Jaguar provided new owners with a Handbook for each model (the 3.4 and 3.8 have slightly different versions of the Handbook). Several upgrades – alternator, expanded fuse box, electronic distributor, hazard warning, and so on – will be change specifications and operation, so an updated Handbook would be handy. We’ll......
Classic car restoration is the quintessential cottage industry, and many of its vendors remain small family enterprises that reflect the spirit and enthusiasm of their customers. Our upholstery supplier, John Skinner (Manufacturing) Ltd U.K., is a good example, and their history mirrors the experience of many participants in this unique......
Jaguar produced 91 exploded part plates to show how everything in the Mk2 2.4 model should fit together. However, only 45 of them are relevant to our specific chassis and configuration (other plates cover, for example, automatic transmissions, right-hand drive, later modifications, and so on). EXPLODED PARTS: 1961 MK2 2.4......
We are only ten days or so away from a test drive (still waiting on the replacement reverse switch from SNG Barratt). Here is our Test Drive Checklist. [pdfjs-viewer url=”https://krissmotors.com/Mk2/wp-content/uploads/Mk2-checklist-test-drive.pdf” viewer_width=100% viewer_height=825px fullscreen=true download=true print=true]...
Jaguar’s marketing launch of the Mark 2 in 1959-60 was modest by today’s consumer standards. Apart from various technical manuals (parts, service, owner), Jaguar produced a few posters and apparently only a single introductory brochure devoted exclusively to the new Mark 2 model. This brochure, printed in Coventry, England by......
We all know the quip that the last 5% of a project takes 95% of the time. Well, this restoration project is now at the point where very small completion steps seem to take nearly forever to get just right. Today’s challenge was to find out why the backup camera......
After 2+ years of writing this blog, we’ve amassed a lot of statistics about the Jaguar Mk2 community. The most popular posts concern wiring — schematics, switch connections, electrical components, and the like. The top ten locations by country are: United States United Kingdom Australia France Germany Japan New Zealand......
When one gets to this point in a long project — it’s been about two years so far — an historical view can put some of the small setbacks into a comforting perspective. There are many ways to think about automotive evolution since 1885; clumping into nine eras helps simplify......
Before we get too far along with the interior and trim fitting, we need to pause to fix a few issues: only one horn working, horn switch not consistent – UPDATE squeaking steering column – UPDATE slow oil leak from Burman steering box – UPDATE engine bay rattle … water......
About a hundred years ago, a pioneer management consultant named Henry Gantt invented a chart to track the progress of projects. Typically, these are constructed before a project begins, but we’ve compiled a retrospective one based on all the chronological blog posts with an extrapolation to completion in September 2016......
