Jaguar Home Project & Restoration Page

Jaguar Home Project & Restoration Page The Rattle can home restoration man! Have a go at anything! Feel free to follow my Jaguar restoration projects, 1st my S-Type Sport and now my XJ V8!

There is a saying when you buy a used Jaguar “There is nothing more expensive than a cheap S-Type” most people buy older Jaguars for nostalgia reasons and end up getting their fingers Burt! I bought this 2001 model S-Type 3.0 Sport as a project a few Months ago so I could hide in my garage, I hope the project pictures go some way towards telling the story of the work I have done so far! The car ha

s been tucked away in my garage since the day I bought it having all the work plus more seen in the outline pictures. Its a 2001 3.0 V6 with 100,800 miles on the clock, that was lady owned for the first 10 years of its life, I have the original service book with lots of stamps up to around 80000 most of which are from a Jaguar main dealer

So far in summary here are some of the cars key features:



· 18inch Supercharged Alloys

· S-Type R suspension

· Supercharged Mesh grill

· Solid Alloy Gear knob

· S-Type R Badges all round

· Full leather Sport Seats (proper lifted edges)

· Wood and leather steering wheel



I bought it as a project and have carried out the following work so far with no expense or effort spared



· New front discs and brake pads

· New rear discs and brake pads

· Replacement N/S drive shaft assembly

· Rear wishbones replaced

· Rear stabiliser arms replaced

· Front and Rear callipers removed refurbished and painted

· Front & Rear struts and springs replaced with Supercharged items (cleaned and painted)

· Rear suspension stripped & sub-frame cleaned de-rusted and painted (see pics)

· Rear differential de-rusted cleaned and painted

· Handbrake cables and operation refurbished

· Rear under floor & rear de-rusted and cradle treated with cavity wax clean and fully undersealed

· Boot area cleaned and inner cavity’s treated with wax (Carpets mint condition)

· All leather fully treated and conilised – absolutely mint condition

· Front wishbones & arms stripped cleaned de-rusted, painted and re-bushed were necessary

· Front stabiliser arms replaced

· Under bonnet inner wings fully painted in satin black

· Engine and ancillaries fully detailed – Clean and painted to perfection with new washers and bolt etc

· Underside all surface rust removed – Treated and newly undersealed

· Rusted drivers sill panel de-rusted and welded (in progress and will be finished)

· Bodywork machine polished to perfection using Autoglm products

· Front tyres are perfect and the huge rear 275/35/18’s are just on the limit (two good matching replacements included in sale)

· Spare keys and remote control intact



The 3.0 V6 is on the button with no rattles or smoke & silky smooth, The gearbox selects all gears instantly…

Coming shortly 50,000 mile 1 owner XJR....
16/01/2021

Coming shortly 50,000 mile 1 owner XJR....

Fame at last for my XJR
06/05/2019

Fame at last for my XJR

24/03/2019
24/03/2019
Ok, I think it’s safe to say the XJR is looking pretty much finished, look forward to using it now!
15/03/2019

Ok, I think it’s safe to say the XJR is looking pretty much finished, look forward to using it now!

Just to prove I have not had to much to drink on Xmas day....spot the mistake anyone?
25/12/2018

Just to prove I have not had to much to drink on Xmas day....spot the mistake anyone?

24/12/2018

Winter hibernation begins, last warm up before
The cover goes on..

Here’s a cheap little mod for you all, in the UK you don’t get the gold strip in XJR or XJ8 in the wood like the VDP mod...
21/12/2018

Here’s a cheap little mod for you all, in the UK you don’t get the gold strip in XJR or XJ8 in the wood like the VDP models in the US etc , £2 gold pin strip makes a convincing job of it!

So just fixed the dreaded ABS and traction control flashing Xmas tree issue, Thanks to simply performance who cleared up...
16/12/2018

So just fixed the dreaded ABS and traction control flashing Xmas tree issue, Thanks to simply performance who cleared up the ton of confusion on the internet saying you have to get used abs units programmed and the even more confusing matching of part numbers! Thanks guys!

Nitrous window controller mounted in tool kit well....
28/11/2018

Nitrous window controller mounted in tool kit well....

20/11/2018

Listen to the first few seconds of the start up, it’s hard to hear the burble on the phone but it’s there ! Just right nice and subtle

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