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Upgrades

 

Twyford Moors offer a wide range of upgrades and modifications aimed at making Jaguar XKs more useable on modern roads. These have been designed and refined to have as little visual impact as possible on the originality of the cars whilst offering huge improvements to the driving experience and safety.

Brakes

Modern driving conditions are far more demanding than those of the 1950s. There are more cars, moving faster, stopping in shorter distances and driving closer together. Anyone who has driven a car with drum brakes will be aware of the level of concentration and the distance between vehicles one must maintain in order to stop safely. To remedy this issue we offer a range of brake upgrades ranging from fitting XK150 specification brake systems to XK140s and XK120s, to our own performance system, designed in house to offer ultimate performance with four pot, aluminium billet calipers.

Suspension

Over the years we have experimented with many different suspension setups and upgrades, using our race spec XK 150s for R & D. We can now offer a range of excellent suspension upgrades to equip XKs for anything from comfortable road driving to race specification road holding; through a combination of up-rated bushes and shocks plus a few little tricks we have picked up along the way we really know how to make XKs handle.

Power Steering

We have recently launched a groundbreaking new electronic power steering upgrade from EZ Electronic Power Steering. This system, which was nominated for “innovation of the year 2011” at the International Historic Motoring Awards, does away with unsightly pumps and plumbing under the bonnet and replaces it with a simple and compact electric motor, which is hidden under the dash. The level of assistance can even be adjusted as you drive or turned off altogether giving you steering, which feels connected and responsive at 60mph on a B-road but as light as a modern car when manoeuvring in a car park. Twyford Moors are the only EZ approved installers for XKs.

5 Speed Gearboxes

Our 5 speed gearboxes are ideal for those wishing to use their car for touring or any kind of long journeys; with 5th gear acting as an overdrive our cars can cruise at 70mph at approximately 2500rpm resulting in a quieter, more comfortable and more fuel efficient journey. Alternatively we can fit gearboxes built to any specification allowing us to fit close ratio boxes for racing and rallying.

Electrical Upgrades

We offer many electrical upgrades to improve XKs including alternator conversions, electronic ignition, lighting upgrades, electric cooling fans and audio systems.

Performance Engines

Our in house engine technician Barry Shurman can build and tune engines to any specification from ‘SE’ spec to full race. Click here to read more about our engine building department.

Interior Upgrades

Twyford Moors range of interior upgrades aim to make XKs as comfortable and safe to be in as possible. We offer inertia reel seatbelts, bucket seats (trimmed to match), upgraded heaters, period stereo systems upgraded to pickup FM radio and connect to an MP3 player, bur wolnut dashboards for XK150s and pedal boxes to give more leg room (particularly in XK120s).

 

Cooling System

The Jaguar XKs cooling system was perfectly adequate when the car was designed and built however no one at the time anticipated the kind of traffic congestion we face every day on modern roads. To avoid any risk of overheating and to help the cars reach running temperature more quickly we have a range of upgrades to improve the XK cooling system.