Was Hood scoops on XJS -- Now Suspension & Colour

["Martin Fooks" <Martin.Fooks@centurasoft.com>]

Mike,


Martin Fooks wrote:
>> The modifications to the suspension were not that major 
>> and comprised of Spax adjustable shock-absorbers all round
>> (I kept the lower springs which a PO had already fitted
     
Mike Cogswel answered:
> How do you like the shocks?  My XJ-S needs new ones, and I haven't
> decided what I'm going to use yet.  Do you know what springs were
> used?

The new ride is much improved, although I have to add that the shocks are 
adjusted as soft as they will go and the ride is still far firmer than my 
old units (not really surprising as the old units were worn out!).  As for 
the springs, I have no idea and judging from what the PO managed to use as 
replacement parts on the rest of the car, they could be from anything.

     
Martin Fooks wrote:
>> I have attached a picture, which doesn't show much but
>> at least gives an idea of how it looks.
     
Mike Cogswel answered:
> It looks great.  What year and color?  My '88 is Grenidier Red
> with gray leather.

The car is originally from 1981 and was White with, as far 
as we could make out, a Tan interior, but when I bought it 
about 4 years ago it was Black with a Black interior and 
various HE bits (computer, etc.).

The bits of newspaper that I found holding the bodywork 
together seem to suggest that a PO had bodged it up 
sometime after February 1991.  Some areas needed more 
strength than normal British newspaper could supply, so the 
Previous Owner/Bodger (Hereafter referred to as the POB) 
cut bits of steel to a rough shape for the hole in question 
and held the unpainted metal in the hole with bondo.

Sorry to stray from the question but I thought that it 
would give some idea of my insanity taking on such a badly 
POBd example, as the paintwork I have on the car now could 
only be put onto a straight, good condition base (New 
panels on most of the car, with the exception of the hood, 
roof and some of the inner panels).

The car is Candy Cherry Red which is graduated in shade 
from light on the roof to dark Burgundy in the sills.  The 
paint was applied in 26 coats (the majority of these being 
first red, then clear lacquer) with the colour graduation 
achieved by laying the coats of lacquer over 6 different 
base colours (the colour under the rear-view mirrors is 
green and I think the roof may be silver for example).  The 
shine is so deep that it shows any imperfections in the 
bodywork, which is why they would not do it on any old body 
panels.  The interior was completely changed at the same 
time to White Conoly (spelling?) hide with Red piping 
around the seats etc.  The dashboard was also re-covered in 
white leather and there is a new custom fabricated 
instrument cowl in the middle of the dashboard which houses 
the alarm configuration sliders, switches and buttons.

The car is by no means a trailer queen, but the cost of a 
respray does mean that I try to keep it inside and off the 
roads during our lovely winter weather (salt etc.).


Martin

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