Hi Tim,
Agree with you on the point of a well maintained engine. Unfortunately most of
these cars were owned by the Upper class of our society, they are lucky to know
where the gas goes, none the less that the engine needs oil changes. No
offense intended. Most were driven by Women and the hoods never even opened.
Now if you can find a good one, with a good engine then I wouldn't replace it.
The V12 is the fastest engine I've ever driven. It flies, at 90 mph you can
still stomp on her and feel the acceleration throw you back. This is speaking
from experience as we still own a v12 coupe. Now it is a nightmare to work
on. It is not the engine, but the electrical of the Jag that make her hard.
They even have a computer for the climate control, I counted 3 in the engine
bay alone.
Rick
Tim Osborne wrote:
> I will pay dearly for this comment, but I believe a properly maintained Jag
> engine is very reliable as a daily driver. Not cheap if you pay others to
> do the work, though. A Chevy engine in a Jag? It's an abomination!
>
> Just my opinion. ;)
>
> tim
> 67 Sprite
> 67 XKE OTS
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mike Maclean [mailto:macleans@earthlink.net]
> Sent: Thursday, September 02, 1999 11:48 PM
> To: spridgets@autox.team.net
> Subject: Jaguar conversion
>
> Didn't someone on the list post a link to a place here in California
> that sells parts and books on the conversion of a Jag XJ6 to a Chevy
> 350? Due to a recent car accident that put me in the hospital for 5
> days, I need a "new" everyday runner and this setup intrigues me.
> Mike MacLean-60 Sprite
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