I am currently hot-rodding a couple of 1950 Ford F1 pick-up
trucks. I intend to install Jag suspensions under both of them.
These suspensions will come from 1985 XJ’s. One of the donor cars
still has the engine in it. I suspect there is a decent chance the
engine may still run if I spend a bit of time on it.
Now to my quesion:
1 - How fast ar these engines?
2 - Are they smooth running or are they rattle traps?
3 - Are they reliable?
4 - Anything I should look for?
5 - Any tell-tale signs that the enigne may be toast?
I ask becasue I am considering using it in once of my trucks. I’m
just wondering if it would be worth the effort. Please excuse my
ignorance. My wife drives a 2003 S-type but I have little
knowledge of the earlier Jags adn the drivelines.
BTW - the body is pretty rusted but the car is complete. Hood and
truck are both still good. I hve no use for anything but the
suspensions and perhaps the engine/tranny. I’m only paying $200.00
for the entire car and that is all that I would be looking to
recover + shipping. My plans for the car are to crush it after I
pull off everything I need. If somebody needs something, let me
know. I am in the Houston, TX area. I may have a second one
coming as well. Sam story, all I ned is the suspension but it will
not have an engine.
Thanks,
Carl Gustafson–
2003 S-Type 4.2
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In reply to a message from Texas S-type sent Sun 12 Feb 2006:
Hello Carl,
Boat anchor, yes, truck motor no.
It will cost three times the money for one half the power/torque of
a small block, at about the same weight. Sad story, but the reason
there is a lump list with many happy faces. Better off stripping
down the engine and selling the head, cams, valve covers, crank,
rods, timing cover, distributor, EFI separately. Just type the
words ‘‘Jaguar’’, ‘‘update’’, ‘‘E Type’’, in your add and you will more
than recover your cost.
Unless you want to build something really nice to look at. Then
rebuild the engine for $5000, fit early polished covers, and
fabricate a three deuce updraft intake manifold with Lumention
barrel throttle bodies and six baloney cut 12 inch rearward facing
velocity stacks, and a WC S10 T5. It will look just like a Miller
183 that lost 2 cylinders in the war.
In reply to a message from PS sent Sun 12 Feb 2006:
Carl
There are more Jags with domestic V-8s than visa versa. Keep the
short block together, it is often used in the 4.2 E-types that have
cracked. The XJ-6 head has value as well. You may have better luck
selling the head and short block separately, and you should be able
to recoup your cost of the donor cars.
Joel–
ex jag, '66 E-type S1 4.2, '56 XK140dhc
Denison, TX, United States
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