They did use GM transmissions; the TH400, actually. Only behind the V12, though. The straight 6's got the Borg Warners.cptnsolo77 wrote:Hmmm....Since it has a GM TBI it HAS to be early to mid 80s. I will take a wild guess and say a early 80s Jaguar XJ. I know jag used GM trannys before, but not sure if they used the engines too LOL
[removed] = d-a-m-n. Me thinks big brother has gone overboard!jake75 wrote:(removed) - all those gauges that actually tell you something. I miss that!
Indeed! They're wonderful. The tach and speedo are both made by Smiths Britain so they are truly analogue. Both have the lovely bouncy needle that comes with the slight fluctuation from the senders. It makes them feel so... real. The annoying one for me right now is the oil pressure. 20PSI is definitely too little pressure for a tuned 350 which was making me think something was up with the engine. It turns out the gauge just doesn't like the GM sender. I hooked a mechanical gauge up and the engine is producing plenty of pressure. I guess it's not so bad since I need to build a new A/C amplifier circuit, power lock controller and interface between the trip computer (for rough fuel economy estimates) and the GM ECU, what's building a circuit between the oil gauge and the sender going to add?jake75 wrote:[removed] = d-a-m-n. Me thinks big brother has gone overboard!jake75 wrote:(removed) - all those gauges that actually tell you something. I miss that!
Actually, that occurred to me today as it was loping away at low-idle... something doesn't seem right. I'll check the values off the sender, but I'd already bet you're right. I don't think the expected voltage from the Jag sender is any different from the GM sender.journeyforce wrote:Before chalking up the low PSI to the incompatibility of the gauge and the GM sender, go through the testing procedures for the sending unit. GM is the worlds leader of making junk oil pressure sending units. That sound like a bad sending unit more then anything(the gauge just reads electrical signals that the sending unit puts out) In the 20 GM cars I have owned so far in my driving life that have had oil pressure gauges, all have developed issues. The one in my 1992 GMC s-15 Jimmy(aka the small S-10 based Jimmy) was not content to simply peg the gauge at 60psi at all times BUT instead caused it to pulse back from 40 to 60 psi causing it to make a god awful racket while driving the thing
Ask and ye shall receive! Just a few teasers because I was in a hurry today and didn't take the time to take decent photos but I wanted to get some up while it was freshly washed and shiny. The interior shots I took didn't turn out at all, so they're not posted.A Psycho Martyr wrote:sweeeeet.
can't wait to see this thing
Thanks, seriously. But mate, let me tell you if I disclosed the particulars of the deal and what's going on with the resto, I could make that a lot worse. This was/is a once-in-a-lifetime chance for me and I'm not taking it for granted.A Psycho Martyr wrote:Again dude, just awesome.lol
Had to say it.
<-----jealous for realz
Yeah, I love the color, too. This isn't the original on this car. It was originally bog black on the outside and kind of a coppery-gold on the inside metal bits. I refer the blue. Jag's black just never had much lustre even though it was spread on 10 layers deep. You're one of the few who likes the Kent ("pepperpot") wheels. I like them as long as they're clean but once they get mucky they look too much like plastic wheel covers. I'd prefer a set of the polished alloys from a Series II, but the Kents are definitely as timeless. Just a (removed) to get new centre caps for if one breaks (I've already had to replace one).journeyforce wrote:Love the color and the wheels on the old Jags. Does it have dual gas tanks or a single one? Whats the mileage on the car?
Yeah, ironically my Dad taught me the same thing. The funny part is by the time I was learning to drive, the only auto cars we had were FWD and it was fairly irrelevant so I never really thought much of it. Make the fact that my previous high-torque vehicles have all been manuals and it just makes it worse.star_deceiver wrote:An old tip the old man taught me years ago: When driving a high torque, rear drive vehicle with an automatic, shift into neutral when approaching a light as (as you've seen) you can easily overpower the rear brakes.