BIL's XK project
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rodbargee
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Re: BIL's XK project
Well not only is the BIL a fantastic artisan of spanners and bodywork but hes painted it too in the workshop...no end to his talents, this is just how it looks straight out of the gun no other work as yet...not sure I like the colour but its not my choice or his.
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rodbargee
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Re: BIL's XK project
The upholsterer made a bollocks of it by spilling glue all over the front of the car so MY BIl will have to respray the bloody thing
It still stunningly good
It still stunningly good
Hes doing a vesper at the momenta and a MGTF
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Looks class,even to a non car loving Philistine such as moi.
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Re: BIL's XK project
My dad restored one, hard top with an XK140 motor. It's a very beautiful car but it was hard to drive, steering column apparently from a WW2 armoured personal carrier and the steering wheel is so big there's no room between the bottom of the wheel and the seat base, only skinny people can drive it. Awful brakes but the motor makes good power and it sound awesome on open pipes! Astonishing job by your BIL, really good quality work.
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Re: BIL's XK project
brakes sorted as now discs installed acceptable restomodZimbo wrote: ↑Tue Mar 30, 2021 6:36 pm My dad restored one, hard top with an XK140 motor. It's a very beautiful car but it was hard to drive, steering column apparently from a WW2 armoured personal carrier and the steering wheel is so big there's no room between the bottom of the wheel and the seat base, only skinny people can drive it. Awful brakes but the motor makes good power and it sound awesome on open pipes! Astonishing job by your BIL, really good quality work.
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Re: BIL's XK project
Just to add, that the photos of the interior especially are bringing up loads of old memories I have of playing 'cars' in my Dad's XK120 while it was languishing in the garage while we were growing up. We loved playing in that car, the smell inside was like nothing else, leather, oil, wood..... I never knew the car while it was running sadly.
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