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Title: New Jensen 20R
Post by: Randy Tucker on May 09, 2019, 09:58:56 pm: Found an old sales flyer that showed a Jensen model 20R. So I got to looking around for one and couldn't find one for sale. Talked to Doreta at Jensen to see if they would build one. No they wouldn't. So I ordered a new 20. Got it in unboxed it and took it apart. Made new board to dimension that was on flyer and built my own 20R.
Title: Re: New Jensen 20R
Post by: Randy Tucker on May 09, 2019, 09:59:43 pm: More pictures
Title: Re: New Jensen 20R
Post by: Randy Tucker on May 09, 2019, 10:00:50 pm: Even restamped tag to say 20R
Title: Re: New Jensen 20R
Post by: Randy Tucker on May 09, 2019, 10:05:58 pm: Little better picture of tag
Title: Re: New Jensen 20R
Post by: Jim on May 09, 2019, 10:08:45 pm: Hi Randy, very very nice!

I re-posted your images large for you so they have more impact. Hope you don't mind.

Congratulations on your new Jensen :)

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Title: Re: New Jensen 20R
Post by: Nick on May 09, 2019, 10:09:46 pm: Nicely done Randy, here's some old pictures I dug out showing my 20R on the right as arrived

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Note how Jensen stamped the tag :D

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Title: Re: New Jensen 20R
Post by: Nick on May 09, 2019, 10:11:11 pm: By the way, just noticed you added straight red handles, much nicer than the really fat ones they currently use...

And Beautiful finish on that base 8)
Title: Re: New Jensen 20R
Post by: classixs on May 10, 2019, 05:29:59 am: It looks amazing, well done Randy !
Title: Re: New Jensen 20R
Post by: Griffin on May 10, 2019, 06:00:45 am: Good work Randy, that is a very nice conversion. A real retro #20R
Title: Re: New Jensen 20R
Post by: Randy Tucker on May 10, 2019, 06:52:20 am: Thanks Jim for resizing pictures. I dont like the new (I call them clown dumb bell handles). So I figured I'm modifying it any way just make it the way I like it. Glad yall like it. Thanks
Title: Re: New Jensen 20R
Post by: RedRyder on May 10, 2019, 07:00:36 am: Nice build, Randy. Looks great!

Gil
Title: Re: New Jensen 20R
Post by: Nick on May 10, 2019, 09:08:03 am: Any chance of some video? :)
Title: Re: New Jensen 20R
Post by: Randy Tucker on May 10, 2019, 06:39:26 pm: Would be glad to. But cant figure out how to add video? Like I've said before better with old engines than modern technology.
Title: Re: New Jensen 20R
Post by: txlabman on May 11, 2019, 06:19:32 am: Did you make the handles or are they New Old Stock?
Title: Re: New Jensen 20R
Post by: Randy Tucker on May 11, 2019, 06:44:23 am: I made them from 1/4" dowel rod.
Title: Re: New Jensen 20R
Post by: Randy Tucker on May 11, 2019, 07:01:58 am: If anyone wants to post video for me I can email or text video to you to do it. Still not figuring it out. Thanks
Title: Re: New Jensen 20R
Post by: txlabman on May 11, 2019, 08:54:01 am: Quote from: Randy Tucker on May 11, 2019, 06:44:23 am
I made them from 1/4" dowel rod.

Excellent.

Thanks for the response.
Title: Re: New Jensen 20R
Post by: classixs on May 11, 2019, 09:06:12 am: Quote from: Randy Tucker on May 11, 2019, 07:01:58 am

If anyone wants to post video for me I can email or text video to you to do it. Still not figuring it out. Thanks

Randy, do you have an YouTube account?

If not, just go there and create one, it is pretty easy to do.

https://www.youtube.com/ (https://www.youtube.com/)

Once you have the account, and is logged in, simply click the upload button there, at the top right corner, and choose the file/movie you want to share.
After it has been uploaded and is processed by YouTube, you simply open the movie, and copy/paste the url from the top address bar into a post here, and voila...

I would be very happy to upload it for you, but it really is quite easy to do once grasped, and would be far more fun if you eventually got your own dedicated channel.
Title: Re: New Jensen 20R
Post by: St Paul Steam on May 12, 2019, 04:27:35 pm: nice work Randy....your my kind of tinkerer...if its not what you want, you just make it to your liking, "good on ya'"
Title: Re: New Jensen 20R
Post by: IndianaRog on May 12, 2019, 09:39:08 pm: Randy, nice engine made even nicer with your modifications...a real stunner now!

Roger
Title: Re: New Jensen 20R
Post by: Roscoe on May 12, 2019, 11:00:17 pm: Looks Great, good job Randy. Nice pics.
Title: Re: New Jensen 20R
Post by: Randy Tucker on May 13, 2019, 03:41:19 pm: Thanks. Glad y'all like it.
Title: Re: New Jensen 20R
Post by: Gearhead Jed on May 19, 2019, 06:51:46 pm: I like it!
Title: Re: New Jensen 20R
Post by: Scalex on June 01, 2019, 10:21:14 pm: nice engine Randy the 20R is a great engine.
Title: Re: New Jensen 20R
Post by: St Paul Steam on June 14, 2019, 01:47:57 pm: I thought I had already commented on this, but I see that I have not , I've looked at it plenty though. Nice work on your (now) 20R Randy, sometimes we just have to fabricate what we want 😉👍