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XKE is one of my all-time faves.

For powering it via VW, I'd have used a TIII pancake motor (or suitcase motor as sometimes called), then you could hide the motor and still have the luggage/cargo area in the Jag. Really blow minds...

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Feral Feline said:
XKE is one of my all-time faves.

For powering it via VW, I'd have used a TIII pancake motor (or suitcase motor as sometimes called), then you could hide the motor and still have the luggage/cargo area in the Jag. Really blow minds...

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My friends dad bought one when they came out. He was a mechanic. After five years he sold it because he was tired of repairing it!!! He had to replace the rack and pinion TWICE.
 
That was the problem with a lot of British marques, people could afford to buy them but couldn’t afford the upkeep and so they languished in disrepair, rotting away to nothing.
 
RetiredUnit1 said:
My friends dad bought one when they came out. He was a mechanic. After five years he sold it because he was tired of repairing it!!! He had to replace the rack and pinion TWICE.
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Not speaking ill of your dad, but most people who buy high maintenance cars fail to do the routine maintenance and somehow it's the car's fault. My 70 XJ/Chevy had various issues with the Lucas electrics (insert joke here) and the (TH350) trans output shaft bearing failed on a road trip to Yosemite, but other than that she was a pleasure to drive. Especially with a hot rodded 327 and TH350 tranny. I recall replacing the rack & pinion seals once.
 
Chuck D. Bones said:
Not speaking ill of your dad, but most people who buy high maintenance cars fail to do the routine maintenance and somehow it's the car's fault. My 70 XJ/Chevy had various issues with the Lucas electrics (insert joke here) and the (TH350) trans output shaft bearing failed on a road trip to Yosemite, but other than that she was a pleasure to drive. Especially with a hot rodded 327 and TH350 tranny. I recall replacing the rack & pinion seals once.
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Well it was my friends dad, not mine. My Dad was Master Sargent of the motor pool Company A under Patton in North Africa. He's credited with reducing the time of field striping the breach of a Howitzer from something like 4 hours to 15 minutes!!!

But you're right, most mechanics have the worst maintained cars, lol....

My Dad's favorite cars were Dodges. He had a 60's Van with a 318 that went over a million miles with no major problems....
 
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Aentons said:
I thought it was "hark" a loogie
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When my Dad was 70 he was teaching a lapidary class, and on the main grinding polishing machine he made a sign that said:

"Warsh your hands before using"

I pointed out to him that it was spelled Wash. He hung his head down and said "Oh crap, I've been spelling it that way my whole life"

🤟 :ROFLMAO:
 
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