zeitgeist57 Posted April 9, 2016 Report Share Posted April 9, 2016 I love everything about this car, down to the lettered tires... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRTurbo04 Posted April 9, 2016 Report Share Posted April 9, 2016 That thing is sweet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Bastard Posted April 10, 2016 Report Share Posted April 10, 2016 Clay, you have a Jag don't you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rustlestiltskin Posted April 10, 2016 Report Share Posted April 10, 2016 :megusta: Having owned multiple Jaguars in the past, I'm loving this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeitgeist57 Posted April 10, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2016 Clay, you have a Jag don't you? FiL bought the '99 XJ8L we have in FL. I'm "rocking" an '04 Cavalier now. Still drive the Jag every time I'm down there, though. It's a great car but the maintenance is expensive, even with indy-shops and RockAuto parts. I thought about an LS-swap, slammed, patina'd XJ8, rolling on chrome Cragars and gutted exhaust. This is the exact opposite direction, and I love it more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fiji ST Posted April 10, 2016 Report Share Posted April 10, 2016 I kept replaying 3:10-3:15 over and over again. Just wow. I want to see this guy's other "builds". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unfunnyryan Posted April 10, 2016 Report Share Posted April 10, 2016 ...I should go into consulting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceGhost Posted April 10, 2016 Report Share Posted April 10, 2016 I love everything about this car, down to the lettered tires... The lettered tires are just a Sharpie Marker from Office Max. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeitgeist57 Posted April 10, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2016 Looks more like the cut-vinyl lettering that's so popular these days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Littleguy Posted April 10, 2016 Report Share Posted April 10, 2016 I've always wanted to do something like this to an E38 7 Series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C-Mart Posted April 10, 2016 Report Share Posted April 10, 2016 I had an extra manual transmission setup from an E39 I parted out (still have everything other than the trans) and I had my eye out for an E38 with a blown transmission on the cheap I could manual swap. Too many projects not enough time unfortunately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Littleguy Posted April 10, 2016 Report Share Posted April 10, 2016 The best part is if you go LS1 you could badge it a 757. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeitgeist57 Posted April 10, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2016 The best part is if you go LS1 you could badge it a 757. LOL. I thought that about my 3-series: swap in an LS1 and call it a 357 Magnum (because of how big my cock is) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geeto67 Posted April 11, 2016 Report Share Posted April 11, 2016 I love Chevy v8 swapped jags. love them. But I have to wonder, nearly $40K to replicate the effort?!? I am assuming that includes the paint and interior work as well as labor rates for the shops performing the work. The other thing I was left wondering about was - what rear is in the car? If it is the jaguar rear I would love to hear what they did to make it live behind 575+ HP. If they just slapped a live axle ford 9inch or a 12 bolt in there then I can't help but feel disappointed. here is a petrolicious article about the car from back in october with something in it that makes me want to ask more questions: http://petrolicious.com/this-is-the-super-sedan-that-jaguar-should-have-made The car sits on a custom suspension based on the Arden setup, but with modified lower control arm spring perches that allow it to sit lower. Also....am I the only one that finds the gated shifter setup cheesy and gimmiky? considering all the detail that went into the aesthetics of this car to be subtle (custom handles, selectivity blacked out trim, custom recovered audi seats, custom offset rims, audi paint color in brown, etc...) it just stands out as out of place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Alex- Posted April 11, 2016 Report Share Posted April 11, 2016 ^I agree with you. Referring to it as a "budget build" then saying it was around $38k in parts is laughable to me, but a budget build is relative to ones budget. The gated shifter was out of place to me, but it wouldn't have been as bad if it didn't have all that chatter in the trans. Really took away from the quality level of the build to me. That trans is overkill for the car, plenty of ways to keep it quiet and still handle the power. Overall though the car is badass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeitgeist57 Posted April 11, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 11, 2016 I thought the gated shifter was an awesome idea...until I realized that I'll bet that Kevlar-synchroed transmission - being a T56, the shifter is mounted directly into the trans and sliders for the shifter forks - ALL THE TRANNY NOISE will transmit through the shifter knob and rattle that gated bezel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unfunnyryan Posted April 11, 2016 Report Share Posted April 11, 2016 I thought the gated shifter was an awesome idea...until I realized that I'll bet that Kevlar-synchroed transmission - being a T56, the shifter is mounted directly into the trans and sliders for the shifter forks - ALL THE TRANNY NOISE will transmit through the shifter knob and rattle that gated bezel. take another muffler off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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