Jaguar project paint shop

Jaguar Wednesday visit to the paint shop.
Look at all that boot (trunk) space :-)

Still in the paint shop.


Waiting for the primer and guide coat to dry.


This is where the headlights, grill and bumpers will go.


No, this is not the final colour. This is the grey and blue camouflage that goes under the sealer, paint and clearcoat.

Jaguar project paint shop

Jaguar Wednesday visit to the paint shop. Should be ready for primer by Friday, then the undercoat, more primer, sanding, the paint.


Meanwhile, back at home I pre-assembled the tail/brake lights and test.
Made up my own colour code for the pigtail wires. Brown - Brake, Yellow - Tail, and Green - Ground.

Looking forward to next year and getting all the feathers and bones installed and on the road.

Jaguar - Paint shop

Driver side door being worked on last week.


This week left door finished, now working on passenger side door.


Right rear junk yard roll around tire leaking really bad, so I brought over one of the new wheels and tire to check to see if it still fits. Also brought over one of the Dayton wire wheels and found that they will not fit. Hole spacing is too small.


Put on the original 600x16 spare wheel and tire for rolling around.


Getting very close to getting some paint on it. Finish up the passenger door, another coat of primer, more sanding, then it should be ready to put on the first coats of real paint.

Jaguar - Paint shop

No progress for the past couple of weeks. Almost ready to paint and most of the rush jobs are out of the paint shop. Mustang in the queue of project cars ahead of me getting painted today.



I did not bring my checkbook along, so will have to go again tomorrow to put up some money for the interior fabric purchase.

Jaguar - Dashboard

No progress this week at the paint shop.
So I decided to calibrate and test the fuel gauge. I used the old fuel level sensor. Still working but the float leaks. I think I need to put the dash lights on a potentiometer to lessen the brightness a bit.

In other news, the roll around junk yard wheels prize is still available to the winner of naming the car.

• Name Sex Meaning Origin
• Arcene F Silvery. French
• Argenta F The silvery one. Latin
• Argentia F Silver. Latin
• Argentina F Silver. Latin
• Argento M Silver. Latin
• Argyros M Silver. Greek
• Arian F Silver. Welsh
• Arian M Silver. Derived from Greek Arion, mythological magic horse. Welsh
• Ariana F Silver. Welsh
• Arianell F Silver. (An early saint) Welsh
• Arianrod F Silver wheel. Anglo-Saxon
• Arjean F Silvery. French
• Antenor M South American silver magnate Antenor Patino. Spanish/Greek
• Eirian F Silver. Welsh
• Fidda F Silver Arabic
• Gina F Silvery Japanese
• Gweir M Legendary son of Cadellin Silver. Welsh
• Jumanah F Silver pearl. Arabic
• Kailasa F Silver mountain. Indian
• Lujayn F Silver. Arabic
• Silverman M Silver; Silver worker Old English
• Silverton M Silver; Silver town Old English
• Silvio M Silver. Italian
• Sippai M Threshold, silver cup. Biblical
• Sooleawa F Silver (Algonquin). Native American
• Sterlyn M Of high quality; pure. Pre-medieval refiners of silver. English
• Stirling M Of high quality, pure. Pre-medieval refiners of silver. English
• Tatyana F Silver-haired. A popular Russian name. Latin

Jaguar - Paint shop

Jaguar Wednesday visit...

Rear fenders and boot all primed and curing in the sun.


Rest of the car in the paint booth.


Most of the primer guide coat (blue) sanded off and waiting for final primer coat.

The junk yard roll around tires are not standing up too well. The left rear completely flat and they have to pump it up before moving around.

Still looking for a name for "her". Maybe I should start a contest and have people vote for a name. The winner gets a complete set of 4 junk yard tires!

This weeks entry: Gina ... short and easy to remember, but "Viva Gina" may have certain other connotations. ;-)

Jaguar - Paint shop

Jaguar Wednesday visit.

Back outside from inside the paint booth.


Junkyard wheels and tires are holding up quite well considering all the rolling around.


A slightly different view from the top.