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Engine & Transmission > Lotus 5 speed transmission (47 replies - 79889 views)

Wouldn't it be ok to use a gold zinc plated Grade 8? That's what I replaced my bellhousing hardware with last clutch job. Stainless (usually ...   04-15-2020 10:44 pm

Engine & Transmission > Lubrication system diagram (25 replies - 22695 views)

I thought this might be a good thread to ask- been thinking about adding an accusump (oil accumulator). Most of the literature on these ...   04-15-2020 04:33 am

Engine & Transmission > Lubrication system diagram (25 replies - 22695 views)

SimonD wrote: Just got her out of her winter slumber and have noticed that the oil pump pulley has moved back against the oil pump housing. ...   04-15-2020 04:27 am

Ignition > Distributor timing and cam belt on a custom high power engine (55 replies - 48861 views)

redracer wrote: Yes, they're the same. Again, the earlier cam housings were 0.001" smaller on each of the 5 cam housing "bearing" surfaces. Just to be safe, ...   04-12-2020 04:46 am

Ignition > Distributor timing and cam belt on a custom high power engine (55 replies - 48861 views)

redracer wrote: Very interesting; you have a '73 cam housing on the right(the bearing sizes were 0.001" smaller than the later housings.) There used to be ...   04-11-2020 11:15 pm

Ignition > Distributor timing and cam belt on a custom high power engine (55 replies - 48861 views)

Esprit2 wrote: Many cam grinders produced '104' cams that did not match the Lotus 104 specs, and "104" as a name was used about like ...   04-11-2020 08:52 pm

Carburetors > crankcase venting options? (12 replies - 11845 views)

Hey Ralph here are some close ups, the K&N is an off the shelf that fits a 5/8" tube if I remember correctly. Don't ...   04-11-2020 10:14 am

Engine & Transmission > Help ID'ing mystery pistons (1 reply - 3282 views)

I was surprised to find some fairly clean and tidy piston heads that wiped clean when I pulled the heads off this 73' custom built ...   04-11-2020 09:16 am

Ignition > Distributor timing and cam belt on a custom high power engine (55 replies - 48861 views)

Esprit2 wrote: Disco, If this project exceeds your reach, you're fortunate to be ~close to Spencer's Motorsports. Barry Spencer can time a 907 with his ...   04-11-2020 05:44 am

Projects > 10517 2.2 upgrade (3 replies - 4595 views)

You and me both brother! I'm not going the 2.2 route but have the engine apart to rebuild and tweak this and that. There ...   04-11-2020 05:35 am

Electrical & Instruments > Headlamp removal (1 reply - 3206 views)

I wanted to replace the sealed beams recently and ran into a weird problem- the three screws holding the light in (via the chrome rim) ...   04-06-2020 06:07 am

Carburetors > crankcase venting options? (12 replies - 11845 views)

I used to run K&N oval filters on my Webers then moved to some custom velocity stacks to try and get some lower / midrange ...   04-03-2020 08:51 am

Engine & Transmission > Getrag 235/5 Rebuild Options (2 replies - 4161 views)

This popping out of gear thing has been driving me crazy for 12 years. Tonight I thought to myself as I was going to ...   04-02-2020 07:49 am

Engine & Transmission > Getrag 235/5 Rebuild Options (2 replies - 4161 views)

I have a 73 with a 235/5. When it was first built 20 years ago it ran very smoothly, I had it off the ...   04-02-2020 05:35 am

Brakes > EBC Slotted and Drilled High Performance Rotors Review (0 replies - 3022 views)

I had seen these around for years and never was particularly interested because of the crazy prices ($400+) but judging from pictures I thought they ...   03-30-2020 09:55 pm

Projects > 1973 Jensen Healey #10777 Lotus "Colin Chapman" Edition "Gold Leaf" Build (45 replies - 41006 views)

Spent the last few weeks working on her, tons of time since all my clients cancelled on me for the foreseeable future and we're in ...   03-30-2020 08:41 am

Electrical & Instruments > WOSP Starter Motor Install, 3x the torque and 1/3 the size and weight (15 replies - 16613 views)

Tom Bradley wrote: Very nice. The price is a bit painful though. I notice that the price is considerably higher than WOSP starters for ...   03-23-2020 01:15 am

Electrical & Instruments > WOSP Starter Motor Install, 3x the torque and 1/3 the size and weight (15 replies - 16613 views)

WOSP is a UK firm that does modern Denso based starters for British classics. Saw them from an ebay reseller and decided to give ...   03-17-2020 05:59 am

Projects > 1973 Jensen Healey #10777 Lotus "Colin Chapman" Edition "Gold Leaf" Build (45 replies - 41006 views)

In between the world ending I had a really weird experience. I ran her in the morning last week and she had trouble starting, ...   03-17-2020 05:46 am

Electrical & Instruments > Tach not functioning correctly (32 replies - 26458 views)

What are you running in terms of ignition coil? Still have the ballast resistor? ...   03-16-2020 04:19 pm

Projects > 1973 Jensen Healey #10777 Lotus "Colin Chapman" Edition "Gold Leaf" Build (45 replies - 41006 views)

Finally got the new wheels on, looks great. Much better than the dune buggy look. The old stamped steel 15" wheels with the ...   02-29-2020 07:12 pm

Projects > 1973 Jensen Healey #10777 Lotus "Colin Chapman" Edition "Gold Leaf" Build (45 replies - 41006 views)

noomg wrote: When you say you're going to do a "Gold Leaf" car are you going to paint a gold beltline stripe and white underneath? I ...   02-28-2020 06:44 am

Carburetors > Carburetor mounting (10 replies - 10303 views)

Just had to do this r&r'ing my webers. The metal spring style washer does not include any washers on either side. Strange enough, ...   02-22-2020 12:00 am

Projects > 1973 Jensen Healey #10777 Lotus "Colin Chapman" Edition "Gold Leaf" Build (45 replies - 41006 views)

Tom Bradley wrote: Additional thought: The choke on most carbs is dual-action. It increases the idle speed as well as the mixture. One possibility ...   02-21-2020 02:18 am

Projects > 1973 Jensen Healey #10777 Lotus "Colin Chapman" Edition "Gold Leaf" Build (45 replies - 41006 views)

Day of truth came after a huge amount of work getting the new 43D Lucas distributor I got fitted with the proper oil seal and ...   02-18-2020 09:25 am

VIN Database for Jensen Healey & Jensen GT > Jensen Healey & Jensen GT VIN Database (342 replies - 538512 views)

Hey that's Alice's, it's just south of San Francisco. Been there many times with my Healey, best twisty roads around the Santa Cruz mountains. ...   02-16-2020 04:20 am

Ignition > Distributor timing and cam belt on a custom high power engine (55 replies - 48861 views)

Was able to cut a nice 4mm deep by around 17.5mm diameter recess for the seal in in the new 43D housing using a small ...   02-13-2020 08:43 pm

Ignition > Distributor timing and cam belt on a custom high power engine (55 replies - 48861 views)

Esprit2 wrote: Chris, Are you sure that machining is required? I'm not familiar with which 43D copy you have, but in all the Lucas and ...   02-13-2020 07:37 pm

Ignition > Distributor timing and cam belt on a custom high power engine (55 replies - 48861 views)

Thanks Tim and Tom, ordered some seals and am going to install them. I also will attempt to install one on the newer 43D ...   02-13-2020 05:55 pm

Ignition > Distributor timing and cam belt on a custom high power engine (55 replies - 48861 views)

Tom Bradley wrote: I also pulled one of my distributors apart and it looks the same as yours. I think the spiral acts as a ...   02-12-2020 09:37 pm

Ignition > Distributor timing and cam belt on a custom high power engine (55 replies - 48861 views)

Just picked up on this difference after re-reading Tim's explanation- there is a black metal ring on the bottom of the floor of the distributor ...   02-12-2020 04:57 am

Ignition > Distributor timing and cam belt on a custom high power engine (55 replies - 48861 views)

Esprit2 wrote: They all have an O-ring around the shaft housing... on the outside, where it slips into the oil pump housing. It's the ...   02-12-2020 04:46 am

Projects > 1973 Jensen Healey #10777 Lotus "Colin Chapman" Edition "Gold Leaf" Build (45 replies - 41006 views)

Some other new additions: Aluminum radiator: https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1280x1024q90/923/ByrNY5.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1280x1024q90/922/vP7ajc.jpg Carbs rebuilt: https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1280x1024q90/924/qd8ghi.jpg Lovely Lotus Cam Covers: https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1280x1024q90/922/L0LfvP.jpg Lecarra wheel Jensified: https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1280x1024q90/922/otmqUv.jpg Engine coming together: https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1280x1024q90/924/OgUA9z.jpg ...   02-11-2020 06:01 am

Projects > 1973 Jensen Healey #10777 Lotus "Colin Chapman" Edition "Gold Leaf" Build (45 replies - 41006 views)

PART V: The Resurrection Part of the reason this thing sat for so long was the wheels and tires. Started to think- oh, maybe something ...   02-11-2020 05:55 am

Projects > 1973 Jensen Healey #10777 Lotus "Colin Chapman" Edition "Gold Leaf" Build (45 replies - 41006 views)

PART IV: More Life and the Takedown Started to travel more for work and ended up leaving her with a friend who had a garage when ...   02-11-2020 05:12 am

Projects > 1973 Jensen Healey #10777 Lotus "Colin Chapman" Edition "Gold Leaf" Build (45 replies - 41006 views)

PART III: More Mods and taking it off the road The wheel issues were at least passable for the time being, so things were going ok, ...   02-11-2020 04:47 am

Projects > 1973 Jensen Healey #10777 Lotus "Colin Chapman" Edition "Gold Leaf" Build (45 replies - 41006 views)

PART II: Living with it and Mods The car was a masterpiece and I didn't really want to change anything, but reality started to change things ...   02-11-2020 04:40 am

Projects > 1973 Jensen Healey #10777 Lotus "Colin Chapman" Edition "Gold Leaf" Build (45 replies - 41006 views)

This is a build and customization thread of my JH, kind of an organization of the project and it's timeline. After nearly 12 years ...   02-11-2020 04:19 am

Ignition > Distributor timing and cam belt on a custom high power engine (55 replies - 48861 views)

Esprit2 wrote: Know what you're doing before you install the Ignitor, and make no mistakes. Regards, Tim Engel I think I might have committed all of ...   02-10-2020 11:42 pm

Engine & Transmission > Cam tensioner - anyone got a solution? (11 replies - 10371 views)

JensenMike wrote: Chassis number 1110/10777 would have engine number B72110894. It was built 12/1/72 and would have been mustard body color. Engine B741210822 came from chassis ...   02-10-2020 11:44 am


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