LS1 XK8!! Looks like its going to happen

[CorvallisBMW]

Sweet! I can't wait to see how this project comes out

[CrusherCurtis]

What did you end up paying for it if you don't mind me asking? I've been looking at XK's for a while now and it seems if you pay less then 10K it's going to be garbage.

$3000 overheated and warped heads. I'm sure its going to be garbage. I was planning on buying a running coupe. Coupes are kinda rare and finding one with engine/trans trouble is hard. I'm really glad I found this one. If I bought one running I would have been tempted to just drive it with the crap jag/ford motor which is a major no.

This car was perfect for me because
The swap kit made by jag specialist only works on 97 - 02
01 and 02's had interior and exterior updates that I like.
01 and 02 usually are mostly black and silver and I'm really tired of black and silver (jeep, vert and cbr1000rr are black, silver or a combination of the 2) I really wanted red or blue
It doesn't have the old crappy nav with most 01+ have its got the 3 gauges

Most importantly it doesn't run! I can't make the same mistake I made with my e30, dumping money into paint, wheels and stereo. I'm forced to swap first!

Edit: The molded in Arden tail lights are boss.

^ yeah, do the Arden tail lights/trunk spoiler and the aforementioned front valance and hood. it'll look sick.

Zeemax spoiler and molded tails are most. I've been looking at pictures like these for the last 3 months that have had be super exited:

[E30SPDFRK]

What did you end up paying for it if you don't mind me asking? I've been looking at XK's for a while now and it seems if you pay less then 10K it's going to be garbage.

[evandael]

^ yeah, do the Arden tail lights/trunk spoiler and the aforementioned front valance and hood. it'll look sick.


also, for an even more budget-minded swap, look into the l33 motor. it's basically a baby ls1; all aluminum, and with an ls6 intake, aftermarket cam/springs/etc, and tune you'll still be pushing 300+ whp for nearly half the cost of an ls1 or ls2.

[Hooffenstein HD]

The front of that kitted one looks so awesome, like an Aston Martin. The rear looks funky though, something about the tail lights doesn't sit right.

Edit: The molded in Arden tail lights are boss.

[lambo]

Nice! I don't think I could rationalize this sorta thing to myself but its cool nonetheless.

[jaywood]

Nice jag. I do like those!

[Herr Faust Schinken]

subbed this thread is gonna be awesome sauce

[CrusherCurtis]

Finally found a what I was looking for. Bought this today. It wont be here for about 2 weeks.

Seller photos:



Hopefully it'll be up and running by summer, not even going to get started until spring.
All kinds of ideas going through my head, I think want to kit it:

[CrusherCurtis]

Blasphemy

[lambo]

^Yeah probably so. What are you replacing your DS with?

Some gay merc.

[CrusherCurtis]

^Yeah probably so. What are you replacing your DS with?

[freeride53]

Bruh wtf. Having more than 2-3 cars is a bad idea.

[stamar]

I had the basics covered way better 3 years ago with a truck and a sentra.

My cars are getting older and worse gas mileage now with the e30 and the dolphin. But If I didnt have something halfway sporty, Id have to have a sentra and then a miata or something dumb.

but thats where I have to be with two. I need truck and camping, car and sports car.

whenever I have 3, one is for sale. It just immediately is a peice of crap id never use.

Most of its life my e30 was like that but at the moment I also have a 96 camaro that just sits.
not to say its not a reliable car it just gets lousy gas mileage and its top speed is rarely exciting to me anymore. Its also an auto

[CrusherCurtis]

lol. What do you mean you don't have a real job? How do you make enough money for this stuff?

I run a meth lab, jk......seriously tho if you need some meth pm me

I always have 2 base cars.

one is a truck it carries lots of stuff. Normally very reliable. An unreliable truck gets the boot fast. Even this ford f150 is reliable.

one is a reasonable commuter car. An e30 barely qualifies as it gets 25 mpg on a perfect day. An accord is perfect.

Now from there branch out to a 911 or something stupid. jaguar, sport bike. 4wd nerd truck. Something really specialized that gets low miles put on it.

Now a fourth car could be another specialized car.

Now often one of the specialized cars takes over one of the practical car spots. For instance my superior nissan truck that never broke down in 4 years, got replaced by a 21 foot toyota dolphin. not because its reasonable, but it does fill the truck spot.

but when you end up with a jeep and a porsche 911 and nothing reasonable you forgot the basics.

IMO an LS1 xk is practial. I would get quiet and compliant ride which my e30/tj/r1 can't offer. Guys run ls1 camaro's and firebirds to over 150k. I can walk into any autozone and buy a coil pack alternator valve cover etc. Huge aftermarket, easy to boost power.

OT...but what suspension and tires are you running on the jeep?

4" suspension lift 33" Goodyear Wrangler Duratrac A/T's (love em)

This. The shop I worked at this summer had one come in. The interior was falling apart and only like half of the electronic stuff worked right.

What about an e38 with a 6 speed swap? The automatics go out often enough that a nice one could be found for a decent price with a blown transmission. I've seen threads before where the swap has been done.

e38 is super mundane. I'd sooner get the 540 and that's a no way. That being said I did love seeing the manual e38 statham drove in the transporter