Hi Art, According to my shop manual it says the permissable run-out of the disc is 0.004 inch or 0.1 mm. Found this on page 10 ...   06-27-2010 09:37 pm

Bob, Wish I had known. I hate inventing things myself if I can copy what someone else has done and it works. What bellhousing did you ...   06-03-2008 02:09 am

Thought I would update where I am in the clutch operation issue. I have discovered that the rubber dust boot was restricting with travel of the ...   06-02-2008 02:54 pm

I should have explained that I am using a Ford clutch disc that has the same dimensions as the original JH disc but has the ...   05-31-2008 04:15 am

I installed the engine, transmission and driveshaft into my JH for a trial fit today. Now that I have the adapter for my Ford T5 ...   05-27-2008 07:10 am

Does anyone have a photo of the 4 into 1 header from DMS showing how the header is installed or connected to the exhaust system ...   02-12-2008 04:17 am

As I brought up once before, my car seems to be much too high with my rebuilt suspension. I have all new polyurethane bushings front ...   01-17-2008 06:50 am

As I brought up once before, my car seems to be much too high with my rebuilt suspension. I have all new polyurethane bushings front ...   01-17-2008 06:29 am

I just purchased a new aftermarket wiring harness for my JH project car. I purchased the American Autowire Highway 15 modular system. Here is their ...   12-24-2007 03:35 am

The JH uses a different A/C setup than the GT. I have tried to locate a GT A/C system but no one will sell me ...   11-21-2007 08:06 pm

I just fitted my engine and Ford T5 transmission into my car for a trial fit with my A/C compressor installed and it fits fine ...   11-20-2007 04:51 am

I just finished putting the engine and transmission back in my car and now I have about 2.5 inches of clearance between the tire and ...   11-18-2007 08:12 pm

Jim, Your white car is exactly what I'm dealing with. It sounds like I just need to put some weight on the suspension to get it ...   11-18-2007 03:46 pm

I'm planning on installing my engine and transmission tomorrow and I may go purchase some bags of concrete and throw them into the car and ...   11-18-2007 05:51 am

It seems to me that if the springs are made stronger, then it would be logical to expect them to be shorter than the originals ...   11-17-2007 05:51 am

Jim, Your car is quite beautiful. Did you do your own body and paint work? That is the next thing on my list after I ...   11-17-2007 01:13 am

I installed the DMS upgraded springs and I'm concerned about the height of my car. Currently the car is completely stripped to bare metal, but ...   11-16-2007 03:18 am

Erik, Your engine looks very familiar. I think it looks a lot like mine except I have not painted the covers yet. With the help of ...   11-10-2007 06:53 am

Anyone have an idea where to look for parts in the USA? If they made the 2.2L Excel with an automatic then this would probably ...   09-03-2007 09:05 pm

This is good information Tony, thanks. Any idea where I might find all the parts from the engine back? i.e.-bellhousing, flywheel, torque converter, shifter, etc., ...   09-03-2007 02:22 pm

Has anyone installed an automatic transmission into a JH using the original Lotus engine and drivetrain? My son has shown some interest in driving my ...   09-02-2007 10:57 pm

I had several Aluminum Flywheels made a few months back and they began with my original cast iron boat anchor for the design. The company ...   05-25-2007 12:49 am

Has anyone on the forum ever installed a tilt steering column in their Jensen Healey? If so what brand and what length did you use? I have ...   05-11-2007 05:47 am

Has anyone on the forum ever installed a tilt steering column in their Jensen Healey? If so what brand and what length did you use? I have ...   05-11-2007 05:46 am

Has anyone on the forum ever installed a tilt steering column in their Jensen Healey? If so what brand and what length did you use? I have ...   05-11-2007 05:45 am

I would guess that it really does not matter if you use grease or oil as long as the parts they come in contact with ...   05-04-2007 04:13 am

Kurt's description sounds like it is what I was doing. I have my crank at 90^ before TDC and have my cam housings installed with ...   04-23-2007 02:48 pm

I'm about to do a final installation of my cam housings and was wondering about how the engine is set up for this process? If ...   04-22-2007 10:09 pm

I started the rebuild of one of my Dellorto 45 Trijets (Spec 10) carbs and have come accross two problems; 1. the bearings are bad, ...   04-14-2007 08:23 pm

Yes David, this is a pain. It can make a sane person go insane. I have one valve with a shim that is 0.152 and ...   03-30-2007 12:52 am

After writing my last reply it hit me that one of the shims probably slipped out of place causing the clearance on one of the ...   03-29-2007 06:37 am

Here is my progress report on shimming the valves on my engine rebuild. I now have all the exhaust clearances set at 0.012 and they ...   03-29-2007 05:43 am

Well folks, my engine is back together but not completely. I'm still working on getting the valve clearances just right and I'm working on the ...   03-24-2007 07:42 am

Kurt, I placed a thin layer of Loctite 515 on the towers and then torqued them down and measured all my clearances. I then removed the ...   03-23-2007 06:02 am

How critical is it that the clearances be exactly according to the book? My measurements must have been off by a thousandths or two due ...   03-22-2007 07:31 am

Just an update- My shims came in tonite so hopefully I'll be able to install them tomorrow. ...   03-21-2007 06:48 am

The head gasket in my kit is metal on both sides with a layer of asbestos between the metal. I've heard the Geotz (spelling????) gasket ...   03-20-2007 04:57 am

I was reading on another site I belong to about breaking in a newly rebuilt engine and they were recommending using the Castrol 30W for ...   03-20-2007 03:35 am

I'm in the process of reassembling my engine and just installed my new water pump which is from Dave Bean. I went to install the ...   03-18-2007 04:07 am

Since my 104 cams came from Delta Motorsports I called and spoke with Jim Medland yesterday about my camshaft/valve clearance issues and he fixed me ...   03-17-2007 06:34 pm