Jag XJ6 Swap...with a 318? NMNA $1000 Central Illinois

For some reason, I find this curiously intriguing. Considering Chevy 350 swaps are pretty cut and dried with XJ6s, it is interesting to see someone go at it the hard way. But the price is right, and a hot rodder worth his salt can wring some decent HP out of a 318.

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Marc in Indy

Price is right.

Another ruined Jag.  SMDH.

In reply to Docwemple :

You can save them all if you feel that strongly about it

In reply to Docwemple :

You would have hated my Jag...  '67 XKE 2+2.  302 swapped, deep candy apple red, hood louvers and ghost flames.  Absolute riot. 

Docwemple said:

In reply to Grecobeemer :

I would if I could. Those who do this should focus their energy on doing more lifted Camaros. 

Yes, but I can't find a usable Camaro for $1000. Jags are often little more than scrap prices, so that makes them fodder for cheap swaps. There are eight XJs locally for $2000 , or less. I've seen a couple show up at the local spring fair demolition derbies.

Docwemple said:

In reply to Grecobeemer :

I would if I could. Those who do this should focus their energy on doing more lifted Camaros. 

Merry Christmas and happy minding our business when it comes to what people should do with their stuff! 

In reply to yupididit :

Nice!

In reply to DeadSkunk (Warren) :

Sad isn't it. The XJ6 is probably the prettiest sedan ever and one of the best performance sedans of the 80s. Good ones, however, are on the rise and will be 5 figures in the near future. Partially due to so many being neglected later in life.

In reply to Docwemple :

I agree that the earlier XJ6 is a good looking car, but like other luxury cars, they depreciate like a falling rock. If I were in the market for one I'd be looking at the best one I could find, rather than trying to fix a $1500 one. The cheap ones get Chevy V8s, like it or not. A V8 swap is easily reversible anyway, so one day an enthusiast could resurrect it.

So many variables in this game.

As with so many complaints about previous owner abuse/hacks, the fact that the effort kept the car out of the crusher trumps all arguments.

With the cost of repairing a Jag engine being astronomical compared to the value of the chassis at that point, there really is no other option. The "Jag" tax is a death sentence for many of these cars when they require serious mechanical repair.

I see a WELL converted jag being like a V8 MGB conversion and those tend to sell for more than the stock examples of equal condition.

How stout is the rest of the driveline once you take the Jag engine out of the equation?

Any manual options that are easy button with SBC?

Docwemple said:

In reply to yupididit :

Keep building those lifted camaros. And Happy Holidays 

Granted, your new here, but a lot of us have been reading his posts a long time. Never seen him posting anything about him lifting a "Camaro"

But Frenchyd, before he got banned for the second time, used to just make stuff up also. (There are other forums for that kind of childisness)

In reply to NOHOME :

You really gotta stop letting facts get in the way of the condensending rants of Maguar... er... frenchyd... um... where was I? 

In reply to No Time :

Pretty stout. Jaguars were well built cars. But the v12 left a lot to be desired in the way of repairing and keeping on the road decades later. When they depreciated like they do, the rather big engine bay, and being rwd, a sbc or LS swap is often the easiest, most cost effective, and reliable way to drive these pretty cars. 

Docwemple said:

In reply to yupididit :

Keep building those lifted camaros. And Happy Holidays 

I own and have owned mostly vintage European luxury cars (mostly Mercedes and 2 Jags). I haven't owned a camaro nor have I ever lifted anything lol. 

I did have a v12 XJS, but I found rust that I didn't want to fw. So I sold it to a guy who's swapping the v12 into a 50s chevy truck, ironic ay?

But, you don't care about any of that. You just wanted to talk your E36 M3 because I have a different opinion than you. 

In reply to yupididit :

That's good to know. I wasn't doubting the v12 was a challenge after a couple decades and miles of vacuum lines and British wiring. 

I'm just thinking if the rear diff and axles and suspension are strong, then that eliminates some issues following a swap, especially one with more ho/tq  

In reply to yupididit :

At least Frenchyd, despite mixing good info with made up stuff, and rants, had paid his dues, so to speak. And didn't go out of his way to be an insulting azz hat. 
Despite me not being capable of not engaging and devolving into arguing, I miss the old fart 

Still wanna meet the dude in person one day. Tons of cool history

In reply to No Time :

The rear diff from the v12 cars can handle a lot. 99% of what you'd throw at it unless you plan on going 1000hp twin turbo ls. Might still hang in there for a bit of taken care of. 

In reply to yupididit :

No sense of humor, eh?

So it could be built to be an aristocrat drift car to mess with the Nissan crowd. 
 

Hmmm...