V8-10-12 Coffee Tables

[bullyrm]

Jaguar V12 Coffee Table


I'm thinking of turning a Jaguar V12 engine into a coffee table. Can anyone give me any tips on how to go about this? Ive seen a V12 on Ebay (pic 1) but how hard will it be to strip down to just the block (pic 2) prior to being acid dipped. finally ending up like pic 3


Cheers
Bully


pic 1

pic2

pic 3

Edited by bullyrm on Tuesday 29th November 19:07

[shovelheadrob]

Haynes manual?

[theironduke]

Depends how spanner handy you are. There will be a fair bit of time taken up by stripping that lump down.

I've done a few (V8's) and have got reasonably efficient at it now.

[TheEnd]

It won't be hard at all, providing you have a socket set and some general tools.

[XitUp]

Probably not very.
Some bits might be seized.
You might have to drill some bolts out but as you're not putting it back together it won't really matter.

[Soovy]

It's easy. Just don't do what I do and leave it in the bath soaked in degreaser, and then get pissed so that the wife comes back and finds it while you're sleeping the beer off.

[jagnet]

Getting the heads off these can fun sometimes, but other than that it's not difficult. If its fluids haven't been drained, don't forget that it'll contain a lot of oil - 10ltrs on a change. Nothing worse than discovering your 5ltr drain pan is about 50% too small mid way through

I sometimes see unused blocks come up on ebay and for the price, I'd be tempted to go down that route.

[Jezz172]

I keep thinking about doing this - Can't be that hard can it

[McSam]

Not remotely hard, in honesty, on a good engine you can do it in a day. If everything is seized up it could take longer, but as people have said, you can drill the bejesus out of it since it's never going back together again!

It doesn't even take any mechanical competence. Not like you need to know what's what or where it has to go come reassembly.

Make sure you take photos throughout

[bullyrm]

Wow - so much feedback in 5 mins

A new engine block is £650 whereupon this whole 2nd hand engine is £200

Thanks for all your feedback - keep it coming.

Hypothetically - money no object_

What engine would look the best as a coffee table?

[Soovy]

jagnet said:

Nothing worse than discovering your 5ltr drain pan is about 50% too small mid way through

My sex life summed up in one line, that. Well done

[DeanR32]

I'd love to do something like this. Maybe I could have a word with my tuner and see if he has any RB26 blocks lying around (only a straight 6 but being in them circles it obviously appeals)

Saying that, would it clean up ok being cast iron, or would it finish up st?

[theironduke]

This is the last one I did.

Got a few more in the pipeline

(I'll shut up now before a Mod tells me off for hawking my wares )

[Soovy]

theironduke said:

This is the last one I did.

Got a few more in the pipeline

(I'll shut up now before a Mod tells me off for hawking my wares )

Soovy see. Soovy want.

How much chap? IN time for Xmas?

[bullyrm]

Hey Iron Duke - what service are you in? Im a Marine.

[theironduke]

Soovy said:

theironduke said:

This is the last one I did.

Got a few more in the pipeline

(I'll shut up now before a Mod tells me off for hawking my wares )

Soovy see. Soovy want.

How much chap? IN time for Xmas?

It appears you don't accept PM's. If you like PM me and i'll email you some info matey.

[750turbo]

theironduke said:

This is the last one I did.

Got a few more in the pipeline

(I'll shut up now before a Mod tells me off for hawking my wares )

You might have decoked the pistons...shoddy work...

Fekkin LOVELY Sir

[theironduke]

750turbo said:

theironduke said:

This is the last one I did.

Got a few more in the pipeline

(I'll shut up now before a Mod tells me off for hawking my wares )

You might have decoked the pistons...shoddy work...

Fekkin LOVELY Sir

Haha, thanks mate I think the gloss black makes a nice contrat to the chrome.

[bullyrm]

750turbo said:

theironduke said:

This is the last one I did.

Got a few more in the pipeline

(I'll shut up now before a Mod tells me off for hawking my wares )

You might have decoked the pistons...shoddy work...

Fekkin LOVELY Sir

You cant email within the first 24hrs of joining the site

You can email me on [e-mail]

[McSam]

Oof, that looks gorgeous, ironduke!

Forgive me for asking, but just how stable is it sitting on the valves like that?