As one of the 'interested guys who disappeared', let's just say things have been busy. ;-/ But the EFI project is definitely in the top ...   08-10-2011 01:51 am

My life has settled down a bit so I was able to get a lot more done on the car. The engine rebuild went very ...   07-11-2011 12:32 am

A lot has happened in my life since my last post, but even with all that the car has had some shakedown events with a few ...   11-20-2010 12:25 pm

I'd be interested in a fiberglass hood, er, bonnet. ...   11-19-2009 01:26 am

A bit more progress today. Here's the damage to the tranny tunnel done by the driveshaft 'explosion'. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v248/jensenman/driveshaftdamagecloseup.jpg I put off fixing that until the powerplant ...   08-30-2009 02:23 am

Commence boredom as I show the latest. :-D Instrument panel. Still some tidying up to do and I need to add aluminum sheet on both sides. ...   08-21-2009 11:36 pm

August 9, 2009: it LIVES! Yee HA! The S5 13B rotary came to life after its long slumber, it took about 20 seconds of cranking, still a ...   08-09-2009 11:29 pm

It does appear that the right 'arm' is bent and that is part of the subframe. The good thing: the subframe is mounted in rubber ...   06-24-2009 06:22 pm

Sounds like you are talking about the lower control arm. This goes from the crossmember under the spring and to the steering knuckle. If so, ...   06-22-2009 09:25 pm

The two small lines are vacuum lines to the heater controls and are 1) a supply which connects to the intake manifold and 2) the ...   06-22-2009 09:08 pm

The strut rods have a bend in them for tire clearance, that's normal. They should come out pretty easily; there's two large nuts on the subframe ...   06-21-2009 11:47 pm

My, but that's pretty. Very nice work! ...   06-21-2009 11:40 pm

http://www.autoexpertproducts.com/images/ColortuneBlueFlame.JPG Something which helps a lot on Z-S carbs: http://www.autoexpertproducts.com/colortune-14mm.htm That and the mixture adjustment tool mentioned earlier make life a lot easier. ...   05-28-2009 12:41 pm

This car has been pretty well gutted so I am not real sure about the f/r distribution right now. Nothing scientific, but my wheel spring ...   05-27-2009 12:33 pm

Progress so far: the rear axle and all suspension links are completed and installed, the clutch and throttle cable linkage and installation are complete, the ...   05-27-2009 01:55 am

The transmission will come off of the bellhousing. Easiest way:  take the console out and remove the nut which holds the rear of the shift ...   05-22-2009 07:12 pm

I have the pre-Superpro bushings in the rear of my car, they were made as a two piece split bushing. Those just about jumped in ...   05-20-2009 06:52 pm

The J-H's rear suspension link geometry is set up to give roll understeer, yet the car will oversteer. That means there's something else that causes ...   05-20-2009 01:47 pm

Yes, the drive dog on the back of the oil pump is spring loaded. I guess that keeps it from rattling! If you loosen all ...   05-20-2009 01:12 pm

That's the 'pinch weld' where the inner and outer body members are joined together. It's doubtful they are bent. It's easy to check, though; pull the weatherstrip ...   05-12-2009 09:56 pm

Bad weatherstrips will definitely cause a door rattle. When the outside of the door is even with the rear fender, the weatherstrip should be contacting ...   05-12-2009 07:44 pm

Redline's stuff is thin compared to the old stinky stuff, yeah. But it seems to work. That's what I run in my rotary Spitfire's RX7 limited ...   05-03-2009 12:21 am

The exhaust header is probably catching on the steering shaft (I assume your car is left hand drive). If you loosen the steering shaft pinch ...   05-01-2009 09:37 pm

It's possible. That short shift kit moves the pivot up from the stock position and should cut the 'throws' considerably. Only way to find out ...   04-30-2009 09:08 pm

Actually, getting the bellhousing was (for me) one of the easiest parts of the whole project. I got mine from lotusbits as well. Steve, how are you ...   04-30-2009 02:44 am

Fatfingers, double post. Oops. ...   04-29-2009 06:56 pm

I ran into the same thing, I think Conversion Components has either quit with the J-H kits or has gone out of business. That's why I ...   04-29-2009 06:56 pm

I started another thread in the 'Projects' section showing more recent progress. http://www.jensenhealey.com/forums/view_topic.php?id=1248&forum_id=15 ...   04-29-2009 01:01 am

Some more progress: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v248/jensenman/rearshockmountinsidetrunk.jpg This is a reinforcement of the upper shock mounts inside the trunk. The bottom of the 'triangle' is welded to a 'box' which ...   04-29-2009 12:55 am

It shouldn't. It's not hard to check, you should be able to blow through it towards the intake but not the other way. The valve ...   04-28-2009 10:04 pm

The brake vacuum booster probably has a leak. When you push the brake pedal, this opens a vacuum valve inside the booster so that engine ...   04-28-2009 01:02 pm

That will depend on the type of vacuum capsule you have. An 'advance' type has no vacuum at idle, this is the type where the ...   04-27-2009 09:01 pm

Not all cars had the mount points for the links welded to the control arms, so those are included just in case. As far as ...   04-23-2009 02:02 pm

There's not much out there that will seal gasoline which will still allow later removal. Hylomar or Loctite 518 *might* work but I kinda doubt ...   04-23-2009 02:00 pm

Sorry if it came across that way. I get a little wound up about that situation; I have seen far too many people single flare ...   04-21-2009 01:19 pm

I DETEST flaring brake lines. To do it properly it must be double flared (a single flare is unsafe at brake pressures and will not ...   04-20-2009 12:31 pm

BTW, about the resistor: the control box should have +12V at all times. The ignition coil will vary; some require +6 volts regardless of the ...   04-14-2009 12:22 am

There's two types of advance: vacuum and mechanical. The vacuum capsule is one of two types: it either advances the ignition timing when you open the ...   04-13-2009 09:05 pm

If the exhaust got that hot, it tells me the timing was seriously retarded. Assuming the engine still runs smoothly, I'd say the powerplant will ...   04-13-2009 01:21 pm

On mine, I painted a line on the dizzy body with White Out which lined up with the #1 wire tower on the cap. I ...   04-10-2009 12:17 pm