Severely OT: Jaguar Forums?, Downright blasphemous! Options

[Andy]

So here's the blasphemous part - the teener just went away to make room for a ~40k mile Jaguar V12 XJS convertible. So not only is it an English boat of a water-pumper, it's a huge Concours Weenie vehicle too!


In my defense, my 914 never ran in my ownership, I bought it from a guy who was going to make it electric and never found the time, I was going to make it a V8 car but never found time, the new owner wants to make a racer (hopefully he has more time (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif)). The Jag was Dad's mid-life crisis car, I have a lot of good memories of the car and really didn't want to see it go away after Dad died last summer... So I kept it.


So mechanicals are backing up on me (Always have with this thing), I have the room again to start fixing things, are there any good Jaguar Boards? I know I can't expect to find anything as good as 914club (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/smile.gif) , but is there anything worthwhile? Thanks in advance!

-Andy

PS Found jcna.com (one XJS post a week!) and jag-lovers.org (kinda cumbersome layout).

[Andy]

QUOTE (rick 918-S @ May 2 2005, 11:46 AM)

Had a XJ6.... Cali car, blah blah blah. Ho hum, do da, snooze, wallet hurt all the time, I understand the sentiment but yawn...

Well of course snooze and yawn, you only had half the proper engine in there! (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/rolleyes.gif)

Seriously I have no misconceptions about the cars performance, it's a 1991 "Classic Collection" dad bought less than 2 years old (mid-life crisis) and it was a huge toy for him - I'm keeping it for sentimental value.

(IMG:http://www.anschlagen.net/toyshot.JPG)


It is a good looking car though, the motor seems to be very healthy or I would consider swapping out for a Chev - I am probably going to swap in a manual transmission though. Stupid factory three speed auto has always driven me nuts on this car. The Concours status of it is kinda funny to me, because if it stays with me that's out the window. (See the Jeep in the background!).

Has anyone had experience with Keisler Engineering? Their stuff is a bit spendy but looks like exactly what I want (sway bars and manual transmission).

Thanks for the input!