With the front suspension out of the body shell, we attached the body dolly on the bumper side of the suspension mount using the same four mounting holes (bolts pass through the 2.5 x 2.5″ cross bar). The front dolly has swivel castors to enable easy maneuvering of the body......
With the rear axle and suspension removed from the body shell, the rear body dolly must exactly match the existing leaf spring mounting holes. We started at the center line and measured the distance to each rear outside hole: 39.875″ from hole to hole, and 19.937″ from the center line......
Reference ValveChatter Entry 49 – Doors, hinges, check arm, shims, striker Reference Jaguar Service Manual – Door removal With the doors completely stripped of wood, panels, glass, and hardware, they were detached from the body shell. The body was apparently painted at the Jaguar factory with the hinges attached to......
With the boot area stripped of wiring, body plugs, snap buttons, and grommets, final disassembly of the rear body includes the trunk lid hinges, the boot lock, and the four rear bumper mounts. To remove the trunk lid hinge, the cotter pin and small rod that holds the spring housing......
Reference ValveChatter Entry 47 – Window regulator, door glass Reference Jaguar Service Manual – Window regulator Reference Jaguar exploded view – doors The door cavity holds two mechanical components that look like Rube Goldberg machines: (1) the window regulator, a series of levers and joints that raise and lower the......
Reference ValveChatter Entry 23 – Gearbox cover Reference Jaguar exploded view – Accelerator pedal The accelerator pedal is bolted to the floor pan which has captive nuts on the underside. The gearbox cover is attached with 11 screws and oblong washers....
Figuring out how to drop the front & rear suspensions and lower the engine, while keeping the body on the lift and fitting the body dolly during the process, has taken some planning and a lot of measurements. Step 1 Use the lift’s bridge jack to hold up the rear......
Reference ValveChatter Entry 13 – Windscreen Reference ValveChatter Entry 18 – Rear bumper Reference Jaguar Service Manual – Bumper, windscreen removal Just when a second pair of hands was needed, friend Bruce arrived, so the truck lid, front windscreen, and rear bumper were addressed. The front windscreen was removed following......
Reference ValveChatter Entry 16 – Headlamps, fograngers, flashers, horns Reference Jaguar Service Manual – Headlamps, sidelamp, front flasher The front headlamps, fograngers (fog lights), flashers, sidelamps, and horns are all connected by a left and right harness that passes through a grommet in the wheel well. Apart from a rusted......
Reference ValveChatter Entry 15- Tail lights The distinctive Jaguar tail light has a two part red lens at the top, and a round reflector at the bottom. A screw holds the lens against the chrome tail light assembly. When the lens is removed, a lower screw can be accessed that......
