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rnoswal34
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Hi, Russ here from Bossier City, Louisiana.
I got my first MGB in the middle 70's. 1963 positive ground, before I new the difference between negative and positive grounding. This was my 2nd car ever after my 1967 Cougar. Then USAF and the MGB. Turned out that 3 of us bought MGB's and one had a MGC. What a sight it must have been. I remember one time when we had them all running at one time! Went to work for a British car repair shop for a few years and learned a lot from the British owners, a mom and pop shop. The owner was a real character. I miss those days of all the cars I would never own but got to repair and drive. I owned a very poorly kept 1969 XK-E with 2 strombergs back then. I met a guy though that had an XK with three SU's and wanted to trade carbs!! Brought home mi first born ini that car too.
Fast forward to now and I have had many foreign cars in my backyard shop. The last 2 were a 1984 Corvette, considered its worst but also car of the year in Car and Driver magazine and a 1983 Jaguar XJS or XJ-S, which ever is correct. The Jag had a cool story, Bought in Saudi Arabia new, then driven to England where Aj6 got its hands on it. Put on lots of intake mods and redone ECU. Apparently shipped to NYC where is was made to meet emission standards. Then driven to California. I found it in Houston where guy wanted to rewire the injectors and screwed that up and decided to sell it. $1,500.00 and a long trip and it was mine. I found that story in the trunk with all the papers, soo cool. Fixed it and the Corvette at the same time, (wife was very understanding) and then sold them. Jag went to the Northeast somewhere I can't recall now.
So now to my new project. 1984 XJS, red again, and with a frozen engine. Some rust but I want to put a V8 in it. I know....... So, I will be hitting this place up for suggestions and comments from the purests too. I am ok with both. I just want to keep another Jag from the junkyard. Thats about it. 70, retired Postal worker with a nice, but empty shop. I have to go pick up the Jag in a few days. Glad to be here and thanks ahead of time for any and all comments.
Russ
I got my first MGB in the middle 70's. 1963 positive ground, before I new the difference between negative and positive grounding. This was my 2nd car ever after my 1967 Cougar. Then USAF and the MGB. Turned out that 3 of us bought MGB's and one had a MGC. What a sight it must have been. I remember one time when we had them all running at one time! Went to work for a British car repair shop for a few years and learned a lot from the British owners, a mom and pop shop. The owner was a real character. I miss those days of all the cars I would never own but got to repair and drive. I owned a very poorly kept 1969 XK-E with 2 strombergs back then. I met a guy though that had an XK with three SU's and wanted to trade carbs!! Brought home mi first born ini that car too.
Fast forward to now and I have had many foreign cars in my backyard shop. The last 2 were a 1984 Corvette, considered its worst but also car of the year in Car and Driver magazine and a 1983 Jaguar XJS or XJ-S, which ever is correct. The Jag had a cool story, Bought in Saudi Arabia new, then driven to England where Aj6 got its hands on it. Put on lots of intake mods and redone ECU. Apparently shipped to NYC where is was made to meet emission standards. Then driven to California. I found it in Houston where guy wanted to rewire the injectors and screwed that up and decided to sell it. $1,500.00 and a long trip and it was mine. I found that story in the trunk with all the papers, soo cool. Fixed it and the Corvette at the same time, (wife was very understanding) and then sold them. Jag went to the Northeast somewhere I can't recall now.
So now to my new project. 1984 XJS, red again, and with a frozen engine. Some rust but I want to put a V8 in it. I know....... So, I will be hitting this place up for suggestions and comments from the purests too. I am ok with both. I just want to keep another Jag from the junkyard. Thats about it. 70, retired Postal worker with a nice, but empty shop. I have to go pick up the Jag in a few days. Glad to be here and thanks ahead of time for any and all comments.
Russ
