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Carburetors > Factory Air Box with Strombergs (7 replies - 14982 views)

Hi everyone... due to our lovely Wisconsin weather, Ms. Jenavieve is probably a week or two away from the start of her teardown to swap ...   10-17-2013 05:44 am

Suspension > Need some new rear lower suspension arms (4 replies - 9427 views)

Depending on what you are looking for exactly, I have the whole rear axle and arms from my parts car. If chiromaster can't help ...   09-30-2013 04:37 pm

Accessories > OEM Door speaker grilles for Jensen Healey (21 replies - 36535 views)

dthewlis wrote: Looking at the original door speaker grilles you sent, I have now uncovered a new difficulty.  The new speakers I got (Retrosound 452N) ...   09-23-2013 04:37 pm

Projects > 16173 will be entering project status... (162 replies - 258130 views)

Not much has changed in the past couple months, decided that this was the summer to rip the old wood siding off our house and ...   09-18-2013 06:52 pm

Accessories > OEM Door speaker grilles for Jensen Healey (21 replies - 36535 views)

Mailed them out on Monday, you should have them by the end of the week. $5.60 in postage, return address is on the envelope. ...   09-18-2013 04:48 am

Accessories > OEM Door speaker grilles for Jensen Healey (21 replies - 36535 views)

Found them. I'll stick them in a Priority Mail box on Monday. I'll let you know what the shipping is. ...   09-15-2013 07:49 am

Accessories > OEM Door speaker grilles for Jensen Healey (21 replies - 36535 views)

I actually think I may have my originals. Let me look. If I do, you can have them for whatever it costs to ...   09-11-2013 06:17 pm

Fuel Stuff > Gas tank (4 replies - 13707 views)

I remember someone once mentioning taking a couple of lengths of rubber fuel line and using them as standoffs. That's something I will be ...   09-09-2013 05:50 am

Electrical & Instruments > Fritzy Tachometer (41 replies - 100130 views)

OK, for the first time since I have owned Ms. J (almost a year to the day) I FINALLY have a working tachometer. My experience seems ...   09-08-2013 07:00 am

Electrical & Instruments > Fritzy Tachometer (41 replies - 100130 views)

The board swap went just fine, had the tach disassembled and rebuilt in about a half hour. I didn't run into the issues ...   09-05-2013 07:57 pm

Electrical & Instruments > Fritzy Tachometer (41 replies - 100130 views)

Well, my Spiyda kit arrived today. Very fast shipping considering it came from England. I'll probably try to get it swapped out tonight, ...   09-04-2013 09:08 pm

Electrical & Instruments > Starter running via the Ghost of Lucas? (23 replies - 33125 views)

Right... I do still have the stock points. My question was specific to the Lucas Sport Coil from the club store. Does it ...   08-20-2013 11:57 pm

Electrical & Instruments > Starter running via the Ghost of Lucas? (23 replies - 33125 views)

OK. Cold starts aren't much of an issue since she gets parked for the winter. Am I correct in surmising that the Lucas Sport Coil ...   08-19-2013 07:50 pm

Electrical & Instruments > Starter running via the Ghost of Lucas? (23 replies - 33125 views)

I suppose there are two ways to actually connect it: (1) to the load side of the solenoid, the contact feeding the starter motor, or ...   08-19-2013 05:27 pm

Electrical & Instruments > Starter running via the Ghost of Lucas? (23 replies - 33125 views)

Hey, that's 100 posts for me. Do I get a badge or something? ...   08-18-2013 11:52 pm

Electrical & Instruments > Starter running via the Ghost of Lucas? (23 replies - 33125 views)

Interesting information so far, but apparently my original question got lost. With the stock ignition and coil, how vital is the direct 12 v feed to ...   08-18-2013 11:51 pm

Electrical & Instruments > Starter running via the Ghost of Lucas? (23 replies - 33125 views)

New starter arrived today. A bit fiddly (had to loosen the two Allen screws holding the mounting plate and rotate it a bit ...   08-17-2013 06:01 am

Miscellaneous > Top Gear "The Cool 500" (1 reply - 5502 views)

Dakota123 wrote:Today have garnered a small but loyal following (Hey, that's us!), all exceptionally busy maintaining early 1970's Lotus engines and keeping round-the-clock corrosion ...   08-15-2013 07:28 pm

Electrical & Instruments > Starter running via the Ghost of Lucas? (23 replies - 33125 views)

Thanks Dale. I went ahead and ordered it from Custom Spares, it will be here on Friday according to UPS. Just another bump ...   08-14-2013 04:17 am

Electrical & Instruments > Starter running via the Ghost of Lucas? (23 replies - 33125 views)

Took a drive this weekend with the local British car club, and Ms. J's starter is acting up again. Solenoid is definitely sticking. ...   08-12-2013 08:31 pm

Electrical & Instruments > Fritzy Tachometer (41 replies - 100130 views)

I've been looking at the Spiyda Design board, just haven't gotten around to pulling the trigger on it yet. Though I'm still running the ...   08-02-2013 05:28 pm

Projects > 16173 will be entering project status... (162 replies - 258130 views)

Another puddle on the garage floor. Looks to be gas this time *sigh* It's always something. The boot has always smelled like ...   07-20-2013 04:43 am

Projects > 16173 will be entering project status... (162 replies - 258130 views)

Well, good news for a change. It was in fact the rear right brake cylinder spewing fluid at an alarming rate. However, I ...   07-14-2013 05:02 am

Fuel Stuff > Fuel type (3 replies - 10347 views)

I'm pretty sure that my owners manual specifies a minimum of 91 octane. Plus, for whatever it's worth, "premium" is usually ethanol free, which ...   07-12-2013 05:57 pm

Projects > 16173 will be entering project status... (162 replies - 258130 views)

Yup, brake problems indeed. Decided to drive Ms. J to work today for the first time in a couple of weeks, and the pedal ...   07-11-2013 06:37 pm

Projects > 16173 will be entering project status... (162 replies - 258130 views)

It's been a while, though not a whole lot has happened in the interim. Donor car is gone. Got the sills and rockers removed and ...   07-09-2013 07:23 pm

Engine & Transmission > Show Quality JH with Rover V8 (5 replies - 10947 views)

Yes, I saw that on the BCF. Very nice. Supposedly part of the design of the JH was that Donald Healey wanted to ...   07-08-2013 05:54 pm

Suspension > Lower steering knuckle (11 replies - 18464 views)

No problem... it's in my attic with the rest of the parts from the stripped car. I wasn't planning on using it, it just ...   06-26-2013 04:15 pm

Body & interior stuff > Yet another paint scheme question (1 reply - 5275 views)

Won't matter till next winter when Ms. Jenavieve gets her final body work and paint, but once again I have a question regarding "authentic" vs ...   06-26-2013 04:31 am

Miscellaneous > Jensen East 2014 (15 replies - 23495 views)

Well, since I griped about the previous years being out east, I will definitely be there since it's only a couple of hours from me. ...   06-26-2013 03:35 am

Suspension > Lower steering knuckle (11 replies - 18464 views)

Whoops... wrong diagram. Try this one: http://www.deltamotorsports.com/cgi-bin/bigimage.pl?site+DMSCAT+img+/products/Images/FrontSuspensionAndCrossmemberPlate.gif ...   06-26-2013 03:31 am

Suspension > Lower steering knuckle (11 replies - 18464 views)

Take a look and give me the part number from this diagram: http://www.deltamotorsports.com/cgi-bin/bigimage.pl?site+DMSCAT+img+/products/Images/SteeringPlate.gif Like I said, I can't vouch for the condition, but the price will ...   06-26-2013 03:28 am

Suspension > Lower steering knuckle (11 replies - 18464 views)

If you can point me to the specific part, I may be able to help. I just finished taking everything off my parts ...   06-26-2013 03:25 am

Engine & Transmission > fan belts on later engines (4 replies - 8457 views)

Cheesy answer, but couldn't you just install the air pump and not hook it up? Basically just use it as a pulley. Having no experience ...   06-18-2013 07:37 pm

Body & interior stuff > Another body work question for those who have been there... (4 replies - 8299 views)

Wow, small world. Brett, just for grins I looked up where Hilton is on Google Maps, and would you believe I'll be right in ...   06-14-2013 05:18 am

Projects > 16173 will be entering project status... (162 replies - 258130 views)

Small update, just because I like to talk about my cars :-) Donor car is getting lighter every day. As of tonight, all 3 1/2 ...   06-14-2013 05:00 am

Body & interior stuff > Fender and rocker panel removal questions (7 replies - 12866 views)

Thanks Brett, that was the answer I was looking for. Yeah, I'm aware that the car will probably fold right up if I don't ...   06-13-2013 06:06 pm

Body & interior stuff > Fender and rocker panel removal questions (7 replies - 12866 views)

Again, thanks Brett. As detailed in my other "frustration" post, once I torched the lead (and removed the three bolts under the trunk lip) ...   06-13-2013 04:41 pm

Body & interior stuff > Paint scheme question... front lip under bumper (and a bumper question too) (8 replies - 13302 views)

Well, as best as I could get a picture of it... http://www.msjenavieve.com/remoteimages/bumperdentsclose.jpg It's more "wrinkled" than anything.  It's actually fairly smooth, no more than (guessing) 1/16" variation ...   06-13-2013 04:37 pm

Body & interior stuff > Another body work question for those who have been there... (4 replies - 8299 views)

Yeah, sometimes you just need to vent your frustration and then things magically work out. About an hour after I posted this, last night ...   06-13-2013 03:58 pm


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