Hi, my name is Giovanni, Have live most of my Life in Chile, and know im working in southern Spain, Im an off roader and have just bought a XJ12 V12 6.0 1994, my plan is to take the engine and gear box out and swap it in my Nissan Patrol with an anemic turbo diesel 2.8.

Its not an easy task, im becoming a member to this site in order to read a lot before doing the swap, have loads of questions about many topics, I will probably open a thread soon because as far as I read there are many members in this forum who knows A LOT about this cars.

Welcome to the forum Giovanni,

A UK registered rare V12 XJ40 you've got there?

You've set yourself a challenge. Follow this link XJ40 - Jaguar Forums - Jaguar Enthusiasts Forum to the XJ40 section for help, advice and information with the engine and transmission.

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You can also visit the Europe Region section by following this link https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/europe-42/ to find other members in mainland Europe.

Enjoy the forum.

Graham

Thanks Graham for the welcome! As soon as I get back home I will fill my profile. I know its a challenge, but I firmly believe it can be done, we will see in the near future.

Is it rare? I dont know too much about the jaguar models, I bought it a week ago through ebay.co.uk I pay 465£ for it!
I havent used it very much, but is an amazing car, Im allready in love with it... Dont want to break it apart cause is it working very smooth... But I really want to have the first V12 Nissan Patrol.

The XJ40 was produced from 1986 to 1984.

The V12 variant (coded XJ81 by the factory) was only produced for the last year in small numbers.

There was also a Daimler version of this which is even rarer.

That's an amazing price if it's a solid example. Equivalent to around five fuel tank fill ups in the UK!

Graham

Welcome to the forum Giovanni,

Good to have you with us.
Enjoy the forum.

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

Wow... have been "studying" about the XJ81 all weekend, the more I read, the more I like the car... Have just opened a new thread in order to get to know this car better.

BTW, the car arrived full of gas... Dont know if its working OK the fuel meter tho.



Thank you Norri!

(I can't make my signature get to work, I have tried from two different computers but I can't see my signatures in my posts.)

It looks OK to me.



Have you been trying to add a Sig Pic? If so the size limits are 500 x 100 pixels or 9.8 KB.

Graham

Hi Giovanni & welcome aboard
Its good to have you here with us here at Jaguarforums.

Nice intro thanks for sharing..........

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Please also take the time to check out the regional section for your area!
There are lots of members local to you with the same interests with info on local dealers and possible meets.
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Please Jump on in and enjoy the site.................

Yeap... you are right! Now its working

Thank you Jim! I will check the links you provide.

Welcome to the forum Giovanni.

Any rust on the XJ?

Good to see you.

Thanks Richard! Theres a bit inside the engine on the front, to be honest havent check under the car, I dont fit beneath and havent lifted it yet... But on the outside panels I dont see nothing, is very rust free.