Sunday, November 10, 2024

Jaguar XJ13: Monocoque and engine installation

The monocoque and front suspension is complete and the engine installed. Surprisingly this didn't involve too much drama, but it did require playing around with the assembly order.


Front suspension and the forward compartment are relatively simple. A lack of online detail photos make it hard to determine what should have been modelled here. 



This beast weighs in at 1258 grams so far; the little support legs underneath the chassis will be critical in keeping the white metal suspension parts from sagging from the weight as was the case with the Alfa P2.


As with the Abarth, the master cylinders are inside the footwell and this makes it relatively pointless to add any piping detail. 

Next is the dashboard and more detail around the engine compartment. Stay tuned!