This page contains information on the Front end upgrade, Tube shock upgrade, Power Steering, and Front
Disk Brake upgrade.
For the most part I removed the original front leaf spring suspension
and replaced it with a suspension from a Jaguar XJ6 Series II.
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Then the vertical member was switched out with an Jaguar XKE unit, this
would allow me to add a power steering rack to the front of the car.
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I used a stock Ford Mustang II power steering rack. The first big
problem is making it so the power steering rack will mount to the frame
and function properly. The rack was hitting the frame. So I had to
cut out and re-weld the front fender mounts to allow space for the power
steering rack to function.
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The next problem is that there is no place to mount
the top of the shock. The shock would normally mount to the inner
fender well of XJ6 Series II. I located custom made shock brackets
made by TopRodz in Austrailia, and the were reasonable priced. They
come in a six piece set, once the were welded they look factory made.
See test fit photo.
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Now the Jaguar XKE disk brakes were high tech for there
time, but by today's standards, and due to the increased horse power that has
been added to this car more braking power is needed. I contacted the Master Jim
Boffo of Boffo Motors. He told me he
has done this type of rotor upgrade before, and we will use a larger Chrysler
rotors, however they will need to be re-drilled to fit the XKE Hub, and bolt
pattern.
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Contact Bob Capo at
bob@bobcapo.com
for further information
on any of our restorations.