THE INTERNATIONAL JAGUAR 'S'-TYPE REGISTER FORUM

The Shell Oil Company would have been proud of you had you finished it in Red & Yellow!

What is happening with your C Pillar chrome mouldings?

I wanted to get away from the all black industrial look so I painted it grey and black. I almost painted it yellow and red !

Mine was stubborn as hell.

Glyn,
i used a punch and a hammer, plus lubricant spray, to drive it out. it came out easily. I think the pin is stainless steel like the screw, since it was also easy to polish to mirror finish.

Did you have fun knocking that pin out Jose? We had to apply some heat to get mine moving.

Dave,

I looked at the clamp for a while, looking at its defects, and decided to somewhat improve it. Turned out nice.

What I don't understand is why the clamping part seems "upside down". It just seems to me that the smooth
part should be towards the top and only the two edges of the other side should make contact with the wheel hub center.

But all the clamps I have seen have the two edges towards the top. So I did it as it was so Glyn wouldn't start complaining.

Note that this clamp was used in all Jaguar all the way to 1979 in the Series 2 XJ. In 1980 a different clamp is designed for the Series 3 XJ.
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Your attention to detail is mind blowing, that has to be the best spare tyre clamp for an S Type in the world.
Well done !!,
Dave J.

Very neat indeed!

Thank you guys, Pretty and Beautiful, exactly what I was thinkng. Looks better in person, the nicest part is the polished screw.

That's beautiful, Jose!