hi all my name is Trevor I have a 62 mkii that I inherited from a relative its been sitting in a field for 25+ yrs the engine was removed and is no longer useable I am going to do an engine swap in it over to a chevy lt1 out of a mid 90s camaro due to cost.

I want something uniqe and I can drive I don't have alot of money and will be doing this pretty much on my own and will take a long time to do(wife and kids).

I am trying to find out if these cars are 12v or 6v systems first off and i've heard the wiring is weird so any help on that would be appreciated.

I know that one of my uncles had changed the front end out to a splined wire wheel set up but I want to go back to 5 lug if thats possible because that is what the rear end is and I was thinking of maybe changing it to right hand drive because I heard that isn't to hard to do either( like I said something unique) any and all input is appreciated.

just dying to get started on it probably mostly body work because I can do that myself for cheap

 

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That sounds like quite a project, do you have any more pics? At least it's out of the field now!
The electrics will be 12V but +ve earth.
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Welcome to this friendly Forum, Trevor. I see you've found the Mk II section.
You've got a job on but will get lots of help here.

 

Welcome to the forum Trevor,

That's some project you're embarking on. Looking forward to tracking progress in the MKII section.

On the subject of swapping LHD to RHD, we get several Californian rust-free import Jaguars coming back into the UK and one of the the most difficult issues is always switching the drive side to RHD.

Good luck and enjoy the forum.

Graham

 

Ya its going to be a project for sure but im pretty mechanically inclined im not a big fan of electrical but with help i can manage.I'm not new to cars by any means just new to jags so all input helps. I dont have any more pics yet but i plan on taking some stuff apart soon and starting body work but first i have to get my truck back registered and smog legal so i have something to drive parts around in. I might not do the rhd if it's that difficult i just heard that on these jags almost everything is the same just need to swap sides and a new dash. Thanks for all the welcomes will post more as i go