I'm getting a free V12

"GenuineAlexReid - The Reidus" (genuinealexreid)
08/18/2016 at 13:08 • Filed to: None

I have a lead on a free Jaguar 5.3L V12, what car would you swap it into?

DISCUSSION (92)

cletus44 aka Clayton Seams > GenuineAlexReid - The Reidus
08/18/2016 at 13:10

I suppose it’s a tad big for your Datsun roadster...

Nibby > GenuineAlexReid - The Reidus
08/18/2016 at 13:11

toyota tercel

kanadanmajava1 > GenuineAlexReid - The Reidus
08/18/2016 at 13:12

Into a nearly free Jaguar that is missing an engine?

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > Nibby
08/18/2016 at 13:12

Where the back seats were.

lone_liberal > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
08/18/2016 at 13:12

Hmmm...that makes me wonder if it would fit in a 280Z. They did come with straight sixes so the engine bay should be long enough.

EL_ULY > GenuineAlexReid - The Reidus
08/18/2016 at 13:12

SHIFTER KART!!!!!!!!

Arrivederci > GenuineAlexReid - The Reidus
08/18/2016 at 13:13

Miata. I mean, V12 Miata. Do eeeeeettttt.

GenuineAlexReid - The Reidus > kanadanmajava1
08/18/2016 at 13:13

A Jaguar is never truly free, you’ll always pay for it somehow, haha

GenuineAlexReid - The Reidus > lone_liberal
08/18/2016 at 13:14

The V12 is also pretty narrow, because it’s 60 degrees, it might fit!

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > GenuineAlexReid - The Reidus
08/18/2016 at 13:15

A C3 Corvette. YOU KNOW I’M RIGHT

cletus44 aka Clayton Seams > Arrivederci
08/18/2016 at 13:15

Already been done.

Spaceball-Two > GenuineAlexReid - The Reidus
08/18/2016 at 13:15

Speed boat?

Flyboy is FAA certified insane > GenuineAlexReid - The Reidus
08/18/2016 at 13:15

Mgb. Or similar. Or, find yourself a jag dash Vin tag and build a tube frame Jagkart like Roadkill’s Vettekart.

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GenuineAlexReid - The Reidus > Arrivederci
08/18/2016 at 13:15

It’s been done.

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GenuineAlexReid - The Reidus > EL_ULY
08/18/2016 at 13:16

Oof, you’re a brave son of a gun.

Frenchlicker > GenuineAlexReid - The Reidus
08/18/2016 at 13:17

I thought the price always came with the engine problems.

Out, but with a W - has found the answer > GenuineAlexReid - The Reidus
08/18/2016 at 13:18

Triumph TR6.

GenuineAlexReid - The Reidus > Frenchlicker
08/18/2016 at 13:18

It’s the electrics that let down a Jag, the engine itself is very reliable, and that sound... Woof.

GenuineAlexReid - The Reidus > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
08/18/2016 at 13:19

Uh oh

cletus44 aka Clayton Seams > Out, but with a W - has found the answer
08/18/2016 at 13:20

Making it a TR12 of course

GenuineAlexReid - The Reidus > Spaceball-Two
08/18/2016 at 13:21

I like this idea, I wish I lived near a nice lake or something. It would be like the dirtbag version of this Lamborghini powered speed boat.

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GenuineAlexReid - The Reidus > Out, but with a W - has found the answer
08/18/2016 at 13:21

A definite improvement over the wheezy 6 that it comes with!

kanadanmajava1 > GenuineAlexReid - The Reidus
08/18/2016 at 13:22

This is for sale in Pennsylvania for $500 and it still has some kind of (non-running) engine. The title is missing but there might be some solution for that. But there have to be some suitable for your engine lurking somewhere.

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Frenchlicker > GenuineAlexReid - The Reidus
08/18/2016 at 13:22

Well that’s a good thing them. Huzzah for modern, swappable electronics!

GenuineAlexReid - The Reidus > Flyboy is FAA certified insane
08/18/2016 at 13:23

I already have a Datsun Roadster, if I do anything to that car’s engine it’ll be replacing the crankshaft with one from a Nissan forklift, which strokes it to 2L. I could see a JagKart with a tunnel ram setup!

GenuineAlexReid - The Reidus > SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie
08/18/2016 at 13:24

And headers pointed straight through the roof

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > GenuineAlexReid - The Reidus
08/18/2016 at 13:24

Put it in a Vette.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > GenuineAlexReid - The Reidus
08/18/2016 at 13:24

It doesn’t have to be the CletusVette, but now that you know your way around a C3, and given that that engine bolts up to the right transmissions (at least in auto) and weighs between a BBC and SBC, one set of fabbed engine mounts and a fabbed exhaust and you’re pretty much there.

GenuineAlexReid - The Reidus > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
08/18/2016 at 13:27

I actually don’t mind the later Vettes. Yes the Jag v12 bolts right up to a TH400, but I must have manual! As if the Corvette needed to be more susceptible to overheating and fire, haha.

Arrivederci > GenuineAlexReid - The Reidus
08/18/2016 at 13:28

And doesn’t the world need more of that???

Fine. Second option - MR2 or Fiero. MR car + V12 = Supercar, right?

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > GenuineAlexReid - The Reidus
08/18/2016 at 13:28

The cletus-vette. Or a Miata.

Spaceball-Two > GenuineAlexReid - The Reidus
08/18/2016 at 13:29

Oooh. Even better. A SNOWMOBILE!

GenuineAlexReid - The Reidus > kanadanmajava1
08/18/2016 at 13:30

Cool find! unfortunately I live in Canada, so importing a car without a title is impossible if I want to get it on the road. The XJS is a cool car, owning one is what ignited my love for the Jag V12 powerplant.

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GenuineAlexReid - The Reidus > Spaceball-Two
08/18/2016 at 13:31

Way better for Canada!

GenuineAlexReid - The Reidus > Arrivederci
08/18/2016 at 13:33

I don’t have any need for a Miata when I already have the original Japanese Roadster.

V12 in Fiero = Budget Miura. Or wheely machine.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > GenuineAlexReid - The Reidus
08/18/2016 at 13:34

Manual costs more, but is doable.

http://www.5speeds.com/v12bell.html

GenuineAlexReid - The Reidus > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
08/18/2016 at 13:35

With 12 velocity stacks sticking through the hood

GenuineAlexReid - The Reidus > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
08/18/2016 at 13:38

Gotta be manual. The TH400 in the XJS lets the whole car down, along with the 2.88 rear end gears.

Forge Crown Victor! > GenuineAlexReid - The Reidus
08/18/2016 at 13:38

Late model crown vic. Just to piss people off

GenuineAlexReid - The Reidus > Forge Crown Victor!
08/18/2016 at 13:39

But I crave attention

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > GenuineAlexReid - The Reidus
08/18/2016 at 13:48

I’ve got a set of 2.88 gears from one in my Ranchero, but (a), I have just as much power in a car that weighs a thousand pounds less, and (b) I have a ~4:1 first gear ratio in the trans. No, really (late ‘70s Borg Warner). I needed a custom bellhousing for that to mate to a Rover V8, a lot like my link.

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
08/18/2016 at 13:51

The CletusVette

Flyboy is FAA certified insane > GenuineAlexReid - The Reidus
08/18/2016 at 13:53

I enjoy the fact that you can parts swap a piece of industrial equipment

Wacko > GenuineAlexReid - The Reidus
08/18/2016 at 14:00

A Geo fucken Metro,

or a smart car.

GenuineAlexReid - The Reidus > Wacko
08/18/2016 at 14:04

I’ll just build the seats into the intake/carburetor assembly

Forge Crown Victor! > GenuineAlexReid - The Reidus
08/18/2016 at 14:06

In that case, mk4 supra

GenuineAlexReid - The Reidus > Flyboy is FAA certified insane
08/18/2016 at 14:06

Right? Isn’t that hilarious? It bolts right in with no modification, just buy the crank and the rods and put it in!

GenuineAlexReid - The Reidus > Forge Crown Victor!
08/18/2016 at 14:07

Now you’re talking!

Forge Crown Victor! > GenuineAlexReid - The Reidus
08/18/2016 at 14:10

The English conquer the Japanese with 2x as many cylinders. I bet it would even be slower albeit more refined

CaptDale - is secretly British > GenuineAlexReid - The Reidus
08/18/2016 at 14:12

My 1969 Austin Healey Sprite MKIV

Mustafaluigi > GenuineAlexReid - The Reidus
08/18/2016 at 14:14

Miata?

http://jalopnik.com/5112347/v12-mi…

GenuineAlexReid - The Reidus > CaptDale - is secretly British
08/18/2016 at 14:15

Let’s do it. Drive it up to Canada and we’ll do it in a week and drive it to Chicago, hahahaha.

CaptDale - is secretly British > GenuineAlexReid - The Reidus
08/18/2016 at 14:17

You mean tow it? There is no engine or trans or anything in it atm....

GenuineAlexReid - The Reidus > Mustafaluigi
08/18/2016 at 14:19

But then I’d have to drive a Miata.

GenuineAlexReid - The Reidus > CaptDale - is secretly British
08/18/2016 at 14:23

Ah darn. Tell you what, I’ll put the V12 in my carry on luggage and fly down there.

GenuineAlexReid - The Reidus > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
08/18/2016 at 14:25

That sounds like a much better combo. What year Ranchero?

CaptDale - is secretly British > GenuineAlexReid - The Reidus
08/18/2016 at 14:25

Hell, I could probably fit the healey with all my parts inside it in a large checked bag

GenuineAlexReid - The Reidus > Forge Crown Victor!
08/18/2016 at 14:27

Whatever I build is gonna be slow anyway, haha.

GenuineAlexReid - The Reidus > CaptDale - is secretly British
08/18/2016 at 14:27

We’re running out of reasons to do this.

CaptDale - is secretly British > GenuineAlexReid - The Reidus
08/18/2016 at 14:29

You mean not to do this?

Arrivederci > GenuineAlexReid - The Reidus
08/18/2016 at 14:30

More importantly, are you going to update your Username? 32 cylinders now?? LOL. My household only has eight. I suddenly feel inadequate.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > GenuineAlexReid - The Reidus
08/18/2016 at 14:32

‘63, though I’m using taillights from a ‘64ish Cortina, bumpers for a ‘71/’72 Mustang, a custom front pan, headlight surrounds from a ‘62 (modified), and a ‘60 grill.

The Stig's former college room mate > GenuineAlexReid - The Reidus
08/18/2016 at 14:33

I always thought people swapped engines IN PLACE OF the Jag v12, not the other way around.

http://www.jagsthatrun.com/

GenuineAlexReid - The Reidus > The Stig's former college room mate
08/18/2016 at 14:34

That’s true, but I think it’s mostly because people don’t realize how good the V12 engine really is, and the sound is unbeatable.

GenuineAlexReid - The Reidus > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
08/18/2016 at 14:35

Dude! That sounds like a beaut! I love mutts, picking all your favourite parts from every year.

GenuineAlexReid - The Reidus > Arrivederci
08/18/2016 at 14:36

When the engine is in my possession I’ll change it! I like the sound of that.

GenuineAlexReid - The Reidus > CaptDale - is secretly British
08/18/2016 at 14:37

Yes I do mean that, time for another cup of coffee.

Wacko > GenuineAlexReid - The Reidus
08/18/2016 at 14:39

sit on the intake and call it a hot seat

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > GenuineAlexReid - The Reidus
08/18/2016 at 14:41

I had to add metal to the headlight surrounds, make two trim pieces, and remove the original front valance and latch support to make the ‘60 grill fit, but now that it does, it works pretty well. Of course, I couldn’t have used a ‘63 grill (missing when I got it and expensive) regardless, because that would have interfered with tipping the hood forward with a BMW E30 hood hinge...

Oh, and I had to narrow the front fenders to match up with the bumper at the front, and do some rework of the rear body seam at the back, and the Cortina lights required me to make mounts.

GenuineAlexReid - The Reidus > Wacko
08/18/2016 at 14:45

Hahahaha

shop-teacher > GenuineAlexReid - The Reidus
08/18/2016 at 14:45

Ford Festiva.

GenuineAlexReid - The Reidus > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
08/18/2016 at 14:48

Wow man, I didn’t realize I was talking to Chip Foose! Must be quite a sight, I’d love to see it sometime.

GenuineAlexReid - The Reidus > shop-teacher
08/18/2016 at 14:48

MK1

kanadanmajava1 > GenuineAlexReid - The Reidus
08/18/2016 at 14:49

XJSs are nice cars. They are very rare here though.

The missing title is indeed problematic. I could import a car without a title to Finland but getting it it registered would be nearly impossible.

I do know one case when one guy had purchased a car without a title. It had been imported as spare parts but the guy thought that it was too good to part. He went to register it and the inspection guy just reviewed the papers and did the official paperwork without caring about the missing title. The owner got very lucky.

In here such “official mistakes” cannot be changed even if they would be discovered.

shop-teacher > GenuineAlexReid - The Reidus
08/18/2016 at 14:51

Mk-whatever-this-one-is

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RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > GenuineAlexReid - The Reidus
08/18/2016 at 14:52

Here’s a pic from before I did some additional tailoring/making of fillers and hadn’t finished the front pan:

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A pic from about a year ago, first test fit of the Cortina lights:

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GenuineAlexReid - The Reidus > kanadanmajava1
08/18/2016 at 14:53

That darned government. Just let us drive.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > GenuineAlexReid - The Reidus
08/18/2016 at 14:53

First gen Honda Insight.

GenuineAlexReid - The Reidus > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
08/18/2016 at 14:55

Very cool, looks like you do nice work! I could learn a thing or two from you.

GenuineAlexReid - The Reidus > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
08/18/2016 at 14:56

Oy.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > GenuineAlexReid - The Reidus
08/18/2016 at 15:00

Just got a spool gun to mig weld aluminum within the past month too (ROVERS! and also trim), and this stuff is going to be finished up with body solder, so soon I’ll have the tools for that as well. I’ve got a (shitty) English wheel, a bead roller, a metal brake of sorts, and some other toys...

GenuineAlexReid - The Reidus > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
08/18/2016 at 15:21

I have a soft spot for Land Rovers. I’d kill for some proper metal working tools, all I’ve got are hand tools.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > GenuineAlexReid - The Reidus
08/18/2016 at 15:27

The single best metal forming tool is one of these:

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Estwing brick hammer, with the ends blunted and rounded just slightly. Heavy enough to shape 16GA, light enough you can tap with it. I’m exaggerating a bit, but for general shaping work, it’s really, really good.

GenuineAlexReid - The Reidus > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
08/18/2016 at 15:28

Mmm shiny. All our hammers are borrowed from a couple panel beater friends of my Dad’s, so they’re well used, looks cool though, you can feel the cars that have been beat on in the past through the wood and steel.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > GenuineAlexReid - The Reidus
08/18/2016 at 15:30

I’ll be honest, while I have bodyworking hammers, they’re cheap crappy chinese ones. Proper bodyworking hammers offer more flexibility, but brutalizing heavy sheet, it’s hard to beat a high quality tool that’s balanced properly and is heavy enough - neither of which applies to my set, but does to the Estwing.

GenuineAlexReid - The Reidus > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
08/18/2016 at 15:43

Beat it!