Hi Curt-
Welcome aboard! We're all quite mad... But you'll figure that out.
I'm a big fan of the old Jags, and have owned a few over the years. That IRS with inboard brakes is a thing of beauty. Clean it up good, make it all shiny and don't worry too much about hiding it all with bodywork. Sir William and Co. did a great job designing that piece.
The Twin Cam Six is also a thing of beauty. Are you going to run triple SU's or go with Webers? Or (Gasp in horror!) are you going with fuel injection? There are some years of Jags that had dual Strombergs as well. I'm not a big fan of the Stroms, but those lovely, whistling SU's make my little heart throb.
And with the right exhaust, that Cat will snarl like it means business. I've heard a few vintage race XKEs and a 120 with straight pipes. Truly sounded like ripping silk or a howling predator. Lovely... A free-flowing exhaust with some (minimal) muffling would be acceptable for road use, but still capture that sound.
The only negative thing is if you need parts. LoCost ain't in the Jaguar vocabulary. The way I heard it, the Brits found a cure for AIDS. They gave it a Jaguar part number and now nobody can afford it.
So, keep us posted on progress, send pictures as much as you can.
Good luck!
JDK
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