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thanks pat i will keep that in mind

This is actually a pretty popular swap, probably because people like the looks and all of the car, but when the engine needs repaired they find out how expensive it can be. I've seen quite a few of these swaps over the years and they seem to be pretty efficient. Plus you can go to any parts store and pickup parts cheap.

It does seem to devalue the car somewhat as I have seen some of these for sale for cheap money, but that is not the reason people build one in the first place. I bet it handles better too because I would suspect the sbc weighs less.

Don

thanks Denny

Since Ford owned Jag, it would have been damb decentof them to put a 302 or 351 in there to begin with. I bet they kept Lucus electronics too!

Posted by mooneye:
"But if you have a cut off wheel, a sawzall and a welder, you can do about anything."

Makes all your parts a "bolt-on"

....yeah there's a Jag that's around my area that has a Chev in it. Sounds MEAN too!!! If you weren't looking at it & just heard it at the stop light you'd think it was a '55 Chev Gasser sitting there!!! Bill

Originally Posted by billlsbird

....yeah there's a Jag that's around my area that has a Chev in it. Sounds MEAN too!!! If you weren't looking at it & just heard it at the stop light you'd think it was a '55 Chev Gasser sitting there!!! Bill

Best thing that could ever happen to a Jag,the v8 conversions made them a better car IMHO,never owned one,but rode in a few series 1 and 2s with SBC repowers.