Pete has been working his way through the 1993 Jaguar XJS that is currently on the ramps here our restoration workshops at the Bridge Classic Cars Suffolk HQ. This time, it involves a bit of back and forth to get this round of jobs done on the car.
First up, Pete removed the seats from the car to check a few things however, there is a difference in the new wiring to the originals on the seat. After searching high and low, the original style of harness is not available so the team will be working on adapting the new harness into the seats and ultimately the car. With the seats out however, Pete could adjust the freeplay out of the handbrake – a quarter turn at a time… due to the access to the adjuster but in doing so found a stash of spare change which will be back in the ashtray.
Pete moved underneath the classic convertible to address the old exhaust system. It had rusted out in certain places and had been damaged as it was sitting too low under the car. After sorting out the corrosion issues, Pete could adjust the mounts to tuck the exhaust back up into the body to keep it safe in future and then turning his attention to the new bumpers.
Pete had to take the replacement and add 147mm into the centre, welding it all the way round to ensure the strongest join and getting it to fit up as good as, if not better, than cut of the ends to match the original. The retaining bolts were cut off and replaced with new units and welded into place.
