Ralph, When I rebuilt my rear suspension I don't recall the springs being different lengths, however since the J-H has a tendency to sag on the ...   04-22-2020 06:33 pm

Tim, If you've got 400,000mi in Europas you're either small of stature or a contortionist. I'm a bit surprised that being a Lotinista you haven't run ...   04-22-2020 03:54 pm

Just something to think about. I know with engine swap, suspension rebuild, etc. you're aways from getting to the interior but when you do something ...   04-21-2020 04:24 pm

Looks like interior is on the back burner. Typical stuff during a restoration as priorities change. Might be a good time to order any interior ...   04-19-2020 12:40 am

If it's not already the plan, this would be a good time to drop the front suspension so it can be rebuilt on the bench(see ...   04-19-2020 12:35 am

Anybody ever figure out how they painted the damn things in the first place? It seems that any effort to refinish them is either costly, ...   04-17-2020 05:35 pm

I guess tomorrow never came! ...   04-16-2020 10:41 pm

I've had lots of fun with it since the day I drove it home in '93 it just happens to look good now too! ...   04-15-2020 11:36 pm

Dakota, Haven't seen an update on your carpet and seat cover replacement, should I ask? ...   04-13-2020 04:09 pm

Sorry this took so long, had to get my IT guy(daughter)over to post a pic. ...   04-13-2020 01:33 am

The finished product(I hope)! ...   04-13-2020 01:29 am

This is the 5 1/4" speaker cover from my TR7, as you can see it's quite close to the original J-H speakers, probably made by ...   04-13-2020 01:26 am

Patrick, Back in the '70s bigger was better and more speakers was all the rage. When I got my J-H in '93 it not only had ...   04-10-2020 04:38 pm

Bruce, are you saying Lloyds actually has the Jensen-Healey logo to embroider, I'm impressed! Most aftermarket places not only don't list J-H, they've never even ...   04-09-2020 03:28 pm

PF18602, Since my last post a year ago on this thread I've finished the interior(Rejen)and had the same problem with replacement speakers. A PO at ...   04-09-2020 03:11 pm

When I got my car there wasn't much underneath the rubber mats except some hardboard, additional rubber pieces, some water, and a lot of rust. ...   04-08-2020 03:12 pm

After replacing the wiring harness and a complete redo of the interior, including all rubber seals, I guess I should have used a broader title ...   04-06-2020 03:29 pm

Bruce, All that stuff works great if there's something there to put it on. As you can tell I'm not a big fan of those original rubber ...   04-05-2020 03:35 pm

metal144, From the photos your car looks like an original, well cared for car. When I got mine in '93, like yours it was almost completely ...   04-04-2020 04:45 pm

mtechwim, The bumpers are the same for all Jensen-Healeys, that is to say Jensen didn't build a European and US version of the bumpers like, for ...   04-03-2020 03:11 pm

If you could mount your Halon extinguisher under the hood and rig it so you could activate from the passenger compartment that might be ideal. ...   03-29-2020 03:43 pm

Since our cars have a reputation for fires under the hood being prepared just makes good sense. The goal should be to extinguish the fire ...   03-28-2020 04:37 pm

No apologies necessary Tim. I always find your posts interesting and chocked full of interesting information. ...   03-28-2020 03:42 pm

I know this is an old, OLD thread and I'm sure by this time Joel has resolved this problem. I just wanted to take a ...   03-26-2020 11:01 pm

Pulled the pin, got the Rejen leather(door panels too), they're awesome, excellent quality, well worth the price of admission. ...   03-24-2020 12:56 am

I don't know about the old Delta clips, I never used them but I just got a batch of the new ones and they are ...   03-24-2020 12:50 am

The door panels are in and now I'm finally done with the interior. Well, done-ish. For speakers I had a set of original speaker covers ...   03-23-2020 10:20 pm

Michael, On second look it looks like the chrome strips were just turned around and not swapped. Like my originals yours were probably badly damaged due ...   03-20-2020 02:50 pm

Michael, It appears your door panels were at some point rebuilt or replaced. An original panel has an inverted u shaped piece of aluminum extrusion fastened ...   03-18-2020 11:36 pm

Michael, I'm in process of replacing my door panels which includes the interior wipe seals. I enjoyed your picture essay on the wipe seals replacement, but ...   03-18-2020 05:37 pm

Priceless, You're probably right about this being the motor's first valve adjustment. The manual says check every 12K and I'm not sure how many miles you ...   03-17-2020 03:35 pm

Bruce, So let me see if I've got your speaker arrangement correct. You're running four speakers, two in the kick panels and two not in the ...   03-15-2020 05:16 pm

I just got the new door panels, they look really nice. It ended up taking 9 weeks from date of order. A couple of things ...   03-13-2020 03:36 pm

I just received notice from the shipping company that my new door panels are on the way, they should arrive on 3/9, Christmas in March! ...   03-04-2020 05:06 pm

While browsing the Routine Maintenance section in the workshop manual I came across a note in RM 28. It said the transmission is filled for ...   03-01-2020 04:37 pm

On the hard start I'd check the timing and make sure the choke is functioning properly. ...   02-29-2020 02:57 pm

Just an update, after a few months with the new W/H the car is still running great. There is one difference however, with the old ...   02-28-2020 03:43 pm

Before you make your final decision on paint Google "Lotus Europa gold leaf". While the F1 cars did have a gold nose which I agree ...   02-28-2020 03:11 pm

Looks like you have the original license plate as well. That's pretty cool that the car stayed in the family since new. Near as I ...   02-25-2020 03:21 pm

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 think ...   02-25-2020 03:09 pm