[Shop-talk] Engine swaps; 350 SBC donor cars.

[Trevor Boicey]

Mike Rambour wrote:
>  I am VERY surprised at the number of responses that suggested swapping 
> was a good idea

   I was biting my tongue... ;>

>  Its your car do as you wish but take a look around and see the resale 
> values of converted cars versus non-converted, it drops drastically for 
> the converts and they never seem to run right, there is a always a 
> "issue" somewhere.

   I definitely agree with the latter.

   It's somewhat of an illusion to assume that you can just improvise a 
few brackets and such in your garage and magically produce something 
that is better and more reliable than the original Jag design.

   I have seen too many "conversions" that seem ok from the surface but 
once you get the owner talking candidly, imperfections always appear.

   Besides, why would you want a Jag that isn't a Jag?