Jensen Interceptor restoration
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I refitted my exhausts so that I could test run the engine but the tailpipes looked a mess, so my mate the welder found an offcut os 3" s/s tube which I cut to size then made some end and bought a piece of smaller s/s exhaust tube to finish them off.
Geoff welded them up then after a quick polish I had 2 new tailpipes stronger than the originals and without a seam along the bottom, total cost £13 and a bit of effort
The tailpipe at the far side is the ones fitted to the car when I bought it.
Geoff welded them up then after a quick polish I had 2 new tailpipes stronger than the originals and without a seam along the bottom, total cost £13 and a bit of effort
The tailpipe at the far side is the ones fitted to the car when I bought it.
MarkwG said:
LordBretSinclair said:
.... to include a secure locking mechanism ??
with pressure switch wired to the mains... 
Stainless tank dpp- fabricated oem or replacement? Looks the business.
Made some good progress today after refitting the power steering rack which has been resealed I can now run the engine without leaks. The brakes are all back on so it was time to test drive it round the car park then bed the cam and lifters in.
With the car stood and the engine running for 20 minutes to bed the lifters in it kept good temperature and oil pressure with the fans working perfectly.
A few more jobs to finish and then the doors and bonnet can be fitted so hopefully it won't be long before an MOT is booked.
With the car stood and the engine running for 20 minutes to bed the lifters in it kept good temperature and oil pressure with the fans working perfectly.
A few more jobs to finish and then the doors and bonnet can be fitted so hopefully it won't be long before an MOT is booked.
I have followed this thread and am mightily impressed at the standard of the work carried out, a massive credit to the owner. I have always wanted an Interceptor and recently a friend who has owned one for a long time offered me his because he had a new young family and felt guilty about owning it. Sadly a serious illnes means that I have now commited to buying it and dont want to let him down but sadly will not be able to do it justice. It is a series 1 Vignale bodied car, 2 owners and 79000 miles. It had a bare metal respray in 2004, engine rebuilt and wiring sorted under the bonnet. Blue with black interior and some important spares including rear window. Was driving till 4 years ago when family intervened. I supplied him with a new brake master cylinder which is fitted but not bled. It would be lovely to see someone love it as much as the one in this thread and has to be better than money in the bank at £10k.
Hope this doeasn,t offend anyone but this thread must have the right sort of people following it who would hopefully do it justice. If anyone is seriously intereted please contact me through my profile.
Hope this doeasn,t offend anyone but this thread must have the right sort of people following it who would hopefully do it justice. If anyone is seriously intereted please contact me through my profile.
JIUSA said:
I am jealous, thought whatever I am doing restoring my Jensen(s) is pretty good but compared to your's....I am speachless
One of my projects
Edited by JIUSA on Sunday 16th February 15:13
Edited by JIUSA on Sunday 16th February 15:26
dpp said:
With the back end coming together it was time to sort out the front inner wings which had been repaired in the past and were still losing the fight against rust.
It was decided to completely replace them with the replacement parts being made by Geff rather than new panels so after a bit more cutting and grinding the first side was removed
A new box section was made
It was then fitted along with other repair sections around the footwell
I decided to make my own new battery tray ready for Geff to fit
This was fitted along with the new inner wings
Then the same was done on the other side along with some extra repairs to the channel where the inner and outer wings meet and the bonnet fixing points were replaced on both sides
Now the car was really starting to take shape and I could begin the task of prepping and priming some of the steel that had been replaced
Fantastic work, I'm really enjoying your restoration pictures and updates.
It was decided to completely replace them with the replacement parts being made by Geff rather than new panels so after a bit more cutting and grinding the first side was removed
A new box section was made
It was then fitted along with other repair sections around the footwell
I decided to make my own new battery tray ready for Geff to fit
This was fitted along with the new inner wings
Then the same was done on the other side along with some extra repairs to the channel where the inner and outer wings meet and the bonnet fixing points were replaced on both sides
Now the car was really starting to take shape and I could begin the task of prepping and priming some of the steel that had been replaced
I've just finished fabricating & replacing both inner front wing sections on my Interceptor III and I am mightily impressed by the standard you've achieved- my work is nowhere near as good even though I've vowed to cut out and replace all the rotted steel I find!
There's still lots to do but was interested to see the round section bumper mounting tubes and front end supports- mine are made from square section steel on my late '73 build.
Thanks but don't be too impressed with my fabrication skills I only made the battery tray and the rest was done by Geoff and Brian at Park Garage Bodies.
The bumper mounts are the same as a MK11 as my car was an early MK111 it still used some earlier components so this can sometimes cause confusion.
If you cut out all the rot you find you will be in for a lot of welding, even if I had the skills to do this I would have been disheartened by it and probably lost interest at that stage.
I was thinking I must update this soon but although I have been working on the car it has been finishing off all the little jobs so there is no real visual progress lately.
Why not start a thread on your car there has been a surge of Jensen threads lately which is nice to see.
The bumper mounts are the same as a MK11 as my car was an early MK111 it still used some earlier components so this can sometimes cause confusion.
If you cut out all the rot you find you will be in for a lot of welding, even if I had the skills to do this I would have been disheartened by it and probably lost interest at that stage.
I was thinking I must update this soon but although I have been working on the car it has been finishing off all the little jobs so there is no real visual progress lately.
Why not start a thread on your car there has been a surge of Jensen threads lately which is nice to see.
Yes, plenty of rot to cut out and replace!
I started at the drivers floor & footwell and I'm working around the car in an anti-clockwise direction, I try to spend most Sundays on mine and I should end up (eventually) with a fairly solid Jensen that I and others can enjoy :-)
You're right, there's a fair bit of interest in Interceptors in recent times and I might yet start my own thread, although I'm not sure my efforts will have the 'wow factor' that your very thorough thread has.
I started at the drivers floor & footwell and I'm working around the car in an anti-clockwise direction, I try to spend most Sundays on mine and I should end up (eventually) with a fairly solid Jensen that I and others can enjoy :-)
You're right, there's a fair bit of interest in Interceptors in recent times and I might yet start my own thread, although I'm not sure my efforts will have the 'wow factor' that your very thorough thread has.
I think most of what you are seeing is from using a flash and being low down with the camera. This will be left as is for now but if I feel it's not right after seeing it out in the daylight it will be something that gets addressed over the winter.
My priority is to finish the car and have some fun in it this year.
My priority is to finish the car and have some fun in it this year.
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