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My 1976 Jaguar XJ12 project
My 1976 Jaguar XJ12 project
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A little vid the missus made about polishing headlights.
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Made an interesting and slightly alarming discovery the other day. Was changing the fuel pump on the Merc coupe out on the street and leaked out a bit of petrol onto the road. It makes a fxcking big stain. Goes gloss black and is very noticeable. I can't get it off. I've had petrol go on concrete driveways and does nothing but on the bitumen road is different. It's a bit embarrassing.
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Who cares ..... whats going on with the Jag V12 project ?????????
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Sorry Yankee. Yes the Jags are back to No1 priority now.
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ii blew up a borg warner c6 once upon a time... the fluid leaked onto my flat concrete driveway and over the course of a few weeks an incredible outward circular separation of the oils components occurred resulting in a rainbow effect on the concrete. amateur chemists take note of the chromatographic potential of complex alumino and calcium silicates .... could have been a very high performance column developed there if someone didn't stop working shortly after
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Borg Warner part were just crap.
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Sad news today. The Mercedes Coupe has a blown head gasket. The future is uncertain now for this car. It's a shame.
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Recently one of close friends was having a laugh on her way out after a weekend of sickening debauchery and had a laugh with the Merc. I hope she didn't over excite the old boy.
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Cant you install a new head gasket?
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I'm not sure I'm up to that.
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I can probably come up and help
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Sure. That'd be great. Pity you're not still with the Bulgarian weightlifter.
Those cylinder heads are pretty heavy. |
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I am as strong as an ox
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Does that come from being in bed most of the time?
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I am not in bed most of the time, about half the time.
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Is that where you do the form?
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Sometimes
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Well the Merc Coupe didn't last long. I told my lad he could drive it short distances
if he kept an eye on the temp gauge and filled it with water constantly. So he fxcked it up almost immediately. The engine is rooted the car is only good for parts now. It's a shame I liked that car. Great body shape. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JriEiOxHMTo Anyway as you may recall I have a 1990 300E on standby. Paid $500 for it and put a new water pump in. Been tidying that up now in preparation for it to be registered. I took the plates off the Coupe and put them on the sedan so a Police scanner doesn't pick me up for driving an unregistered car which will be handy for the next week. |
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I got the Merc sedan registered and my boy has been using it. A few problems.
Had a coolant leak and got hot. That was fixed just by tightening a screw. Stuff like that. Annoying but no big dramas. Today I took it to the shops and saw the battery light was on plus a few others dimly glowing. Checked the battery with car running and showing only 12 volts so I knew the alternator was on the way out. Got the one out of the coupe that is just now a parts car. On my way to the BOOZATORIUM I said the the missus 'tell that boy not to use the car tomorrow I've got to fix it.' I got home and saw the Merc was gone. I'm think no biggie he's probably gone to the gym. Then I get a call 'hey Dad the car's broken down.' Where are you? Cronulla. CRONULLA???!!! It's the **** end of Sydney at least an hour away. WTF is wrong with these people? Who would want to go to Cronulla? Who the fxck takes a car halfway through an alternator repair on a one hour plus drive in the dark?? Now instead of walking 10 metres to fix the car I've got to drive down to that sh1thole to fix it on a street. Great |
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I said to him 'didn't you see the warning lights on the dash?' He said,'Yeah
but the car still worked so I didn't worry about it.' He never told me the car had warning lights on. I said 'Their purpose is to tell you something is wrong. Get it checked. With an alternator you have a brief window before the battery is gonski.' How do young men be so dumb? His ancestors actually built this country. It's hard to believe. |
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Are you sure he is your son?
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It's a worry.
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You know they make cars now that actually run. None of that tinkering bullsh1t required.
Is it any wonder you failed in your application for a job driving one of my trucks. Stop living in the past man. |
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Excellent thread Kammo. Any updates on the Amazon?
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Thanks coboz. Hardly any progress on the Jag. Too much other sh1t. I was looking at the re-assembly of the radiator and fans yesterday and it's been so long I spent nearly the whole time just scratching my head and wondering how it all goes back together.
Went down to fetch the Merc this morning. Wasn't actually Cronulla more like Miranda. So I took a fully charged battery with me and swapped it over and hoped that would be enough to get it home to change the alternator in the comfort of my own home. It wasn't. It broke down on King Georges Rd at Wiley Park. A cxnt of a spot!! So the alternator had to be swapped out there. It wasn't easy I had to use a Plan B. Eventually got it going. Wasn't easy. The ute has had some drainage problems in the tray that's become noticeable in all this rain. There's a panel on the floor that covers the fuel tank. Removed that and cleaned out the area plus cleared the blocked drain pipe. Hopefully everything is all ok for another week. |
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The problem is that you're using cars in a city that can only be navigated in boats.
I'm here to help. |
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Got a new project. Will start a new thread soon.
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There's been a job on the ute I've been putting off for years. The radio aerial or antenna or whatever it's called is broken. Cost about $150 to put a power one in but I've never gotten around to it. The other day I was at the wreckers and saw a Commy with a manual aerial. So I removed it. $20. Took it home and finally got myself proper radio reception. No more TV antennas shoved in there.
 You have to remove the front wheel to get access.  The inner plastic guard is held on with about six screws.  The aerial is in there. A bolt and a screw. The plug is on the other side of that hole. On the passenger side footwell.  Remove the kickpad then thread the new aerial's wire through the hole and plug it in.  The old aerial and the new.  |
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hmmmm, a Commodore! sheesh..... RARE
 Build one of these, will ya? |
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKFcaXd5G8c
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That's just what this thread needs. A music clip for gay people.
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 the project ... is the Cube.Well just make me one of them Deadmau5 helmets and I'll leave you alone  |
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Fairly sure there are already music threads on here. Vaguely remember contributing to them myself.
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Glad you can hear, precious.
Get someone close to do the READING part for you |
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Why not restore a convertible Stag?
Get Tommy a leather helmet and goggles...then you and you're best jeans are a chance of pickin up  |
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(you WILL need to wear a Deadmau5 helmet)
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I do like a Stag. Bit expensive though.
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Why not trade a commodore, a Merc and a Jag for one?
Missus would be pleased too.... Winning! |
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My missus happiness is something I lost interest in soon after we were married.
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