when I grew up and I've always had a soft spot for the XJS ever since. Beautiful, elegant car. It came up brilliantly with the polish - I can't believe how good it looks for your £420! Best of luck with getting it roadworthy.
That’s a super motor and worth a few touch up repairs mate , take it to your local paint shop where they can colour tint an aerosol from the say the petrol cap door , Re the oxidation of the paint , that’s called blooming , reds and yellows are the most prone to, once it’s cut back , I actually would use the coloured red TCut to cut it a little more , it’s more of a glaze than a high cut , then a couple of coats of wax will seal it from blooming . Re your gearbox , you could top it up , but as it’s low anyway , much better to drop the pan and change the filter , fresh fluid and that should give you your gears back . Well done mate and keep up the realistic , entertaining projects
You are a brave man, tackling that JAG. My personal experience with them was so frustrating,I lost my faith.
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Loving this - if you get this right, you will have a car fit for a King. Jags are awesome. I have had a series 3 XJ6 and two XJ8 x350s and never had to press the accelerator more than about 5%. in daily use. Occasionally when putting the clog down, always surprised at how agile they are for big motors.
Well Done on cleaning her up and working in such a small workshop. Be careful checking the transmission fluid put it in Neutral and engine running. Could make a nice Winter Hack.
This XJS just keeps on giving, bought for very little with good bones and most of the issues so far seem to have been and relatively easy to fix. Hopefully filling up the transmission fluid will solve the gear changing issue. The panel work could be more of an issue but this car definitely deserves another chance
I bought a second hand 1988 JAG XJS 3.6.. it was a fabulous machine to drive but after a while it just started to disappear in front of my eyes.. it just rotted away. It also had an added indoor water feature. When it rained, the back seats would fill up with water. It's such a shame, I was very disappointed with it...😮
My great uncle was part of the development team for the xjs...a quick glance down at those instruments and you can see all is well in under a second..you see a constant line with half a tank of fuel
Back in the 80s this was my favourite car but the V12 one, but later than brought the HE was ment to be a high efficiency, never did buy one but what a lovely car in there day, they still got that classy look still today, thanks for showing us your videos and keep them coming
Nice one. As KellyMcD said in the comment before mine its great to see a youngster so enthused about an old Jag - or any older car. Trans fluid in the gearbox is always a good thing so hopefully you will get some action with the gearbox later on. If not try changing the filters and the wee rubber sealing washer associated with the filter. As for the paint you may need to use a medium plus cutting compound then bring the paint back with progressively finer pastes. The trouble is you need to see to the rust first which would likely mean a full respray anyway especially if you planned to keep the old girl long term. They are fairly good old buses if you stay on top of the maintenance. Wishing you the best of luck with it.
What a project - Absolute bargain for sub £500 :) We restored one a couple of years agi but didn't film it for the channel... Looking forward to more updates !
Before putting much time and effort into this, remove the crude patches close to the panhard rod mounts. If the internal multiple skin sections are rotten, then pretty significant welding repairs are needed. Having done a few of them in the past, I would say its certainly not a DIY job, and finding a scrap car, that has sections which aren't rotten that can be cut out and welded into your car, would in itself be a nightmare. If there are major mechanical issues as well then taking into account the amount of welding almost certainly needed, I would suggest getting it listed on eBay as soon as possible and see if you can get your money back or maybe even make a bit?
Used to work on these beasts back in the day, used to rebuild a gearbox at least every couple of weeks. The gearbox issue could be a couple of things, check you are getting full vacuum to the vacuum modulator on the side of the gearbox and that it’s holding vacuum as sometimes the diaphragm splits, next if that’s all ok is the governor might be stuck, it’s in the rear part of the gearbox and - hope you get it working, good luck 👍
This very true what someone have message you about not having much more to work. But thank god you managed to move stuff to give yourself more room to move around. It will certainly be a enough room to polish the paint work and other small jobs now. 🤔👏👏👏
Great work:) I think, I’m not a detailer but once you have compounded it, you then have to put some decent polish on. Great job tho :) anyways back to the t5 :)
Right I have subscribed just because of the Jaguar im going to watch your Porsche content too. Hope the channel grows from this type of content good luck. 👍👍🙏🇬🇧
The XJS is my favourite Jaguar. On Bangers & Cash they polished a pink car to make it red but it soon faded and they showed that the only solution was a costly re-spray. However I suppose you could just polish it again and again enough to move it on for the next owner to take on painting. Surely you'll at least break even on your costs and you've put a nice motor back on the road where it belongs.
I watch a lot of car restoration stuff but of all the Ferraris, the Porsches, the Range Rovers, the RS4's etc etc ... this one is stand out for potential. It's an absolute icon of British motoring, already very rare and destined to be more so. If it's genuinelly good underneath then it's a keeper for sure, as future classics go this one can only sky rocket. If there is any way you could dry store / garage that then try to find a way. I reckon that's a very good investment! Gonna need some love though ... I'd recommend to Lanoguard it immediately absolutely everywhere underneath (about £75) ... money well spent! If you can weld nicely enough to do the bodywork / source the odd replacement panel then you're not far off looking at a respray to really add value to it. Strip it, do ALL of the prep .. methodically ... and you could pay a very reasonable rate for a pro to finish it off. It really is all about the underneath though. Stunning stunning car!
Great stuff man, not enough content on YT of old Jags being worked on, hope you keep it for a bit longer. From the condensation I'd say you got some water ingress, but you probably know this 😂 I had a red....sorry pink Capri 2.8..., i T-cut, polished and waxed it but unfortunately nothing brought it back for long. Plus you know i had to spend time fixing other things! 😅 Great channel dude 🤘
It is always nice to have a clean work shop! I love the looks of these old Jags but the New Jag made me gag and then there is the new commercial! Holly Crap!!
Re: fading... you've only really fine polished the top, ideally you'd use Farecla G3 compound to cut a wee bit deeper and THEN use the ultimate compound. this will prolong the colour, but being red it will always fade again, red paint and something to do with the sun's colour spectrum... that bit is beyond my memory capacity 😂. Great job so far 👍
I have a 1990 XJRS in the same Signal Red. The paint oxidises but is worth a polish and wax as it does not have a clear coat. Your GM400 transmission may just need a fluid change and filter but I would look at the vacuum modulator. With a non working modulator it will change at over 5,000rpm. First check is whether there is any vacuum in the hose at the modulator (often not).
Not sure on Jags but loads of brit cars have a voltage regulator for temp and fuel gauges. This steps down the 12 volts to a lower voltage ( so the gauges aren't dependant on the battery state of charge). The fact that both dont work would get me hunting for that regulator . Good luck
I had red Porsche 911….or should I say pink 911….the sun seems to kill red paint…best way to stop the red fading…..paint it another colour…lol…..seriously tho…best product to use is a coloured wax polish….worked for me….ps great work done so far…looking forward to seeing it on the road…Keith Dorset uk
I did the same job on my 78 v12..... 4 or 5 times .. and every time it rained it came back in pink spots. I was using new fangled so called waxes ..... I used Mer and it's stayed red over at least 6 months.
I always fancied one of these, especially the very last 4 litre models with the body coloured bumpers. The V12 is too thirsty and a bit scary from a maintenance point of view...
On the transmission issue- your issue is indicative of a failed vacuum modulator or a vacuum leak between the engine and the modulator. The clunk you heard, if it is coming from the transmission tunnel, is likely a failed transmission mount- these mounts are fairly complex so make sure you have all necessary parts and a diagram before attempting a repair. Best of luck on your project - a 15+ year XJ-S enthusiast.
@louisjones2653 Spot on! Yes you don't want to undo the wrong nut on the gearbox mount :-) As a cheap crude fix you could probably squirt something like tigerseal into the mount to stop it flapping about.
I do like to see a non-boomer being enthusiastic about an elderly Jag. Gives me hope for the future! If I had a hat I'd be taking it off to you.
There are loads on here like Not Economically Viable man and Seaside Garage viking. Tasty Classics man has had some old British motors as well. I´m a 1976 model and I´d love to have one of these. You´re so lucky in the UK. You couldn´t get a rotten seat for an old Jaaag for under 500 euros over here...
@@petemommo9622 Over here? Where are you?
I agree with you. Unfortunately, I am a boomer with all the associated decay and stereotypical attitudes towards life and things but unlike you, I do have a hat which I can 'take off' to this delightful young chap and his lovely bargain Jag.
I was born in 1985. My next door neighbour had an XJS in the early 90s which is why I have a soft spot for these
@@jeremyyork3538 In Belgium, but the same applies to the rest of continental Europe. These things are coveted here.
I have no interest in cars, can't drive, failed test enough times and not sure that I'll try again, I know nothing about engines or engineering. Yet, after stumbling across this channel, I am massively invested in how this Jag will turn out.
@@jamesfelixdupont thank you James I appreciate that! Fingers crossed it'll be back on the road soon 🤞
@@cashmachinecars Thanks, will be following with interest, also your other videos.
It's a funny old world, love how this old Jag has connected people.
Heartening to see someone bringing a once lovely car back to life. The sad issue with old cars is once they reach a certain age, people won't invest in maintenance, and they deteriorate at ever increasing rates. I think people make the false economic choice it would cost more than it's worth, so what's the point? But really, what is an old car worth if it runs well? If you find a decent example, the depreciation is already baked in. Putting aside reasonable sums for repairs each year can keep a car going forever - and will be so much cheaper than buying new in the long-term. Plus you get to drive a rarer and rarer motor. My Volvo V50 currently has 240,000 miles on the clock. It cost me £3,500 seven and a half years ago, and has obviously needed yearly repairs, but I wouldn't swap it. The vehicle's a safe, comfortable, good-looking motor - that I'll happily keep running as long as possible. Good luck with the renovation - I hope you're able to make this lovely Jaguar whole again!
Exactly. Most people won't want to pay a couple hundred pounds to keep an old car going so instead they decide to spend 200 pound every month for the next 3 years to buy a new car that loses half the value Instantly. Pretty insane but most people aren't smart.
@@bobbyrayofthefamilysmith24 I also like older cars are generally cheap and easy to repair. Another car channel said on his show, no one thing on his old motor would cost more than £1,000 to repair if it went wrong. He then cited a whole load of equivalent repairs on newer cars that were quoted at 5, 8, 12K. They were dealership prices of course, and a lot of BTL comments were about "stealerships" ripping the customer off. Best finding an honest local mechanic you trust, and let them look after anything you can't manage yourself 👍
You paid 3.5k for a V50? They saw you coming mate😂😂😂 I'm still driving my 82 Fiat 128 which I paid €400 for in 2007. I've put just over 300k km on her since.😊
Drain the 4 speed ZF auto box, Remove the sump, Replace the filter and refiill with ATF, It's an easy job, The 1st step to do sorting out auto box issues.
Good advice, well worth trying👍
Takes balls of steel to take on a project like this, especially in a workshop it doesnt fit in! Serious amount of respect here. Loving this series and car.
So many Jags look better after 30 years or so than when they did new.
IMO, these XJ-Ss look stunning. Even better in reality
@@lewis72 couldn't agree more! I never really looked at the xjs but once I saw it in person its really starting to grow on me
Hats off for saving/fixing.
He hasn't fixed it yet! 😉 But I hope he does.
Like your videos mate. On the electrics and other problems, please don’t shy away from explaining/ showing how you identify then solve the problems- lots of us like to build up our knowledge. Keep it up.
Stunningly beautiful car, destroyed by bean counters. Fantastic to see another one given a chance to breath again
What a beautiful, solid car. Great to see a lad who has a mindset to repair and not replace. We need more like you mate, good luck with the project, Subbed 👍
Stop apologizing. its a great car and you are doing a fantastic job getting it back on the road. There is nothing to be sorry about.
What a great looking Jag. Good on you for bringing her back to glory.
Thank you I'll do my best 👍
Love to see practical fixes rather than just swapping out parts.
Also awesome real world workshop 👍🏻
Great videos
Really enjoyed that - fair play, just a lad in a shed putting an old jag back on the road step by step. Well done, keep them coming.
Well done,I do love seeing a pink/red car being brought back to red. You have got some patience sorting out the gremlins on that car. Looking forward to seeing the next video
Did see on Bangers & Cash a faded red car being brought back to bright red but it quickly went pink again. Apparently this is common with red, hopefully won't happen with the XJS.
It never lasts though.
Yes it will never last but it’s the sense of achievement seeing the difference
@@robbieshields1563 In the late '80s I had a 1986 Astra in "Mexico Red", which turned pink, and developed a powdery finish. The first time I cut it back and polished it I thought the problem had gone away, but a few weeks later, all my work was for nothing!
@@1man1guitarletsgo I used mer ,,, and it's lasted at least 6 months so far... on a red XJS. Polished several times and used several different new fangled products .. pink as soon as it rained
A lovely car. I agree with you that red suits these cars - I didn’t think it would until I saw one. I have a blue one - diamond blue metallic - love it. Lots of good people around to help maintain if you need any contacts. Good luck and enjoy.
Now that you have polished it, use some wax or something similar to seal the finish. That should preserve the finish a little longer.
Yeah but not much longer. I had a 1976 2002 in "red" in a similar state. It´s pretty pointless in my view. It just resalmons so quickly as to render the work a fool´s errand.
Thank you for the tip! I will do this 👍
Really needs a wet sand and probably relacquering...
It needs a new clearcoat.
I was thinking the same thing. Unsure if you did it off-camera but the ultimate compound is really the first stage of a 3 stage process - compound, polish, wax/seal. The first 2 stages are various levels of abrasive, the 3rd stage is the only one which will protect the paint from the elements/UV.
Good video. Re. the red paint fading, you're right, it cannot be stopped. Protecting it with anything, like Carnuba wax or a polymer sealant will prolong it a bit, but that's it. I'd be surprised if the gearbox isn't terminal. My experience of that range of ZF's is that it would still attempt a change or two with low oil. I'm a 72 year old pessimist, but in my experience, cars are sold cheap for one reason only, someone knows what is wrong with them. As someone has said, the brake unit is an accumulator or "brake bomb" as it is sometimes called. some BMW's use a similar system instead of a vacuum servo, like the E31 I am currently restoring.
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Loving the progress so far, you're gonna get there! Love the speedy time lapse style of filming and no nonsense approach!
I used to have a BMW 635csi in a similar shade of red, which used to revert to pink within a few months of polishing, especially in the summer. Once the paint is affected, it's a constant battle and only really a respray is a long term solution, but you can slow down the fading by applying a good quality wax or ceramic sealant, and keep it inside and/or out of the sun and rain as much as possible. Enjoying the series and looking forward to seeing the Jag on the road, I hope the gearbox oil sorts the shifting issue!!
Old Red paint just goes pink certainly on cars before the 2000s
Back in the day I used Brasso on my Red Opel Manta, then polished it.
It looked nice an shiny 6 months later before I crashed it
SoI was told by and old boy Brasso is slightly more abrasive than T Cut and takes the dead paint off it then lasts better than If you just buff dead paint as it's still dead paint!
In order to fix the instrument cluster you will need to remove the four screws holding on the rusty earthing metal strip - de-rust it (with sandpaper) and reinstall making sure that the flexible circuit board tabs all make good connections - carefully look at where the tabs and tiny washers are when you take them apart.
Buy a manual donor XJS and convert to manual.
@@Tipo107 thank you for the tips! I'll be doing this tomorrow evening hopefully! Haha would love a manual conversion if I can't get the auto box to function!
Crazy but good move to buff the thing up BEFORE taking it for a test drive! Its good looks will inspire you to overcome the inevitable problems you will face.. Im not a car person but was an antiques restorer. I often left the finishing touches - wrongly in hindsight, till last - I so often got bored with big jobs cos the problems could be overwealming, which was no fun. So great to get a dose of gratification early to fuel you onwards.. Good luck with it . Fabulous car!👍👍
Wise words.
Great videos. Very can-do attitude which fills me with encouragement and something is really needed with older cars, where previous repairs and servicing or lack of it, frequently lead to rounded nuts, rusted parts, which all take many hours to remove clean and paint, yet alone repair /replace.
Presenter’s experience really shines through but I get the impression this is full time and not a hobby like for many of us.
With this experience I soon expect him to be working on much more valuable cars than this jaguar XJS to make a living. Shame though it is, these projects are labours of love and I speak from experience.
Like a ripple in a pond, start to. Fix 1 problem on an old car only to find another 3.
Would be good to understand how long some of his work is taking.😊
Nice work on the paint. Red always gives an amazing transformation. I’d give it a further polish with Autoglym Super Resin Polish and then top it off with Autoglym Super Gloss. You won’t believe how nice it will look and the protection it provides, especially for a car with the limited usage it’s likely to get, means it will last a long time.
brilliant work getting it to look so good - i'm really excited to see this car get back on the road ! thanks so much for the videos, they are immensly enjoyable !
Loving this grass roots channel,
I've always loved the xjs I'm 50 and still remember having a corgi saint xjs .
I have subscribed so I can watch you fix this lovely old car. Good luck with it. Jags are always fun, expensive and mean to their owners, but somehow worth it.
I had a red Datsun 240z many years ago that came up in red blisters when it was only 4 years old. I scratched the blisters back to rust, sanded them, painted them with a rust converter and then painted them with red Hammerite. Almond invisible and never another problem in the 5 years I had the car.
Nice one mate, impressed.
Fantastic work again mate 👏🏻👏🏻. Car looks great. Bought time to let it go and get the Porsche. Lovely winter project buddy 😁
@@derbyjohn972 hahaha thank you John 👍
Great work mate. Love your approach.
Thank you Dave!
So very well done on the paint bring back, looks great and hopefully you will find a more permanent solution to make it stay bright!
Brilliant work on the electrics and wish you all the luck on that job, you are so brave to take THAT on !
Looking good and coming along well but slowly, keep up the great work and so admire your skill at taking this job on, great car too!
Good work, you have a lot more patience than i have with those electrics. Keep it coming! 👍
Thank you 👍
You’ve got my attention, and thanks for clearing up left or RHD illusion. Just subscribed!
I had one of these many moons ago.
The water temperature sensor is prone to failing and if left too long without being changed blow the ECU.
It was cheap to replace them back in the day.
This is such a beautiful car. My dad owned a burgundy one back in the early 90s. Always loved the XJS
My Dad had a 1991 Burgundy coloured 3.6 too!
Great work so far!
Agree with others that oil and filter change may well sort the gearbox issue
On mine the faulty temp gauge was due to the flexible electrical strip on the binnacle delaminating and cracking, but a relatively easy fix with some conducting tape and lasted many years
The ZF 4HP22 gearbox being hesitant to change up from 1st gear can be solved by cleaning the mechanical governor.
Drop the propshaft and remove the gearbox end. The governor parts gain a black coating from the fluid that causes it to stick.
I've owned my '88 3.6 for many years and recognise many of the same problems you are having. Make sure your front subframe hasn't rusted through behind the dampers, in the area that the body had corroded.
The car looks good. Hopefully you can iron out the other problems. Have a good week and a good Christmas. Marc from Australia 🇦🇺
...and from me, Alan from Qld Australia, cheers🍻
Good on you mate. Keep it going - Love the XJS.
This was my dad's boss's car when I grew up and I've always had a soft spot for the XJS ever since. Beautiful, elegant car. It came up brilliantly with the polish - I can't believe how good it looks for your £420! Best of luck with getting it roadworthy.
That’s a super motor and worth a few touch up repairs mate , take it to your local paint shop where they can colour tint an aerosol from the say the petrol cap door ,
Re the oxidation of the paint , that’s called blooming , reds and yellows are the most prone to, once it’s cut back , I actually would use the coloured red TCut to cut it a little more , it’s more of a glaze than a high cut , then a couple of coats of wax will seal it from blooming .
Re your gearbox , you could top it up , but as it’s low anyway , much better to drop the pan and change the filter , fresh fluid and that should give you your gears back .
Well done mate and keep up the realistic , entertaining projects
Really cool project😊👍🏻
Thank you! 😊
Crazy, man! My host dad in the US had this car! It was always fun to drive with it!
You are a brave man, tackling that JAG. My personal experience with them was so frustrating,I lost my faith.
Loving this - if you get this right, you will have a car fit for a King. Jags are awesome. I have had a series 3 XJ6 and two XJ8 x350s and never had to press the accelerator more than about 5%. in daily use. Occasionally when putting the clog down, always surprised at how agile they are for big motors.
This is great content. You are onto a winner. Keep going. I'm now subscribed.
Well Done on cleaning her up and working in such a small workshop.
Be careful checking the transmission fluid put it in Neutral and engine running.
Could make a nice Winter Hack.
Neutral, engine running, be very very careful..
Thank you, 👍
I used to see one of these in this colour on my way to school in the ‘80’s, impressive fab looking thing!
Good luck I love the XJS remember to check the filter in the gear box.
This XJS just keeps on giving, bought for very little with good bones and most of the issues so far seem to have been and relatively easy to fix. Hopefully filling up the transmission fluid will solve the gear changing issue. The panel work could be more of an issue but this car definitely deserves another chance
I go passed an old abandoned one of my runs, its gold in colour and hasn't moved for a couple of years.
Let me know if it's for sale😂😂😂
Great skills. We’ll done
Great job. I thought the panel on the roof that looked perfect, was a sunroof. Really enjoying your vids.
I bought a second hand 1988 JAG XJS 3.6.. it was a fabulous machine to drive but after a while it just started to disappear in front of my eyes.. it just rotted away. It also had an added indoor water feature. When it rained, the back seats would fill up with water.
It's such a shame, I was very disappointed with it...😮
My great uncle was part of the development team for the xjs...a quick glance down at those instruments and you can see all is well in under a second..you see a constant line with half a tank of fuel
Back in the 80s this was my favourite car but the V12 one, but later than brought the HE was ment to be a high efficiency, never did buy one but what a lovely car in there day, they still got that classy look still today, thanks for showing us your videos and keep them coming
Fantastic job bro
Thank you! Cheers!
Nice one. As KellyMcD said in the comment before mine its great to see a youngster so enthused about an old Jag - or any older car. Trans fluid in the gearbox is always a good thing so hopefully you will get some action with the gearbox later on. If not try changing the filters and the wee rubber sealing washer associated with the filter. As for the paint you may need to use a medium plus cutting compound then bring the paint back with progressively finer pastes. The trouble is you need to see to the rust first which would likely mean a full respray anyway especially if you planned to keep the old girl long term. They are fairly good old buses if you stay on top of the maintenance. Wishing you the best of luck with it.
What a project - Absolute bargain for sub £500 :) We restored one a couple of years agi but didn't film it for the channel... Looking forward to more updates !
A great car, the Jaguar it. What motoring is all about we had an XJ six in the 70s and my wife loved it very posh.
3.6 was tha best engine in the XJS I had a black one with cream leather Great car never had any problems with it 1990
Before putting much time and effort into this, remove the crude patches close to the panhard rod mounts. If the internal multiple skin sections are rotten, then pretty significant welding repairs are needed.
Having done a few of them in the past, I would say its certainly not a DIY job, and finding a scrap car, that has sections which aren't rotten that can be cut out and welded into your car, would in itself be a nightmare.
If there are major mechanical issues as well then taking into account the amount of welding almost certainly needed, I would suggest getting it listed on eBay as soon as possible and see if you can get your money back or maybe even make a bit?
Another great video Man
The 3.6 is a pretty bombproof and reliable engine. Will be great to see the engine and bay detailed.
My brother in law had one of these, same colour too, I used to get to drive it while he was away on the rigs. Unbelievable car
Such a great channel... amazingly watchable content 👌🏻
Good work, you certainly are getting there!
Used to work on these beasts back in the day, used to rebuild a gearbox at least every couple of weeks. The gearbox issue could be a couple of things, check you are getting full vacuum to the vacuum modulator on the side of the gearbox and that it’s holding vacuum as sometimes the diaphragm splits, next if that’s all ok is the governor might be stuck, it’s in the rear part of the gearbox and - hope you get it working, good luck 👍
This very true what someone have message you about not having much more to work. But thank god you managed to move stuff to give yourself more room to move around. It will certainly be a enough room to polish the paint work and other small jobs now. 🤔👏👏👏
Great work:) I think, I’m not a detailer but once you have compounded it, you then have to put some decent polish on. Great job tho :) anyways back to the t5 :)
Thank you! I've been working slowly on the T5 hopefully be an update before Christmas 🤞
What a FANTASTIC looking car. Georgeous, really 😊
My dream car when I was a teenager , I'm 58 now and still a car I love , if only I could afford it , you sir are a legend 👍
Early 80's saw a T bar version in Wolverhampton Jaguar. What a car at the time. Always liked the US twin headlights.
Thank you very much
Blimey. What an absolute ballache sorting out the wiring. No idea how you worked that lot out.
Right I have subscribed just because of the Jaguar im going to watch your Porsche content too. Hope the channel grows from this type of content good luck. 👍👍🙏🇬🇧
I reckon that you can buy a replacement dashboard wiring " ribbon". As with all old classic cars, all parts are available. Good luck
Great video, look forward to the ongoing story 😀
The XJS is my favourite Jaguar. On Bangers & Cash they polished a pink car to make it red but it soon faded and they showed that the only solution was a costly re-spray. However I suppose you could just polish it again and again enough to move it on for the next owner to take on painting. Surely you'll at least break even on your costs and you've put a nice motor back on the road where it belongs.
I watch a lot of car restoration stuff but of all the Ferraris, the Porsches, the Range Rovers, the RS4's etc etc ... this one is stand out for potential.
It's an absolute icon of British motoring, already very rare and destined to be more so. If it's genuinelly good underneath then it's a keeper for sure, as future classics go this one can only sky rocket. If there is any way you could dry store / garage that then try to find a way. I reckon that's a very good investment! Gonna need some love though ...
I'd recommend to Lanoguard it immediately absolutely everywhere underneath (about £75) ... money well spent! If you can weld nicely enough to do the bodywork / source the odd replacement panel then you're not far off looking at a respray to really add value to it. Strip it, do ALL of the prep .. methodically ... and you could pay a very reasonable rate for a pro to finish it off. It really is all about the underneath though.
Stunning stunning car!
Great video and work😀
Thanks 😁
This was my dream car back in the late 80's (even Mike Baldwin had one).
Owning an XJS today is the stuff of nightmares 😆
What ever happened to Mike Baldwin?
Great stuff man, not enough content on YT of old Jags being worked on, hope you keep it for a bit longer.
From the condensation I'd say you got some water ingress, but you probably know this 😂
I had a red....sorry pink Capri 2.8..., i T-cut, polished and waxed it but unfortunately nothing brought it back for long. Plus you know i had to spend time fixing other things! 😅
Great channel dude 🤘
It is always nice to have a clean work shop! I love the looks of these old Jags but the New Jag made me gag and then there is the new commercial! Holly Crap!!
Keep going man, excellent work
Re: fading... you've only really fine polished the top, ideally you'd use Farecla G3 compound to cut a wee bit deeper and THEN use the ultimate compound.
this will prolong the colour, but being red it will always fade again, red paint and something to do with the sun's colour spectrum... that bit is beyond my memory capacity 😂.
Great job so far 👍
Well said, sadly many reds do fade even on cars from the last few years, especially if left outside much of the time.
Thank you I'll give this a try! 👍
Well done mate Top job !! If only I could find one !!
Makes me want my red XJS V12 coupe back again. Great looking cars. I just know how much of a money pit they can be.
Very brave matey, but what a machine! I so wished I coulda had one.
A cool looking Jag. Nice every day classic. We don't have those here in East of Europe.
Lovely XJS! ❤
The same faded red like my stepfathers 1978 xjc. Very nice, after polish.
I have a 1990 XJRS in the same Signal Red. The paint oxidises but is worth a polish and wax as it does not have a clear coat.
Your GM400 transmission may just need a fluid change and filter but I would look at the vacuum modulator. With a non working modulator it will change at over 5,000rpm. First check is whether there is any vacuum in the hose at the modulator (often not).
It's a ZF 4HP22 transmission
I think white, silver and red are the best colours for an XJS.....owning a 1976 White one, I'm a tad biased to white :-)
Not sure on Jags but loads of brit cars have a voltage regulator for temp and fuel gauges. This steps down the 12 volts to a lower voltage ( so the gauges aren't dependant on the battery state of charge). The fact that both dont work would get me hunting for that regulator . Good luck
I had red Porsche 911….or should I say pink 911….the sun seems to kill red paint…best way to stop the red fading…..paint it another colour…lol…..seriously tho…best product to use is a coloured wax polish….worked for me….ps great work done so far…looking forward to seeing it on the road…Keith Dorset uk
I did the same job on my 78 v12..... 4 or 5 times .. and every time it rained it came back in pink spots. I was using new fangled so called waxes ..... I used Mer and it's stayed red over at least 6 months.
I always fancied one of these, especially the very last 4 litre models with the body coloured bumpers. The V12 is too thirsty and a bit scary from a maintenance point of view...
On the transmission issue- your issue is indicative of a failed vacuum modulator or a vacuum leak between the engine and the modulator.
The clunk you heard, if it is coming from the transmission tunnel, is likely a failed transmission mount- these mounts are fairly complex so make sure you have all necessary parts and a diagram before attempting a repair.
Best of luck on your project - a 15+ year XJ-S enthusiast.
@louisjones2653 Spot on! Yes you don't want to undo the wrong nut on the gearbox mount :-) As a cheap crude fix you could probably squirt something like tigerseal into the mount to stop it flapping about.
No vacuum on the ZF box used on the 3.6
There was a joke from my American colleagues that the reason British drink warm beer is that Lucas make their refrigerators, not quite right but funny
A nice clean oilie rag will work wonders. Beautiful means of convenience sir. Red as to be worst colour for sun bleaching.