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    1. #1
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      Dec 2013
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      Rick's Pro Street XK-E Jaguar

      PRO Street XK-E ROADSTER

      Cat & Mouse... ’62 Jag XK-E & Moser DOHC SBC


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      Pitstop- Trunk features 22 gal. ATL fuel cell, Moon 3 gal. aluminum keg type oil reservoir, 110 GPH electric fuel pump, fuel filter, optima battery, and remote battery cut off solenoid.





      INGREDIENTS- FACT SHEET
      Car owner's name
      Rick

      Location: City / State

      Eagle River, Alaska
      Year and model of car
      1961 (registered 62) Jaguar XK Series 1, E -Type Roadster (LHD, OTS) #875365


      Engine (make, model, configuration, displacement)
      Blueprinted, balanced and dyno tuned (566 hp @ 7,000 rpm
      327 Small block Chevy 4 bolt main (.030 over) 331 cu. in.
      Moldex billet steel crank
      Corrillo billet steel rods
      J.E. 11 1/2 : 1 pistons

      Intake (heads, manifold, carburetor or fuel-injection specifics)
      Moser DOHC (double overhead cam) aluminum heads
      Modified, Individual port, polished aluminum, fuel injection intake runners
      4 Webber 45 IDA (1800 cfm) carburetors

      Camshaft and valve train
      4 belt driven double overhead cams
      4 valves per cylinder

      Engine electrical (including ignition)
      Autotronics HEI distributor and HEI coil
      Autotronics MSD 6AL programable Ignition system
      All high temp silicon sheathed wiring with soldered and shrink tubed terminals

      Exhaust system
      Custom, 8 port wyed to 4 primary tube, chromed headers
      Hooker (Corvette big block) chromed side pipes

      Cooling and lubrication systems
      Griffith radiator with a remote Race Track over flow catch can
      Moroso aluminum water pump
      Weaver 5 stage oil pump
      Avaid low clearance baffled oil pan
      Moon 3 gal. aluminum keg oil tank with separator
      Peterson remote inline oil filter
      Earl’s still braided lines with AN fittings are used for all plumbing

      Clutch system / driveshaft
      Mag-force street twin disc clutch system with aluminum flywheel
      Custom 3” tube driveshaft and safety hoop

      Transmission (type, make/model, ratio of top gear)
      Tremic TKO 3555 (short throw) 5 speed, 5th gear .68:1

      Front suspension / steering
      Reconfigured, modified and chromed original Jag XK-E front suspension
      Custom billet polished aluminum steering rack mounts
      Wilwood rack and pinion steering

      Rear suspension
      Modified Jag; Pepe Estrada prepped differential; With custom posi, billet steel caps and nickel 5:38 gears
      Polished aluminum spindle hubs
      Custom computer modeled, billet aluminum polished lower wishbones
      Billet aluminum polished differential saddle
      Custom aluminum spherical rod end spanner bar

      Wheels / Tires
      17 inch billet aluminum spoked rims
      AVS Sport Yokohama tires
      Front: P 245/45 ZR 17
      Rear: P 285/40 ZR 17

      Instruments
      All Auto Meter Pro Comp
      10,000 RPM tac, 200 MPH Speedometer
      Voltmeter, Water temp, oil pressure and fuel level gauge

      Electrical (battery, charging, lighting, audio,
      optima 12v. battery w/exterior micro switch battery cutoff solenoid
      Auto Meter strobe shift light
      Line Loc break system with emergency hold feature
      Kenwood radio tuner/CD

      Other chassis modifications
      Front and rear 1/4 " aluminum engine motor plates
      Custom full chrome moly tube frame with roll bar incorporated
      Custom, chrome moly square tube frame rear suspension carriage

      Other body and interior modifications
      Flared fenders, welded and filled body seams
      Custom leather interior and leather tonneau cover
      XK’S Unlimited fiberglass hard top
      Racemark 15 in steering wheel
      Corbeau competition seats
      Simpson 5 pt racing harnesses
      ATL 22 gal fuel cell, 110 GPH electric fuel pump

      Date completed / Miles (or races) driven since completion
      I bought this Jag with an expired engine in 1972
      Contacted Moser Engine Corp. to order engine in 1973
      It’s still a work in progress and occasionally driven, weather permitting

      Weight
      Approx. 2300 lb

      Other important info (unusual features / historical notes / comments/tips / problems encountered during or after completion

      VERY RARE: This particular Jaguar XK-E roadster #875365 is a LHD (left hand drive), OTS (open two seater). There were only 383 LHD models made in the first year and the very rarest of the 13 year production. This LHD roadster is the 365th left hand drive open two seater off the production line in 1961.
      Moser Engine Debut: Hot Rod Magazine August 1971. Harvey Crane and Richard Moser debut the first Chevy DOHC head conversion.
      VERY RARE: Moser DOHC Small Block Chevy. One of 6 to 8 running engines known to have existed of 25-30 headsets cast *Feature Cover article Street Machine Magazine March 1977. The picture on the cover is this engine & article is engine build.
      * Custom Rodder Magazine April 1981. The article is a impromptu garage scene in Alaska. Requested by Custom Rodder.

      HIGHLIGHTS- Just a peek


      MOSER DOHC SBC...327 (.030 over), 566 hp @7,000


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      Top side- Uncluttered; functional, effectively intense, yet a work of art.
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      Street Machine Magazine March 1977, excerpt.
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      The bottom end- of the 327. Traco remote oil filter adapter for dry sump oil system, Moldex billet steel crank, 4 bolt mains, J.E.11.5:1 pistons, Carrllo rods...
      All necessary, bottom end ingredients, for this very high rpm DOHC 4Valve SBC engine.



      PHILOSOPHY & ENGINEERING


      Sandwiching concept of construction

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      New chrome moly tube frame and reconfigured IFS maintains the same suspension geometry.

      A full silhouette motor plate is sandwiched with the new chrome moly tube frame and the Jags light weight monocoque body shell.

      Reconfiguration of the IFS was a masterful solution to fit the wide Moser heads.

      The solidly mounted Jag differential pinion dictated the crank centerline.
      Dry sump oil pan clearance is 1’’ above driving surface.

      Note- The crank centerline- An extremely low center of gravity is achieved; by eliminating the Jag torsion bars and using a dry sump oil system.
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      THE END GAME- Form follows function

      A race bred, sensuously timeless, European classic; sandwiched with the most hot rodded American V8, the SBC; With DOHC 4 valve aluminum heads.
      Fantastic weight distribution and extremely low center of gravity; combined with one of the most advanced IFS and IRS factory suspension systems of all time...
      This Jag’s race-bred heritage was not compromised, it was enhanced!
      ...All race car DNA


      Fodge Engineering computer generated graph


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      P.S.
      Shakedown- Draw an imaginary line from the front axle to the rear axle...
      The crank center line and complete drive train are on this plane;
      The drivers torso and legs are also at or below the axles- (very low center of gravity).
      The passenger compartment is moved back 8” and the engine has a 16% engine setback- (excellent weight distribution). The light weight and ridged body shell, sandwiched with a tube frame, engine and motor plate; results, in no chassis flex- (very responsive handling)...



      No wasted wheel stands or burning tires and it corners like slot car with claws.


      ...Bye! For now.


      TO BE CONTINUED... In detailed a project build or on this thread... WHAT SAY YOU?
      Rick's- Pro GT... XK-E Roadster


    2. #2
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      Apr 2012
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      Rick's- PRO GT XK-E Roadster

      Well you've left me speechless, this thing is pretty over the top! Nice work!

      -Dale
      SchwartzPerformance
      The leader in bolt-in muscle car chassis
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    3. #3
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      Very impressive. Looking forward to the build thread!
      Ron in SoCal
      69 Camaro in progress
      http://www.lateral-g.net/forums/showthread.php4?t=31246

      Used to be known as flash911

    4. #4
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      Sep 2005
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      Super Cool Cat!

      T.C.

    5. #5
      Join Date
      Dec 2013
      Location
      Eagle River Ak.
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      Rick's Pro Street XK-E Jaguar

      All the enthusiasm...
      Thanks! Dale, Ron & T.C

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      Here’s looking at you, with the hard top on.
      Semi chrome-less look. Bumpers (cat whiskers) were removed and all body seams were filled. Orange European driving light lenses replaced the opaque white lenses.
      Rick's- Pro GT... XK-E Roadster





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