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SPECIFICATIONS
Engine: 7.3-liter, 450-cubic-inch
V-12, alloy block and
head, six 44mm Weber
IDF carburetors, 11.6:1
compression ratio
Horsepower: 600 @ 6,043 rpm
Torque: 578-lbs.ft. @ 3,922 rpm
Gearbox: Five-speed Getrag 265
Ratios 1st: 3.822:1
2nd: 2.200:1
3rd: 1.398:1
4th: 1.000:1
5th: 0.813:1
SELECT COMPONENT PRICES
Engine
Rob Beere Racing Fast Road
V-12 cylinder head and camshaft kit ........................................................... $4,938 (£2,400)
Rob Beere V-12 block conversion for 96mm liners ...........................................
$850 (£415)
Hayward & Scott stainless steel exhaust system .......................................
$1,208 (£587.50)
SNG Barratt V-12 ignition conversion ......................................................
$594.70 (£289.05)
Drivetrain
Medatronics JT5 5-Speed kit, inc. Borg Warner T5 gearbox,
shifter, new driveshaft, clutch disc and hydraulics,
hardware and bellhousing ..........................................................................................$4,700
Suspension
SNG Barratt uprated torsion bars, pair .............................................................$760 (£371)
Koni adjustable shock absorbers ................................................................
$129 (£63) each
Safety
Kirkey Intermediate Road Race seat ..............................................................................$725
Simpson five-point pull-down racing harness ...............................................................
$105
Racer Resumé:
DIMENSIONS
Length: 180 inches
Width: 68 inches
Height: 48 inches
Wheelbase: 105 inches
Curb weight: 2,760 pounds with roll
hoops and full fuel tank,
50/50 weight distribution
hemmings.com october 2007
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HEMMINGS SPORTS & EXOTIC CAR
25
“I
believe the E-Type Jaguar is the most
beautiful car ever made. I bought my
first E-Type, a 1972 V-12 roadster, in 1985,
and I had no intention of doing anything
to it. I joined the Jaguar Club [of North
America], and a few years later, they started
a slalom program. I started driving in that
program, and began thinking about SCCA
events. Stew was maintaining my original
car, and we decided that it would be fun
to have a car that would do really well in
these events. I didn’t want to further modify
my near-stock car, so we started with a 1973
roadster to make The Beast.
“This car is clearly pretty potent on the
track, and Stew’s wife, Karen, has turned the
best time ever in a Jag, beating the previ-
ous best time by a half-second. Bob Hebert
drives for Donovan [Motorcar Service in
Lenox, Massachusetts], and he’s turned a
58-second lap in The Beast at Lime Rock. He
comes back with good feedback for Stew…
tweak the torsion bars, lower the tire pres-
sure… and as long as Karen’s autocrossing
it, Stew trucks it around for me. I can’t turn
those times at Lime Rock, so it’s great to
see what the car is able to do at the hands
of a good driver. I’ve hired Bob Hebert as
a coach, and I’m planning to continue to
do more track driving and probably get my
competition license.”
– By Jim Roberge