[JAGNUTS] Up date as the new owner XJ12 VDP Trials and tribs

[Tony Koschinsky]

I wonder if you really need the rear rotors.  They are a bugger to change.

I have heard that they have the wrong spec for them in the database that the 
inspectors use.  If you mic them yourself, you can check that agaist the 
factory spec.  I have a factory manual if you need one.  I know I had quite 
an argument with my inspector over oil in the steering boots.  The manual 
requires oil on the boots and I was able to dissuade them by showing them 
the actual requirements.

The ball joints are a common Leyland part; they are the same as the TR6 
uses.  I actually bought one from Herman (don't tell anybody) since his 
price was less than I could have brought it in from the States for and he 
had it right now.


Tony


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ken Exner" <kexner at sasktel.net>
To: "JAGNUTS Regina" <jagnuts at autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, July 16, 2009 9:24 AM
Subject: Re: [JAGNUTS] Up date as the new owner XJ12 VDP Trials and tribs


> And thanks for the links Ed !!! This site has been most helpful already 
> with
> the information supplied on it ..let alone better prices.
>
> Cheers
>
>
>
> Ken Exner      (306) 539-8512       www.tsilimo.com
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: jagnuts-bounces at autox.team.net
> [mailto:jagnuts-bounces at autox.team.net]On Behalf Of ed
> Sent: July 16, 2009 8:44 AM
> To: JAGNUTS Regina
> Subject: Re: [JAGNUTS] Up date as the new owner XJ12 VDP Trials and tribs
>
> Ken:
>
> You should be able to fix most of those shortcomings for a few hundred
> dollars
>
> Aftermarket brake rotors are not expensive. You may have to buy them from
> the US to get the best prices.
>
> http://www.autopartsway.ca/autoparts2/index.cfm?fetch=detail~ID=1989~Jaguar~
> XJ12%20Vanden%20Plas~241660~241660~22
>
> http://www.drivewire.com/products/jaguar-xj12/brake-rotors/17499/
>
> Nor are ball joints expensive.
>
> http://www.autopartsway.ca/autoparts2/index.cfm?fetch=detail~ID=1989~Jaguar~
> XJ12%20Vanden%20Plas~241495~241495~46
>
> http://www.drivewire.com/products/jaguar-vanden-plas/tie-rod-end/556/
>
> Ed Bratt
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ken Exner" <kexner at sasktel.net>
> To: "JAGNUTS Regina" <jagnuts at autox.team.net>
> Sent: Thursday, July 16, 2009 7:02 AM
> Subject: [JAGNUTS] Up date as the new owner XJ12 VDP Trials and tribs
>
>
>> Here is the update as the new owner of the XJ12 VDP, the Provincial 
>> Safety
>> Inspection did not go to well as the car did not pass...having said that
>> there are no real major issues with the car! It is quite structurally
>> sound
>> and has no serious mechanical/drivability concerns. Most of the
>> deficiencies
>> are maintenance issues such as tyers (which I knew about already), leaky
>> seals (no surprise there either, just show me a Jag over 5 years old that
>> isn't oozing some kind of goop) and worn steering components (ball 
>> joints,
>> tie rod ends) and last on the list, the brake rotors and pads did not 
>> meet
>> the safety specs for thickness. Overall should I have to put a couple of
>> thousand into the car for these issues I still think I will have come out
>> on
>> top with this one.
>> Did you know that in 1989 a Series 3 VDP sold for $67,900.00......I am 
>> gob
>> smacked!
>>
>> Anyway, that is the latest.
>>
>> Enjoy your run to S'toon! Cheers
>>
>> Ken Exner
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: jagnuts-bounces at autox.team.net
>> [mailto:jagnuts-bounces at autox.team.net]On Behalf Of ENGL
>> Sent: July 13, 2009 8:45 AM
>> To: 'JAGNUTS Regina'
>> Subject: Re: [JAGNUTS] The new Owner
>>
>> I was wondering how long you could be without the trials and tribulations
>> of
>> British car ownership.  Well done Ken!
>>
>> Bob
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: jagnuts-bounces at autox.team.net
>> [mailto:jagnuts-bounces at autox.team.net]
>> On Behalf Of Ken Exner
>> Sent: July 12, 2009 10:49 PM
>> To: JAGNUTS Regina
>> Subject: [JAGNUTS] The new Owner
>>
>> Ok .. Just in case some of you were wondering ...I bought the XJ12 VDP
>> today
>> will get it sometime tomorrow.
>> Thanks for your help and the moral support in the investigation. (of the
>> car). Any one know a good place to get it safety inspected ..you know the
>> ones that have broken their magnifying glass.
>>
>> Ken E
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