Hey, that Corvair Monza coupe sure looks cool. Looks pretty stock though. Let’s pop the hood and check it out, shall we? Wonder if it’s a turbo … wait a second! WHAT IN THE NAME OF….?!?!?!?
WHERE’S THE ENGINE? Those look like FANS! And is that a Tempest transaxle …?
UH, THERE’S A JAGUAR V-12 WHERE THE TRUNK USED TO BE!
No, your coffee was not laced with LSD. It’s just the work of Jay Eitel, one crazy, crazy bastard. The CorJag is a twisted masterpiece, and we love it. I couldn’t possibly do credit to all the fabrication, so click the link below to read the whole story. Now you know, and knowing is half the battle (to shoehorn a motor in the front of your Corvair).
Bow to it, Bow to it like it is Fire!
Worship the unholy saint!
Like fire today, on fire tomorrow.
Holy crap yes.
We are not worthy! (bowing with arms in air)
If he wasn't before, I bet Mr. Eitel is an expert cusser or he is imbued with an infinite amount of patience.
He probably invented cuss words that have never been heard before. Ones that would make Amy Winehouse blush.
After he completed the CorJag, he was summonly inducted into the secret order of Zen Buddhists. Steven Seagal was reported to be "impressed."
Chuck Norris, not so much.
non-elantra jeremy should buy that!
id love to see the looks on the shop technicians face when they put it on the hoist.
Does this guy know he's now wears the moniker "Non-Elantra Jeremy"?
i hope so.
Perhaps he can be DamnNoElantraAtAll?
Yeah, that was weak. Sorry bout that.
and another nice thing to see is wood being used on the hoist arms. Glad I am not the only one who does that. People look funny at you when you slide the small sections of 2×4 onto the hoist pads but it sure helps save frame rails and lips from damage.
I think I speak for everyone here when I exclaim, "Great Googley Moogley!"
Seriously, everyone: go read up on the build of this thing.
The attention to detail and the commitment to making the swap look/feel like an OEM job is staggering. There are so many details this guy could've skipped over in favor of a hack/re-weld solution, but he went to great lengths to do it a certain way.
Agreed. This is at least as immaculate as anything that Bernard and Leno's other mechanical wizards have put together.
Yes, but did he do it in his basement and then knock out the foundation?
cut out, dug ramp, drug out of basement…
I'll say. The engineering and attention to detail here are amazing. The guy's stubborn, he wanted it to turn exactly the way he wanted, and dammit he made it work. He could have made this thing into a flamboyant looking freakmobile, but building the ultimate sleeper shows good taste and restraint.
"weight distribution" Ha!
I think we Hoons should create a Tag of the Day Award (Ta-DA!) for our Hoon Overlords. Some of these are as entertaining as the articles.
It's hard not to be reminded of that line from the Dave Attell "Skanks for the Memories" CD: "I'm sitting in the bus station, minding my own business, reading ‘Ta-Da!’ magazine; a magazine by and for gay magicians, but that's a different story."
"Its a CorJaaaaaaaagggg"
Jesus jumpin jahosaphat, that is tehsomes x 10! I love the stock look. Little do they know…
See, Jaaaags can sneak into just about anything.
Jesus-H-Tapdancing-Christ! That is so chock full of awesome that there's no room for anything else.
I honestly don't know what to say. I almost didn't comment because I am so speechless. Yeah, it's awesome, but it's more than just "awesome". I'm a big fan of adjectives, but I'm not sure there are any for this. The ingenuity, attention to detail, completeness, and overall execution are beyond most engine transplant hack jobs. Hell, this makes 99% of engine transplants look like they were done by 7th graders in a high school shop class.
Wow. Just. Wow.
I'm all for putting a Jag V12 into anything, and this has to be the most ambitious venture of Jaguarization I've ever seen, and the workmanship is impeccable.
I want to be like Jay Eitel when I grow up. I can only hope to be as awesome as he is when I'm eighty three.
I met the builder at Laguna Seca a few years back. The 'vair was sitting with the hood open and, as a Corvair was my first car, I went over to take a look. Boy was I surprised to see all that plumbing back there. The car is really pristine in its build. Kudos go to an engineering degree and a twinge of compulsive-obsessive disorder.
I can't even begin to put into words how completely epic this creation is!
What I want to know is…how bloody fast will it go?
Another thing…that first picture showing nothing more than a sexy pair of shiny exhaust tips…I must say that it looks like the über sleeper from Hell, until they fire it up, of course.
Read the article on the build. Guesses are the top speed is 150 mph. Also, he tried to keep the sound as Corvair-ish as possible.
I'm still in awe.
“… he tried to keep the sound as Corvair-ish as possible”.
Ha ha ha, what did he do, pull six of the plug wires?
Suck it Nader!
thats almost worth setting up a comment rating account.
…almost.
Wait, what? You don't have a registration? What about your license and proof of insurance?
WOW! whats that over there?!!
So is its other secret vicious oversteer?
If he wasn't before, I bet Mr. Eitel is an expert cusser or he is imbued with an infinite amount of patience.
As "Jaguar V12 + classic GM" pairings go, this is equivalent to Michaelangelo's David.
Masterpiece.
Is this a Jag-var?
Wow, that's even more nuts than this: http://ateupwithmotor.com/model-histories/sports-...
(Actually, Chuck's Corv-8 is less nuts than it initially appears. It even rides well.)
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