Can anyone recommend a person or garage in the Hampshire/Isle of Wight area that are not frightened off working on a V12 engine and more importantly know what they are doing?

Thank you one and all for the broad range of advice. I live on the south coast so picking up battery from Yorkshire is going to be a bit of a stretch. Currently the engine is out of the car for the engine bay to be painted, a job that's taking a lot more time than intended. I will go through all the...

Thank you everyone for your help. I apologise for not replying sooner, I was away from my computer. I will let you know the outcome as soon as it is resolved.

Can anyone advise who makes a battery that will fit inside the battery case of an XJC? The new style batteries from National, etc do not fit either inside the case or without. If it's of any help the engine is a 5.3.

Thanks for that John. I think it might be cheaper and easier to just get a manual/o'drive!

Thanks for your thoughts. I have a four speed all syncro with overdrive in mind. My concern is the amount of work that needs to be undertaken to make such a conversion possible. I have been advised that the diff does not need to be touched by one or two "experts" and by others that it does. If I go ...

Has anyone done this and if so can they advise? One area I particularly want to know about any changes needed to the rear diff. All advice gladly accepted!

Hi Mike, I know its a little bit late to acknowledge your advice, (computer and website glitches conspired to lose your contribution), BUT, thank you for your help. Its currently being re-shoed with Avons and with the correct pressures will go like a train!

Can anyone advise the correct pressures? It sits on Pirelli 4000s. Many thanks!