Project XJ has had lots of TLC.**
Had a leaky exhaust so had the leak fix and the flange removed and more clearance under the carriage.
From this:
and this:
to this and no more leaks:
Decided that the engine bay needed a spruce up so pulled old bits off, sanded them back and coated black again:
Swapped to a genuine oil cap as well:
Installed a new bosch fuel pump just as a precaution:
Decided i wanted to respray the rear fuel tank cover and tow bar to jet black, so sanded them back and then applied Bill Hirsch Miracle Paint rust encapsulator.**
They were like this:
Didn't like having the old spark plug leads and read that the NGK ones are fantastic so installed them:
Swapped out the old coolant overflow reservoir as it looks crusty:
The engine bay was like this:
Now its like this:
And another angle:
Had to sort out the front upper and lower control arms to pass club plate check:
So picked up a set of these:
Changed out all the bushing whilst there, and thank you Mr air hammer!
New vs Old control arms:
Oh yeah baby:
Thanks to @Hamish for helping me procure some new Bilstein 5100's:
and new rear leafs:
Help fit them up**too!
Then added new EBC green stuff pads:
My XJ is now driving like a boss, so happy with it, such an awesome go anywhere machine!
