And the view from the front, any picks what Ford Disc and Caliper it is? ...   03-19-2009 11:14 am

A nice little improvent that should be able to be used on the JH also as the Firenza front suspension looks the same from the ...   03-19-2009 11:00 am

And with good wheels you need good brakes, look at the hub it looks like it puts the wheel further out, the castor adjustment is ...   03-19-2009 10:36 am

Was browsing the site below and saw these wheels, look good but maybe not for the JH. They are 4 inch PCD   http://droopsnootgroup.yuku.com/topic/1320/t/My-Old-Nail-Project.html ...   03-19-2009 10:32 am

The Viva magnum shared the same front cross member, steering rack, shocks, 10 inch brakes, anti- roll  bar etc,  hence the reason I purchased a ...   09-04-2007 11:08 am

Vauxhall produced a  Viva Magnum which had a slant 4 cylinder 1800 cc engine that was mated up to a Borg Warner TH180 3 speed ...   09-03-2007 11:25 am

I have watched this debate on available wheels also. There seems two ways to go to me. 1) Have the front and rear hubs drilled at ...   06-30-2007 10:35 pm

To confirm the differential ratio, lock one side of the diff so does not turn, turn the diff input (DI) a certain number of time ...   05-29-2007 11:30 am

My aim was to get a slightly higher ratio in 4th gear, at 100 kmph my car pulls about 3400 rpm. This is  bit buzzy ...   05-07-2007 11:27 am

I purchased a LJ Torana Diff to see if it would fit into the JH, because the Torana was derived from the HB Viva the ...   05-05-2007 10:41 am

If the pumps is not "ticking" ie that maddening tick, tick, tick, tick, it may be that the voltage is not reaching the pump. Check ...   03-23-2007 11:00 pm

Oil filler at rear on 907 engine fitted into an Elite, Lotus would not get their cam covers the wrong way round would they? ...   03-07-2007 09:21 am

I put the oil filler at the back working on the theory if any oil is spilt or sprays out while checking for oil in ...   02-27-2007 08:12 am

Front suspension had been apart on my car to fit new nolathane bushes and replacement rubbers on the the rods that push the bottom arms ...   02-23-2007 06:07 am

Another photo to go with the above post. You have to imagine the rim is on the car, and the channel steel is under the ...   01-28-2007 04:12 am

I have had my wheels on and off a number of times today while doing a wheel alignment check and a wheel base length check. ...   01-28-2007 04:09 am

Norm, It would seem you are holding out on the JH club as you have found another love, and its an ELF, at least she is ...   10-14-2006 07:43 am

A electric release would be an elegant solution but the solenoid that does the 'clunk' would need to fit inside the boot lid to trip ...   10-08-2006 09:10 am

The EBC catalouge is interesting to see what comes close to the standard JH disc. Do EBC have new discs off the shelf for JH? ...   10-02-2006 09:50 am

From a quick search on Google it would seem that the Mantra 1.8 dates from the early 80's. As the JH and GT were manufactured ...   09-29-2006 09:58 pm

You may be able to trip the mechanism through one ( or both ) of the number plate lights, have you ever seen the mechanism, ...   09-21-2006 09:51 am

What part of the lock is not working? Is the key going in and turning as per normal, if yes that means the little lever ...   09-21-2006 08:28 am

I see you have the 5 speed Getrag box so the following does not apply but seeing I already typed it all in, I will ...   08-05-2006 05:37 am

Looks like your getting plenty of views but no replies, so here is my penny's worth. I did manage to get the frame with glass ...   07-14-2006 08:01 am

Seeing the picture of your door trims brings back memories of my own. The brads are available in packets from the car places, Repco or ...   12-22-2005 12:16 am

I looked for a simple blanking plate to cover over where the radio was to go. In the end I did put in a radio ...   12-17-2005 04:52 am

I find it interesting where Jensen got all the parts from to build the Jensen Healey. Downunder in New Zealand and Australia, General Motors started ...   11-26-2005 08:53 pm

I am not using synthetic oil at all, I use Castrol GTX a 20 - 50 W oil on the engine. I have just recently ...   10-28-2005 08:32 pm

I am getting quite a bit of sump oil coming up from the crankcase breather tube. The engine has had new rings fitted and the ...   10-28-2005 08:51 am

Lawrence, if you have got an overdrive gearbox this is a good thing rather than a bad. If the drive shaft fits ok and connects ...   10-14-2005 08:23 am

The overdrive gearbox is easy to spot as it fits to the back of the standard gearbox and is large. The " solenoid " you ...   10-14-2005 12:18 am

Depending on how clean the exhaust system is you can spray with silver paint, leaks soon show up as sooty marks as the exhaust gas ...   09-18-2005 07:51 am

Mark,   The baffle that is in the sump is this standard? My car has a similar looking baffle but it looked so crude I thought it was ...   09-15-2005 02:41 am

Thanks for your offer. The cost of machining the shaft down is going to be about $30, which gets the problem sorted out again. We ...   08-30-2005 09:15 pm

Differences between H120 and Hunter gearbox continued. The input shaft housing on the Jensen has the shaft that the clutch release bearing slides on, the Hunter ...   08-30-2005 03:31 am

While I strip back and polish the original wheels for my Jensen, I have the car on a set of old fashion steel wheels with ...   08-30-2005 03:23 am

Thanks for the feedback about ratios in the gearbox. What has happened is the PO rebuilt the box but did not leave suffcient clearance for the ...   08-27-2005 03:03 am

I have been told that the Hillman Hunter gearox is the same casing and internal workings as the the Rapier H120 gearbox. From the outside of ...   08-26-2005 09:00 am

The Viva had the park lights down next to the indicator mounted in the same housing. The cast aluminium housing and lens are the same ...   08-19-2005 03:08 am

The Vauxhall Viva model that had the same cross member,brakes,steering rack, steering column and diferential as the Jensen Healey was sold as the 1800 cc ...   06-02-2005 10:42 am