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That is just beautiful! I would hate to see what it would take to fix a flat along the road, though. Back in the bay, no one cared but today these pieces are works of art to be handled carefully.

Thanks Don,
the thought of a flat tire on the road also occurred to me while I was working on the wheels. But I have the spare tire. This makes it possible to repair the puncture again in the workshop, where all the tools for a damage-free repair are available. By the way, I hope I don't get two flat tires in one trip. But so far I've been lucky and in 45 years I've never had a tire puncture on my classic cars.

Karl

Today I installed the engine in the frame. With my gantry crane that I built many years ago, this was a fairly simple matter. This crane is the ideal device to carry out such work alone. This allowed me to install all Jaguar XK140 engines with flange gearboxes myself. Anyone familiar with this process on this vehicle knows how careful it is to thread the engine into the engine compartment without damaging the side fenders and firewall. If you carry out this work, this is actually only possible with a gantry crane, as you can lower it millimeter by millimeter using the chain hoist and at the same time control the movement of the motor with your free hand.
I had my Sport's engine removed in the first year after I bought the car...almost 7 years ago...but the photos documenting this work ultimately do not show the order in which I did this work. Unfortunately, you couldn't tell from the photos whether I removed the steering gear after the engine or before the engine. NOw after all this years it looked like the steering gear couldn't be installed with the engine already installed because the clearance between the engine crankcase and the frame seemed so small that the gear couldn't be pulled out of the frame. The question also remained as to how the body can be brought into position later with the steering column already installed, as it cannot be lowered flat with the steering gear installed flat as the large flange in the frame does not allow this. As you can see, I installed the steering box first and steered the engine around it.
But as it turns out, the steering gear can actually be removed with the engine installed if you turn the gear housing forward when you pull the splined shaft out of the frame. However, this only works if the body is not yet placed on the frame, as the steering column would hit the body when turning.

Karl
Here are the photos of the engine installation. In the next replays I will report on the details of the overhaul of the engine and its components.

Karl

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That is beautiful! Did engines of this era have any kind of isolation, such as rubber blocks, at the attachment points to the engine?

Thanks Don,
...no this Series 1 engine is bolted directly to the frame....metal to metal....at its mounting points. The nine-main-bearing crankshaft still gives the car a smooth running.

Karl