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Body & interior stuff > Where do the body panel Data Plates go? (6 replies - 6175 views)

Thanks guys, finally got around to install using 1/16" aluminum rivets. Looks good. Thanks to Greg for making them too! https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1024x768q90/922/5rY4us.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1024x768q90/924/VzY813.jpg ...   08-16-2020 04:12 am

Projects > 1973 Jensen Healey #10777 Lotus "Colin Chapman" Edition "Gold Leaf" Build (45 replies - 41011 views)

New project, new look. Added a front spoiler from Greg. Quality fiberglass piece, very sturdy. Had to fabricate an aluminum piece to ...   08-14-2020 04:12 am

Ignition > Distributor pulley drifting forward on shaft (8 replies - 6618 views)

Greg Fletcher wrote: I’ve found the front and back circlips on the shaft to be fairly robust, I don’t think there is anything inherently wrong with ...   08-04-2020 10:11 pm

Engine & Transmission > 2.4 liter 910 build (8 replies - 7067 views)

My head is similarly decked very close to the valve seats, and it would not be able to be decked again. You going to ...   08-03-2020 08:18 am

Ignition > Distributor pulley drifting forward on shaft (8 replies - 6618 views)

Took it all apart finally and the entire shaft basically dropped out with a little tap on the distributor end once I got the assembly ...   08-01-2020 02:23 am

Ignition > Installing a MSD 6AL with a petronix stich (5 replies - 12614 views)

Pretty straight forward stuff in terms of the install of an MSD 6AL unit (this is the newer version with the built in rev limited ...   07-26-2020 11:07 am

Engine & Transmission > 2.4 liter 910 build (8 replies - 7067 views)

There is another outfit in the uk called QED, they seem to have some kind of pistons I have not seen yet. Sounds like ...   07-24-2020 05:58 am

Engine & Transmission > 2.4 liter 910 build (8 replies - 7067 views)

Very cool, I looked at all of Kemp's stuff when I was thinking about building a monster. I run his belt tensioner kit and ...   07-23-2020 11:41 pm

Engine & Transmission > Head removal? (19 replies - 14107 views)

It's funny Tim mentions silcone because when I rebuilt my head it had a ton of sludge trapped in those tiny oil passages. I ...   07-22-2020 09:30 am

Engine & Transmission > 2.4 liter 910 build (8 replies - 7067 views)

Very cool, you going to use a 104 cam? Mine only makes .420 lift. Can you get to .450? Do you need ...   07-22-2020 09:22 am

Ignition > Distributor pulley drifting forward on shaft (8 replies - 6618 views)

I'll be taking it apart, also buying a spare. Seems like a disaster waiting to happen. ...   07-21-2020 10:50 pm

Ignition > Distributor pulley drifting forward on shaft (8 replies - 6618 views)

I have this nagging problem since I rebuilt her recently. The distributor pops out of the socket sometimes, the tach goes dead and the ...   07-21-2020 04:17 am

Engine & Transmission > Head removal? (19 replies - 14107 views)

I just used yellow teflon tape when I rebuilt my head a few months ago, works great. Some aviation sealant No.3 is good as ...   07-21-2020 04:08 am

Engine & Transmission > Head removal? (19 replies - 14107 views)

Pulling the head is straightforward enough, there are really no curve balls involved. The cam towers come off and then it's ten nuts. ...   07-20-2020 04:25 am

Projects > 1973 Jensen Healey #10777 Lotus "Colin Chapman" Edition "Gold Leaf" Build (45 replies - 41011 views)

Final steps on building a kind of custom cold air intake system. With this 104 cam and the headers and the Weber 45's, ...   07-19-2020 09:05 am

Projects > 10628 Refresh (63 replies - 98374 views)

I have a major lopey idle with the 104 cams and it does sound like a Chevelle sometimes, especially with the flowmaster super 44. ...   07-15-2020 12:18 am

Carburetors > Tuning a Weber 45 DCOE setup with Wideband (12 replies - 11650 views)

Major discovery today- as I was doing my usual swapping of jets and tubes I decided to change back to the 38mm chokes. I ...   07-10-2020 04:33 am

Carburetors > Tuning a Weber 45 DCOE setup with Wideband (12 replies - 11650 views)

Went to some 35 pump jets and this improved WOT and caused less rich on throttle, now in the 11 to 1 range. With 36mm chokes ...   07-09-2020 04:40 am

Miscellaneous > engine diagrams? (16 replies - 12017 views)

The wheel bearing is easy to adjust, there is a small dust cover and it comes off to reveal a castle nut with a cotter ...   07-07-2020 08:09 am

Carburetors > Tuning a Weber 45 DCOE setup with Wideband (12 replies - 11650 views)

Did another round of tuning, this time concentrating on transition (4000 and up) and high speed throttle response and high speed ratios, including fast throttle ...   07-06-2020 07:44 am

Body & interior stuff > Where do the body panel Data Plates go? (6 replies - 6175 views)

After 20 years of running without original ID plates after the body was completely stripped and redone, I got a set of repro data plates ...   07-04-2020 04:37 am

Projects > 1973 Jensen Healey #10777 Lotus "Colin Chapman" Edition "Gold Leaf" Build (45 replies - 41011 views)

kart54 wrote: How are your brake lines run? Looks like you have done away with the unit on the fender liner and the lines go under ...   07-04-2020 04:28 am

Electrical & Instruments > Speedo not working, but Odometer working? (10 replies - 12369 views)

Yes, the rehostat is now an on and off button basically. I changed all the bulbs on the dash to LED's only to find ...   07-04-2020 04:22 am

Miscellaneous > engine diagrams? (16 replies - 12017 views)

Jacking the healey can be troubling. The front subframe (big metal plate) at a central point is good, on the rear I always use ...   07-04-2020 03:34 am

Miscellaneous > engine diagrams? (16 replies - 12017 views)

Here is a nice bookmarked pdf copy of the service manual: https://www.dropbox.com/s/y930pzxifz6o7vk/Manual%20-%20Workshop%20-%20Jensen%20Healey%20%281%29.pdf?dl=0 ...   07-03-2020 10:28 pm

Body & interior stuff > Steering wheel replacement thoughts (8 replies - 7368 views)

I went 13" and it's all good, this one is a moto-lita knockoff. Also had to make a hub for it. My previous ...   07-01-2020 10:05 pm

Carburetors > Tuning a Weber 45 DCOE setup with Wideband (12 replies - 11650 views)

Finally found a digital copy of a factory weber tuning manual. These are usually very expensive and this is an older version, maybe 1970's. ...   07-01-2020 11:13 am

Electrical & Instruments > Speedo not working, but Odometer working? (10 replies - 12369 views)

redracer wrote: Very curious as to where you got your LED for the instruments? I got mine from ClassicCarLEDs.co.uk earlier this year; they were (then) the ...   07-01-2020 01:31 am

Projects > 1973 Jensen Healey #10777 Lotus "Colin Chapman" Edition "Gold Leaf" Build (45 replies - 41011 views)

kart54 wrote: That car is stunning! Two quick questions: 1.Where did you get your floormats and 2 How are your brake lines run? Looks like you ...   07-01-2020 01:25 am

Projects > 1973 Jensen Healey #10777 Lotus "Colin Chapman" Edition "Gold Leaf" Build (45 replies - 41011 views)

https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1280x1024q90/922/JUpmfN.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1280x1024q90/923/U2XGQV.jpg ...   06-30-2020 07:02 am

Projects > 1973 Jensen Healey #10777 Lotus "Colin Chapman" Edition "Gold Leaf" Build (45 replies - 41011 views)

https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1280x1024q90/923/LQREJt.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1280x1024q90/924/6evc1O.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1280x1024q90/922/cScJzS.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1280x1024q90/922/otCqgS.jpg ...   06-30-2020 03:55 am

Projects > 1973 Jensen Healey #10777 Lotus "Colin Chapman" Edition "Gold Leaf" Build (45 replies - 41011 views)

Looking good, also have the accusump setup installed and working great. A 1 quart unit mounts perfectly in the front of the radiator above ...   06-30-2020 03:52 am

Electrical & Instruments > Speedo not working, but Odometer working? (10 replies - 12369 views)

I took everything apart and took the gauge out of it's metal housing. Used the manual provided to check everything out, it is a ...   06-30-2020 03:43 am

Projects > 10628 Refresh (63 replies - 98374 views)

That's a good question, I am sure it's an inch thread but is it 1/2"-14 NPT or BSP? Or is there a difference? I once ...   06-29-2020 11:02 pm

Carburetors > Tuning a Weber 45 DCOE setup with Wideband (12 replies - 11650 views)

I can understand some basics in regards to Webers and Dells in that they have jets, you change them, they basically follow a rich to ...   06-29-2020 08:57 am

Projects > 10628 Refresh (63 replies - 98374 views)

Dakota123 wrote: discogodfather wrote: Engine looks amazing. Is the cog wheel on the front for the fuel injection? At the rate I’m going, should be about ...   06-29-2020 06:46 am

Projects > 10628 Refresh (63 replies - 98374 views)

Engine looks amazing. Is the cog wheel on the front for the fuel injection? ...   06-28-2020 09:08 pm

Electrical & Instruments > Speedo not working, but Odometer working? (10 replies - 12369 views)

I recently pulled the cable on my 73 with a getrag 235/5speed. Everything was working fine. I pulled the cable apart and lubed ...   06-28-2020 06:19 am

Projects > 1973 Jensen Healey #10777 Lotus "Colin Chapman" Edition "Gold Leaf" Build (45 replies - 41011 views)

Latest installment of the saga: Got her all together and degree'd the cam to a very fine resolution. Starts with ease now without any choke ...   06-28-2020 05:34 am

Carburetors > Tuning a Weber 45 DCOE setup with Wideband (12 replies - 11650 views)

Went from 150's down to 120's and changed from F2 to F4 emulsions and got an amazing result- now the ratios read: Idle = 14-15 to ...   06-28-2020 05:03 am


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