STR back on the ground and ready to start work on the front end

8 October 2023 · Restoration

We had a good day in the garage today, we got the wheels & brakes back on and the car turned around on the ramp, ready to start work on the front end.

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2003 Jaguar S-Type R 4.2 V8 Supercharged

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David B.

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Tidied up

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David B.

@w3dave 6 Sep 2026

Sunday afternoon with Dad

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Enzo

@w3dave 1 Jul 2026

Going for gold

Settled for bronze with the fresh set of wheels

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Roary

@w3dave 26 Apr 2026

Throttle body elbow vacuum leak

A pig of a job, but it needed doing

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