Can any one tell me if the cam covers of Jaguar XK engine fitted on early XJ6 short wheel base are the same as 1969/68 MK10 cam covers?

I have an XJ6 engine which I would like to give it the older Jaguar look with polished Aluminium cam covers as well as the engraved oil cap

 

As far as I know the smooth, polished type cover has the large hole in the end for a tachometer transmitter....which your car won't have.

Cheers
DD

 

Hi Doug
Thanks for the info
The hole is not important, and lets assume we can fill the hole and polish it.
My question is do the stud holes line up with the cylinder head stud holes and are they the same size. In other words are the pitch of the holes identical?

 

As for the mounting holes I'm 99% sure they're all the same.

Cheers
DD

 

All the stud hole sizings and spacings are identical, on all the XK engines, regardless of size. it is the half-moon holes at the back end which will need blocking off in some way.
The cylinder head has corresponding half-moon holes because of the need to line-bore the camshaft bearing houses. I think you can get plugs to fill these holes, as one has to be filled, the other houses the rev-counter dynamo.

 

Thank you guys

 

I will fill the hole and use the existing arrangement with dummy rev-counter generator to make it look authentic
Thanks folks

 

Please take pics! And can you explain more about the dummy rev counter generator? Are you going to mount a generator in but just not connect it?

Thanks,

Eric

 

It is straight forward just leave the outside as is cosmetically by blocking and isolating everything internally


The best I can do for now

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I only see one picture labelled "after".

 

I see both
So have your computer checked out