V12 XJS, needs transmission, $1500| $2000 Challenge Presented by Tire Rack forum |

Woody GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
4/5/13 7:58 a.m.

Not mine...

http://worcester.craigslist.org/cto/3695194638.html

Gearhead_42 Dork
4/5/13 10:49 a.m.

Dammit, I need to buy some property just to build a garage for all the neat projects I'll never finish :(

Sine_Qua_Non New Reader
4/5/13 11:33 a.m.

Don't these come in manual? All I ever see are automatics.

ValuePack SuperDork
4/5/13 12:10 p.m.

It's times like these I'm glad I don't have a garage or any money, that BEGS for a small block Chebby.

Woody GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
4/5/13 12:15 p.m.

Sine_Qua_Non wrote: Don't these come in manual? All I ever see are automatics.

They did, but in very limited numbers. I had lunch with Dean Cusano at Lime Rock once and I think he said single digits for the US.

keithj New Reader
4/5/13 5:59 p.m.

I think there is an adapter out there to bolt on a t5. Has anyone else every watched that Tom Wilkinshaw one at Bathurst? This is why I will own one someday.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WbhxrIhkbhk

mw Dork
4/5/13 6:13 p.m.

That's an awesome video and that jag makes great noises. I thought I had no desire for a v12 jag...

Keith Tanner GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
4/5/13 7:30 p.m.

I don't need the car, but I did need that video. Thanks. Back before the Chase, Conrod was a little bit terrifying. Still is...

noddaz GRM+ Memberand HalfDork
4/6/13 9:14 a.m.

I don't really care for the styling of that type of Jag... But it could be awesome anyway...

psteav GRM+ Memberand Dork
4/6/13 12:23 p.m.

noddaz wrote: I don't really care for the styling of that type of Jag... But it could be awesome anyway...

I love everything except the flying buttress back window....but that's grown on me a bit over the years.

dyintorace GRM+ Memberand UltraDork
4/6/13 12:46 p.m.

Man it would be cool to see one of these at the Challenge. That motor uncorked sounds silly good!

fifty Reader
4/6/13 12:52 p.m.

keithj wrote: I think there is an adapter out there to bolt on a t5. Has anyone else every watched that Tom Wilkinshaw one at Bathurst? This is why I will own one someday. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WbhxrIhkbhk

Believe it or not, I was there! Must've been early to mid-80s

HappyAndy Dork
4/6/13 9:45 p.m.

aren't th400s one of the easiest autos to rebuild? If I had a good place to pull out the trans and tear it open I'd be willing to try it. (for a bit lower price)

what's the worst thing that could happen? If I'm starting with a broken Jag, I'll just wind up right back where I started from. (Or one step closer to an LS swap, and a V12 powered coffee table)