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kmakar said:
Yeah, the biggest issue was tying in the ignition switch, the turn signals, and e flashers, the rest was easy. Just rip the rest out and rewired it and then it was fine, but took me like 3 weeks to get the switches (ignition and directionals) working right.
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I don't care for car wiring and having Cervical Stenosis makes under dash wiring terrible
 
kmakar said:
Unless you did the electrical conversion too, the car was still plagued with all kinds of electrical issues, hence why I rewired mine.
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I worked for a Jag dealer in the 1980's, those things were garbage. It is funny how many GM parts were in the XJS, a/c compressors, transmissions etc.

They sold a XJS convertible back then, converted by Hess and Eisenhart, those things creaked and groaned so much they were horrible.
 
Shovelrick said:
I don't care for car wiring and having Cervical Stenosis makes under dash wiring terrible
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I just pull the dash and that makes the wiring so much easier. I can't fit under the dash and I have a bad neck and back, so it takes a bit more time to pull the dash, but makes it so much easier (and enjoyable for me).
 
Chevelle_Nut said:
I worked for a Jag dealer in the 1980's, those things were garbage. It is funny how many GM parts were in the XJS, a/c compressors, transmissions etc.

They sold a XJS convertible back then, converted by Hess and Eisenhart, those things creaked and groaned so much they were horrible.
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H&E put metal name plates under the hoods like they're really Proud of the conv Jag?
 
kmakar said:
I just pull the dash and that makes the wiring so much easier. I can't fit under the dash and I have a bad neck and back, so it takes a bit more time to pull the dash, but makes it so much easier (and enjoyable for me).
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So many XJ6 dash's came out to replace cracked wood, and door panels... and consoles....

How about the XJ6 inboard rear rotors, I remember techs really fighting with those things.
 
kmakar said:
I just pull the dash and that makes the wiring so much easier. I can't fit under the dash and I have a bad neck and back, so it takes a bit more time to pull the dash, but makes it so much easier (and enjoyable for me).
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The dash in my 68 does come out fairly easy, next time I need to do something under there I'm going to just pull it out a foot or so (y) :)
 
Chevelle_Nut said:
I worked for a Jag dealer in the 1980's, those things were garbage. It is funny how many GM parts were in the XJS, a/c compressors, transmissions etc.

They sold a XJS convertible back then, converted by Hess and Eisenhart, those things creaked and groaned so much they were horrible.
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My '75 had a bad ass body style, but the car was heavy as hell. the 6cyl that came with it was a dog and couldn't push the car worth a shit, but the 350/350 woke it up. After that is was fun to drive. Sold it in '97 when I moved to Florida. Bought it for $500 and sold it for like $5k (I think). It was just a toy and wasn't a DD.
 
Chevelle_Nut said:
So many XJ6 dash's came out to replace cracked wood, and door panels... and consoles....

How about the XJ6 inboard rear rotors, I remember techs really fighting with those things.
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Yep, the thing that made it all so fun was the independent rear suspension. Unless you greased it on a regular basis, it'd exibit some weird shit with the brakes too, and it groaned letting you know it needed to be greased.
 
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