JENSEN INTERCEPTOR V8 LAND ROVER BARN FIND
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- Опубликовано: 3 окт 2024
- This is likely to be the only Jensen interceptor powered Land Rover in the world and possibly the most heavily modified example.
The owner sadly passed away and this Land Rover has been sat here in this barn, left untouched since the late 90's.
Today, we have a go at getting it going.
What in the inspector gadget is going on here? …
Some sweet engineering going on there, that's 💯 worth restoring
I know what it was used for!
TV detector "van", quick reaction force.
As a Yank, I will NEVER understand the UK television situation.
A Series IIA Safari is a very very rare beast. Nice find
(it needs the zebra stripes paint job 👍)
Does it have anything that resembles a flux capacitor.
That landy was someones entire world at some point, absolutely mad stuff going on its brilliant.
Old boy must have been one of those mad tinkerer types. Clearly he spent a lot of time playing around with that thing. Well done waking it up that far.
This is how Jensons should have come straight from the factory - with a complete set of spares in the boot. Fantastic find.
Saw a Land Rover in the thumbnail, so clicked on it. Saw a RUclipsr with no gloves on and actually getting his hands dirty, so subscribed 😊
The man who owned this was definitely one of the coolest dudes, 50 years for thinking With supply store in the back. Well done mate.
This man was preparing for a Zombie Apocalypse.
Back in the late 70s, my friend's father had a Land Rover with a Jensen Interceptor engine. He took us on a few road trips to cycle races in it. Given the rarity of this conversion, there's a chance that this may the same vehicle.
In fact, given that you are based near Market Harborough, I'm now certain of it. It belonged to the Brown family, who lived at Papillon Fields farm, just outside Lubenham.
Perfect! Exactly how a Jensen V8 sounds. None of those pesky explosions in the combustion chambers. Just cranking and cranking and cranking with the odd fart to fool you into thinking it might start. Kudos Hewsey, you found another gem.
Now, My brother did many such mods to several landrovers he took to Africa in the 80s which are still running around. He would buy this in a heartbeat. He still lives in Kampala and has a double rea axle landrover formerly a fire tender at Entebbe..
Yes I was thinking its had an overseas role - possibly prospecting or oil related engineering as some fittings were off acetylene bottles etc but the security suggests the contents were very valuable
That would be a TACR. Tactical Airfield Crash Rescue. Rearmost axle was dead. Most unstable vehicle I have ever driven.
But does he have a tracked one?
He may have had one@@johnnunn8688 I'll check, he's over here in a week or so.
Perfect use for it
That has been someone’s life time achievement and much loved.
‘Muck loved’. = dumped.
@@johnnunn8688 no people get sick or die and car's like this become homeless ...I have a series 3 that has lost two owner's they both died that I know of but it's a 49 year old car ...it's had a new chassis though and was fully rebuilt ...I'm 50 myself
@@stuartsturgess2199 yeah, possibly.
Getting home after the shift to enjoy the funny english man. Cheers boss.
That landrover has been waiting years for you to come along
If for nothing else this deserves a thumbs up for sure! 👍
That is some old-school child locks, hopefully you restore that piece of history.
What an amazing conversion!! I can’t hear the tick ticking of the electric fuel pump, that might be the problem! They have a set of points in either end on the twin pump which may need cleaning. That is if that is a fuel pump for the engine, and not a water pump for the auto tea boiler! Chrysler V8 engine with a Torqueflite auto box was fitted to the Jensen , same box as a matbro fork lift and spares are available, and much cheaper than buying them for a Jensen!
Phil
@philhermetic - it is an SU fuel pump but I have never seen them piped up as a normal twin. Each end was usually piped separately to a changeover valve. One was the standard main supply and the other was for the emergency reserve. I suppose it could be piped with oversize pipes and used as a twin.
@@dormie200 the only twins i have seen were high output pumps for big thirsty engines, like V8’s! Could the stromberg carb be a starting carb?
@@philhermetic I've not had that much to do with V8s but no reason they could not be wired in that way with the correct size pipework. My experience was with late 50s/early60s luxury cars which used them to supply fuel from an emergency reserve tank. Other posters have speculated that the extra carb was for a gas conversion ?
This man knows his stuff! Epic knowledge dump Phil.
Interesting to see you are here Phil. These chaps have got it going on, in my humble opinion.
Great video! The carb fire reminded me of my first date 40 years ago with my now wife. A young fellow parked near her apartment was trying to start a Chevy Nova with ether when it caught fire. He didn't have an extinguisher nearby like you did, but luckily he did have a large feather pillow which he violently thrashed at the fire. The air cleaner stud punctured the pillow and the engine compartment was filled with several inches of feathers. The fire did go out and we laughed so hard we eventually got married.
I've seen some heavily modified landrovers over the years, including my own 1977 SWB but chuff me, this is an absolute honey!
Having a second carb in series with a fuel tap seems very much like an auxiliary gas conversion. Start on petrol, turn on the gas, then turn off the petrol. My dad did a similar conversion so he could run his series 2 Oxford on Calor gas.
I have to agree aswell as looking like the big circle thing under the bonnet is a LPG regulator
@@ryanblayney5031 And hence the fire extinguisher
Loving the top-of-a-gate workbench for cleaning a carb. Must remember that one...
If that was me doing that , the float pins would be in the mud , the floats wedged between the fence panel and the carb top launched across the barn in frustration .
That Land Rover must have belonged to a modern day Da Vinci type Lunatic professor of engineering. Disc handbrake is well ahead of its time, air locking doors are well ahead of their time (except maybe for space travel?), low air/oil? pressure buzzer, belt drive 4x4 system and no doubt much more undiscovered features and firsts!
What a great find!
Land Rover used a disc on the rear prop shaft for the handbrake. That why you can't do a handbrake turn in them cos you'll probably bust a universal joint
It belong in the Mad Max universe 😂
Mercedes has had vacuum door locking since 1968, perhaps someone took a liking to that and decided to adapt. Quite nifty!
I thought it was a drum which is why they were useless in the wet, the disc looks to be a mod. . @@lordcaptainvonthrust3rd
@@Woffy. Actually you are correct and I am mistaken.
Drum brakes all round and a 5th drum brake on the rear prop
So it is a modification from the drum to the disc 👍
I've owned a lot of Series Land Rovers and never seen one as modified as that. Bonkers engineering - the chap was a serious tinkerer but presumably all done for a reason. Great vid Joe, keep up the good work, greetings from sunny Malta!
Interesting Land Rover , I guessed that this land rover was used to bring boats in and out of the water and maybe transport them on the roof . Wouldn't have even guessed that if it wasn't for the dial-a-tape sticker in the cab mentioning boat weight . Considering how long it's been sat there , it's not in bad condition . It will be fun seeing this one restored and brought back to it's former glory .
You are right those seats are outta a Jensen interceptor, looks like the engine is an earlier model possibly the 6.2 with the mechanical lift pump. pretty sure later models had custom cast Jensen valve covers.
Definitely the coolest series I’ve seen
Mk1 Interceptors had tin valve covers
The earlier engine was 6.3, the same engine as was fitted in the CV8, with pressed steel valve covers which were painted silver and had Jensen identification stickers on them, on the FF instead of paint they were chrome plated. The later engine was 7.2 and came with cast covers with the Jensen name in the casting.
383ci Chrysler V8
The 6.3litre in the early Mk3 also had the cast 'Jensen' valve covers
May have already been said but just in case it hasn't; try using two stroke (mixed gas) in any old engine to fire it the first time or two...it will help lube old dry pistons/rings/valves etc...lowering the likelihood of expensive noises. Fill up the bowl on the carb and spritz a bit right down the barrel or hook it up to the mechanical fuel pump if you want the engine to attempt a self feed. Those diaphragms and seals are usually crispy and will appreciate the lubrication. Cheers on another awesome video. I'm loving what your doing. 👍
An excellent video My foot was tapping furiously trying to start that engine 👍
An amazing find, as for 2 carbs, I know in the past a friend and I did a similar arrangement modifying an SU to run a car on gas with a shut off on the petrol feed to the main carb. A Chrysler V8 in a Landrover would have been costly to run even when this was last used. It will be interesting to see more details when it is out in the light.
Only costly in UK - this looks like an overseas job - or someone else paying for fuel
@@naradaian the vehicle is in the UK with a UK plate. I am sure many of us did engine transplants in the 1970s and 80s that would not make much sense now. FWIW a friend has a 454cu in engine in his early Range Rover, fantastic but I would not want to take it on holiday.
The Frankenstein of all Land Rovers .
Or a work of art. What a great car.
I was just going to suggest new petrol !!! What a brilliant find. I’m transfixed and envious in the extreme. Well played you chaps ❤
Looks to have been put together by Doc. Brown. Careful with all the gadgets one might be an early version of a Flux Capacitor. Who knows when and were you might end up when you get it going
8 and a half minutes in and I've got to say that's the most fantastic Land Rover I've ever seen. Just brilliant. There's a really interesting history to this one. The front seats and some other parts look to be Interceptor ll - likely also from the powerplant donor vehicle. Right, now let's see the rest of this video!
The hydraulic pipework alone gives the word "spaghetti" a whole new meaning !
Pneumatic* it's air not fluid
@@battaliance *Liquid
@@rupertthomson mate wtf kinda drugs you on I'd like some? Wtf are you correcting? Does the term hydraulic fluid mean nothing to you? I've never heard it called hydraulic liquid 😂
@@battaliance Air is a fluid. You've confused yourself.
@@rupertthomson you what 😂😂 go back to school 😂😂
what an amazing machine !! , the previous owner was an amazing engineer by the look of all the
additional equipment , including his unique centra locking
What an incredible machine, the old boy put his heart and soul into that vehicle!!! The points should not be arcing (sparking) like that, looks like the condensor is shot, I bet there’s a spare in the back! I’d give the points a light dressing with some fine wet and dry, replace the condensor and put some fresh fuel in it.
Your vids remind me of the days when I had endless spare hours to fanny around with old cars🙂
New Mr Hewes at 8 am to start the day. Don't mind if I do!
Superb, the fit of those doors sounds amazing. Closing my 2a doors,
sounds rather like throwing an old cast iron radiator onto a scrap pile.
And mine ! Lol
Being a Land Rover enthusiast, (I have two series vehicles), I found this video to be an enjoyable watch. What an intriguing vehicle, I would love to know the history of it. I think you may have found yourself a little gem there, needs a complete rebuild I would say.
I have surgery on my left hand in 2 hours, Can’t wait to watch this video after, for the recovery
I hope you are recovering well!
@@davidkilts1670 thanks! Doing good now, Procedure was 8 hours 15 minutes for a stab wound to my left hand. Cut 5 nerves
Fascinating.. if ever there was a vehicle to be preserved its this .. in respect for the talented chap who put it together 😊
Oh forgot to say.. Thanks Mr Hewes 👍 and to the talented team that works with you ... and Ted 😊
that thing realy needs a dry-ice clean up on the bottom!!! what a gem!!! this needs to preserve for sure.
WOW! You've managed to find the only road going vehicle that'll give a Chieftain a run for it's money in the MPG stakes! More seriously, those Chrysler engines are really good. Also used by Bristol from 407 up. They also work really well on LPG...
Chrysler B-series V8, which came in 350, 361, 383 or 400 cu. in. For the year, I'd guess 361 or 383. You can tell the difference between the B and the RB ("raised B", which was an inch taller on the deck and went up to 440 cu. in.) because the RB has a big rectangular pad at the front right, just inside the right-side head, that usually had the engine's cu. in. displacement on it, along with a letter that told you the year of its manufacture. To see more about these engines, look-up Nick's Garage on RUclips. And so you know (although I don't know anybody who imported the Chrysler "A" engine into the U.K.), the distributor on the "B" turns backward to the distributor on the "A", so the advance weights retard the spark instead of advancing it and the distributors don't swap, even though they look ~the same (they use the same cap and rotor). The carburator is a Carter AFB, with a single idle screw on it. I watch all your videos - Cheers!
BTW if you're planning to run that monster, the water pump is a known Chrysler Achilles' heel - replace it on-spec'. And that carburator is a sweetheart - there are two little metal plates left-and-right, shaped sorta' like fat 8's, right at the top between the two "barrels" (it's a four-barrel) that cover the metering rods. Get a Carter AFB (Aluminium Four Barrel) or AVS (Air Valve Secondaries) Strip Kit (Edelbrock likely sells them now, the Edelbrock 4-barrel is the same carb), you can change the whole metering of the carb by changing the metering rods, you don't have to take the top off or spill a drop of gas (petrol). And indeed I love those carbs because unlike the Holley, there are no vertical gaskets and you can change jets or even do major repairs/cleaning (like replace the accelerator pump - another weakness) without spilling a drop of petrol, and they're less prone to warping than the Holley. And the engine being a Jensen, I imagine it likes premium petrol - this should be a fun project, although those engines tend to be 'thirsty'. Best of luck! - but the accelerator pump is attached to the top, so once you took the top off, you took the accelerator pump out (it's sticking up, its well is in the very front right corner) so of course it doesn't squirt fuel. The pump diaphragm is leather, and that one is likely dried into a solid lump; and the two brass pins sticking-up are the metering rods. Those are three-step metering rods, you can tell because the caps (the fat-8 things on the carb top) are domed; two-step rods are shorter, and their caps are flat.
@@yknott9873 No its a "Jensen V8 "😂
Whats this Chrysler rubbish you speak of 😉🤣
They were designated as 6.3 L which would mean it's the 383 cu in. engine (6276.246 cc)
And if you want to hop the car up further (which, with the price of petrol over there, I can't imagine you would) you want a 400-cu. in. block. It'll bolt right in, it's dimensionally identical to that engine - I don't recommend you try a 440, that extra inch of height means it'll be even harder to fit into that engine compartment - and don't even THINK about the Hemi, it's ENORMOUS!!! Besides, if you do slight clean-ups inside the 400 block, you can fit a big stroker crankshaft that'll give you 472 cu. in. You can get everything you need on teh interwebz, and MOPAR Performance can sell you goodies like the electronic ignition that Chrysler adopted in 1972; it's a good system, but not only will the A-distributor not work in that engine, the 440 distributor won't either - its shaft is 1" longer. Lotsa' things on that vehicle you can throw money at! And that starter is rubbish - it's the old "small" reduction gear starter. There's a "Big" reduction gear starter, the only way to tell the difference from outside is the armature is 1/4" taller; far better starter, but very rare and good luck finding one - apparently a newer Dakota starter will bolt right in and work far better (WARNING - I haven't tried this). And if you don't want to go the stroked-400 route, the 383 is just about the best of them all - you lucked in! 😁
@@yknott9873 Ive also heard the Dakota mini starters bolt in and work exceptionally well. A hemi is definitely out of the question. Always nice to see fellow 383 appreciators. The B engines have a special place in American auto history.
THAT’S a proper Land Rover! They were intended to be modular and versatile like that. ALL the gadgets! 😂
I guess the air-locking doors was a version of central locking 🤔
Drop the tank and clean, put new inline filter and change the pump. Diaphragms are undoubtedly hardened from the long storage . You gave it a good go with what you had.
You'll have it running with the next attempt! A good video! Cheers!
Can you give any history of the man who owned this? Would be fascinating to know a little about the eccentric genius that built it and what he used it for.
Fantastic, a very gifted engineer thought all that lot out, looking forward to the next part.
That V belt drive system might work surprisingly well. I skippered a 90 foot survey vessel that was powered by two Volvo diesels these were connected to the single propellor shaft by 6 V belts off each engine, when I joined the ship and saw the set up I said to the engineer, "How often do you have to change those belts?" to which he replied "I have been on board for 5 years and never had to touch them."
That might be the coolest Land Rover I have ever seen, definetly want to see more
Hi folks . That's a real interesting barn find realy enjoy watching can't wait to see it running . Have a great weekend 🎉🎉😮🎉
I love the look of that and the colour is perfect too! Anorak fact- the air compressor is an Air Ministry spec unit and you see those fitted the various aero engines, the Merlin included.
Quite impressive piece of machinery.I love all the original amenities still present.Looks like you also scored some new/old vintage stock of parts packed in the back.
Have to love the barns, thousands of years of history AND great cars too, oh the armored vehicles, my god they are great too. You need to “Up-armor” the Rover as it seems that is the only thing missing. Wow, a lot going on in this Rover, it’s a BEAST... Thank u for all the videos, I just found your channel and I’m slowly making my way thru them.
The Jensen CV8 my Dad owned also had fire extinguishers mounted inside it following an incident with the previous owner when it coughed back through the carb and barbequed itself and had to be rebuilt. The multiple extinguishers in the cab and Rube Goldberg remote fuel shutoff on this 109 suggest these engine might be prone to a bit of "flambé" Definitely keep those extinguishers handy!
A land Rover full of surprises! Absolutely wants to watch what's next...
I've got a '55 Chevy Gasser with a Chevrolet 454 big block & two Holley 750 double pumper carbs on a tunnel ram. Took a mate for a spin in it on a very cold day and it wasn't happy. Came to a junction and stopped. It spat back through the carbs, stalled, and lit a rather impressive fire inside the hood scoop. My mate was about to jump out & run. I said, "Meh. Don't worry." I just cranked it and it sucked the fire back into the engine, and away we went.😊
This is the most complex and intresting intresting series i have ever seen! Must been build by a madman
I worked at a place that restored British cars. One of our go to items for the barn finds was a 1 gallon jug with a fuel pump mounted on a piece of board. With magnets on the bottom of it. So you could just sit it on the fender, hook the hose up to the carburetor and not have to worry about the 30-40 year-old garbage fuel system. I’ve restored several series one two and three rovers. The worst thing that happens to them is the knuckles in the front steering. Get too rotted to reuse. Everything else is readily available. Thanks to Sir Sterling Moss. Also get an ozone generator and leave it run inside that thing for a couple days. It’ll get rid of the barn rat piss smell. That would probably help you out with some of your tanks also.
Thats a lovely ol time warp of something a little bit special!
just love those airhorns - had the same on my 1970's cars
Jeez Joe, you know how to pick ‘em! That’s a symphony of pipes and home made bodges. Hope you get it going 👍
Excellent work, if it runs, that’ll be quite exciting to drive… have a great weekend!
Hi , just some small tips not 100% sure but that big round disk thing in the engine compartment look like part of a propane system I have seen here in the US , so I am thinking that the 2 carb might be part of a propane system . For now I would pull it off and plug the port . One thing you need to check is when you take your foot off the gas do butter flys completely close or contac an idle set screw . The reason I say this when the propane is in use they would have to be closed so they might be connected to a electrical solenoid the would open the the butterflys to set the idle .You won’t see gas pumping with the top of the carb off the round plunger behind the right float in the video is the accelerator pump plunger . Also towards the end it started to back fire through the carb , you might have a valve that’s sticking open . I would get it out of that garage before you try to start it again . If does have a secondary propane fuel system and it stars to leak while you trying to start it a fire extinguisher will not help . I would just the petrol pump intake node in a canister of petrol to start it . The fumes from petrol are just as dangerous as a propane leak . Good luck and be careful .
First thing to say is that even a bog standard safari in that condition would be a dream find. It's in lovely nick, especially the interior and bulkhead. What a vehicle!
I live in landy land....WHAT A MACHINE!
ace lads..
" Pulling out without sqirting everywhere ! "
I thought at first this was a former National Grid Landy as they used them to winch up Pylon sections but I don't think they would need a Chrysler V8. Great find hundreds of hours spent creating a terminator Landy I think the owner was someone we both would enjoy beer with.. Try and find out more about him if possible I am sure there is a big story behind this magnificence.
Pride and Joy for a person once upon a time
That’s quite a frankenrover I hope you can get all the functions the late owner did have done working. Hopefully you’ll keep it or pass it to someone that will get it back on the road, it deserves a new lease of life, glad you came across it.
I agree bro.... definitely the only one like it in the world.... I would have liked to meet the old boy who put her together.....none stop ideas 😅
This guy was a PROPER mad bodging brilliant farmer maniac engineer madman GENIUS legend!
Its amazing looking at the mods this guy put on this car, it must have been a amazing machine back in its day! Can't wait for part 2!! I Just bought and drive a 1974 series 2 wagon 300km home.
What is handy is a small outboard fuel tank and line with a primer bulb so you can prime the carby without cranking it over and over. That carby is a Carter or Edelbrock depends on what side of the road you went to school on.
Freely admit that I wasn't sure what I was looking at half the time Joe was crawling over the engine or underneath it trying to make sense of this pipe or that cable but loved the coolness of the much modified Land Rover and the efforts to get it going.
Id never heard of a jensen before today, but i was suspicious because of the distributor and the thermoquad looking carburetor so i googled it and it looks like your sporting a 383 Chrysler v8 and that carburetor is probably original equipment to it. Really gave it away when the starter made the patented chrysler dying seal cranking noise lol
Love it lads, so lucky to find this Gem, look forward to seeing it in its glory. Have a great weekend.🎉
That is one strange land rover ! Great video Joe!
What a fantastic find! I had a 1981 short wheel base, absolutely loved it!😊
What an absolute beast! Looks like it belonged to “Professor Pat Pending” (your dad might get that reference).
Hi Joe I have been repairing military land rovers for years not a million miles from you and I have seen All sorts but this has got to be the weirdest conversion I have seen !!!
What a legend you are! Not much seams to defeat you, carry on the good work???
Jensen V8 engine is a Chrysler 7.3 litre unit fitted with a Carter 4V carb whish has mechanically operated primary and huge vacuum operated secondary chokes, referred to as the HO (high output) type these big V8's were rated ar 325 hp if memory serves. A great, reliable, easy and cheap to repair engine, I've worked on a few in my time
Automatic! I wonder if they used the chrysler 727 transmission? Hell! A hot rod land rover. Just awesome. I would love to know story of it, and what used it for with all the modifications done to it.
Travel safe in Scotland. Looking forward to the next video already.
One of the Jensen Interceptors had a "6 pack" carb set up. the designer probably had it running on the Su carb around town but at full throttle it would go to the 4 barrel carb. Genius ideas way ahead of its time. id bet he was an engineer in the aviation indusrty.
Love this landy, on a side note one of the ads was for lovehoney yet Jack was no-where to be seen..
This guy loved his car. Doing his best to today's living. 7min in
He truly did think out of the box. I bet if did mantnice. All will work.
No better way to start a Friday with a Mr Hewes video 😀
That’s a hell of a find. And now with two spare starters!
Love the serial killer air locking doors.
Hell yeah! Gotta love them old Dodge gear reduction starters 😂 in a 318/360 cid. That old bugger is 😊👌🏻 hell of a find.
The thing on the roof looks as though it is for a boat with launcher! The Dyno note under the dash is a reminder of how much headroom you need. “Boat height 10.5 ft.”
The second smaller carb is for fuel econnomy. Remember the cut-off valve? It's to switch between carbs.
Aeon springs used. The black rubber ones. Also used on Land Rover VPKs in NI.👍🏻
Used on the Bates Northern Ireland Fire Brigade Land Rovers too.
That has got to be the strangest, coolest car I've ever seen !!. Love to get the back story on it. 👍
I did my apprenticeship with Land Rover back in nineteen eighty-three.
Spent 20 years working on these. From light weights 24 volt. To 110 v8. I had a S1 1957 lwb 107in wheel base. But never seen one like this. Wiring will be a pain...lol
Great vid! Loving the number plate on the land rover too, my kind of number lol.
Its an LPG conversion (early) - The flat pancake type arrangement above the steering is an evaporator, (often had plumbing into heating system) to ensure gas not liquid goes to second carb. once running and warmed up, would turn the LPG on and then the valve from dash would shut off fuel to the petrol carb.
Might be an alternative route to getting it working if you have a propane tank
It’s actually a brake servo no lpg on this vehicle
One of a set of theories I can think of looking at the modifications of this is a DIY NBC (Nuclear, Biological, Chemical) conversion or high heat travel along volcanic terrain.
Very awesome find.
Someone wanted to build something using the worst parts of the US and UK so they chose a Land Rover powered by Chrysler.....Nailed it
What an interesting find, that for explaining how bits works. Looking forward to the next video.
Spy, radio listening, back door rig for a foldable aerial, room for a team to spend hours in the vehicle; all perhaps? Very exciting find if it is? built using lots of aircraft bits and pieces, leavers definitely switch on drivers door. IF I’m right a unique find, keep them coming fascinating
I’ve had a think and the Stromberg carb could be for it to be run for long periods more economically at tick over/low r.p.m powering a generator which would run loads of radio/ eavesdropping equipment that would have been removed before sale. RAF Cosford have a later vehicle Opel Record that where used during the Cold War in Germany. I think this is an earlier vehicle for doing a similar job however I’m guessing.
Correct... A mobile eves dropping vehicle used by MI5 during the cold war... Either would have been used in West Germany near the boarder or in and around the med Mainly for tracking USSR submarines coming close to our navy base's....
What a find Jo. Glad to see the dog bowl in the back ready for the workshop managers inspection!!