Take a seat.

 But first, in the my god, does it never end/ cascading jobs needed before doing something else department, I wanted to install the door glass.
 To do that, I needed to install the door quarter vent glass (previous post) and re run the door wiring. Now, the door wiring boots for the XJS are no longer available new and the old ones disintegrate as soon as you look at them funny. I've also been leaving the front guards off so I could sort out the wiring.You can see how one small job can hold up work over a large area on a project!
 So I made some new cable boots using generic, cut to size boots, split tubing and heat shrink tube. They turned out way better and less cobbled together than I expected:

 Once that was done, it was back onto the interior. I got the headlining and pillar trims sorted out easily enough. Again, this colour of headlining is just not available in Australia, it was one of the materials I ordered from the US:

Then, onto the seats. I foamed up the rear seat base and back, this helps smooth out old seats and hides all those small imperfections old foam accumulates over time. If you look closely, you can see that jaguar was still using coconut fibre as a padding material in 1977:

Then it was onto the marking up and cutting out:

Trial fit:

Rear seats finished. With this type of material, having a foam backing, it's normal to initially have a few stubborn creases that won't pull out. They disappear over time as the foam relaxes and the material finds it's own levels:

 The quarter panel trims on an XJS, they are a nightmare! So many sub assemblies and small parts. No wonder Jaguar couldn't make money on these cars, way too labour intensive to produce
 All these pieces:

To make this (yes, my parts car had a dark green exterior and a dark brown interior. The 70's were unkind to vehicle interiors...):

 I added some cedar I had laying around to the pockets because they had gotten wet and warped, plus I wanted to fit speakers and wanted them a bit stiffer:

 Needless to say, as with every other piece of interior trim in a 40 year old XJS, the quarter trim casings were cracked, torn and damaged. They needed some help with realignment and some fibreglass:

The quarter panel cases are covered with one piece of material, it's a long, tedious process getting it stretched into place and looking right! Each side would have a solid four hours in it:

 I'm still working on the interior, the door trims are disassembled and being flattened out, more pics and an explanation in the next installment!