1996 Jaguar XJR Supercharged

Detailing our 1996 Jaguar XJR Supercharged engine

Our 1996 Jaguar XJR Supercharge is almost ready to leave our workshops so as always we call the experts in to give it it’s final detail. As the car has undergone a full respray the engine is already complete but the engine has remained in situ for the entire project so a lot of attention […]

1996 Jaguar XJR Supercharged Restoration Complete

Our beautiful 1996 Jaguar XJR Supercharged restoration is now complete and ready to be go home. Having owned the car from new this as been a very unique and very special restoration.  

Commissioning a new set of door handle gaskets

A big thank you to the guys at GP Products in West Sussex for producing a brand new set of Jaguar XJR door handle gaskets for us. Amazingly, these gaskets are almost impossible to find as spares (like a lot of spares for the XJR) so our only option was to commission a new set using a […]

Refitting the refurbished interior

After a full interior detail and a deep clean of the carpets. the newly refurbished interior has now been refitted.

Refurbishing the XJR Wheels.

Our wheels have returned fully refurbished thanks to the guys at Wheelworx in Bury St Edmunds. Now fitted on brand new Continental 225 45 17R tyres supplied by Ken and the team at Fast-Fit next door. We are now on the final stages of the restoration with just the finishing touches to complete. The paint imperfections are now being […]

Repairing the broken XJR seat

Tommy has successfully completed the welding repair of our 1996 Jaguar XJR seat. Once finished, he coated the brackets in gloss black ready for Pete to refit.

1996 Jaguar XJR complete with new exhaust system

A huge thank you to the guys down at Demand Engineering as we now have a brand new, custom made stainless exhaust system fitted to our 1996 Jaguar XJR Supercharged. The mufflers and tailpipes are yet to be fitted as the rear bumper need to be attached. Once attached we will be able to line up […]

Replacing the roof lining

The ceiling cloth has been removed so that we can make up a brand new one. It is a common issue for the Jaguar XJR ceiling cloth to drop as a result of the adhesive that was originally used not functioning as it should. A new ceiling cloth is being produced as we speak and […]

1996 Jaguar XJR returns from the paintshop

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Our 1996 Jaguar XJR has returned from the paint shop and is now ready for the clean and refit. The loose external components can be fitted back up but before the newly refurbishment seats can go back in the new audio system will need to be installed. The system is being upgraded to offer Bluetooth […]

Jaguar XJR Supercharged ready for the paintshop

The body rectifications have now been completed on our 1996 Jaguar XJR Supercharged. The car is now off to the paint shop to prepared for paint.

Discovering and rectifying more bodywork issues

We have now completed the final sill repair work on our 1996 Jaguar XJR Supercharged. We’ve cut out, repaired and replaced the inner and outer sills on both sides of the car and now we are only days away from getting her in to our paint-shop to be prepared and painted.

Uncovering more rotten areas on the XJR Supercharged

Just as we thought we had addressed the rotten areas ready for paint we uncovering more behind the inner sills. Not a huge task but one that was unexpected so Tommy is busy working on correcting the areas.

Replacing the inner sills of our 1996 Jaguar XJR Supercharged

The new wheel arches are now fitted up and ready for shaping. Tommy is now removing the inner sills and fabricating new as a direct replacement. As you can see, the sills have suffered hugely over the years and the metalwork needs to be cut out at the source and replaced with new. Not tackling […]

Replacing the rear wheel arch

Tommy has made real progress over the last few days removing the existing wheel arches, repairing the internals and replacing with new. From leaving the factory, the Jaguar XJR inner arch was sealed using a second layer to help position the panel as well as act as extra protection in the form of a special […]

Cleaning up the XJR heatshield

Rather than replacing original parts unnecessarily we have spent some time cleaning up the original heat shield and refitted. It now looks as good as new.

Fitting up the rear axle to our supercharged

The rear axle is now fully rebuilt and Pete and John have secured it safely into position, back on top the car ready for her to be put back onto her wheels.  

Building up the XJR Axle

We are now on the final stages of building up the axle of our 1996 Jaguar XJR Supercharged. It has taken us a little longer than expected due to parts coming in from Jaguar but now we have them Pete has been able to crack on with the project. We are hoping within the next […]

Removing the seats for refurbishing

We’ve removed the front and rear seats in preparation for the colour feed treatment. The seats will be cleaned up and carefully fed with new colour before being imprinted with the leather pattern. This process is a fantastic way to freshen up the look of the interior without having to strip and re-cover.

Sealing under the arches

With the underside almost complete Pete has sealed up the arches before building back up the suspension components.    

Painting the suspension components

Here we have a collection of key components that require a preparation and a re spray to freshen up the look.

Preparing the XJR for the underside treatment

With the underside now fully stripped and certain areas cleaned back to metal it’s time for Pete to mask up the areas in preparation for the underside treatment. The treatment will will be applied once the cleaning is fully complete and will not only freshen up the look but will protect the areas that are […]

Stripping back the underneath

Pete has started to strip back to bare metal the areas underneath to fully clean up, repair, treat and repaint the underside ready for the new suspension components to be fitted up.

Work begins on our 1996 Jaguar XJR Supercharged

The strip down process has now begun on our 1996 Jaguar XJR Supercharged. The rear axle, front suspension, shocks, springs have all been removed and stripped down to reveal the corroded fuel pipes running through the underside. With the rear axle out of the way the fuel pipes can fully replaced with new but that’s […]

Jaguar XJR Supercharged Restoration

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Barn stored Jaguar XJR Supercharged ready for restoration

Today we’ve collected one of our next projects, a 1996 Jaguar XJR Supercharged. Owned by the family since new, it has been stored in a barn for a number of years not being used. It is now time to get her back up and running once again. First step is to return to our Ipswich […]