in a previous post in April I was tempted to purchase a nice sampel of XJC V12 but with a non-running HE engine coming from a series 3
I abandoned this project but not the chase for a XJC, and I recently could acquire a 1975 dark blue V12 sample
Needs some work, but the engine is running beautifully, and has seemingly genuine 72000 km on the clock
here it is “unveiled”
french origin
on the work list:
. refurbish seats / interior
. remove tanks for cleaning and internal treatment
. new paint
. new vinyl roof
Romain : well spotted ! last in 1995 ; alas I will have to change the windshield (current one is split) but I’ll try to keep one
John: I promiss to post better pictures in the near future
1st step is to remove the rear bumper; the right main nut wouldn’t come, the bolt behind is turning at the same time; does not prevent to remove the half wing, but I’ll have to find a solution for the right side
That tank is definitely aweful.
Good luck coating it with Restom. I have never done it but lots of Jags owners do it that way here in France (for non Eu readers).
I have launched the overnight treatment , we’ll see tomorrow
I’ve done a Restom treatment before on my 1971 Lancia 2000ie, one year after it still working
If the internal line are clogged and compressed air can’t clean them, there is not much you can do.
The internal filter should be discarded and replaced with external, and serviceable, in-line fuel filters before the pump.
I saw somewhere someone had filled the tank with fine gravel and some kind of rust removal product, tied it to a cement mixer…! Apparently it worked very well.
thanks Aristides and Eric
Eric: being in France, the shipping cost and import taxes from Canada will probably exceed the value of the tank ! (398€ incl VAT at SNG Barratt)
Aristides: yes I will have an external fuel filter, but the return line still has to remain inside
I have applied the degreaser / cleaner from Restom overnight, we’ll see what the result is like this monring
yesterday air wouldn’t go into the lines
I cleaned a tank with gravel and anti-rust product with reasonable results. The tank was from a Ford 1932 car but it was in much better conditions that what I can see here and its cylindric regular shape helped. In this case it would be far more difficult. Nothing that could not be tried out but I would definitely go for new tanks in this case.
Maybe the PO was trying to make the car running on sea water ?
yes it’s much easier when you do not have welded internal pipes or filters
some progress this night with the first step of the Restom treatment
however I decided to go for new ones as it would be so discouraging to refit this one after improvment only to pull on the shoulder 3 months later tbecause it is clogged again…
the seller told me about it , so no surprise and somehow “budgeted” expense
In USA we have something called Evaporust and its more affordable cousin Rust 9-11. Continuously pumping this product through a rusty gas tank for a few days will leave it spotless. I have a 1953 Arnolt MG where the gas tank was a fabricated Italian thing that would cost thousands to remake. The deteriorating metal was ending up in the carbs and plugging up the filters. Rust 9-11 solved everything. It’s a rust chelation product, not a converter.
On my XJ12 I replaced the tanks with the spectra Premium brand you can get on Amazon or from SNG Barratt. Good tanks, all the weird threads are correct.
