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Old 16th June 2015, 22:28
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Sorry to read about your antics with the car today and hope you are soon on the mend. I am glad you at least managed some fun drive time. Take it easy.
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Old 16th June 2015, 23:31
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Will you be going to the Classic Nostalgia Weekend at Shelsley Walsh ,
July 18 - 19th . There is going to be a large Jaguar contingent there including Jag XK Enthusiasts !

Shelsley Walsh always is worth a visit ( near Worcester )
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Old 17th June 2015, 07:14
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Lovely pictures of the car in the country side Scottie, it does look well and good news on the speed hump clearance, out of interest how much clearance is there at the front valance as my car looks to be about the same and has given me concerns.
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Old 17th June 2015, 08:39
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Scottie at least you know you built it strong so it should give you many years of fun it sound as if your new battle scars haven't put you off at all.
Super photos by the way
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Old 17th June 2015, 11:07
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Lucky@LM, thanks for that, I'll try and make the effort!

Rene, I thought taking the side screens off would please you!

Swifty, I've just been out and measured it, the clearance under the "chin" in 6 inches, (150mm) and just a little further back under there is the anti roll bar thing, and the mounting bracket is the lowest point on the car, at just over 3 inches from the ground.
Hope that helps!

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Old 18th June 2015, 08:48
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Lightbulb Saturday

Scottie

Don't forget the Classic, Kit and Retro Action Day at Castle Combe this Saturday.

Suggested high posing value route : Gloucester (your choice); Painswick via B4703; Stroud/Nailsworth/Dunkirk/Cross Hands A46, left at lights B4040 Castle Combe. This last road is where Tiff Needell hosted action shots when Top Gear was a motoring programme.

I'll be there in the Marlin.

Regards, Mick
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Old 18th June 2015, 21:58
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Had a good day today,

I spotted a mint looking Jaguar XK120 ahead of me , and waved him down so I could look at his car, he stopped and we oohed and ahhhed at each others cars, and it turns out he restores these cars and will give me a guided tour of his workshop if I follow him home.

The car was a customers car, and he had just been to lunch in it with his wife.

He wanted to know what engine I had under the bonnet, and I would not tell him, so he said "we'll see" and set off as fast as he could go, well, I gave chase and kept up with him, and he couldn't shake me off.

It was nice to know that my car was as fast as a genuine Jaguar XK120 with a 3.4 liter engine in it!

A point not lost on him I might add!

He had a vast barn-type building with dozens of old Jaguars, XK 120's 140's and 150's, Bentleys. E Types, and all sorts of lovely cars.

His mechanic remarked about the nice engine note my car had, and the owner said "that's nothing, you want to hear it when he opens it up"!

At that point I told him it was only a Triumph 1500, and drove off
with as much wheel-spin and gusto as I could manage.

I made a point of trying to remember to take a camera out with me in future.
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Old 18th June 2015, 22:21
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A friend took a short video when I drove off from a visit today, I have successfully loaded it up to photo bucket, and it plays okay.

Can anyone give me a step by step of how to link it to my thread please?
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Old 18th June 2015, 22:30
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Old 18th June 2015, 22:39
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A friend took a short video when I drove off from a visit today, I have successfully loaded it up to photo bucket, and it plays okay.

Can anyone give me a step by step of how to link it to my thread please?
Not sure about that... But take no notice of WCA! Why not just paste a link to it?

BTW... You realise yours probably only weighs half what an XK120 weighs, so in theory you are a cylinder up on him!

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Old 18th June 2015, 22:43
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I'm not sure how to do that Ed.
Oh, and I don't think anyone takes notice of- What was his name again?
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Old 18th June 2015, 23:06
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Scottie, just copy and paste the link from the photobucket video the same way you do pictures. It'll put a postage stamp still in the thread and when people click on it it'll open and run the video in a new window if I recall correctly. You'll need to point out that the image needs clicking as it's not obvious.
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Old 18th June 2015, 23:23
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Okay Mr Towed, here goes:

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This is the link to the video, you may have to play about a bit, but it did work on PB.

Click on the pic

P.S Turn the sound up loud!
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Old 19th June 2015, 00:06
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The link works fine , the car sounds more Jag than Triumph !

Still rebuilding my 49 Triumph Roadster with the old Vanguard engine , hope it sounds like this when it gets on the road !
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Old 19th June 2015, 00:08
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Very good! Think I just woke the neighbours...
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Old 19th June 2015, 00:37
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Lucky@LM, it will sound like that if you get the exhaust system right!
Mine is all hand made and stainless steel, which usually gives a good resonant sound.
I sometimes have to play about a bit to get the right noise, but this time, it came out right first time, I was lucky.

And 8 V Ed, you are spot on about the weight, my car is just under half of the XK120 weight so has a similar BHP per ton power, but being so much lighter will accelerate to speed faster.
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Old 19th June 2015, 06:26
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Back in the late 70's I ran a Mini with a 1430 engine, bored and stroked, it weighed 650Kg, and had 107 BHP at the wheels.

I used it for road rallying, I won't say I led the field by any means but I could run rings around much more powerful but heavier Ford Escorts in the lanes.

The last big event we did was the 1980 Tour of Mull, about 500 miles of very twisty and sometimes rough, Scottish island roads over a day and two nights. That year 13 Minis started, including at least two 'professional' teams (Demon Tweaks and Mini Sport). We were the only Mini to finish and we were 43rd out of 150 starters, so we hadn't been messing about. We won the 'Best Mini' award, presented by.... Mini Sport!!! That was a sweet result.

I am convinced this was because my approach was lightness and simplicity, if it wasn't essential, it was cut out, replaced with something lighter or had holes drilled in it. Heater? what freakin' heater!!!

I have used the same approach with my Marlin restoration.
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Old 19th June 2015, 06:42
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.................my approach was lightness and simplicity, if it wasn't essential, it was cut out, replaced with something lighter or had holes drilled in it. Heater? what freakin' heater!!!
ACBC's philosophy!
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Old 19th June 2015, 07:56
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Great Scottie (always wanted to say that), it does look and sound the business. I Love the Tudor building in the background too, incredible when you think that it was built at about the same time you started your build...

I'm impressed that you even managed to get a (minor) celeb to drive it for you too. How much does Lionel charge these days?



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Old 19th June 2015, 09:02
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Mr T!
When talking about wavy grey hair, you do realise you are skating on thin ice!
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