BIL's XK project

[rodbargee]

posted a few pics before on a thread but this its really coming on now












All the body has been lead loaded and he rolling chassis runs and drives hes pretty damn good with all of it, the roofs in another shed. Apologies Weeksy its a bike forum, might be better in sheds!

[KungFooBob]

You know you can turn that watermark off in the settings, right?

[G.P]

Can't quite see which model it is from those pics - got a full profile shot? some info?
Engine looks mint

[rodbargee]

xk 120 hardtop bought for 30k by a chap my BIL knows it got blasted and dipped but needed huge amounts doing to the bodywork which hes well on with now the engine has been rebuilt by the BIL crank ground pistons valves head everything's been done new clutch Gbox internals etc etc all the brightworks been bought and all the interior too

[rodbargee]

You know you can turn that watermark off in the settings, right?

I'll get to it eventually ta DONE

[G.P]

Nice - is it a removable hardtop?

[rodbargee]

it is though it looks like some one at some time lifted the whole car with chains through the roof as scrappys used to do thats needing a fair bit of effort to sort though jthe BIL is really good at all the cosmetic stuff and tigging etc

[rodbargee]

even the schultz gun stone chip's been done superbly.

[hilldweller]

That fan belt does not look right.

[rodbargee]

Its correct though `i agree is a big unit, one piece V

[hilldweller]

Its correct though `i agree is a big unit, one piece V

I stand corrected. It looked like a multi-V with that width and I all I can remember of that era were thin single V belts.

I do remember be driven through south Manchester, Kingsway, in an white XK150S with 140 mph on the clock, legally. Those were the days my friend, we thought they'd never end then Barbara Castle came along.

We had a family friend, a Jag dealer in Stockport who had it in for a service and he took me on a test run. It was allegedly a tuned motor.

It's great to see an all time classic being kept going, I think, today, they look better than an E-Type. A proper "British" sports car.

Reg Dearden, of Manx fame ran one.

[weeksy]

Nice, keep the updates coming

[Supermofo]

I'd personally much rather than an Xk over an E-type. Keep the thread going as the project progresses please.

[Rockburner]

Lovely!

I spent a fair bit of my childhood sitting in my dad's green 120 drophead pretending to be racing Fangio....

[rodbargee]

Progress here....










rolling chassis and body united for the first time rather a lot oF pratting about, especially supporting the body which has weak points at the floor at the back oF the doors but once on the chassis and bolted down all good, wish i had the skills to do such amazing work! :ugeek:

[rodbargee]

BIL DID THIS ON HIS OWN! Cahp whos car it is he keeps away from it as he tends to break stuff or mark it so no help beter than some help in his case! I'd love to get involved but hes very much a one man band.

[rodbargee]

one more its almost an aviation picture

[rodbargee]

More progress..Rear wing fitted.. obver a thousand quid and he still had to take a two inch strip out of it vertically it was far too long no sign of the cut after he welded it back together the other rear wing will need the same treatment. Also a new bootskin has been fitted to the ash frame again so skilfull the ines are great.




this will need an inch or so cutting out of it too
as this was originally a LHD car and has been altered to RHD a mod has had to be made of the steering column with a cut out added to the shaft to allow the carb to fit to the manifold
the only difference to the LHD version is that the engines were slightly offset from centre to allow for the column this cut away of the column is considered a better option. The Air filter is modded too. here come lots of the other ramdon pics I took today too

[rodbargee]

nice new wiring loom.





Discs fitted at the front with a servo system (an acceptable upgrade...

[rodbargee]

new recore on the RAD Marsdens radiators Leeds a familiar name to leedsites

waiting for a new cut out panal £80 and then the veneerer will have a go!