Plug wire tube

Here are a couple of brackets that I constructed all by myself to hold a tube to route the spark plug wires beneath the intake manifold. The early jaguars had a loom of sorts that routed the exposed wires beneath the carbs. I don't like that set up for a couple of reasons- one is that the high tension wires are right below thge S.U. carbs that aren't known for their ability to not leak, and the other is that they are just visually messy at that location. To correct this on later cars they routed the wires over the cam cover rather than down the middle of the head from the rear, and they mounted the coil in all sorts of highly visable areas. I don't like that either. This will keep the wires protected and out of view for the most part. The coil is also below the intake manifold. Spark plug wires were installed through the installed tube today. Unfortunately, I forgot to take a shot of all of this in place before I finished bagging the engine.



Other news: the headers were sent back. The original exhaust manifolds were sent to the porcelain shop. I really liked the headers except for the fact that the fit was so bad. The original type Special Equipment dual exhaust system will be used. Carbs have been sent off. I need to order spats and the gas tank soon.

Baggin' it

Some big news this week: the sheet metal parts have been sent off to reform school. They were just too much for me- wouldn't listen, seemed way too set in their own ways, and I just couldn't get them to follow my intentions. It is hoped that they will eventually return reformed, straightened out as necessary, and generally well-behaved. This is a strict school; one that is known for it's corporal punishment and hands on approach. Ok, ok, enough of that.



So what I am doing here is bagging and masking the frame, suspension, and eventually the engine assuming the ordered parts arrive to allow me to button it up. .

The last shot shows the stainless headers that arrived. They look great. Welding is beautiful and complete. Unfortunately, the rear header has the head flange welded a couple of degrees out of plumb and the two headers hit each other and the rear one will not clear the brake master cylinder. Curses. Also, the lead pipes are wrong. They need to have a double curve at the rear to go from beneath the frame back up to the muffler. The ones that arrived are straight.