Total restoration
| 1956
Jaguar XK140 (BS) Total restoration |
Restoration Log by Dan Mooney |
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Engine now installed, maiden voyage just around the corner!
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Sterling and Carlos have got a lot done since our last update!
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Lots of progress in the trim room this week!
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Rewiring and general assembly underway in the trim room this week.
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Carlos busy trimming the seats earlier today.
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The following sequence of photographs show the Suffolk & Turley interior kit and the completion of the Stage One engine rebuild in the Team CJ engine shop.
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| Tan interior will compliment the British
Racing Green paintwork beautifully |
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| Surfacing the block with the new timing chain
cover in place |
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| Short block components laid out ready for final assembly |
Forged CJ pistons installed |
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| Installing timing chain assembly |
Uprated oil pump and oil piping, ARP main and rod bolts |
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| Installing the oil pan |
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| Engine rebuild now complete |
Warren has been making excellent progress with the bodywork and now has all the various panels fitting perfectly. Most of the car is already in sprayable polyester primer that will be blocked over the course of the next week or so. We hope to be mixing the first of the British Racing Green paint in 3 or 4 weeks!
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The cylinder head has now been completely rebuilt and we have also completed the block machine work.
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| Flow testing ported head |
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| Corey torque plate honing the cylinders to
size |
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| Original crank was cracked - thankfully we had
a good used alternative available |
Balancing the crankshaft after grinding
journals to size |
Warren now has everything except the bonnet stripped to bare metal and there really haven't been any nasty surprises. The car has obviously been in several minor accidents, but I am pleased to report that the body is incredibly solid and rust free.
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| The paint as blistering and cracking in
several spots so we weren't sure what we'd find lurking beneath |
Several phillips screws were used in this previous repair! |
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| Right rear panel was the first to be stripped |
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| Rear of the car has now been completely stripped back to bare metal |
Almost an inch of bondo covered the front left corner of the car! |
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| Previous accident damage at front left has already been pulled back into shape |
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| Rear valance had also suffered accident damage |
Lots of progress in the TCJ engine machine shop!
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| Rear seal will be upgraded |
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| Machining main caps square prior to performing a much needed align hone |
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| Trial fitting main bearings in order to
calculate requisite crank journal sizing |
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| Machining block for custom top hat sleeves |
Surfacing block after installing new sleeves |
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| Timing chain cover in place when surfacing engine block |
Porting of cylinder head in progress |
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| Machining custom valve guides |
A view along a ported intake runner |
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| Installing custom TCJ valve seats |
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To be continued! |
| Flow testing the head after machine work |
Disassembly continued...
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Time to get this project underway! First job is to remove the engine and transmission.
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I am delighted to report that we will have this exciting new restoration project underway in the next few days.
