Wow really nice work on the Interceptor, subtle mods in all the right places. what are the wheels 17x? I am working on my 71 and looking to fit as much rubber front and rear as I can. MoTeC touch is brilliant.
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I built a roll cage similar to your design 35 years ago. It failed tech inspection. The support bar for the hoop has to attach to the hoop near your head, and attach to the hoop on the opposite side near the base, not the rear shock mount. The brace stays within the plane of the main hoop. I cut out the non-conforming brace, and made a new brace. That passed tech. Our design diverged in the floor mount area. I had an L plate the came down the inner rocker area, and on to the floor. The end of the roll bar sat on the floor, and was welded to the floor and up the side plate. Your roll bar sits farther back, which is good for seat travel. The main hoop support change I referenced in the first paragraph will also be farther back, giving more room in the passenger compartment. We didn't have to remove the cage to do the finish welding after tacking. We had holes in the floor that the tubes passed through to drop down to the ground. Once welding was complete, we slid the four L brackets over the holes after raising up the cage to its final position. You might consider putting a reinforcing panel or tube within the rocker panel to tie the back hoop to the strut bars that support the front shock mount. This is easier done if you have to replace the rockers due to rust. You can still add a door bar higher up. Take a look at the Bob Sharp Racing 240Z cars from the 70's. These were SCCA GT2 class cars, and the cages were a work of art. Really a pain in the ass to get in and out of, but safe. They used those front strut bar supports you plan on adding to your chassis. Bob Waar's book about Datsun race car prep shows exactly what I'm talking about. Look at pages 133-135. Sharp's team used three bars to support the front shock mounts. One bar is in the wheel well, and passes through the inner fender well to tie the front of the rocker to the rear of the front shock mount. Cheers! I love the idea of a modern twin cam six in the Z. Oh, one final thought. All-in weight was 2238 pounds for the early Z.
I was hoping to hear the engine running but it's something to look forward to. Will be subbed, leave a thumbs up, and a tap on the bell. Thanks for sharing with all of us. Greetings from Flint, Michigan, USA!
This is very similar to what I am doing with my Aston Martin DBS: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-U1z9qs41HU0.html. The wheels look identical to a standard wheel by 'Image Wheels'; the 'Billet 81', but Image also make a Jensen inspired wheel, the 'Intercepter Billet'. Was that considered? You might kick yourself for not thinking of it, but for my four headlamp setup I have one pair (outer) set for driving on the left in the UK and the inner pair set for driving on the right on the continent switched by a hidden switch in the arm rest. I shall be asking my electrician why we don't have MoTec PDM. We seem to have gone for the 'Sh!t load of wiring. All excellent work.
Nice. I added Edelbrock proflow port injection in 2007 to my 440 Jensen convertible and was an early customer of HiSpec's 6 pot calipers. 320/330mm disks I think ? The 17in rims made in the traditional Mk3 style suit it better IMHO. Interested by the lowered front valance. I have never got around to fitting the fiberglass spoiler that Jensen developed in one of their reincarnations. Looks like a high quality job, congrats.
Front end looks weak like it’s lost it’s face charater and muscle. Change the wheels. Terrible. Like the air cleaner but not in that rounded oval. Doesn’t sit with the car at all. A cobra is all curves. Jensen isn’t.
Thought those were always great looking cars. Were...because congratulations:you managed to be the first one to make it look as bad as that Eleanor Mustang,from that crappy Gone in 60 sec.s remake. But hey,i am an old guy.What do i know?🙄
EFI 383. Bloody Legendary. Absolutely sick of seeing feature of morons that LS swap a Jensen. The ONLY modern motor that is acceptable for these cars, is a HellCrate, or the Demon Spec motor. Unfortunately, deleting the side-light means the car is much more likely to be involved in a Fail To Give Way incident, for someone off to the side who never sees the indicator until it's too late in a roundabout. There are many modern cars where the indicator in the headlights is not visible at all past around 15degrees off axis. When changing the lights like this, it is ESSENTIAL to add side-repeaters in the door mirrors, doing so in the grills is a GREAT idea. Can the daytime running lights be deactivated for owners who don't want to drive around blinding people in clear sunny days?
Thanks for the comments. The DRLs will have their own switch to deactivate if required :) The side vents have about 48 Bright Orange LEDs tucked away inside them for the very reasons you describe :) With the DRL flashing Orange and the side vent repeaters, you won't miss it!
Damn thats clean as hell great work! I have a MK4 Supra sitting on my drive waiting for a few bits of work done to put her back onto the road, can't wait to start enjoying her in the new year!
It is a great feeling to know that you have totally dismantled and put a vehicle back together again, knowing every single thing about that vehicle gives you great confidence about it....
Very interesting project - thanks for sharing. Given that originality is clearly not a focus for the owner, I'm surprised he hasn't elected to go for an LS3 engine swap and 6-speed box - better performance, lighter, spares more easy to come by, much improved fuel efficiency.
It might get a modern 8 speed gearbox yet, we're going to see how it drives on the original. These mopar units are great, reliable engines, MPG not really a concern when owning a Jensen but the EFI setup should improve it over the original carb.
