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| Engine & Transmission > 80 - 82 mph at 3500rpm - W58 5spd (6 replies - 277 views) Interesting. Thanks.
... 04-29-2013 09:54 pm Engine & Transmission > 80 - 82 mph at 3500rpm - W58 5spd (6 replies - 277 views) Tell us more about the digital gauges? Conversions to the originals or something else? Sourced from where? ... 04-28-2013 03:46 pm VIN Database for Jensen Healey & Jensen GT > New owner Colorado Springs,CO (15 replies - 1951 views) Mine was indeed a Mk1 part, which is what I needed. That may explain why the fit at the hood and top of fender was ... 10-09-2012 04:25 pm VIN Database for Jensen Healey & Jensen GT > New owner Colorado Springs,CO (15 replies - 1951 views) I tried using a headlight bezel from Delta, but it was unusable, as the contour where it met with the hood (among other fit issues) ... 10-08-2012 05:01 pm Engine & Transmission > Cross-drilled crank/bearing design (3 replies - 1111 views) I had originally tacked this on to the end of an old thread but it didn't show up in the Recents, and is really a ... 06-16-2012 04:58 pm Engine & Transmission > 912 vs 907 cam towers (22 replies - 6497 views) (started new topic rather than append here.) ... 06-16-2012 03:19 pm Engine & Transmission > Lotus 5 speed transmission (7 replies - 1374 views) Not a tired subject at all!
It looks like maybe Greg has removed the kit from the club store.
Conversion Components in new Zealand sells a kit:
http://www.conversioncomp.co.nz/products.php?which=34&return=14 ... 04-25-2012 06:47 pm VIN Database for Jensen Healey & Jensen GT > Jensen Healey & Jensen GT VIN Database (191 replies - 92176 views) That's amazing! Any pictures to post? How did you come by it?
Mike
10628
... 04-06-2012 03:42 pm Engine & Transmission > toyota 5 speed conversion jig extension results (7 replies - 1091 views) dschiri1 wrote: HA I would consider it after I get my JH back on the road. Maybe in a year or two. Actually it was ... 04-06-2012 03:37 pm Engine & Transmission > toyota 5 speed conversion jig extension results (7 replies - 1091 views) jcdean wrote: ...or he could supply a parts listing that you would collect and mail to him. Then he would Tig them up and there ... 04-04-2012 04:06 am Engine & Transmission > toyota 5 speed conversion jig extension results (7 replies - 1091 views) Nice! Are you making these for others (for a fee)? I'm getting close to starting this same project.
Mike ... 04-03-2012 05:48 pm VIN Database for Jensen Healey & Jensen GT > New owner Colorado Springs,CO (15 replies - 1951 views) Great story! Always intersting to hear how people came to own their car(s). Share pics when you have a chance.
At present I (and ... 10-27-2011 06:31 pm VIN Database for Jensen Healey & Jensen GT > New owner Colorado Springs,CO (15 replies - 1951 views) Great! There are a couple of us not too far from you, Castle Rock and Franktown. The makings of a local club, perhaps...
Mike
10628 ... 10-21-2011 06:05 pm Projects > 10628 Refresh (29 replies - 6615 views) San Diego British car day today. Fun day, perfect weather.
Four Jensen Healeys and two Interceptors:
http://i1176.photobucket.com/albums/x330/dakota70440/photo5-1-1.jpg
http://i1176.photobucket.com/albums/x330/dakota70440/photo8.jpg The black one won best-in-class. All-original, including ... 10-03-2011 03:51 am Suspension > Steering binding (11 replies - 2160 views) I just did this as well and getting the flat to line up was a pain. I dinged the bolt threads to the point ... 10-01-2011 07:14 pm Projects > 10628 Refresh (29 replies - 6615 views) That looks great! Do you happen to have a rear 3/4 or straight on view?
Mike ... 09-14-2011 01:52 pm Projects > 10628 Refresh (29 replies - 6615 views) California does require front and rear bumpers if the vehicle came so equipped. But Colorado doesn't and that's where 10628 is registered. Should ... 09-10-2011 09:36 pm Projects > 10628 Refresh (29 replies - 6615 views) Thanks, you should have seen it when I started! To be sure, a bunch of pushing and pulling and bending and tweaking to get ... 09-09-2011 03:41 pm Projects > 10628 Refresh (29 replies - 6615 views) Thanks for the kind words, Mason -- I checked with the show's organizer and he assured me that it isn't one of "those" kinds of ... 09-08-2011 04:08 pm Projects > 10628 Refresh (29 replies - 6615 views) Not sure what posessed me since she's nowhere near show-quality, but 10628 will be at San Diego British Car Day (October 2, 2011) -- anbody ... 09-07-2011 05:15 am Suspension > Cowl Shake (1 reply - 703 views) I imagine someone out there has installed strategic stiffening to reduce cowl shake and improve handling -- any photos or descriptions to share (other than ... 09-06-2011 06:11 pm Carburetors > Dellorto carb parts (3 replies - 1558 views) I bought all my parts from http://www.dellorto.com/
(Never mind on the rest I originally wrote -- I see now that all the issues are with one ... 08-26-2011 06:52 am Projects > Jensen Healey with a V8 (8 replies - 2823 views) To quote an add currently on e-bay, but with your set-up likely much closer to the truth, "built the way Donald Healey would have if ... 08-26-2011 06:31 am Brakes > Brake drum stuck (7 replies - 2204 views) Axle seal leak? That would explain why the cylinder doesn't seem to be leaking.
Mike ... 08-19-2011 04:12 pm Engine & Transmission > Exhaust system replacement (27 replies - 7544 views) Dave Bean has NOS units still available, and at a fair price. It's a straight-through design, double-in/double out, so probably not giving up too ... 08-11-2011 05:49 pm Miscellaneous > Car Cover (6 replies - 1490 views) Slightly embarrassed to admit that my cover is from Walmart, a Budge brand. I think a Size 3. $39.00 or maybe even $29? ... 08-07-2011 01:26 am Engine & Transmission > Exhaust system replacement (27 replies - 7544 views) Mason Jones wrote:
Being in Texas I probably won't make the next JH gathering but might be fun to have a blind exhaust test and see ... 08-04-2011 01:09 am Engine & Transmission > Exhaust system replacement (27 replies - 7544 views) The Miata idea is a good one. The Bosal seems to have a reputation for being 'too' quiet, which is probably about right.
Mike ... 08-03-2011 04:06 am Engine & Transmission > Exhaust system replacement (27 replies - 7544 views) I hadn't planned on it at this point (still have seat covers to go on the cosmetics front) but my frankenstein exhaust system started leaking ... 08-02-2011 11:36 pm Projects > My First Jensen Healey (6 replies - 1581 views) Looks like it's in great condition. Stock engine? where in SoCal?
Mike ... 07-21-2011 04:02 am Wheels > Has Anyone Used Wheel Adapters (4 replies - 1952 views) You'll love them. The attention to detail, including the packaging, is great.
The lug nuts tend to be fragile, though. The decorative end caps ... 07-20-2011 07:36 pm Projects > 10628 Refresh (29 replies - 6615 views) A quick update now that the 15" VDO wheels (from the club store) and 205/50 Yokohama S-Drive tires are on. Still a few ... 07-19-2011 07:53 pm Projects > 10628 Refresh (29 replies - 6615 views) Replaced last night's photo taken under flourescent lights with a daylight photo -- much closer to reality. A little more vibrant than what I ... 06-28-2011 06:01 pm Projects > 10628 Refresh (29 replies - 6615 views) Painted 10628 last night; major step complete. Color is Porsche Speed Yellow - -well, actually, Speed Yellow with a pint of white and a ... 06-28-2011 08:19 am Body & interior stuff > Hunting for finisher strip - wood panel lower border, black plastic (10 replies - 2227 views) Interesting. Thanks for confirming.
By improver things I meant attach it more soundly to the upper dash, maybe add reinforcement to the back, so that ... 06-24-2011 08:01 pm Body & interior stuff > Hunting for finisher strip - wood panel lower border, black plastic (10 replies - 2227 views) Timely topic--
Are there different lower dash pieces between the MKI and MKII? The catalog doesn't list a different part number from what I've seen, ... 06-24-2011 06:42 pm Suspension > Installing front sway bar (17 replies - 3957 views) What makes it work is the short bit that kicks the cross bar to the rear a few inches from the mounting point. That ... 05-31-2011 01:09 am Suspension > Installing front sway bar (17 replies - 3957 views) The roll in cornering comes about from the springs-- the rear axle is not rigidly connected to the frame. The anti-roll bar ties one ... 05-30-2011 06:21 pm Projects > 10628 Refresh (29 replies - 6615 views) If anybody out there has an extra, I'm looking for a right side headlight cowl. The original was lost in shipping; I had forgotten ... 05-15-2011 09:35 pm Body & interior stuff > After Market Steering Wheel (5 replies - 1737 views) Kurt, did you notice much of a change in steering effort?
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