Reidus shows us his Jaguar V12 swapped Mustang "Mach12"

[@patbullard9276]

Hearing this guy speak with the technical knowledge he has leaves it hard to imagine that he is a video editor for his real job. He is a real hoot.

[@christophergreen2328]

yeah if i were to meet this guy id think he isnt car kinda guy

[@1chumley1]

He's a really really funny guy! Seems really bright.

[@TheFusedplug]

I'm jack of all trades master of none but when it comes to cars it always fun

[@feminazislayer]

Hearing the host crying after 1 night of work on it was hilarious 😂

[@theeoddments960]

He’s definitely a technical type a personality engineer-ish guy. Love to see them. They don’t run the world, but they’re the reason the world is the way it is. Btw assholes run the world as a reminder

[@ARAMP1]

I LOLed when he said "The brakes are good! Tires fair."

[@jeffreyrousay221]

I was just about to ask how many of those who are barely out of diapers caught that, because that is an old reference. The most recent cover I can find of the original 1955 song was in 2013.

[@jamesbarr3455]

Little Hot Rod Lincoln(or Jag-Ford, I guess)...

[@SquatchWerks]

It was at that moment I knew I liked this guy.

[@79tazman]

Off the Hot Rod Lincoln song

[@kleinbottled79]

I'm going to assert, without proof, that 'Hot Rod Lincoln' was written and preformed by the band 'Commander Cody' sometime in the 70's. Maybe they are covering an existing work, dunno, but every time I hear it on the radio it's the Commander Cody version.

[@bennyboogenheimer4553]

Dad had a friend Johann, at a Bar he went to in the 1960's. 6" 7", 340 pound Steel Worker, & part time machinist. He rode a BMW R12 Motorcycle. Well 2 full R 600 motors, with 1 common crankshaft. The rest of the bike was all R 600 with a very long gas tank. Literally everyone who rode it, said "If BMW made this, Harley would be out of business tomorrow". He even took it to BMW in Germany in 1971, and the engineers there said, "It's to much! No one needs that kind of power." lol! Johann said he had a little over 100 hours, of design, and machining into the bike. I saw him again in 1984 with his son, who was riding an R 1500, Johann had built him out of 2, R 750's engines, with duel discs breaks on the front forks. The Tank was off a Paris/Dakar BMW. But everything looked, and worked perfect.

[@kennyspry5189]

I enjoyed reading your comment BUT was waiting for You to say something about Harley Davidson. It's Sooooo funny when I was a kid in the 70's heard the same stuff NOW today every motorcycle company makes a look alike Harley Davidson.

[@jameshatton4211]

Thanks for sharing your story. I love hearing about the crazy backyard scientists that succeed purely out of spite to those that screamed the loudest that it would never work! See it's those moments that make history! It's sometimes hearing the harshest of criticisms from people who we once secretly had admiration for that will either make or break people. There are examples of this phenomenon all throughout motor racing history that has been the most epic at delivering a spectacle to the world and make headlines 👌 Going viral in the analog era is something else because it never fizzled out or got outshone 15min later, like we have in the modern era. This was an era of legendary status lasting beyond someone's physical life and carried like a legacy. I digress to mention the ironic humour of Aussies actually seeking out Jaguars for their driveline to conversion fit to Ford GHTO Falcons? In the 1970s the Australian Ford Falcon GTHO claimed the status of the fastest 4 door production sedan in history. There was a legend of a Jaguar racing a modified HO Falcon out in the countryside and when the Falcon was flat to floor maxed out in top gear the Jaguar owner casually pulled up on the guys tail in the Falcon then proceeded to put his indicator on to overtake and then shifted into top gear beside the Falcon as he just pulled away from the Falcon like he was stationary? That literally inspired a 2 decades long car modification that became ubiquitous in the street car scene of the 80s with some remnants still persisting to this day? You would see trading post ads for modified street cars in the classifieds and there would be big exclamation marks **HAS JAGUAR DRIVELINE** **JAG PUSHBUTTON AUTO CONVERSION** And people would literally buy the car just because it has the driveline in it that they wanted 😆 And yet here we see that shit got yeeted by default. So hilarious and so bizarre that opposites happening on opposite sides of the planet? Dafuq kinda motor racing matrix Voodoo stuff was going on? So irrelevant in the current day though but still funny to ponder about people could have become rich shipping what they didn't want to Australia. The irony is that it's the same in reverse when we have dudes in Australia literally hacking up Holden Commodore wagons and utes only and sending them to the states for guys to convert their Chevy SS, Luminas and Pontiac GTOs to common ol Aussie cars. Likewise we have guys in Australia with their SS Commodores all fitted with GTO front end or Chevy SS face-lift. Its just cause it's different. Another phenomena that has carried throughout motor vehicle history across all makes and brands and across all countries. I love it

[@sategllib2191]

​@@kennyspry5189and now Harleys themselves are cheap chinese parts garbage on wheels

[@johnnygeorgopoulos4072]

God I love the old classic BMW R60/2's from the 50s and 60s, and the earlier R bikes... some of the most beautiful motorcycles ever made IMO. I also really dig that new R18... the "base" one without nothing on it, just gorgeous black paint, black leather, chrome horizontal twin, and chrome spokes....but it's a BIG bike....but it's gorgeous, and there's literally like a hundred options you can tick spec'ing one, you can even spec one to look almost exactly like the old 30's-40's R's with the big curved beach bars and wide sprung leather seat....too bad I'm broke 😅

[@ricardoaurion]

Oh my god, I'm so happy that this project is mostly complete. Loved following reidus in his old KZbin channel. It always seemed so cool, like an alternate universe where ford did buy ferrari in the 70s

[@slowdaze]

One of my favorite channels. I was sad when it was apparent that it wasn’t coming back.

[@allenstayduhar7139]

I guess!

[@Mastermind12358]

People talking about this engine and its "lack" of power, just for reference, a 1980 5.0L V8 Mercedes engine was about 240hp. A 1980 4.2L Mustang had 118hp. A 1980 Ferrari 400 with 4.8L V12 was 310hp. 1980 Jag V12 was about 290hp.

[@outspokengenius]

There is no 4.2 mustang. 1980 would be a 3.8 v6 or 4 5.0 v8. 290hp was a lot at the time. From 1973 until the early 90s v8's only made 120-150hp on average.

[@AkeoT9]

The thing about the jag is it sucks in general. Always have and will always be a joke. Reference the movie the gumball rally.

[@tkello001]

2.3 4 cyl​@@outspokengenius

[@erbthatsright1103]

@@outspokengenius Mustang Specs website shows a 4.2L v8 option

[@bunter6]

​@outspokengenius ther definitely is a 4.2 mustang, ithe 255cu was an option introduced in 1979 for the foxbody

[@IsadoreWoW]

I was gutted when this chap and his friend stopped making videos a few years ago. Loved them.

[@VincentNajger1]

What channel was that. I thought I recognised him.

[@DatL24]

​@@VincentNajger1Reedus & Cleetus

[@shanepetty8332]

I've wondered about this build for years since his channel went cold , love it

[@metalgarageit]

So glad to see him again (and alive) after Reidus and Cletus! Miss their show so much

[@brianbeauregard5695]

V-12s have such a LINEAR acceleration AND SOUND! (So, SOUND=GOOD, noise=BAD). We have had 3 V-12 Ford products, all OLD V-12 Lincoln Zephyrs ...SAME linear feel of PROPOLSION ! I Just love this project! Best of luck from NC!

[@Shaddowbanned]

The sound of that car is amazing

[@TobyCatVA]

The Crown Royal shifter boot is cool. I love this build, it has that working man's build vibe. It may never be "done" but, it will be endlessly fun.

[@codyparker679]

As a die hard ford guy i love this. Taking a cool car and really making it special and super interesting

[@farmerbill6855]

Got to love his homage to "Hot Rod Lincoln". Impressive car, even more impressive car guy. No faking that smile on your face when you were driving that thing Rich, I get it. I had a friend that made a flat bed pick up out of a '66 VW beetle, it wasn't fast nor shiny but man, I loved to drive it around. Best regards from Indiana, USA.

[@SmokeyRam]

I was looking for this comment caught that right away lol

[@jasonlandgrebe6036]

A @vicegripgarage feller playing in the car like a little kid made my day xD

[@senatorchinchilla5389]

I can't believe how clean that V12 is once you pull off all the 80's electronic crap. I mean seriously, those engines are nightmares.

[@3xeplodng_3agle_studios]

The engines are great. Its those electronics that are the nightmare, like you said. Lol

[@connoisseuroftigolbitts]

The v12 is great except for the electronics 🤪

[@davidrayner9832]

You can get manifolds that take two 4-barrel carbs for them. I have this setup on my 1930 Model A with a 1980 v-12.

[@jasonkebic741]

I love how people are crapping on an engine in the 80s making 292 hp. the 82 vette only put out 180-190 hp Smog and Emissions had killed the HP and with the gas crisis and insurance 292 was good HP for the day with all the emissions parts nerfing the possible power. Sure it isnt a 1000 hp but it is a pretty high tech motor for its time. Should get a Machstang emblem for it.

[@craiga9492]

It felt like 120hp in the jags

[@TobyCatVA]

I like the rows of carbs peering out of the crinkled old MustardStain Mach 12 > 1000hp rides all day this build is so much more than that this is about the dream and I feel it. 1000hp rides are fine btw not a put down on them, some of which are freaking amazing in their own way, but it is about this crazy vision today.

[@trentdawg2832]

290hp in the 80’s is super car terotory

[@TobyCatVA]

@@trentdawg2832 We can agree the 80's sucked for cars. The 1957 Corvette 283hp/283 cu. in. 4 speed 0-60 mph in under six seconds. 30 years later, in 1987 Corvette was getting 240hp/350 cu. in. Even the Calloway GM-backed dealer special twin-turbo could only push it to 345/350 and 0-60 still at 5.8 Or my 1987 Ford Mustang 5.0 GT Convertable 225hp/302 0-60 in 6.1 as delivered before I touched a thing. . . . Rollin' in my 5.0 with my ragtop down so my hair can blow . . . Word to your Mother!

[@jameshatton4211]

@@craiga9492 yeah that's because of the driveline as mentioned. If it felt like a slug it was no fault of the motor. It gives credit to this guy being able to see past the shitty driveline that let it down and he was right

[@UncleManuel]

Yepp, Derek always magically appears around rusty old cars... 😂😁🤘

[@Ibew649lineman]

And you could see Derek skulking around the Pantera in the background

[@VincentNajger1]

@@Ibew649lineman That's just a Derekus ViceGripus....commonly found around old junk yards and old cars. They're usually harmless, but they can show hoarding instincts, especially of old erl containers and sparkalators. They can get possessive of old car bodies, which is where they make their nests that they assemble from old tools, car parts and the rusty contents of the trunks.

[@davidsawyer1599]

Does know how much time it takes to scroll through the comments looking for a particular observation? Echoing all the encouragement. Yet not once did anyone mention the empty box that once held a plethora of Ice Cream sandwiches sitting in the back seat? Attention to detail is everything! Goid times Rich. I'm grateful that you are willing to connect with the community.

[@GiletheCarGuy]

The Mach-12 is super cool. Owner of an S-code 67 GT coupe and I approve of this build.

[@virtuestreams2616]

I absolutely give this guy mega props-this is exactly what guys and gals should be doing; building what they want and in this case, an amazing sounding, classic American muscle car. Cheers to living one’s dreams!

[@nornibres]

Was never really a fan of this style of Mustang, until now, great job.

[@workingguy-OU812]

Love the concept. Wish you had better microphones for the true sound of the V12. The first Jag V12 I ever heard was captivating.

[@3xeplodng_3agle_studios]

Definitely not like most V12s you hear video of or see/hear at shows/events!

[@Nafeels]

HAH. The last time somebody put a British V12 in a Mustang it ended up flying over Japan and Germany. This feels just as right and with those intake trumpets it looks period correct. Hell yeah man.

[@actschp1]

Zip ties holding up the front license plate was ***chef's kiss***

[@aaronconner2010]

This is exactly the kind of viewer video that I love to see on this channel. This is absolutely awesome to watch!! Thanks Rich! Also more Derek!!

[@tomfurie2996]

I’m soooooo happy I found this video. I too have been waiting 5 years to see this Mach12 drive down the road. I really enjoyed the old Reidus and Cletus The Show and miss it. Your “old” subscribers would love to see this uploaded to you channel. I just checked and I’m still subscribed!

[@Legotruck82]

2:00 That bonnet/hood needs reinforcing or it's gonna end up in the windscreen. Cool build definately better than the usual LS/Coyote swaps most folks do.

[@sledhead78]

its doing the ''nom nom nom MORE AIR!!! nom nom nom" 🤣🤣

[@DavidDiaz-zp4hu]

Doubtful. .. .. It's likely only flopping around like that because it's made of Fiberglass. & Fully Safe .. .. Those 2 Jabronys would never have lifted the factory steel hood aloft so effortlessly ..

[@Turbochargedtwelve]

Good seeing Reidus again I think he might have teased this waaaay back in the Oppo days. Awesome to see the follow through!

[@jasoncardoza6375]

That’s hot rodding in the purest form. Nothing makes me happier than seeing Ford and dodge purests flip their lids 😂. George barris used to parts from almost every car make and graft them into 49 Mercury’s ( including door knobs from houses) and people don’t bat an eye at his creations. Hot rods are the expression of the artist that builds them. I respect this guy’s piece 💯

[@juliogonzo2718]

Saw a guy on TV once at a drag race. Had an 80s Camaro with a Ford 351 in it. He was like: it pisses of the Ford guys and the Chevy guys it's great

[@rickshaw3005]

Really cool build. Love it when someone looks outside the box and gets creative 👍

[@adamkerr8040]

Those 70s mustangs are SO long! Glad somebody put that hood to use

[@markmichlewicz5141]

I love the crown royal shifter boot.thats awesome.

[@tonyflorio3269]

Crown Royal shifter boot! Love it. There is a rightness to the whole car. This gen Mustang was always kinda exotic looking; the V12 just fits the whole vibe.

[@fonhollohan2908]

I love what Alex did with this car, as far as i'm concerned he did a fabulous job! Love the old school look of the carburetors set up! it really suites the car and makes that car sound so unique. U did an incredible job Alex, Kudos to you youngman u fulfilled your dream without breaking the bank!

[@siddus74]

these pair are mint, can’t believe I’ve only just found this channel .. Deboss for the win

[@tswinter1]

I drove a V12 Etype manual back in the 80s and the power felt almost locomotive and unstoppable ! 🤩

[@trenchtown69]

My mom had a V12, and it was a hunk of shit. Years later I asked them why they bought it, and they told me they went to the dealership for the Sovereign, but then they noticed an XJ-S standing in the corner at a very low price. Dealer told them it had been ordered by a customer and during the first drive, something shorted and the roof started developing an electrical fire. Customer brought it back to the dealership and subsequently refused to buy it, so the dealer repaired it and tried to sell it ASAP; priced it accordingly.

[@Mastermind12358]

@@trenchtown69 The XJS is such a good car. Obviously the power isn't that good compared to a modern vehicle, and it's not a sports but a GT car. Still, it was the fastest production automatic car you could buy in the 80s and even won the cannonball run one year (late 70s).

[@3xeplodng_3agle_studios]

​@@Mastermind12358and the engines and transmissions are ridiculously reliable. Engine, specifically when well taken care of.

[@dennisjoseph629]

71-73 Mustangs were designed larger to accept a Boss 428 engine but EPA screwed us over in 1971... Love that Royal Crown shift boot.

[@bigc6310]

The 71-73 Mustangs always look mean with stance and big tires. Cool build, though I think a modified Ram Air hood would look awesome. FYI the title shows '75 when it's a '73 model

[@kb9oak749]

The Derek cameo was great!

[@AndrewSpencer-z2n]

Absolutely love everything about this build. Even the junk in the back seat

[@mowler8042]

I thought I recognized this young man, I used to watch his video's building cars with his buddy in downtown Toronto. Reidus and Cletus The Show was very fun hope he puts out some more video's.

[@Ltbookum]

Exactly; long time ago but they made pretty good content. He had the Datsun and Cletus the chrome bumper C3 'Vette.

[@raynyhus2026]

This breaks of the Mad Max Interceptor. Very cool and wears its battle scars perfectly. I'd build it if I could get my hands on a 71-73 fastback. I got a spare 6.8l v-10 laying around.

[@montanasnowman3138]

I can put my finger on it Rich. It's raw, it's the purest form of hotroding - wrenching mixed, its the sound and uniqueness, its the story... It's the pursest soul of what Hotrodding is.

[@dechoppa]

In some way I love this beater more than any 2 million dollar sema build

[@TobyCatVA]

Its shade tree mechanic roots give me the feels.

[@MichaelAllan01]

This is super funky & super cool! I sported an '86 Jaguar XJS for years (also with Dynomax mufflers & gutted converters) as my daily driver to Nashville twice a week & drove like a dream with gas shocks, custom 17' rims. Loved the look of a V-1× Jag!~

[@adamkerr8040]

31:05 Speed is a number. Fast is a feeling!

[@99unclebob]

Awesome build and 95% home built/designed, this brings back so many memories, one of my best friends had a71 Mustang 302 V8 auto in silver ext black interior and we drove and took that car everywhere , gas back then was less than a buck a imperial gallon in Winnipeg, and hauled snowmobiles everywhere we could or got invited out to peoples cottages, bonfire parties after the bar and the big fancy Graig car stereo cassette under the dash with Kriket 6x9 3way speakers his cousin in California got and mailed him the speakers new for peanuts, it wasn't fast ,although it was cool with Gragar's all around for wheels, great vehicle he built, I hope Derek got a chance to ride or drive it to off camera 👍

[@mattskustomkreations]

3:19. Derek’s ‘71 Pantera spotted - hence the VGG cameo.

[@dougcocklin2504]

The original Eleanor !! How cool..thank guys for the video!! Best movie of the 70s!! No v12 but thats the real Mustang

[@dougcocklin2504]

Gone in 60!!

[@jameshatton4211]

This guy is a character! Love hearing him and seeing his own excitement for this car 👌 Seeing his face light up in the passenger seat was so wholesome. This guy reminds me of an Aussie kind of humour. I was not expecting this from one of your videos? The sound is so compatible with the car and even the little Tri-star wheels being factory actually makes this car like an old school exotic......but somehow the theme is not just compatible but is complementary. Well done on what I would call a tasteful homage to an era 👌 Extremely unique combination that works and checks the boxes with a large ceiling for cubic inches......but it's perfect as it is.

[@1967250s]

What a riot! Great build, lots of fun.

[@krispychiken]

My favourite part of the whole car: Crown Royal bag shift boot. fuckin mint bud!!!!

[@fatmuscle1]

Yep, the "contraband" bag....lol

[@RipeSnipe]

Every 2010's era 240sx ever LMAO

[@THROTTLEPOWER]

Yea, that is cool!!!

[@woodzy575]

👌Chef's Kiss

[@FarrellMcGovern]

What an uber-cool build! A Bond "Diamonds Are Forever" vintage Mustang with a V12 and a "relic-ed" body, as guitar types would say.

[@samizdat113]

I love that he left it old and rusty looking.

[@stickman-1]

Love the car. Only thing I'd change is fixing the flapping of the front of the hood. Love the guy too, he's fantastic.

[@GDFSTi257]

“It’s very artistic, with an R!” This guy is the best!

[@christophergreen2328]

that is a outside the box build and i love it. i also love the original gone in 60 seconds

[@corey6393]

This is the kind of stuff that is really the most interesting to see. Build something different, the way you want it done. Love these episodes of checking out cool builds.

[@clearskyamerica3107]

Really good video of a unique guy and car. Keep these diverse stories and cars coming.

[@colinhead284]

Alex !! well bless my old boots , miss the old channel and the music

[@smalltruckadventures]

My first thought when noticing the title was this guy made a Mustang Bond would be proud of, back in the day, the I see as he's talking with Rich, he's wearing a 007 T-shirt!

[@2dogsmowing]

I watched Derek's video last night. I was hoping to see a video of yours with him still working on the Pantera. Now, we need to see this mustang race the Pantera. 😁

[@jacobthornock317]

That's worth the conversion just for the sound track. 😍

[@connoisseuroftigolbitts]

That v12 fits so well in there.

[@gordierock4106]

Must say enjoyed this episode! Hats off to this build love it! Cheers

[@mattskustomkreations]

This is rad. Totally reminds me of a Matchbox Roll-a-Magic called “Piston Popper”. Nice VGG cameo!

[@richardallen1629]

Great car, great guy, a work of art. Probably ripped a hole in the cartinuum with this and Derek's Pan-tearer in the shop at the same time. What an amazing trio of hilarious automachinery wizards 👍

[@jamesbarr3455]

That looks like one of my Air Force mentors Mustang. I believe his was a 71 Mach One, but the color, patina(ahem, rust) was almost identical. My mentor passed a little while ago. Scott, you are missed. Thank you for showing me what "cool" is. RIP.

[@goosejohnson3197]

First time seeing this channel and noticing the no name ice cream sandwiches in the back told me all I needed to know. I didn't need to see the license plate to know that this was made from pure maple syrup freedom.

[@JBO3022]

This guy is great. A real car guy with genuine enthusiasm. We could hang out.

[@americanmadejustice2168]

Great job it looks sick especially the rivets

[@elirenigar9357]

I like this guy. Dude is wicked smart. And the CAR? OH YEAH.

[@tims3822]

What an absolutely unhinged project. I love it!

[@jacquelinechellis4036]

Its a cool car you did it your way. The motor is cool. I got a 70 camaro and i found a set of halabrand tribars. They were for ford but i modified them to my 78 z28 turbine rims. They are better looking than early corvette tubines/tribars cause the halabrand tribars are the best. Rivets have their place and can look cool like aircraft. Very nice and running smooth.

[@llaeeZ]

I remember this guys channel, Reidus and Cletus. Great channel and it just died 4 years ago, not a single update since.

[@s60six]

Saw this car in person. My favorite part is the "Frigidaire" firewall repair.

[@cheyennedogsoldiers]

I love old Jags, and this is my fav shape Mustang, so I think it's a great combo. Though I have, lets just say annoyed the Jag purests over the years. I owned a V12 XJ which I did the same Tremec conversion to. Then I painted it flat black and then replaced the 5.3 with a 7.0 TWR V12. Was actually asked to leave a Jag show. stand at one event At that point I knew I was on the right track. But, as I pointed out to everyone that said I'd ruined the car. It was headed for the junkyard when I got hold of it. My next one was an XJR. It also got a 5 speed conversion and then I painted it Harley Davidson Denim black. They loved that one too.

[@MrKalashnikov47]

I thought it would sound funky, but it actually sounds really good😂😂😂

[@sdry]

What a cool guy and cool car. Absolutely loving it. Truly unique. Loving it.

[@sporty196071]

I don't know if anyone but the old timers caught the Commander cody reference from Hot rod Lincoln, " brakes and good ,tires fair".....

[@jronayne88]

why did you force us to watch no beard rich for the last 10 years.. sick build, better with beard.

[@davidwostrel]

Dude is cool af, I would listen to him as a channel. Let's it roll right off too. Great car, sounds amazing!

[@ThePaulv12]

The 2.88 was an HE V12 ratio. The pre HE stock V12 ratio was 3.31 both being limited slip. It wasn't Lucas fuel injection it was all Bosch but with Lucas labels on the computer and the old analogue brass bellows MAP sensor. If the Jaguar one failed you could get a Volvo 146 MAP sensor and it would work. Really these engines don't give much trouble but the big end bearings do wear out well before the rest of the engine. It is definitely worth replacing them. Even the long timing chain and guide rails are pretty good and don't give much trouble. Re overheating, they're not really an overheating engine so long as everything works. I get they have a reputation for overheating but due to packaging (read nightmare to work on) a lot of maintenance was deferred due to high labor costs, causing cooling system failures and expensive repairs. A good ignition upgrade is make a hybrid HE system. You use the pre HE distributor and HE distributor and make one dizzy with a reluctor and pickup and use the HE ignition module and HE coil (very important). Inside the HE box is a regular old GM HEI 4 pin module. Replace that with a new one. After you've done that you'll have a really excellent ignition. I had Crane optical and it failed not once but twice. It is not good so I evolved the ignition above. It is pretty easy to do. I can't remember all the details but I do remember it was easy. IIRC the HE upper distributor shaft and breaker/reluctor plate has to go on the pre HE lower dizzy shaft but I can't remember which distributor body I used then you put the pre HE vac advance on it and voila. Wiring was simple but I have the HE and pre HE manuals. All the time taken was in the planning. Without forced induction the most power you can easily get out of them is about 400hp. 450hp costs a lot more. People who say they get 600 out of them NA must be turning them to 8000rpm and have unlimited budget for cylinder head modification since the stock pre HE heads really are only capable of 400-450hp even then with quite a lot of mods - exhaust short turn radius issues again. They don't have a sophisticated combustion chamber just a flat cylinder head like a diesel and bowl in piston, so the only easy way to get more power is to up the compression. Going to 10.5:1 pistons over pistons in the 8 range really works. The stock 4 piece exhaust manifolds are pretty good. In the 400-450hp range for the effort custom headers don't make sense, that's pretty well established. 4x long primary tubes out of the exhaust manifolds work though and are quite an improvement over the stock Y pipes on each bank. Even a balance tube between the exhausts makes no difference. I've played with these a bit. Even stock they love to rev. If you get them over 5000rpm they start coming to life. They easily turn 6500rpm stock - easily. It's not until you start turning them there that you understand. The revs just keep coming. They only have a 2.75" stroke.

[@Capnhook63]

Yes, lot's of V12 misinformation here along with some about the XJS. A much better car than most think. Most I've seen fall prey to neglect or ignorance. I've owned many Fords including a '67 fastback, drive a v10 3v truck and own a '94 XJS along with a '95 parts car. Both have 6.0L's. I've had the earlier HE but there is no comparison with the 6.0 backed by the 4L80E turning 3.54 gears and ignited by the Marelli ignition. Like night and day between them, no comparison.

[@ndh641]

The last xjr12 had a 7.4litre v12. To take it beyond that capacity people installed a sandwhich plate between the block and cylinder heads and installed longer sleaves to achieve the longer stroke in power boats etc

[@pwilson6439]

What a SWEET SOUND !

[@jameswhite9025]

The early V-12’s used Stromberg ZS carbs not SU’s and made 300hp. Not 240hp.

[@passinggear]

Brilliant build. You did a great job with the custom details. Especially the cowl.

[@markstoybox2058]

Mach 1 with a V12 James Bond shirt this guy is cool 😂🤘😎🤘

[@philhiggins5482]

I remember him from riedus and cleetus also a great channel!

[@denniswobbe3157]

I'm pleasantly surprised on how many caught the Hot Rod Lincoln throw out. And I love how when they threw Derek's name out he was like huh what😂

[@DanielBenzs65AMG]

you can't beat the smooth pull and sound of a v12, since I got my w221 s65 all I want to do is buy another v12 spaceship!

[@toffeerado]

iv always thought about the jag v12. sweet build.

[@marksphotoperry356]

Amazing project !

[@Thenardog1975]

Haha good to see Alex again 😂😂

[@fratboyz01]

Wounded were that build got to seen it years ago think it was on a different channel back then good to see it in the stang had a v12 xjs years ago. I also did a v12 into a T bucket. And a Mitsubishi sigma 1982 with a 3.5 rover v8 if you want to see some v12 screaming around a race track watch the Bathurst race of 1985 in Australia incredible performance from the v12

[@bgd73]

harrys garage got one of these jags going..he showed every step. 400 horse. injecton is the winner, but not jaguars version. just the bit width on the ecm heading into this century let's that thing sing. My only mercy on foriegn: the boxer engine, and the 60 degree v12. Nice car.

[@wyattoneable]

A very cool build for all the right reasons.

[@struanrobertson3417]

Fantastic fantastic.. The Mustang is such a great looking car anyway and then drop a Jag V12 into.. Nice US Brit combo 👍👌 it's not all about crazy power it's about feel and cool.

[@wall40k]

the jdm 007 shirt that had the 73 mustang chase scene in it nice touch on the builder hat nod to you sir

[@VliegerNL]

The Jag V12 is an amazing engine to drive behind! Waaaaay to go!