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Jaguar Xk120 Fhc Fixed Head Coupe on 2040-cars

Year:1953 Mileage:11111
Location:

Surrey, United Kingdom

Surrey, United Kingdom

1953 Jaguar XK120 Coupe

Chassis 680909
Engine W6789-8
Cylinder head 6789-8

This beautiful XK120 Coupe was undergoing full and meticulous restoration over the past 15 years, but never completed.
It comes with most parts, new or reconditioned, to complete the job and put her back on the road.
The car has gone through full chassis and body restoration, body pained, but with some small dings from storage.
Body and chassis are absolutely clean and straight.
Fully reconditioned front and rear suspension. Fully reconditioned steering box and ends.
Engine fully restored by well known UK specialist, including ancillaries, reconditioned carburetors etc. Engine ready to be installed.
New chrome wire wheels. New red leather seats. Some chrome redone. New correct wiring loom. NOS steering wheel center.
More new, NOS, or reconditioned parts, too many to list.

The car is located in our storage in the UK ready to be shipped worldwide.

Please feel free to email or call for any questions +44(0)7557908093.  Advertised elsewhere so auction might end early. 


On May-08-14 at 02:28:51 PDT, seller added the following information:

A photo of the right hand side of the car was added to the request of a few buyers. The body all around is very straight with excellent lines and gaps.


On May-08-14 at 14:05:07 PDT, seller added the following information:

I have been asked by several buyers to specify the work done on the engine.

Here is the copied text from the UK company who had the engine rebuilt. The original text will be supplied to the buyer.

Rebuild specifications 


Engine (1)  XK120  W6789-8 (arrived partly stripped)

 

Full Engine overhaul 

Overhaul oil filter head and replace missing bowl and other bits 

Overhaul twin carbs on manifold 

New water pump 

Replace missing 2 internal sump baffles 

Overhaul distributor, new cap and leads 

Replace broken crankshaft damper 

Flywheel and pulley locktags 

Build up to full engine for test 


engine photographed and all serial numbers and components noted.  This ensures that you have your own unit and ancillary parts returned.


engine fully stripped and chemically cleaned, after which all components inspected.  Crankshafts, conrods, block and head inspected for cracks and suitability for overhaul.




All engine components passed through our machine shops.  Crankshafts had journals ground and polished as required.  The complete crank assembly balanced.  Conrods balanced, bushed, sized and matched and have new bolts and nuts fitted.


Cylinder block checked for main bearing alignment and rectified by line boring. Cylinder liners removed and internal waterways cleaned.  Replacement liners fitted.


block rebored and honed to suit replacement pistons and rings. surface ground and cleaned and painted.  New core plugs fitted. Bottom end of the engine carefully assembled using top quality, heavy-duty bearings, gaskets and seals.  All timing chains replaced along with the tensioner and chain dampers.  Sprockets and bushes checked for damage and replaced as required.


Oil pumps are replaced with standard specification rotor pumps.


Cylinder heads crack tested. Valve guides replaced and lined and are compatible for lead free fuel.  Exhaust valve seats replaced for lead free use and cut to suit valves.  Inlet seats cut to suit valves (damaged or 'sunk' seats replaced). Bucket guides inspected and sized.  Loose or worn bucket guides replaced. New valves, springs, stem seals, shims and followers fitted.


Camshafts reprofiled as required.  Chamber size checked and the head face surfaced.  The head casting refurbished as per original.  (Painted and polished to correct original specification).  The head carefully assembled and shimmed and vacuum tested.  New manifold studs fitted.


The head reunited with the block, new cylinder head studs, chrome nuts and composite head gasket.  Cam covers polished and fitted with new chrome nuts and copper washers.  New spark plugs fitted and installation gaskets.


finished engine unit fitted with fully reconditioned original ancillaries (carbs, manifolds, water pump, distributor, filter head, flywheel, crank damper, etc)

Engine hot tested under it's own power in our test cell.


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