Hot Rods Jaguar powered hot rods

Funny, I just posted about that on TFFN. I have no idea about physical compatibility with the Falcon engine bay, though.

-Dave

 

This link is to my Parkinson Jag Special - XK-120 chassis with engine moved back 12", down 4", 2" to the right. Modified and rebodied in 1951 after hitting a tree at Pebble Beach Races. Don Parkinsn was the owner at the time. He was Phil Hill's brother-in-law; Hill and Ritchie Ginther did the chassis and engine. Marvin Faw made the body. John Buddenbaum has driven it in vintage races for the past 25+ years.

Only real drawback to the engine is the weight if RPMs are kept below 5500. Above that, we hammer bearings. It runs triple Webers, reground cams, high compression pistons. 232 HP at the rear wheels.

http://atspeedimages.com/search.php?s=parkinson+jaguar

 

Go for it,im building a roadster with a 3.8 engine -67 engine,will post some pics soon.

5" drop,a little more than 3" chop,15x4 and 15x6 , hilborn housings,manual trans.

 

Hey cool frederick. got any pics?

 

I remember a real nice black 29 RPU body (no bed) with a Jaguar six on the cover of Street Rodder Magazine early 2000's. Anyone have any pics of it.

 

x10000 on changing anything Lucas out... reminds me when Lucas lobbied to repeal ohms law.. they quit when they encountered resistance....

 

Heres a Jag powered T in the Haynes collection in the UK

 

Then there is this Morris being built in NZ, 6ltr v12 jag with 6x IDA webbers and better cams. B.W. type 12 trans. Diff is Hilux

 

I'm sorry to have taken so long. It's the holiday season and we were quite busy. I'm in the wooden box business catering to wineyards, tool makers...herbal tea importers....anyone who needs my finger jointed 1920 style boxes in fact. Here are some pics. It took me 48 years to get Bois de Boulogne down in my garage. I swear to all of you, I'm a masculine guy and no wimp but when my buddy trailered my car to the entrance of my garage I had tears flowing. Perhaps some of you understand. It happens also when I read about our soldiers falling in combat. They do that so we can do this.
I cast the front motor mounts in bronze. The transmission crossmember was done in cardboard, photographed, autocadded with precise measurments, sent by wire to a laser cutting outfit. They also did the laser cut name for the front of the radiator.

 

It's not mine but a guy I work with,He stuffed a V12 in a 67 mustang.....Rich

 

Any new progress on this one?

 

Heres my '27 Modified - now under construction - with the twincam 6cyl

 

Not a hot rod but my uncle drove a sprint car for Lloyd Shaw from Toronto that was Jag powered in the 50's. Shaw also drove a Jaguar sports car on the dirt, he put it on the pole at Langhorne in June of 1953 in a NASCAR Grand National race. Neat looking motors and I think they would work and look well in some cars. Certainly a different sound.

 

That was Gary Belcher's T wasn't it?

 

I have actually seen a few not really what you would call main stream but I have seen a few.

The cons are the electrics. You can get around it but Lucas Electrics are awful. The pros of the older engines is that they are workable, some of the newer jag motor are not real mechanic friendly what with valve lash set by shimming etc.

 

As a boy I was very affected by the beauty of the Jag DOHC six. Saw one in a street roadster and loved it. When the E type hit the street I knew I had seen the most beautiful car that would ever be built. The V12 motor was almost as pretty as the six. Never had one of either, but I'm still in love.

 

Quick question, without getting to far off tangent...

The later V12 motors... Who's making performance part for those? I've seen/heard a few MONSTERS out there and I believe that the XJ13 replica might even use one. In fact, that silver roadster posted earlier in the thread seems to have one as well.

This one... late 70's, 80's???? (and certainly O/T, Sorry!)

Here's the XJ13 replica's power plant...

 

LUCAS, NO!!!!! HAHAHAHAHA....
looks like a cool engine...keep us posted! -E

 

I hope I'm not stepping out of line here or stepping on his toes by tossing out his name like this. Try p.m. ing Jagfxr1949 on the N.W. HAMBERS social group. He know more about these cars than the factory guys do! He has done more than one or two 100 point concours resto's and put well 200k on his daily driver xjs.

 

Don't worry about the Prince of Darkness electricals, its only a distributor

 

That is the smaller 6 , the 4.2 would be a better choice .
From what I know the weak link is the ballancer on the engine . I have been told by a builder that a modified sbc fluid ballancer will work .
I have put dual 2" SU's on a matching intake . Those are the larger bore carbs . When you put the right needles and jets in them they are a sweet deal that needs almost no maintanence , just top off the oil in the slides every once in a while . and the carbs are good to go. as far as igintion goes get a mid 70's factors dist and module . Its easy to wire up and drops right in . The module is a Gm 4 pin design that is in a lucas box . The trans is an issue . there are kits that adapt other trans. asm. to that engine and if you use a GM trany then you use the Gm starter and an other problem is solved . Also you can use the oil cooler from a mid 70's car ( Jags love alot of oil the thicker the better ) we run 20w50 above 50 degrees . Jags do leak some oil if not sealed up well . Use Hylomar sealant on the gasket surfaces .
Hope this helps.
Brian

 

Awesome profile!!

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It might be this car. I remember the caption where I hiested the pics said it was built in the 50's and kicked ass around the Bay area.

I'm building a mild custom out of a `54 Mk7 sedan. It's getting a 383 (I'm badging it 6.3 L). The DOHC 6 that came out I'm thinking would be sweet in an RPU someday.

 

Here is a pic of a friend's T roadster. They have their own build style. 2 son's and a Dad working together. What they built is a combination of old and new indy type car. The Jag engine is a perfect fit. To make it Hamb compatible all the would need to disappear would be the wide indy type tires. Nicest one with a Jag I have seen. Works in this car.

 

I,ve been looking at them Jags, and have a solid 39 chevy 2dr w a 261, six and just am not gonna put a V8 in it, [well maybe my 330 desoto]. I want people, myself included to see an engine with 'shock' appeal, when lifting the hood, and another sbc under the hood just doesnt do it.

 

I drove a RHD 2.4 Mk II Jag many years in the 80s. The motor was stone reliable (the electrics, not so much). The early valve covers are beautiful, like an offy OHC motor only longer... Your 3.4 motor is well balanced, tho a little heavy for the displacement. One drawback is they look out of place in a car designed with a hood made for a 4 cylinder or V8 engine...

A good 3.4L motor will put out decent HP, with lots of torque, and you can bolt up a jag 4 speed with electric overdrive - but typically without a 1st gear syncro (until about 1967-ish).If you really want to dress one up and get a bit better HP, 3 Weber side-draft 45 DOCE carbs as shown above were the ticket for the go-fast crowd

One word of warning, setting valve lash as mentioned above is done with shims, and you *do not* want to slip the valve timing. I bent 6 valves doing a valve adjustment on mine once... That was expensive to fix.

If you are looking for something different, and isnt a dog, the early Jag 6 is a good choice.

Good luck!

 

Carbs????? the SU carb is immensely tuneable by varying the jet, needle taper, and spring you can build a very efficient engine, that is almost as clean and thrifty as fuel injection and producing similar power. ( this is especially true if you map the ignition curve properly,aftermarket dizzy or a new fangled o/t electronic black box) webber carbs reputedly produce slightly more horsepower at the expense of fuel economy, ( quite a thirsty difference with my old a series, and no real benefit to driveability just two more horse power to brag about in the pub).

 

Maybe......but a whole bunch of webbers hanging out the side looks cool as hell!

 

There was a Jag-powered T in Hot Rod Magazine a couple years ago. I thought it was one of the best looking T's I'd ever seen!!

It was black too. Almost a family car version of Mr. Model T's car but with a Jag in it's place. It was an earlier T.. Had a wood body built by the owner but the cowl, grille, and frame were Model T. I'll have to try and dig up that issue.


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