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Hey everyone. I've been in the world of British sports car ownership for about 3 weeks, and what a learning experience it's been!

My entry into this "exclusive club" is my 1974 Jensen Healey MkII. She'll be my winter project, once the Wisconsin weather has kicked into cold mode. For now, I'm just enjoying driving Ms. Jenavieve (yes, she has a name) around town as time permits and repairing all the little oddities that keep cropping up.

To date: redid the alternator wiring to the harness so she actually charges, rebuilt the front left caliper (warning to other Jensen owners: a Spitfire caliper is *almost* a perfect fit, key word being "almost"), fixed various wiring issues while calling a curse upon the family of Mr. Lucas, and spent hours online learning as much as I could. This winter she gets stripped down to bare metal for the full restore of the body. She's actually not in bad shape... a few small holes in the floorpans and a bit of bubbling on the rockers. Interior is almost perfect and the soft top's been replaced fairly recently from what I can tell.

Looking forward to the fun. This is the first Brit car I've owned... the projects through the years have included a Fiat X1/9, an Opel GT, and a Karmann Ghia convertible, but I've learned that the British cars are a whole different world. At least I have the Internet to lean on this time.
 
Welcome to ya!

This is a great resource for info, camaraderie, and even commiseration when needed.

Post away, and don't forget pictures!

:cheers:
Mickey
 
Oh, of course. Here's a pic from the day she came home, to get you started (my 16 year old was all over her, couldn't get him out of the shot)
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Not too many of us Jensen guys here, huh? Do we belong in "Other Cars"?
 
At least he's showing interest. Lots of other kids don't get it!

And "Other British Cars" is where you'll find other Jensen folks.
 
We Jensen folk are here, and we wander around a lot. :smile:

If you have questions, fire away in the "Other Cars" section.

Also, if you haven't figured it out yet, Delta Motorsports is the primary place to get Jensen Healey parts in the US. Their website is not the greatest (https://www.deltamotorsports.com/), but if you call them they'll get you sorted in a jiffy.

It's good to see another JH floating about. If you haven't already, get your timing belt changed PRONTO! They're only good for about 18,000 miles and should it break you've got a lot of head work to do. Don't ask me how I know. :smile:

Jody
 
Hey Jody! I've read a lot of your posts over at Greg's JH forum. Yes, I'm a member there too, I've got a thread started under "Projects". No such thing as too many places to learn.

The belt looks good... I have receipts going back 10 years from the previous owners and it was replaced about 4 years/6000 miles ago. Planning on replacing it again this winter while I have everything else apart.
 
:savewave: Welcome! You do have Healey in your name so you must at least be a cousin.
 
Answerman said:
Hey Jody! I've read a lot of your posts over at Greg's JH forum. Yes, I'm a member there too, I've got a thread started under "Projects". No such thing as too many places to learn.

The belt looks good... I have receipts going back 10 years from the previous owners and it was replaced about 4 years/6000 miles ago. Planning on replacing it again this winter while I have everything else apart.
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Good stuff! I monitor the JHPS forum, but don't spend much time there. Mainly because I'm over here. :smile:

Never trust those belts. In fact, if your budget supports it, go to the later style gears over the winter. You can get the far superior later belt.
 
:iagree:

You actually have a steel <span style="font-weight: bold">Lotus</span>, y'know. :wink:

...or an MGB on steroids.

Stick with this crowd, Michael. Enuff experience here to reduce your J-H to component bits and reassemble it again with no issues.

:thumbsup: Welcome!
 
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