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"Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To" (murdersofa) 02/10/2020 at 11:10 • Filed to: None

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Friend and local automotive Youtube personality WatchJRGo is doing a simply stunning LS6  swap into a Rolls Royce Silver Shadow II that was junkyard bound. This car originated as a manual E46 325i that hit a deer he bought and rebuilt using junkyard parts and then straight traded for the barely-running Roller. Local company ICT Billet and makers-of-all-things-hot-rod Holley have been sponsors on this and the results are pretty shocking. It’s off for exhaust today and if you want to see it in person it’ll be at Cleetus And Cars later this month vying for top spot in the burnout competition. Sadly I’ve been too busy with life things to go.

First Rolls episode is here:

Car starts for the first time here:

Did I mention this whole swap happens within 30 days? Also check out those powdercoated OEM wheels. Lovely.

Nibby > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 02/10/2020 at 11:22

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hell yea i love bu ilds like this

Grindintosecond > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 02/10/2020 at 11:27

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Love it, but needs the Draguars’   6-71 out the top. As if Mad Max couldn’t live without the leather and champaigne in dystopia.

ranwhenparked > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 02/10/2020 at 11:28

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Yes, I've been following it closely, big fan of JohnRoss' work. I really like his commitment to maintaining the Rolls-Royce feel instead of doing wild cosmetic mods.

themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 02/10/2020 at 11:35

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It’s like Christopher Lee and Ted Nugent collaborating on a hard rock album .

lone_liberal > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 02/10/2020 at 11:41

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I tend to prefer his “de-crap ify” projects a little more since there are a lot of wild and wacky engine swaps on YouTube already, but as always he’s fun to watch and he’s doing a really  solid job so I’m still following right along.

jimz > ranwhenparked 02/10/2020 at 11:42

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to maintain the aesthetic, he shouldn’t bother putting it on the dyno.  Only state that the engine has “adequate” horsepower.

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > lone_liberal 02/10/2020 at 11:46

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The E46 he traded for this Rolls was one of my favorite projects of his. It drove fantastic. I was kinda tempted to buy it from him.

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > lone_liberal 02/10/2020 at 11:46

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And to be fair, this engine swap is DEFINITELY a de-crapify

ranwhenparked > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 02/10/2020 at 12:08

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That old fuel pump looked like someone took it out of a backyard koi pond

ttyymmnn > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 02/10/2020 at 14:20

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Thanks for the tip. I’m enjoying watching this.

JMKarstetter > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 02/11/2020 at 00:32

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I really want this thing if he ever decides to sell it. Sadly I’m not sure I could afford it, but I want it badly. Let me know if he ever decides to sell. I wish I could come up there and hang out with you and JR and maybe even that Hoovie guy. I’m honestly thinking about starting a channel to have fun  on, I’ve got a friend that has a few cars I think would make good content.