Laurence Jones

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  • in reply to: Welcome new Convertible member – Guy Roelandts #8556
    Laurence Jones
    Keymaster

    Hello Guy Roelandts

    You’re car looks good in those photos – It is currently on the Club’s home page for all to see

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    We have 7 members of the XJS Soft Tops Club in Belgium with a mix of Cabriolets and Convertibles. My wife and I are considering visiting Belgium again soon (we were there at New Year and Easter) and maybe organise a meet up of us all.

    Cheers,

    Laurence

    in reply to: Fuel Pump #8483
    Laurence Jones
    Keymaster

    Hi Mark

    I asked around a few places and no one has a suitable 2nd hand fuel pump. However, I’ve been told that you can get yourself a brand new one from places like ABS and BMS.

    Cheers,

    Laurence

    in reply to: Notifications when topics are created or replies posted #8446
    Laurence Jones
    Keymaster

    Hi Robin

    I’ve just spent a couple of hours playing with the code in the background and I believe I have sorted the problem – the bits of code should indeed be hidden when you save the posting (for all users and not just me).

    Cheers,

    Laurence

    Laurence Jones
    Keymaster

    Hi Gerben Haringsma

    No, don’t remove the leaper from the plate.

    The leaper has a pin that goes through the plate into the locating hole in the car’s bodywork, but no need to remove the leaper from the plate itself.

    Laurence

    Laurence Jones
    Keymaster

    Hi Gerben

    I’ve just been out and tried – it appears that there is a pin through the plate from the leaper’s tail into a locating grommet on the car. The leading edge of the plate is simply bonded to the car with a mastic – I gently prized the plate away from the bonding.

    Care – the backing plate is thin and prone to bending

    Once I removed my plates I found some rust behind, which will have to be treated before the plate with the leaper is returned to the car.

    Hope this helps,

    Laurence

    Laurence Jones
    Keymaster

    Hi Gerben

    I’ve just been out and tried – it appears that there is a pin through the plate from the leaper’s tail into a locating grommet on the car. The leading edge of the plate is simply bonded to the car with a mastic – I gently prized the plate away from the bonding.

    Care – the backing plate is thin and prone to bending

    Once I removed my plates I found some rust behind, which will have to be treated before the plate with the leaper is returned to the car.

    Hope this helps,

    Laurence

    in reply to: Notifications when topics are created or replies posted #8322
    Laurence Jones
    Keymaster

    Hi Robin

    You’re correct, the HTML shouldn’t be visible – seems the filter isn’t allowing <'font'> through. I’ll have to take a look 🙁

    Laurence

    in reply to: Cabriolet rear seats #8308
    Laurence Jones
    Keymaster

    Hi Jon

    I think it might be worth it if you check under the rear parcel shelf cover piece – you may well find the captive nuts for the rear seatbelts, as per the orignal Coupe configuration.

    Laurence

    in reply to: Notifications when topics are created or replies posted #8304
    Laurence Jones
    Keymaster

    Hi Robin,

    There is a feature called @Mention available to all members already – simply include the member’s UserId with the @ sign infront of it and that member gets a notification they’ve been mentioned in the topic/reply @memberid

    Click Here to see that article about that feature.

    Laurence

    in reply to: Cabriolet rear seats #8300
    Laurence Jones
    Keymaster

    Hi Robin

    The Lady Diana Cabriolet only ever had the hardtop fitted – never the folding hood. This I understand was for two safety reasons – risk around rear passengers being garotted on the T’Bar if not wearing seatbelts properly, and secondly the safetly of royals from attack.

    I believe that Gerben Haringsma reconstructed the rear board when he was restoring his Cabriolet.

    Laurence

    in reply to: Notifications when topics are created or replies posted #8286
    Laurence Jones
    Keymaster

    Hi Robin and John

    I’ve split your discussion into a new topic from the Production Figures thread.

    I have explored, and continue to explore, options to send out an email daily or weekly (configurable by each member’s preference) listing all New Topics or Replies posted in that timeframe. However, I’ve yet to find a module that works satisfactorily and therefore have not updated the site to have this functionality.

    I do however want to introduce this important notification service to our Club site, but not until I can get it working smoothly – the last thing 200+ members need is 5 or 6 notifications emails a day filling up their in-boxes.

    in reply to: Notifications when topics are created or replies posted #8279
    Laurence Jones
    Keymaster

    Below posted in reply by Robin

    Yes, I must admit I sometimes only visit once in a while. I also read the JEC and XKEC forums in similar fashion, so my available time gets divided between them.

    Maybe an email when someone adds to a thread would be useful, as like you I only realise maybe a week or two after original post.

    in reply to: Evening meet in Horsell, Surrey – Saturday 30th September #8196
    Laurence Jones
    Keymaster

    Can I just remind anyone who is planning to join us at the Red Lion on Saturday evening, please let me know – so I can reserve us enough tables/seats.

    Thanks,

    Laurence

    in reply to: Welcome new Convertible member – Vince Jones #8192
    Laurence Jones
    Keymaster

    Hi Vinny

    Thank you for your comprehensive response, and for uploading some photos
     
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    I knew that there were a few bodyshops around the world who were undertaking to create bespoke XJ-S Convertibles, whilst the XJ-SC Cabriolet was still in production and for sale. I personally hadn’t heard of a Banham created XJ-S Convertibles – and it would be really good to learn how different they are from either the US Hess and Eisenhardt bespoke Convertibles (around the same date as yours) and the later Jaguar produced models

    Great to have you and your car in the Club

    Laurence

    in reply to: Welcome new Cabriolet member – Lionel Martin #8170
    Laurence Jones
    Keymaster

    Hi Lionel

    Are you doing all the work on your Cabriolet yourself ? Has it needed much welding ?
     

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    Laurence

    in reply to: Welcome new Convertible member – John Walker #8167
    Laurence Jones
    Keymaster

    Hi John

    These are great ‘studio’ photos of your XJS – can you tell us where you got them taken and a bit about it – please.

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    Laurence

    Laurence Jones
    Keymaster

    Here’s my Cabriolet on show on the Greater Manchester JEC stand.

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    It was quite tiring being there for most of the 2 days, but lots of folks stopped by to talk about the car 🙂
     
    Laurence

    in reply to: Welcome new Convertible Member – Martin Burgoyne #8109
    Laurence Jones
    Keymaster

    Hi Martin Burgoyne

    What a great location – where about in the Yorkshire Dales was that taken ?

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    in reply to: Cabby hoods #8086
    Laurence Jones
    Keymaster

    Hi Michael Hampton

    I have just been given a possible contact for undertaking the recovering work for your hood.

    Autotrim Ivybridge Click Here

    Please let us know if they prove to be of any assistance.

    Cheers,

    Laurence

    in reply to: Cabriolet rear window rubbers #8079
    Laurence Jones
    Keymaster

    To help members fit theses replacement rubbers themselves I’m seeking to create a set of instructions for the remove of the glass from the car and for refitting into the new rubber.

    I will publish an Article here once I have details and photos.

    Laurence

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