I loved the old XJ6 in my teens I always wanted one never got there but I now have it's baby the Type x 2004 trying to give it some love my new project :)
Well Brett, people slag off Jags stating unreliable etc etc, BUT these older ones have a truly big heart and are a lot tougher than non-owners would ever know. As a 68 yr old I've owned 3 Jags in my lifetime, a 1965 4.2 MK10 when I was 19yrs old, only affordable as it was left hand drive, I bought it when cars had to be RHD or off the road by July 1st 1976 in just a few short years I racked up 150,000 miles, like 240,000klms, my just retired engineer grandad & myself did a RHD conversion using all the hidden RHD bits from a scrapped mk10, doing the swap over was like a giant Meccano set for adults. It never needed the NRMA, I wasted my money with them!! During that time I bought a really rare 1973 long wheelbase series 1 xj6 a custom ordered car and with triple SU's from the factory as per its order/build sheet, and from factory its interior was dressed as a series one Daimler Van Den Plas, when I looked at the car to buy it , its first owner said he did not want a Daimler badge on a Jaguar , and wanted the legendary 6 cylinder in its most potent form with bronze head . I owned this one 32 years and a decade ago sold it to a mate, in my ownership 18,200 miles to 190,000miles Georgina & I have driven it all over Australia and it never let us down I didn't take it on dirt roads but rain hail or shine it was out and about. Again the xj6 never needed NRMA in 32 years, only reason I sold it was because I'd just bought in 2012 a 1967 mk10/420G, 1 owner & a MERE 50,020 miles in 2012 from new in 1967, with service records for every cent spent !! I've put 40,000 miles on it in 12 years & never needed NRMA, always works fine. On my way home to NSW central coast from my office at Nth Sydney I'd stopped to fill up with fuel at the last servo on the left side/north aiming lanes of Pac' Hwy at Turramurra, in my own little world thinking & filling second tank, when I was rudely interrupted, I looked around, then down at a short big mouth ex-Pommy (by his accent) he asked how far I was going in my Jag mk10/420G, him telling me all Jags are junk , only Germans make quality luxury cars, that I'd never get to my destination. He was driving a brand new 7 series BMW. Several weeks later, " the universe" attacked and, on the freeway after the Hawkesbury river bridge on a steep windy part & after an accident had created crawling stop start traffic on a stinking hot Friday arvo' his SUPA-DUPA new 7series German BMW had decided to suicide and catch fire, whole car was alight and I honked my horn and waved to "ex-Pommy bigmouth" , my 50year old British '60's Supercar was working just fine , no overheating , no distress at all, its air conditioning ice cold & perfect.
Really good to see things going well on this project... somehow you seemed to sense she had "good bones" when you viewed her and it's great that you are carrying on with the care given by the previous owner... I say call her "Rosie Rosso"... a nice cheery name that reflects her colour ! Looking forward to the next stages. 😊
Amazing to see you get the dear old thing going again, and having its first run for 10 years. This looks like a very successful project, and one which will turn a well-deserved profit once you've completed it for a lucky new owner. She's got to be Lady In Red, surely?
My 1991 Capri is a member of the recalcitrant oil pressure gauge club. Always works on start up, then has a mind of its own. Guess it’s the sending unit. I’ve learned not to worry, part of its character. Cheers.
Hay love it Betty shes coming around nicely yep I think ya saved this one just in time keep at it and I think she be right cant wait for an up date cheers mate
You either needs lots of patience to begin with, or you develop it as you work. Either way, you have my admiration Brett, as I'd have tossed the spanners away long ago 👍👍
Geez Brett you dodged a lot of bullets there. Extremely lucky the trans. and P.S. came back to life. Major ticks with getting her running and driving. Electrical gremlins to sort but seems you got a bargain. Get her functional and then move her on to someone to take her to the next stage. 👍
Well done on getting the 'shit box' running, I love watching your videos. I have a series 1 and the oil pressure always reads high regardless of oil grade. The voltmeter barely reaches on charge, but it must be charging as the battery is ok. Keep doing your videos, all the best, Geoff
Nice to see it going! Sadly I've hit a deer on the highway with my XJ40 and the front right of the car is all messed up (along with the deer sadly...), but I'm fine. It was about 2-3 hours of road away from home and I managed to bring the car back on its own power. I already bought tons of parts to bring it back to life!
@@tjmthejagmandownunder Thank you! I heard a big ''Poof'' sound at 100km/h, at 11h00am, in full sun. Not even at 7pm in October, which is the hunting season here in Canada. Crazy day!
Great vid today, love how tenacious you are. Great look over the old girl. You are so positive about all the good things about the car. Look forward to the next instalment.
Score one for the bloke. Makes up for the red series 1 purchased sight unseen on marketplace after two bottles of wine. Maybe instead of shit box she is now box wine?
Brett - I see on the start after you changed the engine oil near the end of your vid that Volts were back over 13 on the gauge - did you fix the charging or did it just happen. Looks like you are having a bit of fun working on the "shit box" 😃
Probably had enough run time for the brushes to wear through the years of corrosion on the commutator and get some decent current flowing. I’m not into XJ6 Jags myself, but I’m really enjoying this. In high school my neighbour had a new XJ40. I wouldn’t mind one of them, but I’d have to Barra turbo swap it 😮 that would be sacrilege these days….
The white one should be called Snowflake or COKE as in cocaine, the red one is Phoenix it definitely rose from the ashes, and Australia needs to have some ashes :) meow
You’ve done a wonderful job on reviving the old girl and it has made for a very enjoyable watch, thank you. Loved every minute.
Glad you enjoyed it
I loved the old XJ6 in my teens I always wanted one never got there but I now have it's baby the Type x 2004 trying to give it some love my new project :)
You are a bloody genius mate!
Well done in getting the old girl running.
A great Resurrection ! You cram a lot in, love it. Love watching re-runs too, enjoy them no end.
Glad you like them!
Love these rescues. Betty is fortunate that you care about keeping her going and someone will be happy to drive her.
Well Brett, people slag off Jags stating unreliable etc etc, BUT these older ones have a truly big heart and are a lot tougher than non-owners would ever know. As a 68 yr old I've owned 3 Jags in my lifetime, a 1965 4.2 MK10 when I was 19yrs old, only affordable as it was left hand drive, I bought it when cars had to be RHD or off the road by July 1st 1976 in just a few short years I racked up 150,000 miles, like 240,000klms, my just retired engineer grandad & myself did a RHD conversion using all the hidden RHD bits from a scrapped mk10, doing the swap over was like a giant Meccano set for adults. It never needed the NRMA, I wasted my money with them!! During that time I bought a really rare 1973 long wheelbase series 1 xj6 a custom ordered car and with triple SU's from the factory as per its order/build sheet, and from factory its interior was dressed as a series one Daimler Van Den Plas, when I looked at the car to buy it , its first owner said he did not want a Daimler badge on a Jaguar , and wanted the legendary 6 cylinder in its most potent form with bronze head . I owned this one 32 years and a decade ago sold it to a mate, in my ownership 18,200 miles to 190,000miles Georgina & I have driven it all over Australia and it never let us down I didn't take it on dirt roads but rain hail or shine it was out and about. Again the xj6 never needed NRMA in 32 years, only reason I sold it was because I'd just bought in 2012 a 1967 mk10/420G, 1 owner & a MERE 50,020 miles in 2012 from new in 1967, with service records for every cent spent !! I've put 40,000 miles on it in 12 years & never needed NRMA, always works fine.
On my way home to NSW central coast from my office at Nth Sydney I'd stopped to fill up with fuel at the last servo on the left side/north aiming lanes of Pac' Hwy at Turramurra, in my own little world thinking & filling second tank, when I was rudely interrupted, I looked around, then down at a short big mouth ex-Pommy (by his accent) he asked how far I was going in my Jag mk10/420G, him telling me all Jags are junk , only Germans make quality luxury cars, that I'd never get to my destination. He was driving a brand new 7 series BMW. Several weeks later, " the universe" attacked and, on the freeway after the Hawkesbury river bridge on a steep windy part & after an accident had created crawling stop start traffic on a stinking hot Friday arvo' his SUPA-DUPA new 7series German BMW had decided to suicide and catch fire, whole car was alight and I honked my horn and waved to "ex-Pommy bigmouth" , my 50year old British '60's Supercar was working just fine , no overheating , no distress at all, its air conditioning ice cold & perfect.
Great story, Greg
Nice to have you on board
I also owned a rare lwb s1 in Daimler form years ago
Really good to see things going well on this project... somehow you seemed to sense she had "good bones" when you viewed her and it's great that you are carrying on with the care given by the previous owner...
I say call her "Rosie Rosso"... a nice cheery name that reflects her colour !
Looking forward to the next stages. 😊
Thanks John
Amazing how well she idled from cold start
You must be pleased with this one. After the underside review, she's not bad at all. Thanks for saving her!
Nice one.... she's alive..well done..great vid👍
Lucky Red , u save it from the wreckers 🙏
Amazing to see you get the dear old thing going again, and having its first run for 10 years. This looks like a very successful project, and one which will turn a well-deserved profit once you've completed it for a lucky new owner. She's got to be Lady In Red, surely?
Love your description as you walk under the car. Interesting to hear you thinking out loud and what you are looking at.
My 1991 Capri is a member of the recalcitrant oil pressure gauge club. Always works on start up, then has a mind of its own. Guess it’s the sending unit. I’ve learned not to worry, part of its character. Cheers.
Bluey!! Good project.. well done
Excellent. All your years of experience came into play. Look forward to seeing further work.
Hay love it Betty shes coming around nicely yep I think ya saved this one just in time keep at it and I think she be right cant wait for an up date cheers mate
Excellent video Brett. Thanks!
You either needs lots of patience to begin with, or you develop it as you work. Either way, you have my admiration Brett, as I'd have tossed the spanners away long ago 👍👍
It was a bit of a shed when you got it, perhaps you could call it "The Red Shed'.
Geez Brett you dodged a lot of bullets there. Extremely lucky the trans. and P.S. came back to life. Major ticks with getting her running and driving. Electrical gremlins to sort but seems you got a bargain. Get her functional and then move her on to someone to take her to the next stage. 👍
That's the plan Peter
Another great video. Nice one mate.
Big red is running sweet. Looks to be be overall good shape. I look forward to the next episode.
Thanks 👍
Looking good Brett keep up the good work best regards Andy Allen
Thanks Andy 👍
Well done on getting the 'shit box' running, I love watching your videos. I have a series 1 and the oil pressure always reads high regardless of oil grade. The voltmeter barely reaches on charge, but it must be charging as the battery is ok. Keep doing your videos, all the best, Geoff
Thanks Geoff!
Fun to watch an old lady brought back to life.
Would be interesting to see the gunk that comes out of the transmission.
Brian, I have never dropped an auto pan. May make a good video
Do it up.
Nice one 👍 😊
That engine is sweet 👍😎
Good Job B..
Nice to see it going! Sadly I've hit a deer on the highway with my XJ40 and the front right of the car is all messed up (along with the deer sadly...), but I'm fine. It was about 2-3 hours of road away from home and I managed to bring the car back on its own power. I already bought tons of parts to bring it back to life!
I had a deer experience back in 2018. Wrote off my Ute and the deer! Good to see you are restoring her!
@@tjmthejagmandownunder Thank you! I heard a big ''Poof'' sound at 100km/h, at 11h00am, in full sun. Not even at 7pm in October, which is the hunting season here in Canada. Crazy day!
Runs well, sounds usual Jag.✌
Great vid today, love how tenacious you are. Great look over the old girl. You are so positive about all the good things about the car.
Look forward to the next instalment.
I think the red one should be called cherry 🍒 because it's tuning into a good vehicle
hey, how about "Cherry Ripe"?
Good chance the rear flexible brake line has collapsed, had me stumped for a while .
Could be right! Will look at thanks Mark
Well done on getting her going. On the name how about S.B. 😊
I like SB!😁
Barry White
Score one for the bloke. Makes up for the red series 1 purchased sight unseen on marketplace after two bottles of wine.
Maybe instead of shit box she is now box wine?
Brett - I see on the start after you changed the engine oil near the end of your vid that Volts were back over 13 on the gauge - did you fix the charging or did it just happen.
Looks like you are having a bit of fun working on the "shit box" 😃
Volts just came good😁👍
Probably had enough run time for the brushes to wear through the years of corrosion on the commutator and get some decent current flowing. I’m not into XJ6 Jags myself, but I’m really enjoying this. In high school my neighbour had a new XJ40. I wouldn’t mind one of them, but I’d have to Barra turbo swap it 😮 that would be sacrilege these days….
Call the shitbox Skelton (Red Skelton)
😂
Not dead red
🤣
The white one should be called Snowflake or COKE as in cocaine, the red one is Phoenix it definitely rose from the ashes, and Australia needs to have some ashes :) meow
I'm not sure about Coke, but I do like Phoenix 😁
@@tjmthejagmandownunder ok fair comment