Our Jaguar X100 XKR Race Car Build Ep.6
I finally got the car wired, and on the dyno. Happily, no problems arose! We set off to Silverstone, our first race ever. I made it in two laps, and the oil pressure dropped on the
Our Jaguar X100 XKR Race Car Build Ep.5
The next step is to fit up brake systems. I opted for a pedal box at this point. It seemed a sensible option rather than run on the OEM servo. I fitted the new battery, along with
Our Jaguar X100 XKR Race Car Build Ep.4
So the next few jobs are a little time consuming. We fitted M4 saddles around the vehicle in order to mount the pipes for the fire extinguisher system. I used the same method for m
Our Jaguar X100 XKR Race Car Build Ep.2
Once we’d got the rolling shell to my brothers (Uncle Spike!), we were able to get on with the roll cage. We made the roll cage mounting plates out of three millimeter mild s
Our Jaguar X100 XKR Race Car Build Ep.1
Welcome to my next online blog of building a race car! We’re going racing, as you can imagine I deal with all sorts of different people um from all different disciplines of r
Jaguar X-Type Remapped 2.2
We Remapped this Jaguar X-Type at our tuning workshop in Chard. We’ve remapped plenty of these over the years, and they can be tuned of course, through the OBD port. This cus
Plug and Play Aftermarket ECU Conversions for V8 Jaguar
Completed it. A true plug and play aftermarket ECU system for the Jaguar 4.0 4.2 V8 family. This has been a labour of love, Tom (Swallows Racing) and myself hatched this plan
Jaguar XKR 5.0 Supercharged mapped, remapped, mapping specialist
Jaguar XKR 5.0 Supercharged mapped for Swallows Racing. Part of a tuning package put together for Swallows Racing. A smaller supercharger pulley, and some careful tuning on the rol
Castle Combe Track Day With Swallows Jaguar.
It was our pleasure to be invited to the Swallows Jaguar Castle Combe Track day. Experiencing the JP1 around the track was fantastic. See the Link below for the details: https://ww