88v8 Ivor Duarte Gloucestershire UK (1050 posts) Registered: 02/11/2010 04:29AM Main British Car: 1974 Land Rover Lightweight V8 |
XJS+TWR ground-effects kit + 305 SBC
Slightly unusual engine swap.
Cheap, beyond cheap, for what it is. [www.ebay.com] Even has five wire wheels. And look - a proper air filter that pulls cold air instead of the usual nice-to-look-at jobs that suck hot air over the manifolds. A good buy for someone on here, surely. Ivor edit, yes I did head it up as a 350, thankyou for the correction, Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/02/2015 04:54AM by 88v8. |
Moderator Curtis Jacobson Portland Oregon (4593 posts) Registered: 10/12/2007 02:16AM Main British Car: 71 MGBGT, Buick 215 |
Re: XJS+TWR ground-effects kit + 350SBC
There's quite a lot to like about this one! The body kit is a big selling point. Note though that the engine is a 305, not a 350, and therefore comes with a smaller bore size and all the undesirable compromises that result (including worse flowing cylinder heads.) The price is unbelievably cheap. (Is the transmission oil leak a bigger problem than I think it is?) For my taste, those dreadful wire wheels would have to be removed immediately, and I would have taken the de-chroming effort further (e.g. by swapping those side marker lights for something more streamlined.) With a price so low, one might even consider buying this XJS with intent to swap in an LSx motor or...
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TR6-6SPD Ken Hiebert Toronto Ontario (255 posts) Registered: 04/23/2008 11:43AM Main British Car: 1972 TR6 1994 5.7 L GM LT1 |
Re: XJS+TWR ground-effects kit + 350SBC
I like it.
Must have been about 15 years ago that I put in a low ball offer to buy a late 70's XJS with a SBC in it. I wanted it but knew I shouldn't buy it, (didn't). I've got a nice LT1 with auto transmission from a Biuck Roadmaster in stock that would suit this car . The starting price is so close to the BIN price that who ever was going to bother bidding on it, if they wanted it, just buy it! Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/01/2015 07:05PM by TR6-6SPD. |