Yeap, just go to any hot rod show in Southern California and you'll see
almost every Ford hot rod has a GM engine & tranny in it. I guess I'll have
to "upgrade" my 99 Mustang GT Roadster's 4.6L engine to a 5.?
Edgar
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bobby Rees" <rrees@digitex.net>
To: "sidney raper" <spl310@hotmail.com>
Cc: <RoadsterGB@aol.com>; <datsunmike@nyc.rr.com>; <dneuman@quark.sfsu.edu>;
<datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, January 05, 2002 3:58 AM
Subject: Re: OT- I ALMOST DIED TONIGHT!!!!!
> The Jag is a Brit car with a Ford engine. It is not uncommon to see an old
Ford
> body with a Chevy engine in it. So this swap is a reasonable one
> IMHO..................
> Brad Fornal
>
> sidney raper wrote:
>
> > 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
>
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