THE INTERNATIONAL JAGUAR 'S'-TYPE REGISTER FORUM

Fernando,

send me a private message with a destination address, I will research what it will cost to send it to Spain.

Hola Jose,

I will have to ask the mechanic next week and I will let you know what he prefers.

I thought the engine was in the UK not in the USA. Sorry! Could you please find roughly out what the price for shipping would be?

Thanks.

Un saludo,

Fernando.

just in case, I also have two exhaust manifolds. They need blasting to clean them and refinish them. No broken studs. Pictures tomorrow.

[attachment=0]3.8-engine-crated-1.JPG[/attachment]Hola Fernando,

The sump was removed and the crankshaft visually inspected as best as possible, it looked good, but only looking at what could be seen without actually removing it. Same with connecting rods and oil pump, etc.

The pistons are seized in place from the engine sitting. the rods will need to be disconnected, crankshaft removed, and the pistons pressed out. The block itself looks fine all around, so does the aluminum sump.

unfortunately I cannot dismantle the block to see if the crankshaft or any other part is good as it is. That is why I am selling it as a Rebuildable Core. The price is $600.00 US dollars, whatever that is in Euros. Shipping is in addition to the price and I have no idea how much it would be or how it would be shipped, but most likely via Barco.

The block is inside a wood Crate with wheels, so it is easily movable around, but it weighs a lot,

Tell the mechanic the block would have to be boiled (hervido) in a machine shop to remove all the crud of the centuries inside the water channels, it is after all a 1963 casting. then rebored with oversized pistons.

This is an easy job for someone who knows how to rebuild Jaguar engines, maybe I am making it look too difficult but the fact is I don't rebuild engines. I can dismantle and reassemble an entire car, but I don't mess with rebuilding engines.

the two photos show the crated engine block.
the crate is a work of art. Maybe I should sell a Beautiful Wood Crate with a Jaguar engine block inside?

Hola Jose:

Hi again! I've been speaking to the mechanic in charge of the engine.

He has told me to ask you if the following issues are in good state:

crankcase
crankshaft
oil pump
connecting rod

Thanks.

Un saludo,

Fernando.

Hola Jose,

Thanks for your recommendation. I won't do the wealding. As you said it can be dangerous. That's why I'm looking for help.

However, I would like to do the body work. I think I can manage to do that and I would like to show off with my friends. Hahahahaha!

Regarding the engine block, I woulld definitely be interested. Could you please let me know the price and if you could sell me just the crankshaft.

I could drive to England to reduce shipping costs.

Thanks for all your help.

Un saludo,

Fernando.

Fernando, if you have never done welding or bodywork, why not leave the job to someone who knows?

Welding is dangerous work, you are dealing with explosive gases.

If you need a replacement engine block, I have one, inside a wood crate. The crankshaft is good, the pistons are seized,
the block will need to be dismantled, rebored, and reassembled. It is a 3.8 liter block. (no cylinder head).

shipping to north spain, that is another story, I have shipped Jaguar parts to UK, AU, and Netherlands but not to Spain, and this baby weighs like 10 thousand toneladas.

[size=150][color=#0000BF]Thanks for posting that David, I couldn't find my pictures of that car.[/color][/size] :D

Don' Laugh - it has been done! :lol:
A few years ago, your webmaster and I went to look at an"'S'-type" for sale in Phoenix, AZ.
There we found P1B77666DN, a white 'S'-type with a Mk2 front clip on it. No-one knew exactly who did it or when.
You can read the whole story in Newsletter Vol. 9, No. 7.

Hola Chris,

I would love to have you here!

Yes I am able to put an MK II front instead of the S-type one Hahahaha!

You would be more than welcome to visit us whenever you want to and we would appreciate it.

At the moment, I am clearing the garage where I am going to do all the work (I'm finishing it today) and this week I will have to go to mechanic's garage to take videos and pictures of the car (mainly bottom areas) because it is in a car elevator. Then I will tow the car home and I will start it.

I was speaking to the mechaninc and he said that it doesn't look too bad. Rust is affecting "cosmetic" parts but no estructural ones. The idea is using a sand gun to get rid of the paint and rust.

Then, the difficult part, which is repairing the rotten areas. I don't have a clue about how to do this. I have never ever weald anything and I don't even know how to work with body parts. That's what I'm scared of. At the end, I will give some primer so that it doesn´t rust again and then, I will take it to the painter to do the fine job.

So, if you think you can help me with all this I am more than happy to welcome you to our home and to enjoy our Spanish food and lifestyle.

Just let me know your preferred dates and we would love to host you in a room with en-suite bathroom. On top of that, we're a Spanish school and if you want to learn some Spanish you're more than welcome to join a course.

Thanks.

Un saludo,

Fernando.