1978 Jaguar XJ-S 454


so basically this joker is saying that his XJS is a cross between the weave of a cadillac, the impracticality of a vette, the rust prone chassis of a Chevelle, and the snob factor of a Rolls.

heres a thought, why not take the $20k and buy a used Vette, CTSV, restored Chevelle, etc? or how bout a real jag? XKE.

my favorite bit is when he starts getting into reasons why the earlier flathead chassis is better than an HE chassis. LMFAO.

lol. thats a plus when buying a 20k car with 34 year old suspension.

also, having to fix the AC and exhaust leaks on a 20k car is kind of a turn off in my book.

 

the orignal xj-s were lables xj"-"s there is even a part number for that little piece. so he is kinda correct, as for the rest of the post........ it would be awesome if it was sold for what its worth about 1800$ i mean a 454 does put down some major torque

 

the 94+ are XJ-S
75-93 are XJS

 

You have been misinformed.

Any pre-facelift car ('75-'90) was referred to as an XJ-S. The hyphen was dropped when the car was facelifted in '91, and the name became simply "XJS" from that point on.

Of the pre-facelift XJ-Ss, the pre-H.E. ('75-'80) cars were badged with an "XJ-S" rear emblem of which each character, including the hyphen, was a separate piece and part #. (The hyphen was part # BD47267 at first and then BD47704).

The H.E. pre-facelift cars ('81-'90) used an emblem made up of all letters and the hyphen joined.

 

while i was out prep sanding my car, i thought about taking a picture of the emblem to shouw you. i have an 87 and its got the one piece lettering

 

not trying to argue, im not on either side just saying i think its funny when car owners have something particular on there own car so they assume 100% that it is corrrect. As for me..my 88 has a dash.

no saying you are wrong or right, idk but its totally possible the emblem was replace or even your whole boot lid was

 

as far the actual topic...this is retarded..
sometimes i am reluctant to be a hater because i like XJSs so compared to other cars even a screwed up one is great.

however to be completely honest i cannot stand V8 conversions. I dont care how easy it is or how much power it makes..its just LAZY and ruins the whole cars.

a 65 mgb is realistically slow as hell, it was nice in its day, but not fast anymore. Why mess with that? just restore it and enjoy it for what it is. I don't have problems upgrading the car and making it nicer or faster..but keep it relatively the same.
When you totally change an engine it gets rid of the heart and soul of the car imo.

newer cars idc really because they are new and tons of them around still. But every V8 xjs you see is another one less to me

 

this post was so good it just had to be quoted.


i feel that the most disgusting sound in the world is an XJS with a loping V8. it makes me cringe. Even the straight 6 sounds way better.

 

one is like a gorgeous girl in slutty clothes. While everyone still gawks and stares the gorgeous girl in the evening dress is always the one you want to take home.

 

wow, did this post go south quick!

anyway, going back to OP.

seen 454 power XJS back around 1997, white, for $1500. bucks. conditon fair.

seems as tho when cars are modded, value goes in the sewer!
wonder how i know,Duh.

 

I know I will get flamed for this... but here it goes anyway. I know there are a lot of modded "lumps" Jaguars out there. A lot of them have shoddy work, and hence the value goes down. But, before you trash them as a whole, you should try driving one. Look in "my garage" at my '85 XJ6 I converted. LOVED that car. Had it for many many years, did the engine conversion myself, and the car drove stellar. It was performance based, big HP, and I ran 4 mufflers and a mild cam. No way could you tell it was not stock without opening the hood. It was FAST, and a great (daily)driving machine, with no maintenace issues. I wouldn't mind having another! MC

 

Speak for yourself

 

im not saying anything about the work or how they drive. too me it just seems lazy and gets rid of the essence of the car. If i had an inline 6 id rather boost it or something if i really wanted power out of it

 

I appreciate the "purist" point of view. Personally, I thought it made it a better, more powerful and reliable car. But, I have certainly seen my share of lousy conversions. I don't think it took the essence of the car away at all. Everyone that ever drove mine loved it. I wish I would have had an "S" instead of a XJ6 though.