It seemed like a good starting point- a reasonable conclusion would be that since the car was already V8 converted, at least some of the existing conversion hardware could be used for the LS project. That would remain to be seen, and the next order of business was finding a good donor. LS engines were gigantically expensive then but wrecked LS cars not so much so. After a little looking, I found a good running (but heavily wrecked) 98 Camaro Z28 and we had our first LS donor. Here is a pic of that gem..

And the work began right away. The whole time I had been reading all I could about LS swapping, scouring the internet, and talking to everyone I thought had any good experience to share. Again, this was still early in the life of the LS world. So I did what you do when working on a new type of conversion: I bought every different LS oil pan available to try (time consuming and expensive…..), a half dozen different types of OE GM exhaust manifolds (block hugger headers would never work, and custom headers were out of the question due to cost…..), and other various and assorted LS pieces. The UPS and Fedex delivery guys seemed to live at our shop-almost. Finally, after a couple of months, the right combination of pieces became clear and the car was going together. Like our other conversions, everything had to be a bolt in, and we relied heavily on off-the-shelf components where possible with a minimum of custom pieces. Towards the late summer of 2007 I had a running/driving LS1 powered XJ6C and it came out nicely. As a side note, almost nothing of the original (Chevy small block) conversion was usable for the LS- the driveshaft was the only thing reworked and reused. Below is a pic of that first fit (with a goal of designing around a standard GM LS1 accessory drive to keep costs low) and an underhood pic of that completed car, ready for some miles.

And those first miles went great- I loved the car (and still do- I still have it…). After a few months it was clear we had a good LS package here and the first kits started going out. With the great similarity among the XJ6 Series 1, 2, and 3 cars, the work we did on this car applied very closely to all the models, with some adjustments here and there. And we were off and running..

And be sure to have a look at the Jaguar-LSx Gallery on our website- these are all completed cars, built over the years by both us and customers, all using our parts:.

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