NS Dev
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| posted on 21/7/12 at 09:04 AM |
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Vauxhall Victor FE XJR!!!!
It's a shame, but I have to face that fact that this little project is one of several which i'm not likely to finish, and of them all this
seems to have the least point, so for that reason it is up for sale.
I'll get photos tomorrow.
The car is a mint 30-odd thousand mile Victor FE, in original Yellow with black vinyl roof. There is NO rust on the car. There are some miss-matched
panels where the odd bit of paintwork has been done in the past, but believe me it's as good a Victor shell as you will find. It was on display
in a Vauxhall dealership until I got it.
The car has had pretty much all the interior removed. There is also now a large section of tunnel and bulkhead removed.....
..... to make way for the Jaguar XJR6 engine we fitted. The engine mounts and gearbox crossmember are done and the engine mounted. We bought a
complete, running XJR for the engine, so it's known good. We bought another complete XJ6 to donate a manual gearbox which is fitted, along with
a non-dual-mass flywheel. It will need a clutch. The supercharger is currently removed, but I have it and all relevant parts. The radiator and charge
cooler rad have been mounted. The header tank has been mounted and some of the water piping has been started. The standard XJR exhaust manifolds clear
the victor steering column, but obviously an exhaust system will need making. The rear has been dropped with Leda coilovers. Front is still standard.
The plan was to fit Bedford CF springs on the front which are included, but as they've not been fitted, I don't know if the resultant ride
height will be pleasing. The engine loom has been stripped and all the relevant wires loomed together and labelled (although I'd have to check
the labelling hasn't faded too much!) ready to wire up to an aftermarket ECU (we have a DTA S60 which we planned to use, but this is not
included)
I'm not going to list every job to complete the car or make the usual, ridiculous claim that 'all the hard work has been done', but
what I can say is that we do this sort of thing for a living and wouldn't have started it if we hadn't thought it through. We'd be
happy to chat through all the plans and potential problems with a serious potential buyer.
I'm after £1500 for it. Keep in mind the engine is worth at least £600, the manual Jag gearbox probably £400, and a Victor shell in this
condition at least £1k. It could be broken for a lot more, but i'd rather sell as-is, partly because I haven't the time to break it, and
partly because i'd kinda like to see it finished!
[Edited on 21/7/12 by NS Dev]
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NS Dev
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| posted on 21/7/12 at 10:40 AM |
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PS all the supercharger bits and inlet pipework are included, and they do fit in the engine bay! I took it all off to dummy up another project and
havent put it back on, but it was all on when we fitted the engine
Retro RWD is the way forward...........automotive fabrication, car restoration, sheetmetal work, engine conversion
retro car restoration and tuning
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