TE72 20v Build

[TheArkitekt]

sorry for the lack of updates, but i've just been busy picking up my new DD. Its a 1995 Jaguar XJ6 Vanden Plas


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Its an amazingly smooth car, and in very good shape. only 80,000 miles and nearly everything on the car is perfect.

[montgomery]

lay that jag on the ground!

[Anonymoose]

Lovely rolla you got there. The longchamps look real nice

[DannyE32]

the Etype is yours too?

im so fucking jelly.

i love everything I see in this thread.. even Anonymoose's signature ^^

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[TheArkitekt]

Upate!

Sorry for the delay, things at work have been crazy. Going through my second type rating in less then 2 months, so lots of studying.

So, in between bites of thai food, let me tell everyone whats been happening. I've amassed some parts over the last few months, and its time to start getting those installed.

Helped a friend move his s13 over the weekend, so as a gift, I got his old Vis hood! It was rough around the edges, but for what I had planned I didn't care.

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It’s fairly easy to gather the tools needed. All you need is some cardboard to make a template, knife, something to cut the carbon (I used a high speed air cutting tool), a measuring tape, and a brain.
Start by creating a template out of cardboard, get it perfect, sometimes this involves adding material back onto the template.


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Then place the template on the piece of carbon. While it looks like this is just slapped in the middle, I placed it so it would use the ridges in the existing hood. S13 hoods work pretty well as they are mostly flat.


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Cut it out! be careful not to harm the “good” side of the carbon, aka the inside of the template.


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Successfully ruined! Sorry about that!


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Here is the cut and sanded panel. The next step is to add your attachment method. I chose to use Dzus fasteners.


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Here is the final product. I wanted a divider separating the driving compartment and trunk since there will be no back seat. Hopefully this will cut down on noise, and I think it has a cool look!


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Dropped the rear end out of the car as well. In place of the stock rear end will go a GTS rear end, complete with disk brakes, LSD, and 4.77 ring. This should wake the engine up a bit, and make the car better on the track.


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Out with the old! In with the new. Ditch the drum brakes.


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Lots of poly for the car! Thanks to the press, the old bushings are coming out fairly quickly.
Thats all for now! Hopefully more to come soon.

[Ew!]

Sick, love these cars

[montgomery]

At first I saw the cf hood and was like of well screw this thread but I like what you have done with it.

[TheArkitekt]

At first I saw the cf hood and was like of well screw this thread but I like what you have done with it.

yeah it was just free so i felt i had to do something with it!

[Hayden]

That jag is like an airplane.

interesting what your doing with the carbon fiber hood.

[X5X]

I'm loving this! Jag and the TE72

[TheArkitekt]

That jag is like an airplane

seeing as i fly planes its quite appropriate! haha