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Thanks for the positive comments - really keeps a guy motivated!!!

Close-ups from last night

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An epic battle has been unfolding in my garage - I was thinking of just sprucing it up with some paint, but then I kept finding rust in impossible places. The spring pockets being the worst of it. Then I started researching and found a Jaguar XJS "bible" that goes into detail about typical failures and remedies and sure enough, I had most of them! Worn stub axles, worn bearing races, loose rack & pinion mounts, rusty calipers (I knew that one), trashed lower control arm bushings. The only thing I don't have on the list is leaky rack unit, but they say it is only a matter of time and nearly impossible to replace in a complete car. So here goes - we're all in now - waiting on brown santa.

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Oh jaguar :) how no one enjoys repairing you :lol:

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I'm still pluggin away over here. Front end is completely torn apart and just about everything has been bead blasted - even the whole crossmember got crammed in there. New parts are about all here, just need to paint up and start the re-assembly.

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Looks good Drew

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:metal:

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Jag front end blown apart, bead blasted, and primed.

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That is looking a whole lot better!

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Looks great .

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It'll be another 70 years before anyone will have to dig into this car's suspension again! :metal:

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Very nice looking jigsaw puzzle you have there Drew. :metal:

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Jigsaw puzzle is coming together! I'm thinking I'll have it wrapped up and back installed on the frame Sunday.

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Very nice! Biz helping?

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Very impressive, Drew!

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Biz did lend a hand while she was home for Thanksgiving, but she's already back off to college today.....boooo.

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We now have a roller!!!

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Looks great ,what is next ?

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Speaking of "What's Next", I have to post this. Last week, Vanderbilt beat Tennessee - which is a big rivalry, and pretty rare for Vandy to win. Andrew my son is in a Vanderbilt fraternity whose frat house is next to the stadium exit. In the video, Andrew stands on the column on the left and runs off in the end. This is a must watch - (they are yelling "what's next, what's next")

https://www.saturdaydownsouth.com/va...ing-rocky-top/

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They was having a bit of fun!!:metal:

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Good video ,but back to : Whats Next ? I see how you avoided that question very nicely.

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Ok, I got your what's next right here! How about build a paint booth?????

BAM

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Wow ,very nice .

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Wow looking good! I bet this car is going to ride amazing.

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Wow, nice progress!!

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nice progress Drewski!