Black & Tan 332iT

[bigjae46]

Gave it a shot! Hydrolocked motor Z8 coulda been a real fun project for the right price.

What did it go for? That is a risky one!

To me, hydrolocked = flood car. Especially in that area with recent floods. As long as water didn't get inside the car then I think it might not be too bad. But wheel bearings, brakes...anything that moves under the car is likely rusted to shit on a car that has likely been sitting.

[0-60motorsports]

Gave it a shot! Hydrolocked motor Z8 coulda been a real fun project for the right price.

Oh wow!

[Bry5on]

Gave it a shot! Hydrolocked motor Z8 coulda been a real fun project for the right price.

[heinzboehmer]

Sorta - it was easy to lever off against the TB, then I put butyl rope on a 1/4 extension to install it, clipped it to the TB with needle nose pliers, then levered the lower clip onto the TB. Honestly not too bad.

Yep, pretty much the same technique I used.

[Bry5on]

Did the plastic guide not get in the way? I didn't even try with it in place, but you can't unbolt it with the airbox still on.

Sorta - it was easy to lever off against the TB, then I put butyl rope on a 1/4 extension to install it, clipped it to the TB with needle nose pliers, then levered the lower clip onto the TB. Honestly not too bad.

[heinzboehmer]

Honestly cylinder 6 was one of the easier ones, just did it from the passenger side. 4 and 5 were the worst.

Did the plastic guide not get in the way? I didn't even try with it in place, but you can't unbolt it with the airbox still on.

[Bry5on]

You did it with the airbox still installed? Impressive.

I had mine off and cylinder 6 was still a pain.

Honestly cylinder 6 was one of the easier ones, just did it from the passenger side. 4 and 5 were the worst.

[bigjae46]

You did it with the airbox still installed? Impressive.

I had mine off and cylinder 6 was still a pain.

Damn...I pulled the ITBs off. I was thinking that was easier than trying to mess with it on the car.

[heinzboehmer]

You did it with the airbox still installed? Impressive.

I had mine off and cylinder 6 was still a pain.

[Bry5on]

After heinzboehmer’s experience, I replaced the throttle body pull rods today. Can’t say I noticed anything major, maybe a bit easier to nail downshifts. It’s certainly not worse, and there was definitely a little bit of slack in the 200k mile ones they replaced.

Also that job is a pain with the airbox still attached. Next time I’m in there I’ll have to remove the old pull rod that I dropped.

[Bry5on]

Looks great!

I've always wondered what that thing that looks like a fan mount on the CS is. It's like they planned to offer ventilation, but, as far as I can tell, they never did.

Thanks!

I'm 99% sure you're right. Seems like sort of a funny idea but sure why not!

Now to remove them for powder coat and drop the steering column another half inch

[Obioban]

Looks great!

I've always wondered what that thing that looks like a fan mount on the CS is. It's like they planned to offer ventilation, but, as far as I can tell, they never did.

Need to scan and 3D print some trim for the switch panel

[Bry5on]

Okay, we have a resounding success. The brackets bolted in as planned and fit perfectly. There's about 1mm clearance to the seat motor, a few millimeters clearance to the closest factory mounting nut, seatbelt position is perfect, no contact with anything that shouldn't have contact and the seat is absolutely as low as it can go with the factory sliders. And it's the perfect height for me (6'2-3" depending on time of day). This seat is a full 1.5" lower than the Brey Krause adapters, and almost 3/4" lower than my prior version. On to some pictures to share the process..

First, we laser cut a fixture template, printed some fixturing tools, printed a drill template for the lower bar to locate the mounting holes, then fit everything up for welding:

^ side note: The milkwaukee portaband saw is absolutely an amazing tool to have. Highly recommend if you need to chop metal. Love this thing.

Okay, then we take some final measure thrice measurements before we commit to sticking everything together with my cheap flux core harbor freight MIG. No need for a bigger welder since the material is 3mm thick and these welds won't be visible:


And last, we bolt into the car for a fit check. A side note that the Recaro fasteners are 12-pt internal M12x1.25 bolts. So be sure you have those tools if you're doing this at home. Millimeter perfect fit:


Voila!

[Bry5on]

slightly off topic, is there a build thread on that jag? Looks like another cool project

I am pretty sure this is the thread for it - https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/x...roject-184994/

Yep that's the one! Sadly I wasn't as good about detailing that as I am about the wagon. Lesson learned and one of the reasons I'm posting so much here is because I wish I'd done the same for the jag.

[Ramage]

slightly off topic, is there a build thread on that jag? Looks like another cool project

I am pretty sure this is the thread for it - https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/x...roject-184994/