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Having made improvements to the swivel control of the rotisserie,,,, The car is now up on the rotisserie to start work on the floors Notice the extensive bracing of the body tub to prevent it bending. Hopefully a bit more to report over Christmas.

Well, it's been 7 months since my last update on this. Others have started and finished projects on here in less time. Some members have got married and others have had kids. What have I done, not a lot other than work to fund the bl**dy thing. Still a JAAAAAAAG is not something you rush, it is to be savoured and caressed..... The first major setback with body restoration came with the stripping of the bonnet. While the major panels were in remarkably rust free condition ( mainly due to it being a dry state US car ) a lot of the smaller flange pieces, brackets and infill panels did not fair so well. I wish i had known they would not survive as before, although rusty were still useable as templates to make new ones. Given that there are a lot more small parts to clean and blast, I came to the conclusion that the only way to have any control over the process is do it yourself! A bit of research and advice from Keyser, I have nearly finished this. Back to the Bonnet These parts are very hard to come by and so seeing a second hand bonnet on e bay I thought that would be the solution. Alarm bells should have rung when he chap couldn't send a better picture let alone more pictures because he didn't know how. I proceeded to rent a van (neither of ours are big enough ) and make the near 400 mile round trip to the Highlands of Scotland. An old run down farm in the middle of nowhere, and there it was in a field, where it looked like it had resided for the last 20 years. To cut a long story short I ended up chipping him a bit a buying it, driving home in a foul mood and wishing I hadn't. After a long time not even wanting to look at the rusty bonnet I decided, if nothing else it would be perfect to practice my limited bodywork skills on. I bought one of these, a shrinker stretcher.... This turns the lower piece of metal into the upper one in the picture below. Then you can tackle this....

As above but would just cover yourself by contacting DVLA, E mail or recorded delivery post. My concern would be that you are still technically the registered keeper and as such liable for fines, congestion charges etc. The sooner you get something documented the better. Didn't you have some sort of V5 dilema when selling the last car or is that me imagining things? Hope you get it sorted mate

Ran mine on old cooking fat and used paint thinners, but don't tell Wizurd.

As above, heat shield shields on top of the cats could be a possibility.

No syncro, 4 speed box, 1956, Le Mans, oh and it just happens to be a Jag....

Does it go when you dip the clutch?

If it's good enough for Ayrton. Love this video, just watch his feet dance on the pedals......

Thanks for the links etc , did you get a deal for the bumper as its showing as £300 on the link ? What are you going to do about skirts ? If you look at the dates, the original post was August 2012, so perhaps prices have gone up?

As an interesting aside and hopefully not too far off topic, my niece works in the sales department of an Audi dealership in Southern Russia. Finance is a relatively new way of buying a new car over there and the norm is cash. Now by cash, I mean a suite case full of the stuff. When I asked her what the largest amount in one transaction was, she told me just over 300,000 euros. The guy bought an R8 a Q8 and something else. They have armed guards in the dealership. When I asked her how long it took to count she looked at me bemused and said they have two counting machines. Of course they do, silly me. The thing is, over there, no one thinks its unusual or asks where the money came from. Here, if I you try to bank 3k let alone 300k, it's the inquisition.

Happy Birthday Dan!!

I think the problem these days is sophisticated forgeries. When another member on here bought mine, he transferred the money online while he was at my house, no problems, just checked my account for cleared funds and he drove away.

Happy Birthday!!

Welcome along

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Happy Birthday and All The Best Doogy!!!!!

According to US Customs officials, counterfeit goods accounted for almost 10% of world trade so far in 2013, an estimated $500 billion.

I was on the team that built 2 airports in Nigeria ... the first in Yola (Jimeta) where I was Materials Engineer on the runway construction and the second where I was Resident Engineer on the Terminal Buildings project ... 1978 - 1882 1882, ( you typed it ) Jesse James was shot dead, Thomas Edison created the first string of electric Christmas tree lights and false teeth were patented.

While the penny and washer idea works, Peter's fix is in my opinion a better one as it replaces the weakened springs that are required to "pop" the tailgate up under spring pressure. Certainly £15 I would have spent.

Good idea. Would it be better to get a few second hand ones in so you could offer an exchange basis? Only a thought.

82. In the highly unlikely event that I sell the Zed , will I still be welcome on the forum? Further to the above would I still be welcome if I replaced it with a Jaaaaaaag?

Welcome along. You've bought a great car there and I'm sure you'll enjoy it.

Fixed that.

Glad it's gone to a good home Chris. As regards a classic Mustang or similar, you know I'll be round at the drop of a hat!