In reply to a message from laverda1200 sent Mon 22 Apr 2013:
so, car is repaired, for now.
Bought the 1988 XJ 4.0 Sovereign for $600 for parts, stripped the
hood and brackets and hinges etc., etc., etc.
Turns out the 1988 hood is not exactly the same as the 1992 hood,
but close enough that with a little judicious adjustment of both
fenders the panel fit is pretty good…
So, to repair the 1992 involved some heavy duty hydraulics to push
all the bent subframe mounting points etc, back close to position,
then some further delicate adjustments with a couple of sledge
hammers, bolting some chains in strategic points, hooking the
chains to the trailer hitch on my SUV, and taking as many runs away
from the Jag as it took to do the final location and lining up of
all the bits.
replaced with used parts included air con rad, radiator, fans,
grill, both headlights and mountings, some other miscellaneous bits.
As the 1992 had previously been treated to a very high end high
quality custom repaint, for now I have simply sprayed the used
replacement hood with flat black rubberized ‘‘Plasti Dip’’, while
waiting for the 21 year old to scrap up the cash to have the used
hood sprayed to match the rest of the car, and there is no rush for
that.
insurance repair estimate was right around the $14,000 mark, which
the insurance company was not going to do, and they wanted to write
the cat off and pay me out around $2,700.
my total actual repair costs was right around the $800 mark,
including the parts car, and about 25 hours of my time. I have been
selling off bits from the parts car, have recovered about $300 so
far, so present net cost is hovering at the $500 mark at the moment.
I don’t know how much it is going to cost to paint match the
present hood, but other than that there are now no signs the car
has ever suffered any injury… My late wife’s car lives on, now on
its third incarnation, now in the full time hands of our son…
for final repairs, I am going to use an air saw to cut the entire
front sub frame and associated bracketry of the 88 parts car, and
this winter swap in all the required pristine bits with a spot
welder, MIG, etc., then the car will go to the paint shop after
that for repaint. It is driveable now for the summer, no mechanical
issues or safety concerns, I did weld in bracing and sheet steel as
appropriate, pending complete replacement of all the bits and bobs
that got bent.
none of this makes any economic sense whatsoever, but this car is
staying with the family…
Paul–
The original message included these comments:
my 92 Jag XJ6 4.0 Sovereign has some recent front end damage. Hood,
rad, grill, headlights, etc. The youingest son who was driving it
is devastated as the car was his late mothers that I did a full
restoration/rebuild on after she died, then gave it to him as a
memory of his mother. I am not lettign the insurance company write
the car off and am dealing with the repairs myself.
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1992 Jaguar XJ 4.0 Sovereign
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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