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Carburetors > Factory Air Box with Strombergs (7 replies - 15002 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 - 9435 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 - 36588 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 - 258630 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 - 36588 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 - 36588 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 - 36588 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 - 13723 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 - 100213 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 - 100213 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 - 100213 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 - 33179 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 - 33179 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 - 33179 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 - 33179 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 - 33179 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 - 33179 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 - 5505 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 - 33179 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 - 33179 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 - 100213 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 - 258630 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 - 258630 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 - 10367 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 - 258630 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 - 258630 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 - 10960 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 - 18499 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 - 5284 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 - 23526 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 - 18499 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 - 18499 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 - 18499 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 - 8470 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 - 8314 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 - 258630 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 - 12885 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 - 12885 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 - 13325 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 - 8314 views) Yeah, sometimes you just need to vent your frustration and then things magically work out.
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