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  1. Indiana_Jones
    Fuck yes, love these. A shame they never made an 1800 version!
  2. Indiana_Jones
    Keep chippin' away at it, it's the only way to get closer to driving it!
  3. Indiana_Jones
    Cheers mate, I'll try the local fabrication places and get practicing.
  4. Indiana_Jones
    Taken the dive and have got a Cigweld 135 on order (store had ran out, but have ordered one in at the sale price for me). Next question, which may sound daft, where does one get sheet metal from? I see Mitre 10 and Bunnings have some, but seems very limited in gauge and material choice.
  5. Indiana_Jones
    Only just discovered this project, looks like mate, keep it up!
  6. Indiana_Jones
    What other toys have they got? \link
  7. Indiana_Jones
    This is gonna be good _b Gotta get that 'nose' sitting the right way.
  8. Indiana_Jones
    Thanks for the replies lads, appreciated.
  9. Indiana_Jones
    I see a few people are rocking the Cigweld 135, are they still ticking along nicely? superderpauto has a sale on and I'm tempted to grab one and learn a bit of metal gluing (sill patch up and around the windscreen mainly)
  10. Indiana_Jones
    You could donate it to me lol
  11. Indiana_Jones
    Hey mate, I don't believe that it does. I think it's still connected, as I can feel some sort of pipe going to the rear shocks, but need to get the wheel off and confirm. Does yours have it still in place? as apparently a lot of cars have had it removed over the years, simply to save the hassle of maintaining them. You can buy kits to remove the system, which seems to be the recommendation, but I believe that you can still get parts for the SLS system if you're keen to keep it. Assuming mine is still installed, I'm not sure what I'd do with it, part of me leans to removing it, for simplicity's sake, the foamer side of me would be keen to keep it lol. Let us know how you get on with yours. And agreed, they are lovely cars _b
  12. Indiana_Jones
    Well it is reading around 13.5v with the engine running, so there is charge, but it drops down to around 12.9v once you hit the lights on, but as I understand, it should dip down, but then rise again to same voltage before (i.e. 13.5v in this case).
  13. Indiana_Jones
    Cheers for the comments, yeah she seems to be losing charge and the battery is going flat (battery is around a year old). I'll see if I can measure the discharge with the car off to see if it's within the acceptable range or not, and go over the various electrical connections and see if they're all clean and tight etc.
  14. Indiana_Jones
    As mentioned before, having some charging issues, righto, so here's the voltage reading on the dash I'm getting across the alternator with the engine warmed up (fuck I love that 80's funk dash, has really grown on me) And on a multimeter And here is the reading when the lights are on I'm doing some internet searches and so far given the symptoms it seems that the alternator may be on the way out, keen for any advice in this area (discussion thread here), before I shell out for a new alternator or have the current one refurbished, cheers.
  15. Indiana_Jones
    https://oldschool.co.nz/index.php?/topic/59315-indiana_jones-1987-jaguar-sovereign-xj40/ (Shameless ripoff of Thousand Dollar Supercar's thread)
  16. Indiana_Jones
    About a year ago, I indulged myself in my sickest fantasies and got myself an XJ40 Jaguar. Was planning on getting a later (post 1990) 4.0L one, but this one came up for sale closer to home at a reasonable price, so instead I ended up at the other end of the spectrum (oh there's a spectrum involved here) and got a pretty early (around Jan/Feb '87, production started in Oct/Nov '86) 3.6L Sovereign, complete with 80s funk digital dash. She's fairly solid/tidy, haven't done many km's in her due to being busy as fuck at work, study and home DIY, but have sorted out a list of things to sort out. Only major work done so far has been replacing the water pump, due to it leaking all the new coolant I placed into it out of its weep hole. Other issue I have at the moment is that I think the alternator is playing out, as I'm having charging issues, so need to look into that more. Pics for thread (yes, I know the chrome arch covers are gross as fuck and I shall remove them in time, just afraid of what lays under them).
  17. Indiana_Jones
    Oh lush, would love me a 3.6L XJS. Keep it up, sicko.
  18. Indiana_Jones
    Sweet updates, love this project _b
  19. Indiana_Jones
    Nice project mate, love SD1's, such a sweet looking ride. Agree with the shitty rotor arm stuff, been there, done that with the 'crab.
  20. Indiana_Jones
    Sounds lush, good shit _b
  21. Indiana_Jones
    That brochure, what a fucking foamer lol. Good shit.
  22. Indiana_Jones
    Start a thread, I bet there are a few Brit foamers who would want to ship car bits over! Also sweet project, keen to see it come together!
  23. Indiana_Jones
    Such swoon, love classic Range Rovers.
  24. Indiana_Jones
    Decided to get off my arse and change the oil and filter. Bloody thing didn't want to come off, so got Marsellus Wallace on it's arse. After a new filter and 7L of oil, I decided it was time for a beer. Last month was fun getting my WOF, due to uneven rear brakes, after trying to dick around with the adjustment and checking if the slave cylinders were sliding, I slapped on some new shoes and the brakes got their act together.
  25. Indiana_Jones
    Such Jap foam, nice car Steeb _b Look forward to further updates down the line.
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