Introduction!

Welcome to my Jaguar XJ6 LT1 Conversion website! Here you will find pictures, instructions and other information on turning your old Jaguar XJ6 into a modern day vehicle.

My Jaguar XJ6 is from 1984 -- I purchased it in the Spring of 2008. Almost immediately I began to have serious problems requiring hundreds of dollars in maintenance. My fuel pump went out due to a sticking relay, my power steering hose burst, the steering bushings were cracked and old and required replacement and the cruise control went out.

Within a month, I had a catastrophic engine failure, resulting in me almost being stranded in the middle of no where (the I5 corridor in Central California), in the middle of the night! I managed to limp the car home, where it sat for several months.

During these months, I came across the fabulous site, Jag Lovers. The section on "Lumping" a Jaguar became of particular intrigue. The gentlemen on the forum were fabulously helpful in getting my project started. In the Spring of 2009, the Jaguar began it's mechanical face lift!

After about 6 months of picking away at the project on the weekends, the car was turned on for the first time. After the exhaust was put on, the car was driven around the block, on the freeway and through Santa Monica!

However, after a couple months, tragedy struck in the form of a spun bearing. Now begins the second engine install, with step-by-step instructions so that anyone can do it.

For this second engine install, I am going to be doing something a little different. Previously I went with a 1996 Chevrolet Impala SS LT1 engine w/ 4l60e automatic transmission. For this install, I will be going with a 1993 Camaro Z28 LT1 w/ T56 transmission.

That's right, a stick shift Jaguar XJ6!