British Leyland

[ducatilover]

Not fair at all

[Indiana_Jones]

Ah well that's life. Not in a rush really, will wait for the right one.

-Indy

[ducatilover]

At least you have a sexual Triumph to ride

[jonbuoy]

Heres some inter-breading porn for you Indy, BMC A series bottom end mated to BMW K Series bike cylinder head.

http://www.twinkam.co.uk/shop/articl...DSCE001.110%26

[Kickaha]

Heres some inter-breading porn for you Indy, BMC A series bottom end mated to BMW K Series bike cylinder head.

Yeah a BMW wrecker in the UK sells all the bits to do it, either the twin cam 2 valve or twin cam 4 valve heads with fuel injectionhttp://www.motorworks.co.uk/vlive/Sh...BA_10_40_CA_70

Had a Mini in our Blenheim branch last year the owner had built his own fuel injection system for

Another mate has a well modified Mini about 1400cc with nitrous

[Indiana_Jones]

John Cooper would cream himself lol



-Indy

[YellowDog]

Updates on the Jag!!!!!!

I'm still thinking of getting an XJ40 once I'm a bit more financially secure, cheap and they're very nice.

For me, the XJ40 was first of the new reliable breed of Jags.

Regarding my potential XJ8, I seem to have cocked up quite badly. My wife was happy for me to talk about me popping out for a couple of hours tomorrow to take a casual look at a car I am not really interested in and might only consider making an offer if it was an outstanding example at a bargain price.

She played along for a while before reminding me that tomorrow is our sons 1st Birthday party

She seems to be letting me decide what I want to do and I therefore might need some female imput from your wives/partners?

Me thinks: It's a kids party for one year olds. It's not his actual birthday, that's on Tuesday (I'll be in Wellington). Surely I'd only get in the way with drinking beer and gorping at the other mums huge breasts. Surely the party will be better without me there as dads are not invited?

BUT I do get the feeling that if I was to prance around filling glasses and taking photographs (she said that might be nice), I'd score some serious (XJ8 worthy)brownie points?

I could be wrong, but I do get the feeling that if I am not there, she might get quite angry?

One option I have thought of is getting Indy round and stating that the entire mix-up is all his fault. After she's slapped him a few times, all will probably be OK (for me) and I'll owe Indy a L A R G E beer

As my wife isn't giving me any clear guidance, what should I do?

[Indiana_Jones]

Well it's not like you're gonna be out all day is it?

....I can take your place, I mean I have the same name and I'm a Pom too I'm sure she won't catch on

-Indy

[Indiana_Jones]

To put it simply, if she were your lovin' understanding wife then she'd let you go.

My mrs is very nice, she may not understand my love with shitty brit cars, but she knows it makes me happy so lets me do my thing. As long as the bills are paid she's happy lol

-Indy

[ducatilover]

One option I have thought of is getting Indy round and stating that the entire mix-up is all his fault. After she's slapped him a few times, all will probably be OK (for me) and I'll owe Indy a L A R G E beer

This is a fantastic idea.

As my wife isn't giving me any clear guidance, what should I do?

I'm not the best at the whole women thing, I just speak my mind and they leave...My last missus said "me or the bike" and I asked for a "fuck off root". She was appalled and left. So...my advice wouldn't be good here....

But! I think, play the nice chap and definitely go to your son's birthday party (women get very ancy about that kind of thing)

So: birthday, beer, breasts, babies will possibly help get Jag.

If that doesn't work, kick her in the growler and buy it.


Rant over.

[Virago]

For me, the XJ40 was first of the new reliable breed of Jags...

Yeah, the XJ40 was the first move away from the embarrassing grasp of British Leyland, and the contemptuously militant workforce which drove down quality and reliability at that time. The quality issues with the Series 3 XJ is the stuff of legend.

The restyling represented that move forward - shame the XJ40 was so fugly though. The '80s square box fashion meant there was little to differentiate the Jag from countless other square shit-boxes.

The X300 project couldn't come soon enough, with the return to the "classic" jag look.

...As my wife isn't giving me any clear guidance, what should I do?

Mate, no clear guidance is a serious warning sign - it's an unspoken line in the sand, and you're expected to know what to do, without being told.

Do the birthday party thing - the browny points will be worth it.

[Indiana_Jones]

Guess it depends on how rare the car is....lol

-Indy

[Virago]

Incidentally, the issue with the Nikasil cylinder liners is mentioned on Wikipedia:

...Between 1998 and 2000, Jaguar used Nikasil cylinder liners which in markets with sulphur rich fuel combined with short trips, resulted in accelerated engine wear and eventually premature engine failure. From 2000 to 2003 the engines were fitted with conventional steel liners which solved the problem...

However, my Haynes Jaguar book suggests that the problem was limited to the 3.2L V8...? The one you're looking at is the 4.0L V8.

[ducatilover]

Yeah, the XJ40 was the first move away from the embarrassing grasp of British Leyland, and the contemptuously militant workforce which drove down quality and reliability at that time. The quality issues with the Series 3 XJ is the stuff of legend.

The restyling represented that move forward - shame the XJ40 was so fugly though. The '80s square box fashion meant there was little to differentiate the Jag from countless other square shit-boxes.

The X300 project couldn't come soon enough, with the return to the "classic" jag look.

This is all very true. I think the XJ40 is a good value car, Jag-ness for little coin and not as much worry as the SI-III XJ's.
But, as you said...they are not sexy in comparison to anything (Apart from the abominable new S-type)

[ducatilover]

Incidentally, the issue with the Nikasil cylinder liners is mentioned on Wikipedia:



However, my Haynes Jaguar book suggests that the problem was limited to the 3.2L V8...? The one you're looking at is the 4.0L V8.

Nikasil is only an issue with low quality-high sulfur petrols. Like cheap petrol in the states for example. Being BMW mad I've looked into this when looking at M60 V8's and M52 6cyls. I have not yet seen a Nikasil related problem in NZ. The later BMW M60/M52 went to Alusil, far better.