[xj-s] Engine Appearance

["Kirbert" <palmk@mailer.gadcomm.net>]

> From:          Nathaniel Musselman <nmussel@tln.lib.mi.us>
> 
> I was looking at my air cleaning assymbly, intakes, injectors, etc. and
> was wondering how difficult it would be to create something more "pretty."
> I saw a picture of a LeMans XJ-S engine bay, and was quite taken with the
> beautiful chrome/stainless? manifolds. Much nicer to look at than the
> stock. Since I've got a rebuild started, why not fab something cool? Any
> ideas?

Since I'm in the midst of things here, I'm considering a few changes 
myself:

1)  Remove ALL paint from cam covers, leaving them aluminum colored 
instead of black.  Alternatively, considering repainting them black, 
then filing the tops of the ridges to reveal the aluminum there only.

2)  Still working on some way to do something prettier than that 
sorry "Jaguar" decal on the cam covers.  Ideal would be the exact 
same insignia cast in brass and attached with brass screws, but can't 
seem to find anything that nice.  Been looking at key fobs with no 
luck.  Anybody know of any nice Jaguar belt buckles?

3)  Considering painting the air filter housings the same color as 
the car -- Electric Currant (pearl metallic red).

4)  Considering relocating the fuel injector harness off the block 
and up a coupla inches to suspended around the level of the joint 
between the intake manifolds and the heads.  Would make it more 
visible, which might not be considered good, but it wouldn't tend to 
collect so much crap as down at the bottom of the V -- and it might 
not get cooked so badly either.  The fact that I could more 
effectively steam clean the valley might be considered an appearance 
plus.

5)  Considering filing the tops of the ridges on the intake 
manifolds, just to give them a "machined" look.

 -- Kirbert      |     If anything is to be accomplished,
                 |     some rules must be broken.
                 |          - Palm's Postulate

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