Happy They Went with Green

"Goggles Pizzano" (gogglespizzano) 04/16/2020 at 23:03 • Filed to: None

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Pinto for your time.

Grindintosecond > Goggles Pizzano 04/16/2020 at 23:13

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I wonder where teh body moulds are.....An interesting build would be a green one with gold basketweav bbs’s and a nice megasquirted ITB 12

Goggles Pizzano > Grindintosecond 04/16/2020 at 23:20

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Even give the frame a once-over too. I can see it...

It might even lift that inside front tire...

Speed > Goggles Pizzano 04/16/2020 at 23:25

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Ever see the feature Speedhunters did? It’s a roller, but still.

http://www.speedhunters.com/2014/06/jags-xj-s-trans-yank-tank/

Speed > Grindintosecond 04/16/2020 at 23:32

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I jumped down this rabbit hole once. This thread had some leads on guys building flares.

https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/xjs-x27-32/group-44-xjs-street-clone-144893/page2/

ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability > Speed 04/17/2020 at 00:05

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The guy who was making those body kits seems to have closed shop according to google and yelp :(

ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability > Speed 04/17/2020 at 00:12

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Seems like the guy who made those kits also build this C3 Vette : https://www.lsxmag.com/features/building-a-benchmark-68-corvette-restomod/

Interesting ...

Tareim - V8 powered > Goggles Pizzano 04/17/2020 at 04:12

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I suddenly have an urge to own an xjs with the grp44 kit

Speed > ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability 04/17/2020 at 08:06

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DAMNIT! Maybe in these trying economical times he’d be willing to make some money. Group purchase? I don’t have an XJ-S yet, but blowing my stimulus check on fender flares would be a strong motivator.

Need this in my life.

ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability > Speed 04/17/2020 at 08:20

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oooh lawwwd it thiccccc

The dude is still active on the forums so you could possibly still get some meaty fenders made....possibly maybe

Speed > ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability 04/17/2020 at 08:35

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Thanks for the lead. If I ever achieve the upper middle class, I’ll want to have this guys name in the Rolodex for my Jaguar build. Often these old cats still dabble and still have parts on hand or will build to order.

Speed > ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability 04/17/2020 at 08:45

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One day.. These cars make my top ten list (maybe even top five) and are number one in the V12 category. I’d like an early 5-speed car, but with them being pretty scarce, I’d pick up  the nicest one I could find and work with Simply Performance on sourcing 5-Speed swap.

I think the size, look, sound, handling and moderate power would make for the ultimate driving experience on the backroads. You could wring a Jaguar out pretty good before going too too fast, unlike my bolt-on, LS1 Z28 that’s in the triple digits with a few flips of the loud pedal.

To me, the XJS is the anti-911. It’s underappreciated, has twice the cylinders, bigger, heavier, front engined, British and dirt cheap to buy.

This is why I want one.

ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability > Speed 04/17/2020 at 08:48

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After going down the rabbit hole yesterday, I too want one of these big cats now....I dont know anything them tho....

Speed > ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability 04/17/2020 at 08:56

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The allure is for real! Jaguar is interesting because they’re below the radar, but have made some really awesome cars. I also like their extremely long model runs on the XJ and XJS. For a car company that’s been around so long, they really haven’t made that many different models. Ever look into the X300 XJR’s? The supercharged inline 6 is such a cool engine, and they were sold overseas with manuals. That said, sourcing a gearbox and swapping it over isn’t that big of a deal since you can use a Euro XJR unit or any ol’ Jaguar manual from the NA models.

The supercharged, V8 X308 that followed is much faster and more capable in every way, but I appreciate the X300 as it’s the pinnacle of the traditional straight 6 cats. They’ve also got a pretty solid reputation from a reliability stand point. As far as Jaguars go anyway.

ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability > Speed 04/17/2020 at 09:13

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I love how those X300s look!

Did not know about the swapable potential of these things, certainly something that I’ll be keeping in mind...and I’m a sucker for superchargers :)

They’ve also got a pretty solid reputation from a reliability stand point. As far as Jaguars go anyway.

You are talking to a guy who owns a 20 year old Mini and BMW, reliability was never a concern :P

Speed > Grindintosecond 04/17/2020 at 10:42

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It’s not green, and they ain’t gold, but it’s got flares and it’s sitting on weaves!

Grindintosecond > Speed 04/17/2020 at 12:21

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Oh very nice. I’d love to see fat flared and deep dish weaves.

Speed > Grindintosecond 04/17/2020 at 12:37

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Agreed wholeheartedly. Big flares and no dish is a headscratching combination. That said, these cars have the same bolt pattern as GM cars like the F and G body. You could toss some GTA or GNX weaves on one for pretty cheap . They’ve even got them in 17" now.