19pantherlima80
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Greetings all,
so i am looking for a Jensen Healey rearend for the 1980 Panther Lima i am restoring. From the research that i have gathered it looks like the Vauxhall Viva/magnum drivetrain were used on the Jensen Healeys which is also the same drivetrain the Panther Lima's are based off of. The rearend that originally came with Lima needs a total rebuild and by luck i happened to have sourced new gears but unfortunately the bearings for the carrier and pinion are not easy to find,throw into the mix them being metric,and from what i have heard are at an astronomical price per bearing if found, plus needed shims... the list goes on and on. So the next best thing is to use a Jensen rearend which are pretty much the same with the only modification would be to either shorten/lengthen the driveshaft and shorten/lenghten the upper control arms.
I am looking preferably for one here in Texas or surounding states if possible. So if any one has one or knows of someone with a parts car or willing to part out one please let me know.
Thanks Alfonso
so i am looking for a Jensen Healey rearend for the 1980 Panther Lima i am restoring. From the research that i have gathered it looks like the Vauxhall Viva/magnum drivetrain were used on the Jensen Healeys which is also the same drivetrain the Panther Lima's are based off of. The rearend that originally came with Lima needs a total rebuild and by luck i happened to have sourced new gears but unfortunately the bearings for the carrier and pinion are not easy to find,throw into the mix them being metric,and from what i have heard are at an astronomical price per bearing if found, plus needed shims... the list goes on and on. So the next best thing is to use a Jensen rearend which are pretty much the same with the only modification would be to either shorten/lengthen the driveshaft and shorten/lenghten the upper control arms.
I am looking preferably for one here in Texas or surounding states if possible. So if any one has one or knows of someone with a parts car or willing to part out one please let me know.
Thanks Alfonso