People often forget this, but it is super important that when your knowledgeable and experienced machine shop is doing the work on your head, they ...   03-10-2008 03:51 pm

Those came with black paint. I'd leave on the dust shields, they do provide a useful service on road cars. ...   03-07-2008 06:33 pm

Not sure what Dan in Florida is working on, but it can't be a JH with the motor it came with as you would need ...   03-04-2008 09:35 pm

I'm sure some quality brake pads would make a world of difference on this car. Jody- I have the SS flexible brake hoses (I don't have ...   02-29-2008 07:51 pm

The stock set up is not bad if it's all working as it should. I remembered that they always seems good on my old car ...   02-29-2008 04:04 pm

"The previous owner said" blah, blah, blah. That's always a cause for concern. I would, at the very least, triple check whatever Previous Owner tells ...   02-20-2008 04:50 pm

Try 10 lbs and you'll see what it can handle. ...   02-12-2008 03:25 pm

Ha! I took that photo years ago when the car was in California. ...   02-06-2008 09:43 pm

As long as we drink wine while we're throwing Jarts, I'm in. ...   02-01-2008 03:45 pm

"The JARTS tournament will be an instant classic event."   JARTS!!! (insert dramatic music) Sheesh, you guys are scaring me. You mean the deadly game ...   01-31-2008 11:29 pm

Ben Franklin also wrote about Noah and Wine: "Before Noah, men having only water to drink, could not find the truth. Accordingly...they became abominably wicked, and ...   01-31-2008 10:00 pm

I'm not saying that beer is not a goodly beverage, but scientific evidence reveals the following- Wine Drinkers Live Longer Than Beer Guzzlers http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2005/01/050131224416.htm Besides, wine glasses don’t ...   01-31-2008 09:18 pm

What really alarmed me about the replacement tank issue is that weird seal they come with. I can't imagine why the builder can't improve on ...   01-29-2008 05:23 pm

Dave is a great guy. Unfortunately, in my experience which involves a number of his units over several years, the failure rate is (again this ...   01-29-2008 05:07 pm

A Jensen Healey owner sent me this letter last week and I'm posting it as public service. I've never used one of these repro tanks ...   12-05-2007 05:53 pm

Does anyone have some photos of wire wheels on their Jensen Healey? The original, optional Dunlop wire wheels would be nice to see, or whatever ...   11-30-2007 04:39 pm

They seemed to be having significant problems years ago, their JH top was great once upon a time, but I would never recommend that anyone ...   11-06-2007 11:37 pm

I think my brand new JH seats have smoke damage! Typical! Fires are gone from our area now, but what a horrible mess! It's like ...   10-26-2007 12:44 am

Garry Kemp in the UK has had some very interesting Lotus engine projects over the years, converting older Lotus engines to modern 90's specs with ...   10-10-2007 03:43 pm

No way, emission stuff works great! There was a snap ring behind the sprocket, but I guess it lost its tension and the sprocket pushed it ...   10-05-2007 07:33 pm

I would tell them the story, return it to them and let them know you're not happy about the unit failing, receipt or not. They ...   10-05-2007 04:00 pm

I started my project engine last weekend (yippy!) for the first time and things are going pretty well so far. The engine sounds great. Few ...   10-04-2007 04:00 pm

You should be able to shift without the clutch if the transmission is otherwise ok. Your comments make me think the problem lies in the ...   10-03-2007 04:36 pm

Crash roll, what a great name for this part! Someone from Monty Python must have been working on the parts book that day. Anyway, it attaches ...   10-02-2007 04:58 pm

I might try spraying in some Tri-Flow type lubricant and seeing if a pair of needle nose pliers and a jeweler's screwdriver would help. ...   10-01-2007 09:00 pm

It's much more practical to leave it removed. On my restoration, I decided to leave most everything stock and fit the timing belt cover- but ...   09-25-2007 03:12 am

Just MHO, but I think the Crane is overly complicated and just adds extra stuff you don't need. The Pertronix is an elegant solution has ...   09-25-2007 03:06 am

Interesting Steve, thanks for posting that. I had my JH cut out once for the same reason and also did not turn the ignition off. ...   09-24-2007 10:03 pm

The club summer party had a great turnout! It was almost a mini-Jensen meet. Nine Jensen Healeys and a group of about 22 made the ...   09-19-2007 03:59 pm

We need a head count for our event this Saturday, September 15 , 2007- for the JHPS End of Summer Party at Bob & ...   09-10-2007 03:48 pm

I used to own a Rover 3500S V8, I'm thinking that had a Borg Warner type 35 automatic (that had one crazy kick-down when you ...   09-07-2007 07:53 pm

I don't think you're going to find any shocks at your local auto parts chain store for this car. The size has been obsolete for ...   09-06-2007 03:38 pm

That's it! Thanks. I must have glued the carpet right over that. I was thinking it was lower. Another question- my bracket doesn't have what looks ...   08-28-2007 05:10 pm

I'm trying to get my seat belts back in the car and I can't figure out where the sliding bracket goes that's on the belt ...   08-28-2007 04:30 pm

Joel has some excellent points. $500 does seem like a fair price for this one. If it has a gang of rust, move on to ...   08-16-2007 12:08 am

The part about the cable seeming too short is a bit of a mystery in itself. I'm guesing your clutch fork is out of position. ...   08-11-2007 04:00 pm

I didn't see that in the Jensen Parts Catalogue Supplement, do you know if an Inertia switch fuel cut off was orginally fitted to GTs? ...   08-09-2007 12:49 am

Interesting, Joey. I've never seen a clutch stick like that, but I'm guessing that you don't drive your car everyday? Perhaps corrosion, moisture and dust ...   08-02-2007 04:48 pm

That is very sad. Mark was a wonderful person, always ready to help and advise anyone and very insightful. I think he touched many people ...   07-24-2007 04:31 pm

I've always refinished my covers in black wrinkle finish since they came that way and I like that look. If it's applied correctly, the wrinkle ...   06-29-2007 07:26 pm