My Early Mk3 Interceptor Restoration project
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Yet another box ticked today.
Hottest day so far in Devon so time to sort out
The A/C.
Quick re-gas & a mended capillary and 4c out of
the vents.
No idea if 4c is what to expect but felt cool stuck in
traffic..
John P
Hottest day so far in Devon so time to sort out
The A/C.
Quick re-gas & a mended capillary and 4c out of
the vents.
No idea if 4c is what to expect but felt cool stuck in
traffic..
John P
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Previous Jensen Owner 2010-2022 (128/4451)
Understeer - Hitting the fence with the front of the car
Oversteer - Hitting the fence with the rear of the car
Horsepower -How fast you hit the fence
Torque - How far you take the fence with you
Understeer - Hitting the fence with the front of the car
Oversteer - Hitting the fence with the rear of the car
Horsepower -How fast you hit the fence
Torque - How far you take the fence with you
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show off.....Car looks great .Can you work your magic on my Jh Mike
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Re: My Early Mk3 Interceptor Restoration project
Glad to hear that the part I gave you solved the problem........ and 4 degrees is great especially when it was 30 degrees beforePymmie wrote:Yet another box ticked today.
Hottest day so far in Devon so time to sort out
The A/C.
Quick re-gas & a mended capillary and 4c out of
the vents.
No idea if 4c is what to expect but felt cool stuck in
traffic..
John P
1973 Interceptor Mk III 136/8332 - Moss Green
1973 Jensen Healey Mk 1 11362 - Magenta - Owned by Lindsey
1972 Jensen Healey Mk 1 10343 - Sadly too far gone and so now a donor car
1973 Jensen Healey Mk 1 12504 - Sold for potential restoration / racer
1973 Jensen Healey Mk 1 11362 - Magenta - Owned by Lindsey
1972 Jensen Healey Mk 1 10343 - Sadly too far gone and so now a donor car
1973 Jensen Healey Mk 1 12504 - Sold for potential restoration / racer
Re: My Early Mk3 Interceptor Restoration project
With my Air-Con functional and the sun shining brightly I
took the car out for a quick blast around the South Devon roads and
shot a short video...
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John P
took the car out for a quick blast around the South Devon roads and
shot a short video...
https://youtu.be/YADT720GAPU" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
John P
Previous Jensen Owner 2010-2022 (128/4451)
Understeer - Hitting the fence with the front of the car
Oversteer - Hitting the fence with the rear of the car
Horsepower -How fast you hit the fence
Torque - How far you take the fence with you
Understeer - Hitting the fence with the front of the car
Oversteer - Hitting the fence with the rear of the car
Horsepower -How fast you hit the fence
Torque - How far you take the fence with you
- Kevin Birch
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Nice one John,
Today I went from B'ham to Bridgnorth, for a civilised mid week lunch with my local car club, around a 45 mile round trip. The car performed effortlessly, as usual, but wish I had air con, as it started to get a bit warm inside. All that glass is great for all round vision, but it lets the sun in.
Kev
Today I went from B'ham to Bridgnorth, for a civilised mid week lunch with my local car club, around a 45 mile round trip. The car performed effortlessly, as usual, but wish I had air con, as it started to get a bit warm inside. All that glass is great for all round vision, but it lets the sun in.
Kev
My Toys: Lotus Cortina MK2.RangeRover P38, Yam inflatable, Saab 9-3 Convertible.
Mk1 Interceptor, 115/3067
Mk1 Interceptor, 115/3067
Re: My Early Mk3 Interceptor Restoration project
How quickly a year goes.
This time last year my car was in the spray booth & hastily rebuilt in 16 days.
1700 odd miles later it passed its MOT with no advisories..
(MOT'd as a CV8!)
John P
This time last year my car was in the spray booth & hastily rebuilt in 16 days.
1700 odd miles later it passed its MOT with no advisories..
(MOT'd as a CV8!)
John P
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Previous Jensen Owner 2010-2022 (128/4451)
Understeer - Hitting the fence with the front of the car
Oversteer - Hitting the fence with the rear of the car
Horsepower -How fast you hit the fence
Torque - How far you take the fence with you
Understeer - Hitting the fence with the front of the car
Oversteer - Hitting the fence with the rear of the car
Horsepower -How fast you hit the fence
Torque - How far you take the fence with you
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Finally decided on a pinstripe after 12 months of deliberation.
3mm Silver.
John P
3mm Silver.
John P
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Previous Jensen Owner 2010-2022 (128/4451)
Understeer - Hitting the fence with the front of the car
Oversteer - Hitting the fence with the rear of the car
Horsepower -How fast you hit the fence
Torque - How far you take the fence with you
Understeer - Hitting the fence with the front of the car
Oversteer - Hitting the fence with the rear of the car
Horsepower -How fast you hit the fence
Torque - How far you take the fence with you
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An interesting discovery today. While changing the inlet manifold , valley pan &
carb the mechanic discovered a bent pushrod not located...(bottom right-photo)
The camshaft is also heavily worn.
He reckons it's been like it a long time. I have covered around 4,000 miles in the
car with 2,300 in the last 12 months. It will be interesting to see how well it goes
once sorted.
(New performer camshaft going in)
John P
carb the mechanic discovered a bent pushrod not located...(bottom right-photo)
The camshaft is also heavily worn.
He reckons it's been like it a long time. I have covered around 4,000 miles in the
car with 2,300 in the last 12 months. It will be interesting to see how well it goes
once sorted.
(New performer camshaft going in)
John P
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Previous Jensen Owner 2010-2022 (128/4451)
Understeer - Hitting the fence with the front of the car
Oversteer - Hitting the fence with the rear of the car
Horsepower -How fast you hit the fence
Torque - How far you take the fence with you
Understeer - Hitting the fence with the front of the car
Oversteer - Hitting the fence with the rear of the car
Horsepower -How fast you hit the fence
Torque - How far you take the fence with you
Re: My Early Mk3 Interceptor Restoration project
Wow.. that rods bent-bent
Incredible that the car ran on all 8 at all.
I've just got back from the states and in my luggage carried a new Edelbrock 383 intake so will be going through the same exercise in a few weeks.
Cheers
Andrew
Incredible that the car ran on all 8 at all.
I've just got back from the states and in my luggage carried a new Edelbrock 383 intake so will be going through the same exercise in a few weeks.
Cheers
Andrew
Andrew P
Perth, Western Australia.
Interceptor Mk3 #1284312
Perth, Western Australia.
Interceptor Mk3 #1284312
Re: My Early Mk3 Interceptor Restoration project
Many thanks to Andy @ Appleyards for sourcing the parts so quickly.
Decided on Edelbrock performer cam & new timing kit,
As the cars half stripped it makes sense to sort the heads while we are at it.
Will get them skimmed which should help the compression a bit.
(Bent rod was Cylinder 1 Inlet)
Busy start to the new year ....
John P
Decided on Edelbrock performer cam & new timing kit,
As the cars half stripped it makes sense to sort the heads while we are at it.
Will get them skimmed which should help the compression a bit.
(Bent rod was Cylinder 1 Inlet)
Busy start to the new year ....
John P
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Previous Jensen Owner 2010-2022 (128/4451)
Understeer - Hitting the fence with the front of the car
Oversteer - Hitting the fence with the rear of the car
Horsepower -How fast you hit the fence
Torque - How far you take the fence with you
Understeer - Hitting the fence with the front of the car
Oversteer - Hitting the fence with the rear of the car
Horsepower -How fast you hit the fence
Torque - How far you take the fence with you
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Hi John,
Just a quick Q re: the manifold.
Did you use the Edelbrock performer manifold? If so, what did you use to blank the 2 small holes as they only seem to provide the plugs for the bigger ones? Any idea of the size/thread?
Thanks
Andrew
Just a quick Q re: the manifold.
Did you use the Edelbrock performer manifold? If so, what did you use to blank the 2 small holes as they only seem to provide the plugs for the bigger ones? Any idea of the size/thread?
Thanks
Andrew
Andrew P
Perth, Western Australia.
Interceptor Mk3 #1284312
Perth, Western Australia.
Interceptor Mk3 #1284312
Re: My Early Mk3 Interceptor Restoration project
What a beautiful restoration. It looks simply incredible. Really showed me what someone would have seen, and fallen for, at a Jensen dealer in the 70's.
I can't wait to hear your driving impressions once the engine is sorted and running again.
I can't wait to hear your driving impressions once the engine is sorted and running again.
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We have now removed 'everything' from the front to allow us to take out the worn cam.
As I had a large pile of bits I decided to take them to a local soda blasters.
Really please with the results and looking forward to getting verything back together.
Heads have gone off to be skimmed, valves removed and new stem seals ordered.
Still suprised at the state of the lobe & lifter on Inlet No.1.
John P
As I had a large pile of bits I decided to take them to a local soda blasters.
Really please with the results and looking forward to getting verything back together.
Heads have gone off to be skimmed, valves removed and new stem seals ordered.
Still suprised at the state of the lobe & lifter on Inlet No.1.
John P
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Previous Jensen Owner 2010-2022 (128/4451)
Understeer - Hitting the fence with the front of the car
Oversteer - Hitting the fence with the rear of the car
Horsepower -How fast you hit the fence
Torque - How far you take the fence with you
Understeer - Hitting the fence with the front of the car
Oversteer - Hitting the fence with the rear of the car
Horsepower -How fast you hit the fence
Torque - How far you take the fence with you
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Re: My Early Mk3 Interceptor Restoration project
Junk that old 4 barrel n stick a sixpack on it
hey make sure you get a couple of bottles of zinc additive, make sure all your levels are good to go fire it up keep the revs around 2,500 and occasionally blip it up down for circa 20-30 mins, if its running a dual valve spring break it in on only the outer, some of these new cams can fck real easy matey
hey make sure you get a couple of bottles of zinc additive, make sure all your levels are good to go fire it up keep the revs around 2,500 and occasionally blip it up down for circa 20-30 mins, if its running a dual valve spring break it in on only the outer, some of these new cams can fck real easy matey
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Re: My Early Mk3 Interceptor Restoration project
This all looks like concours preperation to me
Dave Pearce
Oily Rag Classics
Jensen FF 119/133
Jensen FF 119/182
Jensen Interceptor III 128/4430
Oily Rag Classics
Jensen FF 119/133
Jensen FF 119/182
Jensen Interceptor III 128/4430