🔧 BUILD LS swapped Jaguar XJ8

[Ibexlatham]

Minor update - I got my set of 95-97 Jaguar XJR wheels (the best looking standard production Jaguar wheels ever produced) powder coated in Polished Aluminum by CPC Powder Coating in Crest Hill…. They look amazing.

Now I just need tires and the warm weather to come back.

 

[DEEZUZ]

How the fuck did I miss this

 

[nsogiba]

Those really are the best looking wheel ever. Keep up the good work fellow Jag brethren!

 

[NOMIEZVR4]

yeah they look nice. I like the asteroids too but they are getting pricey.

 

[Ibexlatham]

I can’t believe this plate was available

 

[Mr_Roboto]

Me either. Seemed so obvious.

 

[nsogiba]

Yeah ok this is cool and all but can it even do a burnout?

 

[Ibexlatham]

Yeah ok this is cool and all but can it even do a burnout?

Yes… very well.

Unfortunately it doesn’t have an LSD (yet).

I’ll get video or pics of it doing one in the near future.

 

[Ibexlatham]

I finally got around to getting the tires mounted on the wheels and couldn’t resist putting them on…

Ignore how dirty it is, it’s been sitting outside since October and I haven’t been able to wash it since winter seems to be never ending…

 

[DEEZUZ]

Those wheels just set it the fuck off

 

[Ibexlatham]

Yeah ok this is cool and all but can it even do a burnout?

Yes.

 

[nsogiba]

 

[Ibexlatham]

I kinda forgot about this thread… but here’s a few burnouts



Also: mistakes were made.



No idea what to do with it now…. The body needs paint and rust repair, and the suspension should get rebuilt… and now I need at least an engine rebuild…. Or to build an LQ9.

Ideally I would part it out the current car and save the LS swap parts, then source a LWB low mileage XJ8 to do the swap on again… but the fastest and easiest route would be find an LQ4 or LQ9 and swap that engine into the current shell.

 

[nsogiba]

Tough call, how much do you care about the current chassis? Paint and rust repair can add up quick

I wouldn't bother "building" anything fancy, a cheap junkyard truck motor will suit you just fine with a dingleball hone and regasket, fresh lifters and maybe deck the heads and send it.

From personal experience the LQ9 usually commands a premium over the LQ4...just grab any flavor 5.3/6.0 iron block and add turbo. Trust me....WAY more power potential than any "built" NA motor especially in that big chassis.