After 827 days and 478 blog posts, the 1961 Jaguar Mk2 project is complete. Of course, there are still test drives and debugging that may be required, but today marks the official end of the restoration work.
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Congratulations for such a great job and for sharing your achievements as you progressed. Those of us who are still in the process of restoring an old MKII sincerely appreciate what you have done for all of us. Without much of your information and insight, some of us might not succeed. Thank you!
Kudos on the completion. I have been following along this past few months and am amazed and the quality of your work.
Enjoy the car, you have earned it.
Yea! Well done, and the result is beautiful indeed.
Congrats, Eric. Now it is time to enjoy your labors!
Lin
Congratulations! A superb job! And the detail posts are very useful.
Well done, welcome to another Mark 2 back on the road.
Thanks for creating such a detailed record, an impressive feat in its own right 🙂
congratulations,you did a superb job! and many thanks for all the information. this makes my resto a lott easier,all the details perfectly described and shown with beautiful pictures!!
What a stunner! This site will be a resource that is trawled through by enthusiasts and restorers for years to come.
Cheers Phil
Great achievement – well done + enjoy the first ride !
wow well done you certainly gave us all a lot of information I am grateful for your website. and info, mine is just about stripped 1960 stick 3.8 .
Will you be putting a $ amount spent on the restoration
best regards
paul
well done guys, you have shown all of us just how a project should be done. from the drawing board, research and then how to actually do it.
l like everyone else look forward to what you do next
A magnificent piece of work. Congratulations.
To achieve this level of perfection, how many man hours were required?
Well done.
Jim
Eric
Many congratulations on a job superbly done.
It has been a pleasure and privilege working with you and providing a little support here and there.
If I may say so I have been very impressed with the calm and resolute way you have dealt with the many challenges faced on this project.
So many of us don’t finish one project before starting another (myself included) and you set a very high bar indeed.
Good luck on your next endeavor
So some of us might you to take on our major restorations now that you are an expert. Job well done!! What do you think; maybe 10K for a complete resto ……Tee Hee
Gerard
Well done,
I have a RHD Mk2 that is almost an exact copy.
Your site has been of great assistance in the minor works I have been attempting this year,
Good luck and I hope you will post some video on the road soon.
Great Job,
Thanknyou
Magnificent,what an outstanding effort, congratulations
Well done and thank you for such a comprehensive blog. It has been of great assistance in my restoration project.
Congratulations on a most complete rebuild.
Congratulations! Looks a lovely machine and thanks for sharing all your info on the rebuild, it has been very helpful and fascinating. Best regards.
It has been more than a pleasure to read your blog. From where have you taking the time and knowledge to write it. It is more than work well done.
I have restored and upgraded my E-Type and now follow your work with my MK2 .
Congratulation and thank you for sharing all that what you have done
Ps. Please keep your blog alive, we still need it
Awesome !!!!!
A beautiful car an a fantastic restoration! A bit sad its over but the information you put so much effort in spreding will be very important for my project in years to come. Thanks and good luck with any future project
Brilliant! The gold standard in projects.
So sorry you are done…. John
Congratulations, Eric! You & Bruce make a great pair of geniuses. Your website has been an invaluable reference for the things that inevitably crop up with my 1967 Mk2/340. Many thanks to you both.
Tanti auguri !
You did a fantastic job and leaved a priceless help for all of us owning these marvelous cars !
Absolutely fantastic blog. Gave me the inspiration I needed to get my 1960 3.8 auto back on the road for the first time since 1976. Lots more work needed to get it to the same standard as yours though!
Thanks for all the information.
Many congratulations on a job well done! You’ve created an invaluable resource for future restorations, which has already been hugely helpful to me as the owner of a Mk2 rolling project in Surrey, UK.
Congrats ! And a warm thanks for the extensive info. A great support for every mk2 owner and restorer.
Congrats Eric!
Super work with the fitting of the interior trim parts!
Thank you for your feedback on certain parts, and for your mentioning of our company on your blog postings!
All the best, and I hope we cross paths again in the future.
Jonathon Skinner
John Skinner Ltd
http://www.john-skinner.co.uk
What a fantastic effort by you guys, your posts have provided a raft of information to people like myself, information has been priceless in assisting the projects I have recently undertaken and now have a liitany of details to assist as time permits.
Projects include:
Improving a 1965 S type a driver at present
1959 mk1 full restoration, presently underway
1963 mk2 fullrestoration , disassembled on a rotisserie
Again thanks for sharing five star effort
The finished project is just beautiful!! Thanks so much for sharing the details of your restoration. I definitely review the different sections before I tackle the parts on my restoration. Your work will be treasured for years to come.
Many people are commenting how fantastic and wonderful your site is. My comment is slightly different. I read your articles when I remembered, and quite enjoyed them. Faint praise? Ah, but think of all the other people like me who have dipped into your site and enjoyed it over the years. Multiply my praise by all the silent majority who never post replies, and you will see you have added considerably to the stock of human happiness. I hope it remains published for many years, and it will assist me with my restoration of a 1958 Jensen.
Many congratulations on a job well done. I am struggling through the restoration of a 1965 Jaguar Mk2 (3.8 MOD) and am finding it very daunting. I overspent my budget some time ago mainly due to some particularly costly body repair work following acid dipping. I can undertake most mechanical and electrical tasks but not machining or welding. Your blog has given me both the confidence and enthusiasm to carry on to the bitter end. Once again, well done!