So it that the headers dumping right into the compartment there??

those would be the intake stacks

just gulping down that air.. that flows in through the scoop on top of the rear wheel wells?

Here's a peek at the headers:

Attachment 70247

okay I've been Googling trying to find a shot of the headers, thanks!

12 into 4 into 2, I read somewhere

Such a shame spending all the time, work, and money to build that beautiful car and make such a simple mistake ruining everything. They must have printed the blueprints backward because they put the steering wheel on the wrong side.

ha ha

I worked on a house where the framers pulled the blueprints wrong, so all the plumbing from the rough-in was exactly 12 inches out of the walls. Poor bastards that bought that house had no idea we'd jack-hammered big holes in their slab to move everything.

Jaguar has always had sexy engines. Cars, too.

Mud flaps are for the hoi polloi, gentlemen have brushes like the Swan car...

When Cadillacs were cool...

Speaking of Volvo 444's, here is another link to BaT for what looks like a worthy project:

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1957-volvo-pv444-3/

I'd rather work toward something classier...

Me too.
Current bid on 444 is $1000.
Doozy on Hemmings is $1,100,000.

Yeah but the Doozy is done. :lol:

How about something smooth...