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Comment by Richard S. Crump on January 17, 2011 at 8:15am

No my car was hit in the left side and the original repair was sub par.  All metal replacement was done by local fabricators.  The supplier trouble I have had is with the quality of engine parts.  The Chinese-looking spring tensioner for the lower chain from XK's is set up for 1/4 studs instead of the 5/16 used by Jaguar.  I felt it was highly inadvisable to bend the chrome-plated steel tensioner to fit the original mounts.  I was also dismayed with the rough-cut, unpolished stainless D-washers this company sent me.  What are they thinking?

Comment by Rafe Saber on January 17, 2011 at 7:50am

Just curious. Are you having difficulty getting the parts to line up due to a newly bought body components such as a new wing? This seems to be a common problem that a couple of Members are experiencing.

Comment by Richard S. Crump on January 17, 2011 at 7:27am

Thanks Rafe!

We spent the last two weeks getting the doors to fit right!  Now I am moving on to the front end.  The two sides do not match each other and the left inner edge where the bonnet meets it is too low.    I'd say overall, there is at least a month to go before paint.

Comment by Rafe Saber on January 16, 2011 at 5:16pm

Very nice. Looks as if it is ready to paint and then reassembly. Great job.

 

BTW your photo is the 3000th uploaded to this site :-)