This might sound like a schoolboy's dream but

[isee]

I have this idea haunting me.
I wanna get Gaz 24 or Gaz 21 and drop some 300BHP into it (at some point in future).

Reasons:
-I like well restored classics
-I like muscle cars
-This will be truly unique in UK
-Both, the donor shell and the donor drivetrain can be acquired for peanuts.

Now I am ok with a spanner, but lack real experience or knowledge, but will have a garge at my disposal and my dad is a highly skilled aircraft engineer. Though he doesn't live in the UK anymore he has taken apart car engines, did engine swaps etc. so I should be able to consult him.

I see supercharged jags can be had for under 2k nowadays, that's 370bhp (though it's the nikasil ones, which might be an issue?)

So- Can someone describe the process to me please of optimal way of taking a soviet era body and dropping an english drivetrain into it?

cheers

[chim]

No problem, just get the soviet era body and drop the drive train in. Job done

HTH

[isee]

chim said:

No problem, just get the soviet era body and drop the drive train in. Job done

HTH

Thanks, so just re-use everything from the jag? the engine the tranny, the loom, torpedo, suspension?
I assume things can be changed around shifted about even if the body dimensions are different? i.e. the wheelbase on the jag is longer.

[isee]

doogz said:

Learn to weld. Go sign yourself up for an evening college course. I did, a few months ago, best thing i've done for a while.

If you want to make an engine fit where it doesn't belong, you'll need a welder, and some skills.

Actually wanted to for a while now. Even learnt how mto make an arc welder out of two microwave ovens
cheers for the tip!

[isee]

doogz said:

Get a mig welder. A decent one.

I could weld a bit before hand, and i thought what i wanted from the course, was to get better at setting the machine up, depending on what i was welding. But it turned out my technique was pretty st too.

Sounds like a fun project, if you go for it, you have to make a build thread.

Most defnitely will. As much as I am itching to jsut go for it without planning or preparation now. realistically it's a good year away still.
Which one do you think will be better suited/looking

gaz 21


or

gaz 24

Edited by isee on Wednesday 1st February 09:22

[isee]

am leaning towards the first one but the well sorted ones are already regarded as classics and are a bit dearer to buy. Seeing as i do not plan to retore it to original spec I question the financial sense of doing it.

Can I get away with a compltely shagged donor car? since I presumably would be stripping it to barebones anyway?

[isee]

Also, assuming the same price, what would make more sense?
A supercharged 1998 XJ with 370 HP and lots of miles
or a 4.2 NA 300HP S-type of 2003 and lots but fewer miles that the XJ

[J4CKO]

Like this, hope you are handy with a MIG and have plenty of time, space, money and a patient other half !

http://www.build-threads.com/build-threads/vauxhal...