Description
Long wheelbase 4-door XJ8 Jaguar X308 project.
We set out to make a euro trip car in the style of JFK Lincoln Continental / Rolls Royce Phantom Drophead / Daimler Corsica.
It's based on a 1997 4. 0 Sovereign.
All the structural work is done. 150 x 150 x 5 mm box sills tied with a mix of 4 mm and 2 mm plate into the original shell (effectively ladder chassis tied into the monocoque); doubled up gearbox tunnel; plated pillars and windscreen surround etc. Doors all open/ close as they should even on two wheels; B-Pillars tested to 10 tonnes for seatbelt / side impact purposes etc.
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Electrics all installed; starts and will drive. (though bushes haven't been tightened / alignment not done yet) Factory towbar. (visions of caravan through south of France getting pished on days it rains)
It needs an interior (I have this), a tonneau, and an IVA to complete.
I've lost access to my father's garage to continue the project.
