I bought this Jaguar (XJ12 1977) about 15 years ago and have put about 100,000 pleasurable miles on it. This car is a cruising machine with great handling characteristics. I also own a 72 Lotus Europa twin cam. The Jaguar has the same engine as my 92’ K-2500 Chevy truck. I knew the original owner, he put the Chevy 350 into it. I was told that the 350 kit cost $1000, rebuilding the V 12 was $10,000, do the math. The odometer just turned over when I bought it so it has at least 200,000 on it now. The original owner experienced an engine fire when the car had the V 12, sometime later he’s in an upscale restaurant and young person is coming through ringing a bell calling out his name. The owner says to him “don’t tell me, my car is on fire“ the young person says “how did you know“.The car has problems that need solving, appreciate everyone's help.

 

Welcome aboard.

 

Hello,
You haven't mentioned just Which Jag you have that's been converted to a Chevy 350. That happened quite a lot in the US with V-12s, especially those in XJSs that lit themselves afire. It's good the fire dept was able to save the car.

Welcome to the forums from ElinorB.
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You're correct I did not mention the model, it is a xj12 1977. is it possible to edit a thread

And is this the correct place to put my intro?

 

Welcome to the forums DC98290,

YES - this is the correct place for your Intro and I've added vehicle details to your forum signature which will appear with your next post. You can EDIT any of your posts using the EDIT button:



This feature remains active for 24 hours after posting to allow sufficient time for corrections then it locks.

Follow this link https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/x...s-i-ii-iii-16/ to the XJ6 & XJ12 Series I, II & III forum for help, advice and information. The 'HOW TO' thread at the top is a good place to start for information on regular issues. You can also use the US Northwest Region forum by following this link https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/us-northwest-64/ to find other members in your region.

Please read the guidance for new members ( https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/n...ned-up-241802/ ) which answers many of the most frequent questions about getting started.

Enjoy the forums.

Graham

 

Thank you for your help, I read the guidance thread.

 

Welcome to the Forums.

 

Welcome to the forum DC98290,

Good to have you with us.
Enjoy the forum.

If you haven't done so already you should add your car details to your signature to help others to help you.

 

welcome to the forum - enjoy!!

 

Welcome to the forums.