Just stopping in to say I read through the whole thread, was also born in 87, and love the work you've done on this car so far. I really like the gold basketweaves, and the green center caps are a perfect touch.
My apologies if I missed it in the early stages of the thread, but how many miles are on the Jag? I too am guilty of judging these cars as unreliable without any real experience with them. It seems like you've spent plenty of effort keeping this one going, but it also doesn't seem like any of the major mechanical systems have been troublesome.