Rob,
While I tend to cringe at engine swaps such as this, keep in mind that (in
the US anyway) Chevy parts are so common that they fall out of trees when
the wind blows (well, not quite, but almost) Jaguar parts are pricey, and
tend to be known as mechanics cars. (I often have folks tell me that I need
to own 2 Jaguars - one to drive and one for the mechanic to work on) In
reality, the Jaguars are much more reliable than that, but they need someone
who knows what they are doing when they need a repair. I consider myself
fortunate in that I have a reliable Jaguar AND a good, reasonably priced
mechanic. (A Brit at that!)
Knowing the cost of a replacement Jaguar engine and a replacement Chevy
engine, I would rather see the Jaguar on the road rather than rusting
quietly in someone's driveway. Although the Jaguar is a pricey ride, they
are MUCH more common than even the "common" 1600 Roadsters, and since they
are so common, having one bastardized with a Chevy engine is still favorable
to having it become a parts donor.
Sid
>From: RoadsterGB@aol.com
>Reply-To: RoadsterGB@aol.com
>To: <datsunmike@nyc.rr.com>, <dneuman@quark.sfsu.edu>,
><datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
>Subject: Re: OT- I ALMOST DIED TONIGHT!!!!!
>Date: Fri, 04 Jan 2002 09:11:10 EST
>
>Hi Daniel
>
>First - good news that you're both OK - I too "enjoyed" a "near death"
>experience last year but thankfully it was only the metal that suffered
>serious long term damage. You tend to reassess your priorities pretty
>quick.
>
>Second - in the UK a Jag XJ6 with a Chevy engine would be almost
>unsaleable. The only guys who do engine transplants here are the Hot Rod
>and Custom boys - and many of them fit Jag engines, drivetrains and IRS
>into lesser metal. Used XJ6s or XJ12s are commonplace and the engines are
>sweet when they've been looked after. To fit a Chevy engine into a Jag
>would (to many) be considered sacrilege (like fitting an MGB engine and
>Lucas electrics into a '67 2000 roadster - or have some of you crazy guys
>tried that too?)
>
>Rob
>www.fairlady.org
>
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