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Carburetors > Tuning a Weber 45 DCOE setup with Wideband (12 replies - 11661 views)

Now that vacuum is being mentioned, I have a weird situation: I installed an aftermarket analog mechanical vacuum gauge on the dash. I got ...   06-21-2020 11:39 pm

Engine & Transmission > Clutch Cable Installation--Help! (9 replies - 14541 views)

My cable is attached via a bolt clip to the block just above the pan. It has some rubber tube to help with heat. https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1024x768q90/922/P7teQ2.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1024x768q90/922/ng0Zp9.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1024x768q90/923/tS0WCn.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1024x768q90/924/48tGeu.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1024x768q90/922/LNtv37.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1024x768q90/922/4DERT0.jpg ...   06-20-2020 09:48 pm

Carburetors > Tuning a Weber 45 DCOE setup with Wideband (12 replies - 11661 views)

Fuel mileage will be the last benchmark as soon as some of the popping is sorted out. Power seems great but I need to ...   06-20-2020 09:38 pm

Ignition > Distributor timing and cam belt on a custom high power engine (55 replies - 48887 views)

Well, everything is back up and running. After taking the head off I have successfully done my own valve job with a set of ...   06-19-2020 09:39 pm

Carburetors > Tuning a Weber 45 DCOE setup with Wideband (12 replies - 11661 views)

I thought I would start this thread anew to help guide people with some info on how to interpret wideband 02 sensor readings in a ...   06-19-2020 09:06 pm

Engine & Transmission > Engine R&R with 2 piece header (10 replies - 7981 views)

I've found the header to be extremely easy to remove if you remove the exhaust cam housing. If you don't, it's difficult. It's ...   06-14-2020 03:05 am

Brakes > fromt brake hard lines (5 replies - 5711 views)

Delta and JHPS should have it if it's the standard factory line. If not, most auto parts stores and Eastwood sell universal brake line ...   06-01-2020 02:36 am

Ignition > 123ignition (9 replies - 8404 views)

Any updates? Very interested it buying one of these. ...   05-28-2020 03:58 pm

Engine & Transmission > Missing marks on auxiliary pulley?(replacing timing belt) (7 replies - 6894 views)

Problem with going off of any objective marks on the dizzy wheel is that someone may have changed where the spark plug wires go (it's ...   05-28-2020 03:57 pm

Engine & Transmission > Missing marks on auxiliary pulley?(replacing timing belt) (7 replies - 6894 views)

I had the same problem in a recent thread I posted. I eventually realized that the dizzy pulley has no real objective marks, and ...   05-27-2020 04:49 am

Miscellaneous > Harbor Freight Jack Stands Recalled for Risk of Collapsing (4 replies - 4547 views)

Aren't they all made in the same factory in China?? I'm working every couple of days under something that looks awfully like those...... ...   05-21-2020 12:09 pm

Brakes > Brakes master problem? (9 replies - 8145 views)

kart54 wrote: It is actually a much better car and much more comfortable than the Alfa Kart54 Guys complain about how the British girls are so temperamental, ...   05-21-2020 02:27 am

Ignition > 123ignition (9 replies - 8404 views)

Been thinking about it, it's expensive. There is an outfit here in the USA which I guess is their US distributor, they seem to ...   05-18-2020 08:30 pm

Brakes > Brakes master problem? (9 replies - 8145 views)

If you can't find a puddle of fluid somewhere then yes, it's most likely the master cylinder. The good news is it isn't hugely ...   05-18-2020 08:17 pm

Ignition > Distributor timing and cam belt on a custom high power engine (55 replies - 48887 views)

I think I just answered my own question- cam timing is always TDC on the compression stroke. I think I measured it up for ...   05-16-2020 07:19 am

Ignition > Distributor timing and cam belt on a custom high power engine (55 replies - 48887 views)

Esprit2 wrote: If you removed the nut & washer so you could see the ends of the camshafts in the pulley bores, then... You would see that ...   05-16-2020 06:35 am

Ignition > Distributor timing and cam belt on a custom high power engine (55 replies - 48887 views)

So, ready to bolt on the heads, just waiting for a couple extra shims to get me to .007" and .012" on intake and exhaust. ...   05-14-2020 04:21 am

Brakes > Front brake calipers (10 replies - 10440 views)

gmgiltd wrote: Have a look at this previous post - my GT was the prototype and they have been on the car for nine years with ...   05-09-2020 03:19 am

Brakes > Front brake calipers (10 replies - 10440 views)

TXJH wrote: I will have to do some more measurements to see if the 4 pistons will fit.  I'll get the biggest I can that will ...   05-09-2020 03:15 am

Brakes > Front brake calipers (10 replies - 10440 views)

TXJH wrote: 13x7 aftermarket alum wheels came with the car and I don't think 4 piston calipers like the JHPS/Outlaw M16 will fit. They fit ...   05-08-2020 10:31 pm

Projects > 1973 Jensen Healey #10777 Lotus "Colin Chapman" Edition "Gold Leaf" Build (45 replies - 41022 views)

Got the valve job done. Cut a 3 angle with a friends Neway tools, then resurfaced the valves with his Gizmatic (also a Neway ...   05-08-2020 10:37 am

Brakes > Front brake calipers (10 replies - 10440 views)

BTW, don't get the EBC "slotted" rotors (that are very expensive) that's in my picture. I reviewed them in another thread and it's silly ...   05-08-2020 05:18 am

Brakes > Front brake calipers (10 replies - 10440 views)

The JHPS calipers were very nice but they are discontinued. I have always steered clear of the off the shelf or custom applications so ...   05-08-2020 05:13 am

VIN Database for Jensen Healey & Jensen GT > Spark Plugs for Lotus 907 - 2.2L Hi Compression Engine (7 replies - 9300 views)

This trigger on the 43D Lucas copy I ordered from a shop in the UK seems to be using something that hasn't been seen before- ...   05-05-2020 06:38 am

Miscellaneous > Jensen Healey musings from The New York Times (10 replies - 16567 views)

Unfortunately it seems to just perpetuate the general idea English cars are unreliable and don't run and specifically the myth that the JH is particularly ...   05-03-2020 03:27 am

Engine & Transmission > ARP Head Stud Installation Procedure (Lotus 907 Jensen Healey) (14 replies - 13682 views)

I did, thanks Brett. Used the ARP nuts to tighten to 27ft lbs which seemed just about right. They all sit at around ...   05-01-2020 12:56 pm

Engine & Transmission > Oil cooler hose replacement (2 replies - 3879 views)

I just did this last week. The stock cooler uses 5/8" BST fittings and they leak, it's just not a good design really. ...   05-01-2020 12:09 pm

Miscellaneous > I think I just got an upgrade! (4 replies - 4950 views)

If you're getting people calling it an MG or a Triumph you have people that at least can ID it as British. Every time ...   04-29-2020 03:34 am

Engine & Transmission > ARP Head Stud Installation Procedure (Lotus 907 Jensen Healey) (14 replies - 13682 views)

Also, the lower end of the head stud threads to the block with a M12 X 1.75 thread, and ARP sells a chaser for that ...   04-28-2020 03:12 am

Engine & Transmission > ARP Head Stud Installation Procedure (Lotus 907 Jensen Healey) (14 replies - 13682 views)

Thanks for clarifying Tim. I made that graphic but it seems as usual I am confusing different things, obviously that procedure is for the ...   04-27-2020 11:39 pm

Engine & Transmission > ARP Head Stud Installation Procedure (Lotus 907 Jensen Healey) (14 replies - 13682 views)

I've been researching installing this ARP head stud kit I just received and there are a few things that are confusing. I am using ...   04-27-2020 09:46 pm

Engine & Transmission > Lubrication system diagram (25 replies - 22707 views)

Speaking of oil returns, is there any function to the holes surrounding the head studs? I removed the old head studs, waiting on an ...   04-24-2020 06:25 am

Electrical & Instruments > WOSP Starter Motor Install, 3x the torque and 1/3 the size and weight (15 replies - 16625 views)

If I had known about Gustafson I probably would have gone that route, especially here in the States. They look almost identical. ...   04-21-2020 11:34 pm

Projects > 1973 Jensen Healey #10777 Lotus "Colin Chapman" Edition "Gold Leaf" Build (45 replies - 41022 views)

Esprit2 wrote: If you know the owner and they're open to it, I'd appreciate a name, if not an introduction. His name is Stefan and he's in ...   04-21-2020 11:15 pm

Projects > 1973 Jensen Healey #10777 Lotus "Colin Chapman" Edition "Gold Leaf" Build (45 replies - 41022 views)

Thanks Bruce, I will do that mod on the brakes. Makes sense. Yeah Tim, I had a feeling this will be the last ride for ...   04-21-2020 11:05 pm

Electrical & Instruments > WOSP Starter Motor Install, 3x the torque and 1/3 the size and weight (15 replies - 16625 views)

nrb993 wrote: Hi - Please may I ask, what is the cold start wire and how does it work, I am not sure I understand. I ...   04-21-2020 07:19 am

Projects > 1973 Jensen Healey #10777 Lotus "Colin Chapman" Edition "Gold Leaf" Build (45 replies - 41022 views)

Decided to pull the head in early April because Covid has me at home out of work. I always wanted to get a better ...   04-19-2020 11:52 am

Ignition > Distributor timing and cam belt on a custom high power engine (55 replies - 48887 views)

It frustrates me. Without the specs who knows whats really going on. Dema Elgin taught me years ago that the way people bought ...   04-18-2020 02:24 am

Ignition > Distributor timing and cam belt on a custom high power engine (55 replies - 48887 views)

One thing that's again bothering me is the info about opening and closing. Ken at Dave Bean didn't seem to have this information, all ...   04-17-2020 10:29 pm

Ignition > Distributor timing and cam belt on a custom high power engine (55 replies - 48887 views)

I called Barry Spencer and he gave me really good info. He thought it was a Dave Bean cam so I called them. ...   04-17-2020 08:49 pm


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