XJS Soft Tops Club

Owners Club for XJS Cabriolets and Convertibles

Ian Hissey : My XJ-SC Love Affair!

       
      Photo 1980
       
      Car Details
         
      • Cabriolet

      • Sebring Red

      • Biscuit Trim

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      • 1985
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      • 5.3
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      • Jaguar
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      • 1990
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      • Carey Bay, Lake Macquarie
      • New South Wales
      • Australia

      My XJ-SC was originally bought by a company director in Sydney for his wife.
      When I acquired it, the first modification was to fit rear seats.
      As I am keen on motorsport, the next was a set of wheels and race tyres.
      From there the modifications began to where the car is today, very modified for high perfomance cruising and exciting track days.
      Being only 74, I am anticipating many more years of adventurous motoring with my wonderful XJ-SC.
      Driving Adventures

      Touring has been a love of mine since I first started driving (following many family trips) and together my XJ-SC and I have travelled over 200,000klms around and across Australia.
      I'm also a keen motorsport competitor, so naturally we have spent many exciting laps together at a number of different race tracks around Australia.
       
      Photo 1974
      XJ-SC Round Australia Odyssey 2001
        

      In 2001, undertook a trip around Australia to join with the Darwin to Alice Springs XK120 Commemorative Run in Recognition of the 1951 Open World Record by Les Taylor (driver) and Rick Rendle (navigator).

               		 
      Photo 1976
      Tours to Jaguar National Rallies
        

      Each year, a different state Jaguar Club holds the Jaguar National Rally, and we usually spend 3 - 5 weeks on a tour to and from the rally, covering many of Australia's vast network of back roads.

        
       
      Photo 1979
      I Love a Sunburnt Country Silo - Gunnedah, NSW
                 		 
      Photo 1978
      The Outback Silo - Weetharlie, NSW
          
      Modifications

      V12 6.4 ltr, ported, mild cams
      Wolf computer, coil packs, 1.5mm side gap plugs
      4 x 1½” headers, 2 x 2½” exhausts
      Twin electric water pumps, engine water header outlets
      Full flow aluminium radiator
      Twin electric fans
      Aluminium fuel rails, multi spray injectors
      Bosch high flow fuel pump, 60psi fuel pressure
      4L60E 4 speed manual sequential shift w/lockup
      Gear Vendors 0.78 overdrive unit, 4.55 diff
      27mm front, 19mm rear, sway bars
      King competition springs front and rear
      245 x 40 x 18 front, 285 x 35 x 18 rear tyres
       
      Photo 1981
      XJ-SC V12 engine layout
                 		 
      Photo 1982
      4l80E Speed Manual Sequential Shift with Gear Vendors Overdrive
        

      This photo shows the 4L60E 4 speed manual sequential shift gearbox and Gear Vendors overdrive unit.

        
       
      Photo 357
                 		 
      Photo 1983
      30 Years of Track Fun