http://i440.photobucket.com/albums/qq129/subwooferbone/IMG_9374.jpg Total cost should be $10-20. I bought the biggest socket at Biltema (Scandinavian equivalent of Halford's) since I had a feeling I would have to ...   03-01-2009 09:05 pm

Have you tried David Booth? According to his price list he has fresh door handles at £16.50 each and used ones from £2.50. http://jensenhealey.co.uk/ -- Joachim ...   03-01-2009 08:28 pm

Maybe this really belongs in a thread of its own, but it is in relation to something I mentioned earlier. I had some correspondance going with ...   02-27-2009 04:35 pm

Two hour of trying, swearing, trying again, swearing some more before the parts fit like they should. The right rear corner is back together, you ...   02-25-2009 09:11 pm

I'll just have to grow myself a mustache and wear boldly patterned shirts and tight trousers to go with the 70's look... :-) I have ...   02-25-2009 04:40 am

Is it supposed to be a proper press fit, or should there be some axial restraint? I mean, the inner races are restrained axially by ...   02-24-2009 04:03 pm

Probably for the same reason mine is painted red (have no idea why, though...) 18711 will need a respray not too far into the future, ...   02-24-2009 03:53 pm

Bumping an old thread here! During dismantling for cleanup, I may have found the cause of the problem. It looks like the outer race of the ...   02-22-2009 08:30 pm

Working on the car again, I won't start any more work than I can finish by May 10th, I'll be ready for the Norwegian sports ...   02-22-2009 08:25 pm

Hand cleaner? Heck, why not? I just came in from the garage, tried out the POR-15 Marine Clean. I'm impressed! I guess it only counts as ...   02-15-2009 08:05 pm

They sent the sprayer, but not a spare bottle. It should be diluted 1:5 before use, right? How good is it, by the way? I've been ...   02-14-2009 02:31 pm

Didn't think of the oven cleaner, but yeah, I could see that working! Getting the wife away from the house for long enough to run ...   02-14-2009 07:02 am

I am readying the suspension parts for painting, and getting the Mercasol undercoat and lots of old road grime off was easy enough using diesel ...   02-13-2009 08:02 pm

Totally agree with you there, Edward. If it wasn't for the 907, I think I would have passed on the JH, the styling is not ...   02-09-2009 04:42 pm

White smoke is usually steam, I think. There could be a (slow) coolant leak somewhere, which blows off after the first start. -- Joachim ...   02-05-2009 05:49 am

The Dremel approach wasn't too successful, so I resorted to brute force... I think the problems really started right at the beginning, because I didn't ...   02-02-2009 09:26 pm

I guess I could, but most of the rubber is already out. I'll have a go at the outer housing with a Dremel sometime during ...   01-29-2009 08:22 pm

I have no idea if adding injectors to that manifold is feasible, but if you go that route, you could just rip out the innards ...   01-29-2009 12:35 pm

Art: I tried making a makeshift press rig, using two (slightly modified) sockets and a piece of threaded rod, but the first one simply will ...   01-28-2009 08:29 pm

You may consider getting a manifold, fuel rail and TBs from an S4 Esprit, I guess Mike at lotusbits.com could source a set. No S4 ...   01-28-2009 07:28 am

Thanks! Just started on the car again yesterday, ordered some POR-15 and had some old bushings pressed out. I get that kind of thing done ...   01-27-2009 08:17 pm

Finally had some time to cook up a reply to this: pc wrote: Fuel delivery in a carburetor is a function of air volume, i.e. Velocity x ...   01-27-2009 07:42 pm

Nice wheels, but wouldn't they look a bit out of place on a JH? A bit of a clash with the early 70's styling? My ...   01-27-2009 07:01 pm

I've been hard at work in the garage for the last two weeks, but nothing happening on the car yet, just the room around it. http://i440.photobucket.com/albums/qq129/subwooferbone/IMG_9057.jpg Last ...   01-25-2009 05:02 pm

Greg Fletcher wrote: Sorry Chris, I was talking about the Patton kit for $1,500-$2,000. Yours does seem economical at that price. I'd like to hear how ...   01-24-2009 08:13 am

Please let us know how the 2.0/104/107 works out! I have tried to find if 2.0 pistons for higher CRs are available. SJ Sportscars in ...   01-13-2009 06:42 pm

Lookin' good! Are you changing the crankshaft for a 2.2 while you are at it, or do you stay at 2.0 and 9.5 compression? Regarding the ZDDP ...   01-13-2009 12:23 pm

The overheating was caused by the old radiator, no doubt, so I had it rebuilt, after that I've had no problems at all. I understood what ...   01-10-2009 06:50 am

Unmounted as in unrestrained? It's a heavy item to have floating around the occupant space, it should really be tied down. Still, you are one ...   01-06-2009 06:23 pm

Trying to link in the pictures instead of having them as attachments. https://i.postimg.cc/VsKt7zq0/IMG-6126-1.jpg Parked in front of the house https://i.postimg.cc/PJV8NMXQ/IMG-6005.jpg Debugging electrics ...   01-05-2009 08:42 pm

The radiator was clogged up, so I had it rebuilt locally, using the largest element from Nissens that would fit the tanks. She overheated a ...   01-05-2009 06:35 pm

Next step was to get the electrics up and running, quite a few hours were spent in the "Lotus position" (head down in the foot ...   01-05-2009 06:05 pm

Since this forum was my suggestion, I will start the party. First post! The story so far: The car came to Norway the summer of 2007, imported ...   01-05-2009 05:17 pm

AOL! Judson suggested repeated oil changes to flush out the old old, but I think proper draining is better. Once drained, a few questions arise: 1: Is ...   12-16-2008 08:03 am

pc wrote: But all that’s academic since the Patton Machine system is a throttle body injection setup, a.k.a. an electronic carburetor style of system.  As long ...   12-13-2008 08:27 pm

Judson Manning wrote: My first suggestion would be to flush the engine by running a lighter weight oil (I use 5W20) through the system at idle ...   11-30-2008 06:57 pm

It does sound like it. For those interested, there is an explanation of the siamese problem here: http://www.starchak.ca/efi/siamese.htm Edit: There may be a difference between a Mini ...   11-30-2008 02:09 pm

Does the Delco system handle the problem of TBI and siamese headers? I read about someone trying to get a MegaSquirt system tuned in for ...   11-29-2008 06:54 pm

I'll look for the process description, but I fear she'll need a full teardown. I have only changed the oil on her once (just after ...   11-29-2008 06:41 pm

Just a short update: 1. I have discovered the same as ozzadavies (a small touch of mayo on the dipstick, oil seems fresh after dipping second ...   11-26-2008 06:10 pm