Jaguar XJC 5.3 resto part 10. First big drive in my rebuilt V12 Coupe
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- Опубликовано: 5 фев 2022
- My Jaguar XJ5.3C manual has been fully rebuilt over the past 11 months and now it's finished, I took it on a 400 mile trip to experience it on some of my favourite roads in North Wales. This video reveals if it all went according to plan..
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Can we take a moment to thank Mrs M for standing outside and recording Harry driving bye on numerous occasions 👍
The Mrs Mainwaring of Harry's Garage.
Hear hear 👏 👍
And hanging on the outside of the car while at speed! What a woman!
@@johnsayer116 Elizabeth I believe .... she does well.
A wife we may all dream of lol 😆 #YoungTimer
Sunday evening, bottle of red in hand, now what else do I need... A Harrys Garage update.. Perfect 👌
get in your own car and go for your own drive.
@@majorlaser4801 Probably not a good idea if he’s just finished the bottle.. Some people don’t want anyone to have fun!
@@majorlaser4801 Why don't you do that while we watch the video.
@@majorlaser4801 Not if he owns a Clio ! 🤣
@@marcryvon Audi S6 😆
One of the most beautifull Jaguars I have ever seen. The bodywork, the form, the colour and ofcourse, the engine. Just sublime!
Harry I’m a young car enthusiast and would just like to express my thanks for your content on classic cars. It’s really fuelled my passion and can’t wait to buy my first in the near future. I’m thinking Clio 182 or Porsche 924. Thank you again!
Go Clio 182 but chose carefully as many are worn out now. Lots to choose from, though.
924 feels old, slow and driving position is odd.
@@harrysgarage Wow. Thanks so much Harry. Will take your advice. Have a brilliant rest of your evening. Absolutely top job you’re doing for the car community.
@@harrysgarage I agree - had a 924 years ago - awful thing!
Great to hear Teo. Personally id go for them Clio 182. I used to own one back in the day when i was younger in my 20s and their great little hot hatch’s plus you’ll get spare parts easier which same can’t be said for the Porche 924. Just be careful what Clio you busy as many of them have been ragged around the roads for years by boy racers especially back in their day.
I would certainly go for the Clio 182 but check carefully and especially make sure the variable valve timing still works as it should. Also make sure the car you looking at hasn't been in crash. Walk away if not happy because there are still a few out there.
Absolutely stunning. Well done to everyone involved in the restoration. Hats off to you 👏🏼👏🏼
I don't wear a hat
The Jaguar is automotive art Harry and well worth the time and effort you’ve put into her. Those shots on the beach would grace anyone’s walls and that colour really is the icing on the cake…. She’s a keeper who deserves her place in the collection 👍
@reinmansmith, yes, but Harry's going to have to wash the Salty beach off her !
@@Rovinman very true but I’m sure she will have had a thorough pampering after the trip, a good wash, blow dry and a rub down with fluffy towels! Lol 👍
The only thing I hate about your Jaguar... Is the fact it's yours and not mine! Outstanding! That colour just understatedly screams JAGUAR, even though it isn't. Kudos to all those craftsmen who helped realize your vision.
I don't even have to watch Harry's videos before liking them. I can like them right away and then watch them.
My favorite classic Jag… love the content Harry… I love how you tell a story rather than just a car review. We love our Jags…
Over an E-type? You must need to drag around your mother in law.
@@johnsmith1474 It’s just the accepted thing to say that the E Type looks the best. As such, if you express the view that the XJC looks better, which it does, you’re going against the crowd.
Lol… If you look at the other jags that I have besides my E type you’ll find you are correct. I definitely go against the crowd.
72’ Etype
2014 XKR-S GT
2019 XE SV Project8
Wasn't it Sir William Lyons who coined the phrase, "Grace, Space and Pace"? This wonderful car is the epitome of that phrase. Harry, in my opinion, humble as it is, this is the star of your collection, without a doubt.
Sir William did not come up with that tag line, but it was somebody in the company. One thing Sir William did give us was this car's elegant design, uncluttered by the dreck that is mandatory on today's large sedans. Sir William mandated that the XJ series have a single uninterrupted line on both sides of the cabin, running from front to back, and that's what we get here.
I've watched just 58 seconds of this video (@ "running in") and I'm literally smiling from 'ear to ear'. Harry, we love ya mate, you're a true car nut! It really seems, that it doesn't matter to you if you're talking about a car worth a couple of grand or a couple of million - you have the same enthusiasm and passion. I realise the Jag owes you a bit now, but you were just as passionate when you first got it off Ebay (IIRC?) as you are now. Keep the vids coming, your channel is much better than Top Gear or any of the TV content.
Elegant, caddish, muscular and oh so coooool. The XJC is a masterpiece of both styling and engineering.
Greetings from Los Angeles! Maybe it's the understated hot rod, gentleman's express attitude of the car, but I find this is the most interesting of all your cars. And the color is absolutely fantastic, sitting somewhere between the old 1970s-era Rolls Royce Dark Olive and Porsche Oak Green. More content, please. Cheers!
Well said 👍
Spot on.
I had a mark 2 golf Gti in oak green, it was a darker shade of green than the jags
Agreed Ted it's a beautiful thing. If you're interested in a local expert, Harry (a different one) at West Coast E Type in Newbury Park is doing amazing XJ12 restorations and upgrades. I can't quite understand why this Harry didn't swap to modern injection. The West Coast version includes a downdraught option giving just shy of 400bhp and looks like a 70s f1 engine. The ugly plumbing of the original is gone as is the unreliability. Anyway great Hg video as always.
@@MothsandRods I think you are missing the point of what Harry was wanting to achieve.
What a beautiful Jaguar. The color, the cockpit greenhouse, the rear fenders squatting, dual raspy exhaust, perfect!
I cannot forget travelling to Heathrow from Derbyshire in my dads boss,s brand new XJ6 2.8, light blue colour, 1971. Corfu fortnight, 5 star ++ etc. Fantastic for an 8 yr old lad. It had a phone, the leather seats creaked of newness , smell of leather, wood; so quiet and so were the roads in them days. Then back home to our terraced back to back house. Reality. Thats what proper dreams are made of. Great video BTW.
I love Jags - I will always remember as a young man I was around someone's house repairing their (TV actually) - got talking with the lady of the house - I expressed my love of Jags - she said 'come with with me' - and of course I did. She took me out to a garage and showed me a very dusty Daimler Double Six, which at the time was brand new. It was heart breaking (especially as I drove a Cortina at that time - and felt lucky to do so) - she explained that it was he husbands company supplied car - but he generally went into London on the train (1st class of course) and otherwise he would be collected by a chauffeur driven car. She further explained that this Daimler was only used to take the family to 'The Farm'. I should explain that her husband was a director of one of the London Banks.....as I say absolutely heart breaking - what a waste. Oh I do believe it was in the same colour as your 5.3 - sorry but Yuk.....
The automatic subtitles were spot on, denoting the Jag's sound as [music].
The green blends wonderful with the nature shots. Interesting excourse about the hydroelectric powered hotel.
Imagine today's electric heaters running nonstop for 22 years. They don't make things like they used to
Just one of the best looking cars ever! Love the way it swept out the hotel driveway! ❤️
My dad had a Jaguar 420G, may have been 1970 (I was 13), in two tone blue, beautifully appointed inside. He bought it in 1973, after one of the oil / fuel crises, because it was horrible on fuel, but he used it only for leisure. I was reminded of it when I saw Harry’s Jag on the sand, windows down.
Watching from NZ. I still remember my one and only drive as a young passenger in an XJ.
Thought I was the bee’s knee’s.
Remember it as well as yesterday, was around 1970.
Loved Jaguar ever since and enjoy Harrys Garage.
I’m from Coventry and my Dad worked at Jaguar so these things are in my DNA. Im in love with this car. The XJC is just an incredibly beautiful grand tourer.
Beautiful car, but having owned an XJC from new in 1975 (albeit a 4.2), I remember it being a supremely silent car without the exhaust sound of this one. Mine was also a 3 speed auto. I later replaced it with an XJS V12 which was so silent I used to try and restart it at traffic lights!
Silent as a cat. Yes, I think the noisy exhaust on this one is a mistake Harry.
I agree with the above comment regarding the exhaust sound. What I enjoy the most about the Jaguar V12 is its sublime quietness and refinement. I wouldn't want it to sound like an Italian sportscar. Another couple of nitpicking points: 1) I think those are Series III mirrors. I'd much prefer the shape of the Series II mirror 2) No AC?
agree the exhaust noise was bugging me. I was driven in a 5.3C auto about 40 years ago, remarkable silence and so effortless...especially after just getting out of a 308GTB vetro!
Personally I like the exhaust note and find the standard car too quite. Love the manual box too which is a big improvement on the lacklustre power sapping ,thirsty 3 speed auto.
This will never be done again by any automaker. True automobile.
Correct ... Even F1 are down to 6 cylinders!
(But I still hear fools comparing Hamilton to Schumacher ...)
Well, I never thought I would like changing the original squadron blue but this transformation is stunning......I now want the old girl back at home with me!!
I love these travel videos, and I'm always happy to see you using your cars.
I’m not really into Jags, but my God I love the look of this one, and the colour is something special. Reminds me a little of Oak Green Metallic on my old Mk2 Golf GTI 16v back in the day 😎👍🏼
Rain is not that bad , its the below 3 degrees and salting the roads is the issue.
Gritters out most days and no frost, environmental assessment needed on that's 400 tons of salt with no need .
Enjoy the roads. Stay safe thanks for sharing.. 😎
Harry in a previous Jag video: 'Outside is salty roads and wet and this car is not going outside in those conditions.'
Also Harry: *Drives it to a wet North Wales and parks it on a beach.*
I love you Harry!
Bravo! Very nice! I am so glad it has been restored, and even improved.
And, Mrs. M., thank you for filming out in the cold and the fog. You are another major reason why these videos are so good.
The Jag looks beautiful in front of Pále Hall; hope you got some nice still shots while you were there.
That very distinctive engine note that sounds like a slightly rorty six cylinder, yet not quite. I love that car, Harry. Even before her new make-up was applied, you could see her potential and the way she performed then - although being a slightly rough diamond - was still as a gentleman's spirited cruiser. That colour does it wonders and all - especially against the Welsh background or on the sands and didn't it just fit in outside that old Hotel? Wow! She's a beauty and I hope you enjoy many many miles with her.....and can take us for a blast when her run-in period is over and we get to hear the other end of the rev range bellowing out her tail pipes and see how she goes when she's not in cruise mode!
Harry, there are so many comments, that the fuel tank question might have been answered already. I will take a shot at it anyway. The fuel tank switch has two sets of contacts. One to switch the delivery valve from left to right. The other to select the left or right fuel sender. If the switch has bad sender contacts you will have misleading info. If the tank selector contacts are bad, the tank selector valve will default to the left tank. But the sender will report on the right tank.
Beautiful car, beautiful color!
My favourite car in your collection. It’s stunning - it’s rare - it’s refined, it’s a Jaaaaag. 👍
...and needs some mellow silencing restoring as it is at awkward odds with looks and coupe character
@@davidstuart4915 agreed 👍
That's a bold statement given the other rare and exotic machines in the collection. And I completely agree.
@@joelness I think the whole series 1 and 2 XJ Jaguars are still sleepers, I am of the opinion they are all undervalued.
Magnificent car, great color, glorious sound. That was a pleasure to "travel" with you Sir!! I'm asking for more miles now!
Harry says, “You don’t want to hear about the hotel’s energy source”. Me, “ I do”. Thanks for sharing. I was as fascinated by the hotel as much as the Jag. 😬
GEEZ……. So Simple. So Refined. So Sleek. So Timeless. Well Done Harry.
Harry, after driving an E type for 15 years on Australian country roads, I can understand about exhaust pipe fittings hitting the road. The XJ looks beautiful in front of that old hotel.
Yet another lovely video. You can really tell Harry's passion and genuine interest and love for the cars. No show boating and being "the big I am", just genuine joy. Keep the videos coming 👍
I liked that you did the whole video without being rude, unpleasant, sarcastic or superior.
Enjoy the Jaguar 🙂
What a car! One of the most beautiful Jags ever made!
This was a great video, Harry. I enjoyed every aspect of it, including the discussion of the electrical system of the hotel. The Jag is absolutely beautiful. A great GT. In many ways, it has the same qualities of my daily driver, a 2001 BMW E39 M5. Of course, the jag is much more elegant and beautiful.
The jag looks and sounds fantastic. My dad came home with a new e type in 1969 and i can still remember the aroma of english leather hot engine oil and a whiff of raw gasoline. Glorious !
After watching all the removal of rust over the restoration series I literally gasped when you took it onto a beach let alone in the drizzle of wales. Oh well at least you are enjoying it!
Id never cared for the XJ Coupes growing up, something about their look didn't work for me as a kid. But this car, this car I can't resist. It's just stunning. It has caused me to warm up to XJ coupes more, even if I still think that Series 3 sedans are the prettiest of the breed, but my love for this car is very much specific to it. The sound, the stance, the looks, the philosophy; its so restrained and elegant in its execution. Wonderful series of videos Harry, thank you pleanty
I can hear the Jag fizzing sat on that beach with all of the salt.....
A great video of a beautiful car - thanks Harry.
I'd like to mention a couple of things born of experience of living with these cars. When closing the boot lid just bring the lid slowly to a close and gently squeeze it shut. The other tip is about fuel management. Start with both tanks full. Drive on right tank until 1/2 full, then swap to left tank and drive until empty. You then have 60 to 90 miles of reserve waiting for you in the right tank. No need for a reserve warning lamp. 1/2 emptying the RH tank first rebalances the weight distribution in the car when driving with only the driver on board.
So pleased to see you enjoying this fabulous car. A v12 manual for non-ridiculous money, what's not to like.
good advise
Wouldn't it make more sense for weight balance if you were to half empty the right tank, half empty the left tank and then run the right one dry?
There's always the option of joining the tanks. gets rid of some electrickery as well
Quintessential Jaguar, worth every penny Harry. Space, pace, grace.....nailed it.
That Jag is easily the bst car in your garage, in my opinion. Not only is the XJC a sreiously underrated legend, but that colour is both genius and brilliant, I love it.
Congrats Harry. Beautiful outcome, looking forward seeing an Espada road trip.
What a Jag. I love the XJC and the window’s down makes it look stunning. I have a Jag and this is the one that I’m aspiring to get. Cheers from the states.
I used to wash as a 17 yo for my boss whilst on the YTS! It was a 5.3 ltr Daimler in the lovely blue that jag/Daimler did with OG steel wheels with a vinyl roof.
The owner also had a Celica as well and yes I washed that too, those alloys on the late 80s Celica's used to cut my fingers every time I l washed it. I came to hate the Celica but not the Daimler and its fluted grille.
You could use the engine as a poster, and it'll sell buckets.
The more I see your Jag dressed in that new green paint, the more I love that color.
Beautiful car, loving the new colour ... cannot wait for higher revs with the new exhaust! Thanks Harry!
Just a gorgeous car, Harry. I loved these when they were released when I was 14. Still love them and yours is just the best 😊
Fuel gauge conundrum is a classic XJ6 problem Harry. The fuel feed system has a return to the tank your’e using controlled by a valve under the boot floor. The valve has seized and it’s feeding back and filling the other (wrong) tank. If you leave it too long it will overtop the tank you’re not using (ask me how I know!). It’s a pretty simple fix assuming the valves are still available or your existing can be repaired.
TonyS
Just pause at 9.19 and marvel at its elegant beauty. Brilliant project Harry, I can but dream.
Absolutely fantastic job done . The jag looks amazing Harry love the green colour
@harry's garage , why not get the three bolt flanges cut off and replaced with a slip joint? That way you keep your ride height as it is but gain back 10-15mm of clearance on the exhaust?
Good idea. I'll look into it.
@@harrysgarage While you’re on with the exhaust Harry, possibly add an X Pipe; check out DD 6 on here. He has a manual Series 3 and has his V12 running with the X pipe. I used to have a manual Series 3 TWR, but DD 6’s is the best sounding Jag V12 that I’ve heard.
@@petermyers5793 This. X- Pipes TRANSFORM many V engine sounds.
@@petermyers5793 Yep, I agree. That exhaust doesn't sound terribly nice - an X pipe will remove that cackle. Apart from that, what a lovely car. Well done!
@@alexbrown1995 I thought it sounded a bit coarse which was a surprise.
I love the fact you get out there and test and challenge your cars. No point in keeping them in a dry sand free garage. Brilliant film! I’m Looking forward to mile 1001 +
Harry, I'm American yet on my mother's side I'm Keltic heritage, including Welsh, so I enjoyed your video, both the XJ & the Welsh countryside. :)
Watching this vehicle progress down the highway, the suppleness of the suspension, the engine note, is a joy to behold. It must be other-worldly to experience directly. The closest I have got is when my dad had a BRG Daimler Double Six of the same vintage, which would waft supremely. I tend to prefer mile-munching cars, if I am honest.
There’s nothing like a gorgeous Jag.
My Dad had a Green Sand XJ12 LWB in the mid ‘70’s. Loved that car. We went to the south of France in it in the oil crisis. We towed a 16’ Lunar caravan with it. Had to change fuel tanks at Birmingham. We’d only left from mid-Cheshire!
What a beautiful example of a XJ coupe. Love the new colour. I'm a Jag. lover myself I have a'98 Xk8 coupe and I love it. Always enjoy your videos Harry. Keep them coming.
As always Harry, brilliant video and thank you for keeping our Sunday’s bright. All the best Vint-tro ✌🏼
Another great video Harry, always great to see an update, well done to all involved in restoration of this beautiful machine, and health to enjoy it Harry
Harry, not only is this a fantastic restoration but I think you have captured perfectly a nostalgic trip as a reminder of my first ever car race with my long departed dad at the Silverstone Tourist Trophy in 1976 where i watched and hoped for a win from this thumping Broadspeed Jaguar XJ12C driven by Andy Rouse. I think it retired ( i was 9 years old at the time)-
"You'll never fill the boot on the XJ". Wrong! I fill my boots every time you open up that glorious V12.
What a Glorious Machine ❤️
Such an elegant design, and beautifully updated. The more I see of HG the more I appreciate its understatedness.
I love that people still do the 'Run it in for 1000 miles' .
Love the colour and the views of your trip. Please thank Mrs M for taking some pictures of the wonderful Welsh countryside.
An all-time favorite of mine. I can' believe the restraint you had in keeping it within the break-in revs! One of the most elegant modern-day coupes, and with a manual! Incredible. Will be on the next ride with you 😀
Loved watching this project progress, and then you take it to one of my favourite roads and beaches. Chapeau Mr Metcalf
that jag is one of the most beautiful cars ive ever seen ,its aesthetically perfect
I've never seen a vehicle like this ever. I prefer this amongst your classics.
Beautiful car and great introductory video. I used to thrash around those roads in the 60s in my Cooper engined Mini van so very nostalgic!
The Jag looks and sounds magnificent! A job well done!
Can't wait to hear it at higher revs!
I wouldn't feel second class to Top Gear as that's been drivel for many years.
Your videos and cars are far superior.
Lovely to see the Jag gracing the roads of North Wales. I'm lucky enough to drive those roads everyday, in a Peugeot van though.
A perfect travelogue episode of HG. It is stunning up there. Relatively quiet too. Just checking the hotel website out now … 👍🏼
Looks stunning, the colour so classy. The best XJ I've ever seen!
Hi.
Just seen your comment about switching tanks and the other one saying it’s full after a little while. It’s common for the fuel return valve to stick to one tank and therefore fill just one of the tanks up when you’re running on either. When drawing from the tank you’re refilling you wont notice.
Thing to do is to empty the tank that’s filling itself, switch to the the other tank and when that runs low see if the level in the other has increased. If so it just needs the valve sorting out. Easy job. Good luck 👍🏼
I saw a car exactly like this in 2003 somewhere in Buckinghamshire and I still remember it. A young man was driving and when they arrived (wherever it was), he opened the door for his mother (presumably) and I was so jealous. The colour was pretty much identical but it had the black vinyl roof.
The colour is stunning, love what you’ve done with it, great job Harry.
Well done Harry, glad you’ve got her to where you wanted her!
The Jaguar is definitely a wonderfully understated yet really stylish piece of British automotive design that you’ve managed to highlight with the new paint colour, as for the exhaust note it just on the right side of raucousness for a V12 sports coupe
Harry.
I remember sneaking into the Pale when it was empty during the early 1960's. It was dilapidated back then. Great Trout fishing on the Dee. Also, when driving onto the beach, don't do it on a windy day with your Windows open. I'm still cleaning sand out of my car from last summer. Great video's and marvellous Jaguar.
Thank you to Mrs. M as usual for helping out!
That car is stunning! The perfect expression of grace, space, and pace. I’m interested in the aesthetic upgrades you have made both outside and inside. For example, I could have sworn that on the front fenders, there were rectangular Jaguar logos. Could you show us before and after shots?
On the beach, I know exactly where you are, spent all my summer holidays there. Another chapter in the XJ's life. Can't wait to hear that engine once the running in, has completed. Some of those roads were my favourite roads in the early 80's.
A true gentleman's express, Harry. You need to take this one on a trip to the south of France this summer after you get it sorted.
Absolutely wonderful!!!!
We have watched this from start to finish and have been royaly entertained. I do feel the car sits too low, it looks like one of those Jags from the 80's with knackered suspension that the 5th owner cannot afford to fix. I believe the suspension being slightly lower ruins the stance, if you look at pictures you will see what I mean. We had a neighbour with one of these in 1980 who took me for a drive, my first experience of air conditioning. While he did not have a CD player the car was so smooth and comfortable, anyway, there is no way his car would have made a CD player jolt, I suggest your ride maybe a lot harder than the standard model causing this to happen. Again, thank you for sharing your restoration, loved the White Rolls too.
Absolutely fantastic ... and despite being a Testarossa addict I have to say this is becoming my favourite car in your collection.
That Jag is a dream, like many blokes in their 50s a jag as a kid was like a "wow" car
Man I love that car! Beautiful. The manual transmission is the bee's knees! Better than the R type! Looks great.
Wonderful car , wonderful monday morning watch here in New Zealand
Last time I drove a car to that beach, it sank down onto its floor pan into the sand. The exhaust was blowing bubbles into the income tide! I've never been more scared and have never been back, but that's another story!
If I was ever fortunate enough to own a car like this, I'd keep it a long way from that salty beach! Hope you gave it a thorough wash afterwards to clean off all the salt and sand!
Might be actually the most elegant car ever. All the other elegant cars are ... more complicated (by design) but this is just a car... but my gosh it just looks good. Thanks Harry for the whole project - it must have felt good doing it but sure it feels good to observe it also thru the screen.