1965 Jaguar 3.8 S Type, Sync4, OD, PAS, BRG/Biscuit on chrome wires back on the road after 30 years.
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Re: 1965 Jaguar 3.8 S Type, Sync4, OD, PAS, BRG/Biscuit on chrome wires back on the road after 30 years.
First respray.
Second Respray (due to first & ultimately fired restorer allowing the shell to deteriorate without progress)
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Re: 1965 Jaguar 3.8 S Type, Sync4, OD, PAS, BRG/Biscuit on chrome wires back on the road after 30 years.
This is a set of refurbished E Type gauges that inspired me.
1) Clean exterior of gauges with Autosol (old Sonicare toothbrush helps)
2) Bayonet glass retaining rings from gauge body (i.e. rotate rings until tabs line up with slots in the gauge body & withdraw)
3) Glass anti-rattle "rubber" seal will have deteriorated.
4) Remove remains of the seal & clean up remaining black residue. BTW ~ Isopropyl Alcohol & Acetone are your friend cleaning up black residue. Just be careful working with them. They are not friendly to all surfaces.
5) I got a medical "rubber" company to extrude 5 metres of 2.5mm OD x 1mm ID black silicone tubing (perfect replacement seal)
6) Clean up metal rings and respray in matched satin black
7) Clean the gauge faces & hands with a photographic puffer brush, cotton or foam buds & a mild alcohol water solution. Be careful with white screening on face & hands. It must be clean but is fragile. If you have any doubts only use puffer brush.
8) Clean glass to a spotless shine both sides. You do not want a fingerprint or dust inside your gauge. Especially when lit.
9) Cut the new pipe seal to desired length.
10) Reassemble the gauges in a dust free environment & fit a suitable new O Ring to each before remounting.
Sit back & admire your handy-work ~ It can be most rewarding.
Also replated the metal backing plate like this. Sorry I can't find my S Type picture. It is somewhere. You can see it peeping above the wood in one of the above pictures.
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Re: 1965 Jaguar 3.8 S Type, Sync4, OD, PAS, BRG/Biscuit on chrome wires back on the road after 30 years.
Mine has never worked since I bought the car so the hands just sit at ten to two. We have talked about getting the clock refurbished in another topic but at over £100 I will just look at my watch when I need to know the time.
1968 S Type 3.4 Auto. Old English White.
1993 Yamaha FJ1200 Yellow
1966 Ford Anglia 1760 cross flow (still being built)
2012 Old English sheep dog. Grey and white.
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Re: 1965 Jaguar 3.8 S Type, Sync4, OD, PAS, BRG/Biscuit on chrome wires back on the road after 30 years.
My clock hands have been at ten past seven for most of the car's life. If you move it past there, it will tick round to ten past seven again. It suits me, because I disconnect the battery when I'm not using the car (using an original Lucas battery isolator switch).
Re: 1965 Jaguar 3.8 S Type, Sync4, OD, PAS, BRG/Biscuit on chrome wires back on the road after 30 years.
1968 S Type 3.4 Auto. Old English White.
1993 Yamaha FJ1200 Yellow
1966 Ford Anglia 1760 cross flow (still being built)
2012 Old English sheep dog. Grey and white.
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Re: 1965 Jaguar 3.8 S Type, Sync4, OD, PAS, BRG/Biscuit on chrome wires back on the road after 30 years.
He did mine in 2005 and it is still ticking. ( yes they actually tick ).
Mike is an electronic wizard, he owns a number of MK2 and E type.
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