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Hello' im Chris in south carolina and the fresh owner of a 74 jensen red in color and black interior. Car is in well i would say great shape i will post soom pics as soon as i figure out how to but any help would be greatly thankful.This is my first brit car and im very excited about the car my father has a 75 mg completly restored and i enjoy the times he lets me behind the wheel of the classic it drives great to me and i really like the car.I've owned several cars like for starters a 48 buick,51 chevy fleet line, 74 camaro,i have a sweet little 63 falcon fast back or ya'll know what im saying 2dr red on red with period red tinted windows! im looking forward to a great relationship on this site so can't wait to here from ya'll,have a great day and weekend!
 
thanks for responding Jody,i was'nt sure if i had done the post correctly.i'll try and post some pics of the car in just a little bit hang tight!
 
Chris

Welcome to the forum,

pics of the Falcon as well :wink:
 
Chris,

Cool. I have a pair of them. One under restoration, the other awaiting it. They are fun little cars. If you're not aware, here's some good sites for JH's....

www.jensenhealey.com - Information
www.jhps.com - Parts
www.deltamotorsports.com - Parts
www.britishsteel.org - Information

Also, I'm dredging my memory a bit here, but I think there's a couple other JH's in your neck of the woods.

Jody
 
hey'thanks i looking for a radiator right now and possibly a oil cooler it looks like the previous owner which was the son supposbly drove it to collage ran it off the road is what it looks like and pushed the oilcooler and radiator into the fan but no external body damage the car had been sitting for 11 years before me and my friend came along and your not going to belive this but got it for nothing from the mother who is in her 70's or late 60's and it was under a oak tree but it has cleaned up fantasticly ive had it home now for exactly 5 days and have cleaned the do do out of it waxed it cleaned the inside which has no tears in neither seat or the carpet the old tirs havent went down since i put air in then 5 days ago found the title in the glove box (lucky) its just awsome !!!!!!!!!
 
Hi, Chris, and welcome to the Forum!
 
hey respective ones!, how do i post some pic's i have a few of the falcon and will take some of the healey right away please help, your new friend and car lover !
 
Chris,

You got lucky then. :smile:

Jim Medland at Delta should have the oil cooler & radiator. They have an oversized oil cooler which I'd personally recommend.

I'd also recommend doing the following things before you get too far with the car:

-Cam cover gaskets (get the rubber ones)
-Timing belt
-Plug wires (the 8mm magnecore's are sweet)
-Flamethrower coil
-Hella headlights (no more sealed beam junk)
-Pertronix distributor

And some things to look for:
-Wiring (this harness is infamous for shorts)
-Light switch condition
-Rust (floorboards)
-Rust/fuel leaks - the fuel tank sits on absorbent material, can be pretty icky.
-Fuel sender (notoriously inaccurate)
-Oil leaks on the cam towers
-Steering assembly - tends to wear out.
-Stromberg carbs may need a rebuild
-Sway bars (if it doesn't have them) are a good addition.

Also, the Parts Catalog, Service Manual, and factory service bulletins are available from ww.jhps.com. I'm in the process of building out a parts catalog database on my site (see the sig below).

Have fun!
 
hey Jody,i did'nt relize who you where but i have watched your stuff on you tube and now im familure with your face(sorry about my spelling) this is so cool man i cant wait to fire this jewel up but me and my friend John are very understanding about taking time and we are looking forward to great results with our new toy just for info me and john are life long friends and are both married and have three girls between the two.So it's kind of funny with the sittiation johns wife thinks i bought the car but really john is the one who found the jewel and brouht it to my place (my wife is a little more understanding) but anyway it is what it is! will send pic's soon thank you very much and look forward to talking some more for sure or i could acuttaly call or my number is on one of these forums for wanted stuff i think looking for the radiator was the topic so so long there Jody going for a dip in the pool with the family it's 99 degrees!!!!!!!!! excited in south carolina!!
 
Welcome indeed, Chris!

I posted a response to your question about posting pictures in your other thread in the "Forum Assistance" side. Let me know if we can help further.

Mickey
 
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