See also post about bonnet fitment. As one might expect from a car developed in left-side-driving England, the XJ6 hood release lever must be activated from the passenger side. Obviously, in a RHD version, the lever is in the “right” place next to the driver. Jaguar actually planned ahead for...
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Chassis paint & heat insulation
Before assembly can begin in earnest, we elected to paint the engine bay and trunk space in the final body color: Porsche Lapis Blue Metallic (code 3A9) introduced in the 2001 model year. First the entire chassis was primed except for the wheel wells and undercarriage which will be treated...
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Engine removal R12 refrigerant The first step towards taking out the XK inline six engine involves the R12 (chemically named dichlorodifluoromethane but commonly known as freon-12) refrigerant used in the Jaguar air conditioning system. General Motors developed this ingredient for automotive air conditioning systems in the mid-1930s, and it was widely used...
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Frame In general our 1972 XJ6 body and chassis survived in excellent condition. The paint isn’t original, but the repaint color match is perfect. There are a few surface dings and scratches, but nothing that requires any metal work on the body itself. However, the chassis has several vulnerable points...
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