The Zetec 'Ropacane

[S2Zetec54]

Quite extraordinary what you are achieving Chuck….very impressive 

[TurboFource]

As always, nice!

The welded bell housing should be fine! And T5s shift much better than the old Renault etc stuff

[RoddyMac]

Chuck,
Would an S10 tailshaft housing have worked?  I grabbed one for my Jaaag project, as I needed the shift lever closer to the main case.

Other that that, I'm envious of all the machine equipment you're finding.


Rod

[Chuck Nukem]

Thanks guys!

Chuck,
Would an S10 tailshaft housing have worked?  I grabbed one for my Jaaag project, as I needed the shift lever closer to the main case.

Other that that, I'm envious of all the machine equipment you're finding.


Rod

So the S10 works perfectly on an Elan set up, but it is just a bit too close for the Eclat. Which Jaaag did you do? My buddy has an XJ6 and an XJS that he wants to manual swap. I am going to help him with the bellhousing side of things once we get to that point, but I have yet to do any research on the project.

It is out there! Keep an eye out and you too can have some broken cnc machines

[Bainford]

Wow! Very cool stuff, Chuck. Proper mechanical alchemy here.

[RoddyMac]

Chuck,
The Jaaag project is currently in the works, though the Elan has to be finished first.  As of today, the project consists of a motor, bellhousing, T5, new wire wheels, Jag diff and MGB front kingpins.  The chassis is hopefully going to be cut in January (laser tube cutting), the rest will be fabricated sometime next year.




As for a bellhousing/adapter, I sent a CAD file to Xometry last week, it's supposed to ship early in January, but  don't think the CAD file would be of much help for an XJ6 or XJS.

Rod

[Kendo]

OK, for those of us not in that interesting sub-culture, what the heck is a Jaaag? Curious listers want to know!

[RoddyMac]

This basically sums it up:

https://youtu.be/yOiqd8eQ8tI?si=nofUJEuBsncTj_Bk

I'm sort of hooked on them after buying an XF a few years back, and unfortunately a friend of mine gave me a whole pile of Jaaag parts which has "caused" the new project. 

[Kendo]

I have been educated.  Thank you RoddyMac

[Chuck Nukem]

Roddy that is really cool! Tell us more! What body is going to clothe that beauty?

[Chuck Nukem]

Merry Christmas guys. I had to share my gift from santa. I asked him for a leather interior for my Europa. He gave me a little orange helper and we got it done

It is getting closer day by day... I hope to have my fuel tanks finished up in Jan when my welder friend comes back to Dallas. The next batch of bellhousings should be cast by Feb so I think this thing might fire to life by spring....after 11 years!

[BDA]

That's going to look great Chuck! Santa is your friend!