1976 Jensen GT Restoration

The process of restoring a 1976 Jensen GT which was recently given to me by Jim Simmons, of Florida. Jim was the original owner since new.

Friday, July 17, 2009

The Lotus 907 engine

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The Lotus engine sat idle in storage for about 32 years. The compression readings were low and after a "leak down" test was perfor...
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Thursday, July 2, 2009

5 Speed Shifter Rebuild continued.....

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And now, back to our exciting conclusion of the 5 Speed Getrag Shifter rebuild process....... LET’S COMPARE OLD AND NEW PARTS Rubber parts o...
Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Pete Bahr Rebuilds the JH 5 Speed Shift Linkage

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JH 5 spd SHIFTER WOES. The JH 5 spd Getrag Transmission and Shifter assembly is similar to that used in some BMW models. I found it hard to ...
Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Pete's Kit's, Paint Jobs, and Engine work.......

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We seemed to be moving along quite well. Kenny got the engine running after rebuilding the carburetors but wasn't happy with the engine...
Sunday, May 3, 2009

Kenny begins work on the car......

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Ken Day, owner of Day Auto service in Great Valley, NY started working on the car after I ordered a bunch of parts from Delta Motorsports, a...
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Taking Inventory for the restoration

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Jeff and Laura Peterson were kind enough to check out the Jensen GT for me and arrange for an initial inspection by their trusted mechanic ...
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Thursday, April 23, 2009

It's a Great looking Jensen GT

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I emailed Jim and received a quick reply along with some pictures of the car. He was in the middle of moving some things at his sisters pla...
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