Gearhead Garage

Here are some pics of the completed project

stealth71

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Please resize them. Need more pics of the Chevelle and sand rail. Looks like some sweet rides in the garage.

HydraQuest

I have been thinking about doing this for my Wife's '79 Jaguar. Do you have a write-up on the process?

leonpiper69

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i've been thinking about doing this with my 89 vanden plas jag. is the engine bay any diff xjs vs. vanden plas (xj6), and what about gauges?

Gearhead Garage

I do not have a write up. There is a ton of fabrication. We made motor mounts, trans mounts, headers, exhaust, driveshaft, custom wiring, fuel system, radiator supports, custom a/c system, reworked oil pan & pickup, pretty much everything had to be made to get that motor to fit into the car properly. We had to do a lot of trick stuff because the customer wanted the interior to remain stock. We were able to get all of the stock gauges working as well. Definitely not a job that can be done at home.

Gearhead Garage

There is actually more room in the engine bay, width-wise in the Xj6 than the Xjs. It will be a little bit easier to put it in that car instead of the coupe.

06 SS

good luck on the aluminum arms. My 89 cracked both of them with the stock 262/290 V12. Won't last long with the hammering torque of the LS1