£4000 MANUAL XKR Inspected By Jaguar!

[@Drivetribe]

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[@Jokestbh]

exterior was a 8 or 9......

[@CDBC]

Liqui Moly ... we used to call that STP back in the day, and it looks like the same old snake oil. 😉

[@ChrisChris-ky8cz]

WHENS THE GIVE AWAY

[@Marco-nr4wy]

please do a series about the x150... maybe even manual swap that?

[@dont_give_a_flying_f]

Got to agree with the orange center console. I'd try and get a wood console if possible. Maybe even have one made

[@skylined5534]

Wood of the same colour or possibly even a brushed alloy panel.

[@sbkpeace.24]

I'd rather paint it black than look at that thing 😂

[@Hondatsun_Dan]

Ya. Alloy. I understand wood is a hallmark touch in a jag....but it needs to go. From the era where it was horribly done anyhow. Along with that the cd player needs to be traded for a gauge pod, or bs flip up data screen... i prefer oil, temp, volts... something pre-cartablet. Its got a standalone.... and a flip screeb is more "bond"... so wharever. That cd deck is a hackjob

[@loyndsy]

The satnav screen spoilt the jaguar feel of the dash as Jag fans like loads of gauges and switches like the mark 2

[@h7pubg]

@@Hondatsun_Danare you serious? this was the best era for jaguar wood, gorgeous and charactered, the japanese nav is not jaguar wood it looks like jdm brown plastic “wood” of the era

[@Telecasterland]

Thanks Jag for being such sports about this and treating us so welcoming.

[@TML34]

The music selection is preposterous. Give the old guys some proper rock!!

[@jeanbaker6638]

You guys have real gem here... the stance and wheels fits perfect. Condensation in headlight and center console (I'd say wood too) sorted it would be even better. 👌🏻

[@lewis72]

I knew Graham in my Jaguar days ! I was in powertrain, on the V8 programme. I think, IIRC, Graham owns an E-Type, or certainly did ! (Edit: Since confirmed !)

[@allaneuerby]

Me too, when he was in auto. trans. when it was down by the track, about 15 years ago.

[@Underpantsniper]

Thats a 45/50 score for me. Looks amazing from few feet away and the manual swap is so cleanly done most would have a difficult time saying its not a factory option.

[@danielzhang1916]

yeah I think he was harsh on the first two scores, should have added 1-2 points, since it's a rebuild not used

[@AdamBlough28]

Hahaha

[@Kamalchagla]

The stance on that car ! ❤ I like the x100 over the x150 just because of the low roofline and body lines . I guess the rear taillight is where the car slightly falls apart but like the rest . I love how they look

[@Pete_Finch]

At this point, this is quite simply one of the coolest XKRs on earth - I would be more than proud to drive it. The fact that she was all but forgotten, rotting away was sad but she's risen like a phoenix

[@markmac9225]

Can't believe a man of your age slagged off the Pierce Bronsnan era Mike 😢

[@skylined5534]

I like the Brosnan films, particularly Golden Eye but I definitely prefer the Craig era films for the most part.

[@Lanxe]

yeah that shocked me heh. Daniel Craig's Bond was intense but it was a bit too intense at times. The early Brosnan films are top tier Bond imo.

[@tomfurie2996]

He should of just said they weren’t his favorites, without the scathing review. Maybe he was still stinging from the low Cog score?

[@Patryn71]

I might just be old, but Sean Connery is still my favorite Bond.

[@tomfurie2996]

@@Patryn71 Sean Connery: "The Real James Bond"

[@andreweverett7497]

I rescued a prototype Jaguar V8 engine and manual box from a scrapyard not long ago. Well, I left the engine there. The gearbox was a Getrag 265 five speed as used in the 3.6 XJS and XJ40. Jaguar engineers used a custom flywheel and a standard 3.6 clutch with an engine to gearbox adaptor plate plus a trigger ring for the TDC sensor. It had been a test bed unit and was never fitted to a car. I couldn’t get any interest from Jaguar Heritage at all. I sold the gearbox to a guy converting an E Type to five speed and the rest of the bits went to a Jag specialist. I bet that was the only one to escape being scrapped.

[@bicyclist2]

If I had a lot of money, I'd buy a dozen XK's and have the all converted to manual. Then resell them, and see what they fetch. This has to be the absolute coolest Jaguar XK ever. There are way too many automatics in the US. Long live the manual transmission. Thank you.

[@Czechbound]

What a great idea ! Great that Jaguar were up for partnering with you for this video. Great music and visuals. Love that old pale yellow car in the background during the wrap up

[@rlaw22]

I'd de-chrome the outside, change the dash and centre console to carbon fiber and I loved the quad exhausts on the XKRR.

[@fattony527]

Yesss agreed, a blackout kit would look great

[@mrarci6569]

Carbon with black leather would look great. New full carbon trim kit with gauges instead of the screen is under 1k. Well worth imho

[@TheJohn8765]

I would def cover the bell housing void sooner rather than later. Getting schmoo into the bell housing is a recipe for trouble, esp given the rain and salt Britain is known for.

[@grdprojekt]

11:15 now that, ladies and gentlemen, is the E-Type that was driven overnight from Coventry to Geneva for an additional test drive car for the 1961 Geneva Motor Show because the demand for it was higher than expected. And it's the one Jeremy Clarkson drove in Top Gear S17E01.

[@kapten-awesome]

Im sorry mike but Pierce Brosnan's Goldeneye is one of the best bond movies ever made!

[@GathersNoMoss]

Don't be sorry! You're absolutely correct, it is one of the best.

[@NJ_GB]

You got to lose 2 points on exterior for tailpipes alone if they aren't matching. On the positive, it means it should be a quick 2 points reclaimed. Window trim etc take you barely any time and you've already got an 8 or 9 so do it and suddenly your score is very decent. Definitely sort that dash/cente console out...

[@markfelstead2507]

I bought my 07 XJ8 from Swallows 6 years ago ... 100k. miles later the car has never let me down! Great car

[@rlscustoms]

Loved the build, love the car, I personally would like to see more engine development done, proper long tube headers, Whipple supercharger upgrade, intercooler upgrades, you know stuff like that but that’s serious money we’re talking there so probably not in the cards. Always wondered how much potential those V8’s had but never actually seen anything more that what’s been done to Steve’s race car, would be cool to see a street version of that!

[@martinjoyce8320]

It was done by a company called "Bad Car" - about 630 BHP but companies gone (owner retired) and it is/was a seriously expensive project

[@FlyingScud]

Lovely simple exterior. 17:20 So nice.

[@alexjaybrady]

Great project one i think many of us have daydreamed about. Awesome of Jag to show their stunning prototype as well

[@BaltimoreKnifeandSwordCo]

I have both a 98 XK8 and a 01 XKR coupe. The XK8 had a manual swap like this almost 10 years ago. I have about 140,000 miles on it now. XKR is a black coupe right at 100k. I thought i could get down to one but I just cant. MAYBE a manual XKR would do it but I really love the drive of both cars. Both are lowered on Mina springs. Worth the cost of the swap? Definitely but while the XK8 manual performs much as the XKR it is a bit slow off the line. At speed they feel the same.

[@jkliao6486]

13:00 I was lucky enough to attend a seminar by a Ford engineer who has been working on aluminum chassis vehicle his whole life. I'd imagine this ALC coupe is one of those using the technology, which is still rare among production car till this day.

[@martinjoyce8320]

Ford was using Jaguar as their "low volume" test bed for aluminium construction. Jaguar gained vast R&D from Ford in this area

[@Nicho213007]

11:49 couldn't disagree more with that statement

[@HauptmannAlestorm]

Literally is the polar opposite opinion to mine. I can't stand the Daniel Craig era of bond, and absolutely love Pierce Brosnan

[@randomguy-]

I would even go as far as to say Pierce is only beaten by Sean Connery as my favourite Bond and they are quite far a head of the rest.

[@MrBlueBurd0451]

This has to be the very first time I've ever seen anyone actually state they prefer Craig over Brosnan.

[@dont_give_a_flying_f]

Deffo prefer pierce. Goldeneye especially is a classic. And as for austin powers, how can you not like it. Its hilarious

[@kylem324]

The Brosnan era saved the Bond franchise. There would be no Daniel Craig films without the brosnan era revitalization. From a car POV, the cars in Brosnan films have been kind of iconic.

[@Whawk]

Give it to Jag Sports division see what they can do with it would be very interesting indeed sir.

[@christopherstorey1240]

Some one has stolen my x type jaguar today which my dad bought for before he dead last year.its a 2005 2 litre diesel.i hope they catch the people that have done this.the car is priceless to me and my family.

[@criose]

Nice choice with the PRX bud.

[@xanakor]

The wheels on the ALC concept are perfect!

[@yashwin8858]

I love this project, it's an extremely baller Jag, also See if anyone spots the FK8

[@johnheaton5527]

Agree with other comments on this. Must be a nice long road trip maybe to Le Mans where Jaguar have great race record

[@CR-di1lg]

Nice a flashy fun paint job.

[@78Outlaw]

Depending on spec of ZF, the Tremec T series would either be 350-600lbft rated and a strong box. Def the Drivetribe build looks more factory. Much prettier exhaust system too

[@Ewanm9389]

Grahams intro alone deserves a like from me 😂

[@skylined5534]

Pity about the 'music'.

[@ThinkfreeorDie]

​@@skylined5534eh...I liked the music.

[@ryale7174]

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE Do the exact same conversion to a 2006- 2014 Jaguar XK or XKR !!! That is what the factory SHOULD have done !!! It would be AMAZING !!! An Aston Martin KILLER !!!

[@vincenttarling5902]

Hi, the first thing I would do to the jag is restore the dash so all the wood matches.

[@davidfuters7152]

I was there today , I just love the place The first Sat of Oct there was getting on for 700 jags of all ages for the Jaguar Breakfast Club , it’s held at Gaydon on the first Sat of the month

[@DataRew]

I'm about 6 months away from being 40, which is insane, but as a childhood Jag lover from the states, I want this more than most any internet car.

[@michaelsutton1]

I think a European road trip is very fitting for this car! I’d love to see it!

[@saburu79666]

Golden Eye is da bomb... 💣

[@citizenx2422]

I would have liked them to highlight the fitment of the clutch and the pedal box. Especially since it seems an S-Type diesel 'box would fit

[@RyanCogar]

Woah that James Bond L take was unexpected. Craig's Bond has about as much charisma as a kitchen cupboard. 😂 Austin Powers is a national treasure quite frankly, on par with Mr. Bean & the rest/best of them.

[@h7pubg]

craig is great but the previous movies were very fun too. but I find that younger people who like craig hate past bonds, people who grew up with past bond like my father aren’t a fan of craig

[@rhys180606]

Hold on , golden eye is probably the best 007 film and water ingress in those headlamps, if I remember there was a tube change for the breather upgrade or warranty. Something like that .

[@josephkelly4893]

Agree with the Ice Blue prototype, what a stunner, can only imagine the worth of it

[@danielwoodland9576]

Full detail and PPF. Make the black pop ❤

[@jefffixesit60]

Just go drive it! Paint and trim can wait, and adding more mechanical mods may spoil what you've created. Drive it for a while, then ask, "What should we change about this car?"😊

[@jpinternational]

An interior restoration of those seats would be cool

[@mclarenjohnf1]

Not a bad score I think a bit more tlc is in his mind with the paint and trim, I think you could take the Jag to the proving ground that the boys used to take their cars to back in time were they have the top speed track that James used the Bugatti Veyron SS and hit the 253mph. You may need James to drive the Jag.🤣🤣🤣

[@thevictoryoverhimself7298]

(Prefers Daniel Craig to Pierce Brosnan) Do you want your James Bond to be John Wick or James Bond?

[@beauthestdane]

XKE, then XK120 and XK150 are my favorites by far of any Jag.

[@DarrenCoull]

That paintwork now needs some love - there's a lot of ripples in it, orange peel as well, generally pretty tired. It would look stunning if the black was mirror smooth. The gearbox 'hole' and those bolt holes would be quick and easy fixes. Leather reconditioning & dyeing, and re-do the wood to make the colour match and remove the cracks. then it would be perfect ;-)

[@Gummy_Guru]

Absolute banging car! 👏👏

[@Simplified_Engineering_]

It’s not leaking oil it’s sweating power 💪💪💪

[@jerrylitzza8842]

DUDE! I don't know what curve you are using but by standard flat percentage score 37/50 is 74% which is a middle C meaning AVERAGE! Certainly not close to an A which requires at least a 45 out of 50.

[@jrbuch]

Yeah that made me a little puzzled too. Dude just gave himself his own rating haha

[@Lanxe]

Mike clearly didn't get an A for Maths :D

[@profect2cleanvaletingdetai117]

I think it’s time to get the exterior detailed with us and restore the inside to get that cog score up ;-)

[@turbo_brian]

One of the aston products used the t56 as well and given the tailstock configuration I would guess that's the donor car, not the corvette. If it was american it would be the fbody over the corvette for similar reasons.

[@jsquared1013]

Not to mention the Corvette was transaxle starting in 1997.

[@BurtSampson]

Even Jag themselves can't help but drop a T56 in a project car.

[@GarageSupra]

If it's not leaking oil there's something wrong

[@negativeindustrial]

Yeah, it’s out of oil.

[@throwback19841]

my jag xkr leaks transmission fluid from the Mercedes transmission, and power steering fluid from the nippondenso power steering pump, but not the jaguar engine. in fairness, the previous owner spent $$$$ on valve cover gaskets so it used to. oh yeah and the diff leaks a little too. but apart from the trans, the rear end, and the power steering, it's solid!

[@ljw5768]

My 2004 XKR doesn’t leak any oil.

[@Know3ody]

​@@ljw5768 I think you should top it up.

[@ljw5768]

@@Know3odydoesn’t use any. Doesn’t leak.

[@thepatchface7236]

You're crazy, the Shaguar XK and E-Type are legendary and pure British.

[@peterk4134]

In USA some states allow the front license plate removed; so vital for this xk series.

[@thomasyeomans3382]

whats the car in the back at the start with the leyland livery?

[@skylined5534]

It's a Broadspeed prepared XJ12C used in the British touring car championship back in the late 70s to early 80s. Utterly glorious looking bit of kit!

[@g0fvt]

Funny how so many people want to see carbon fibre dash, not keen on it myself, would prefer a decent veneer.

[@skylined5534]

I'd love to see that centre area around the screen done in formed brushed alloy.

[@3ducs]

My 2016 Jaguar F-Type is completely dry underneath. It also has a 6-speed manual transmission.

[@tee_m]

All leaked out ?

[@3ducs]

@@tee_m Hah, in the old days maybe, not now. I've had my share of leaky cars starting in 1967, Alfas, British cars, but this Jag is really nice.

[@skylined5534]

​@@tee_m Mr original.

[@mook16v]

Am I the only one weirded out by Grahams weird rap music intro! 😂

[@WaddedBliss]

No. Unbelievably ridiculous.

[@Lanxe]

it definitely was an odd editing choice

[@EresirThe1st]

Not liking Brosnan's Bond? That's a paddlin.

[@Daedje]

That jag deserves a road trip to the nurberg ring

[@slashknife]

Whos picking the Intro songs for the guests ahaha

[@skylined5534]

A clueless gen z it would appear.

[@dillonnolimits3527]

My dad and I have jags. I have 98xk8 01xkr he has 16 ftype. Xkr feels like it's lost so much power but more comfy than f type.

[@faizalavi5065]

The Shaguar is a beautiful beast

[@rosscopcoltrain8059]

Tint the windows, chance the wood trim for either engineer turned aluminium or smoked walnut, loosing especially, that centre panel.

[@jediroya6810]

I like how the sound editor thought to himself “what music can we play to best embody a 55-yr old British engineer from the Jaguar Heritage Trust called Graham?” “I know, gangsta rap!”

[@adriaanserrao2016]

I am very sorry to tell you but you are very very wrong about Pierce Brosnan, he saved the franchise with goldeneye.

[@lukereardon1821]

It’s a lot better looking then a 5. Geoff Lawson crafted one of the best looking Jaguar’s ever made in the modern era. Only 2nd after an E Type Coupe Series 1. But who knows. In 20 or 30 years it could be just as coveted. Maybe your car just needs a polish.

[@crestamotors5250]

Amazing work Love this model I have an x103 model Would be be nice to put them next to each other

[@Rose.Of.Hizaki]

The music in the transitions made me switch off and go watch something else.

[@skylined5534]

​@@alexythemechanic8056 Like make the levels for 'music' like that zero.

[@TAG247]

What a strange intro for Graham 😅

[@davyarthurs]

Mike: “ What shall we do with the Jag next?” Me: I’m not far from the motor museum, so just drop it off on your way home. Thanks

[@clivethompson6728]

Graham, you were wasted in your previous life - TV presenter extraordinaire!

[@T.-.K.]

The Jag with the Missiles for me is not famous for the Bond Movie, but being in Episode 4 of the first Season from Top Gear back in 2002 😁

[@tinto278]

🤣🤣🤣🤣 That Jaguar expert walk in was something out of Zoolander. I mean did everyone just miss that in the comments or is this a standard walk in for a car show on KZbin in 2023? Things have sure changed... First time I heard about the Jaguar XKR was in Need for Speed III: Hot Pursuit in 1998.

[@tonybennett9004]

i wonder how much of the newer XK dash would fit it... I noticed the silver/grey trim on the lower mirrors, maybe this can be incorporated across the body after a refresh; diffuser/lip/window trims perhaps? Few cars are worth the efforts, but a manual XKR? Its EASILY up the with the E60 wagon

[@78Outlaw]

Forgot the XK180R swb, the car you should have made fella 😎

[@BollocksToThat]

You need to get that XKR-R's spoiler mate

[@Dutchdriftking]

It's an epic car. But the steering wheel and shifter can be premier for sure.

[@1066wastrel]

I agree with the 5/10 exterior why? cos I owned a black car once & within a month swore I`d never buy another, I`d get that Jag wrapped in a nice deep metallic red!

[@StephenButlerOne]

Id cover the wood interior with an matt ash black vaneer. That way you'd still be keeping it wood, but i think it would look much more modern

[@cafe405]

Did Graham choose his own entrance music?

[@skylined5534]

I hope not. It's appalling.

[@jamborossrs]

Goldeneye is class. The rest I agree with.

[@hasretgumus]

great video.. one question: what was the outro music? it gives me the vibes, does anybody knows?

[@Robjoe23.]

Right hand drive conversion

[@skylined5534]

Er...

[@Robjoe23.]

@@skylined5534 ?

[@donaldhollums3278]

Well the main let down of this film was the sorry jungle music as an introduction for the two Fellers coming on scene to review the Jag.

[@mohammeddmalik]

Complete respray and recently detailed and it got a 5/10 😂😂

[@peterbuckley5467]

I want to hear it more, drive bys and accelerations.

[@1chris311]

How do you not like Austin powers? They are great!!

[@skylined5534]

"It looks like someone's..." "JOHNSON!"

[@bluebullet2000]

Shame about the starter hole in the bell housing, clutch could get a grubby in winter weather causing unwanted slippage 😩

[@jareknowak8712]

What a loverly car !!! Mike, what is the name of the watch You have on your wrist ?

[@paulcharlesworth319]

Would love to own this car one day.

[@V_Dubya]

So Graham, what did you do? I installed the gremlins, leaks and intermittent faults.

[@rijs16]

Stipt polish point!! (Netherlands)

[@p.d.nickthielen6600]

Give the car to me in the USA and have me drive it for a summer. Then send it to South America for a year before returning it to Uk. It would be the most travelled jag