FEATURES ON CLUB CARS

  1. NOW THAT THE GALLERY IS UP AND RUNNING I HOPE THAT MOST OF THE MEMBERS CARS ARE DISPLAYED,THOSE THAT ARE NOT PLEASE FOWARD ON PHOTOS TO ME BY EMAIL AT davybrennan@gmail.com OR JUST GIVE ME A  PHOTO AT NEXT MEETING. I AM LOOKING TO DO A  FEATURE ON MEMBERS RESTORATION PROJECTS,SO IF YOU HAVE ANY CARS THAT HAVE BEING RESTORED IN THE PAST PLEASE LET ME KNOW,

 

JAGUAR XK 140

 IN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS I WILL BE DOING A STEP BY STEP  FEATURE ON A 1968 JAGUAR XK 140 THAT IS BEING RESTORED BY LOCAL MAN TOM Mc DONALD ,TOM IS NO STRANGER TO THE VINTAGE SCENE AND LOVES HIS JAGS .HE ALREADY HAS RESTORED A BEAUTIFUL E TYPE TO ITS PRIME CONDITION ALONG WITH OTHER CARS . I VISITED TOM A FEW WEEKS BEFORE CHRISTMAS AND WHEN I ENTERED HIS WORKSHOP THERE WAS A REAR AXLE DISMANTELED ON THE FLOOR ,IT WAS THEN HE SHOWED ME A PICTURE OF A XK140 AND SAID THAT IS WHAT IT WILL LOOK LIKE WHEN ITS FINISHED.

 BELOW ARE A FEW PICTURES OF THE ENGINE ,FRONT AND REAR AXLE BEFORE  RESTORATION,THE PICTURES SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES.

 

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 REAR  AXLE

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 CHASSIS FRAME

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FRONT  BRAKES  AND SHOCKS

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 FRONT AXLE

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 REAR DIFF WITH BRAKE CALLIPERS

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 REAR AXLE COMPLETE

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BRAKE PIPES FITTED ON CALIPERS

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ENGINE REBUILT

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