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New to the forum and Jaguars in general. Picked up a 1972 Jaguar XJ6 last night. Not perfect, but definitely restorable condition and fair price. 116k miles on the clock and drove it home 100 miles no issue. Running rich and a bit of oil burning on hard acceleration, but no major issues. Quite impressive for almost 50 year old original engine.
Not sure yet on long term plans. At first, probably just fix up the little issues to get a reliable driver and enjoy it stock for a summer or two. Long term will definitely include work on the drive train. Manual transmission conversion for sure. I think will most likely stick with Jaguar power plant, although might not be original XK engine. Maybe a supercharged AJ16? Or, maybe couple small turbos on a fresh XK engine build? We'll see...
That car was advertised for a while on Craigslist. Glad to see it went to a good home. What do you think is the reason for the oil burning during aggressive acceleration?
Good to have you with us. Looks like a good buy although I agree with Doug's comment in the relevant thread that it's definitely riding high.
I can see you've already found your way to the XK6 & XJ12 Series I, II & III forum so there's no need for a link to it from me. The 'HOW TO' thread at the top is a good place to start for information on regular issues.
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Hello, Greg,
Congratulations on your new Jaguar!
Good idea to drive it for a while before you start messing with it. The longer you drive it that way, the more sure you'll be of just what you'll want to modify.
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1972 Jaguar XJ6 in Minnesota
