Now in 2010 we do not  have a JBA Factory producing any vehicle that has been evaluated in any articles in the various Kit Car Press magazines or approved by VOSA BIVA testing.

Please note these are the old build pages from 1999 to 2004 when we had a JBA Factory in full production from 1982 that was regularly featured in the Kit Car Press and complied with regulations including passing UK Vosa SVA/BIVA tests and TUV tests in the EU.
A 2004 JBA Engineering Ltd Sports SR kit has passed the new BIVA test in June 2009.

Spanner Sizes
Spanner Sizes fits on the head of a bolt. 8mm spanner fits M5 bolt, 10mm......M6, 13mm......M8, 17mm......M10. 

Options
JBA Bowls or Free Standing Chrome Headlamps. 

What You Will Need 
Headlamp Lens and Rim or free standing Headlamps. Sidelamps, Front Flashers. Side Repeater Lamps, Stop/Tail Lamps, Rear Flashers, Rear Reflectors, Rear Fog Lamp. Number Plate Lamps, Number Plate and Lamp Holder.

When building your JBA Falcon you are putting a lot of effort and money into your project. 
Choose your other parts and suppliers carefully. If buying from stalls at shows pick a supplier that you will be able to contact throughout the year, someone who will be around next year and not from a stall that you may never hear of, or see again. 
Many owners and builders of all types of kit cars will descend on their "Mecca" the Stoneleigh Kit Car show each May in order to buy parts for their project, even although these might not be fitted to their cars for quite some considerable time. 
If you are attending a show and need a special part, contact the supplier and they will bring it to the show, saving you postage costs.
The named suppliers I list on this website, are all established companies, renowned for their efficiency and integrity. All have a Mail Order facility.

Side Lamps 

All the Lights used must be E marked or equivalent.
Follow the instructions in the Build Manual. As all lights have to be set to specific heights and distances. 
We made sure the Falcon was sitting level and started with the side lamps, these were Lucas chrome ones with a two hole fixing from Tony Stafford now Stafford Vehicle Components and SVC for short. 
Part Number 1130 with various options.
We placed the lamps on the wings and made sure that one of the holes would be drilled right through the wing support bracket, this secures the wing to the support bracket at the same time. In our case it was the front one. We fitted one side, remembering to drill a third hole for the wiring, then took the measurement from this one and repeated it on the other wing.

At this time June 2003, sidelamps can be used with an amber lens, instead of having separate front flashers, providing that the headlamps are fitted with a sidelamp capability. All the lamps including spot lamps on Doug's Falcon above were supplied by SVC. 

May 2004. An new innovation from SVC on their 1130 sidelamps is to have the sidelamp and flasher in one unit.

1130 TORPEDO LIGHT CONVERSION KIT - Safer motoring with our kit, giving an amber turn signal. Front mounted push fit bulbs - 5w side light AND amber 21w turn signal bulb, designed to fit easily into original type or die cast 1130 bodies. £35 per set (two assemblies) + £4 P&P. Spare bulbs readily available from us. A product unique to SVC!

Head Lamps. 

I used the chrome ones, again from SVC. A complete wiring harness for these headlamps is available. 
These took a wee while to position one of us holding the lamp in place the other checking the visual effect and checking the measurements in the back pages of the manual. The problem here was that the measurements suit the bowls supplied by JBA, but the chrome lights sit far too high so needed moving forward further down the wing.

Once we had one head lamp set up it was a simple matter of transferring the measurements on to the other wing. The lamps were then bolted to the wings using large strong spreading washers underneath to help support the lamps and protect the wing. Doug added a triangular polished stainless steel plate on top of his wing to help spread the load. I think he saw this idea on Pete Henstock's sports.

JBA supply Headlamp bowls in the kit for fitting to the wings. Keith fitted them to the wings following the measurements in the manual. It is a three bolt fixing with another hole drilled for the wiring. 
These require a lens unit and chrome rim to complete the installation, which Keith purchased from SVC along with the rest of his lamps apart from the two spot lamps which were bought at an Autojumble.

1993 Sports Photo Non Opening Boot
With The Old Style Rear Lamp Mouldings

Rear Lamps and Flashers. 

The rear lamps used, once again from SVC, were the Hillman Imp style with the chrome rim ( because I owned an Imp and loved it ) separate Stop/Tail on one lamp and a Flasher the other lamp. Part number L691.
A better photo of them is shown on Keith's Falcon below.
These round reflectors have now to be fitted in a vertical position, as they would not pass an SVA test if they are fitted sloping like above. 

Nowadays the new rear lamp mouldings are already fitted to the JBA rear wings address this situation, as can be seen in Keith's photo below. 
These have to be drilled to fit the lamp units, with an additional hole drilled for the wiring cable.

Keith has used the same rear lamps as I have, also from SVC plus the rectangular Lucas reflector, as used on Hillman Imps, Part number RER 22 Reflector and chrome on brass reversing and rear fog lamp from SVC.

Front Flashers and Side Repeaters & Hazard. 

The front flashers I used were two stainless round flashers from Europa. These were fitted on to the bumper mounting holes using two alloy "L" brackets I bought at a truck stop, they are used for mounting CB aerials on to trucks and come in various sizes and designs. 
These flashers were replaced with the new pedestal front flashers from SVC. Part number L874 as can be seen in Keith's photo further up this page.
Hazard warning lamps need to be fitted and must have a warning lamp visible to the driver, using the Sierra column set up alleviates any problems.

Side Repeaters
You can retain the Sierra side flashers from the donor car. Be careful about positioning these, check with your current SVA manual as they are fitted to a certain angle of visibility. Doug fitted an extra one on the rear to be on the safe side, but the VI examiner said it was not necessary, as Doug had achieved the correct angle.
The side repeaters we used came from Custom Fasteners and are lamps used on motor cycles. It was a simple case of drilling one hole in the CBU under the windscreen fixing bolts and fitting the lamp.
SVC also supply a rather nice round chrome Lucas side repeater Part number 6408. check with them that it is suitable for the thickness of the GRP body and SVA test.

Other Lamps. 

Rear Fog and Reversing
I also fitted two cheap black plastic rear fog lamps from a motoring outlet, they fitted above the rear bumper using two "L" brackets the same as for the front. Plus two reversing lamps underneath the bumper fitted to a bar I made up. Rear Fog Lamps require a warning light on the dashboard.
In Keith's photo further up this page, he used one chrome on brass reversing lamp and one chrome on brass rear fog lamp from SVC. Part numbers 1253RC-L and 1253RF-R. 
Number Plate Lamps 
Are also available from SVC chrome on brass SVA approved. Chrome plastic reversing lamps are available from other sources. 
Front Spot Lamps and Fog Lamps 
Fog and Spot lamps are available in chrome, chrome on brass and stainless steel. 
Regulations apply to their fitment, so do not present your Falcon for an SVA test with these fitted. 
A strong lamp bracket is available from SVC for 3/4 inch diameter badge bars. I do not know if they make an 1 inch size.

Number Plate Holder 
This rear stainless steel holder is seen on the Doug's sports above and my 1993 sports further up and has location points fitted for the number plate lamps and wiring cable holes drilled. Available from Europa.

All lamps must be fitted in a vertical position and not sloping. Rear Fog lamps must be located a minimum of 100mm (4 inches) away from a brake lamp. Rear reflectors must be fitted a minimum height of 250mm (10 inches)  away from the ground.

Who Is SVC
You will have noticed that all the main lighting parts fitted to the various owners cars above, have all come from one supplier. This is no accident, SVC have been supplying parts to JBA owners since 1982 as well as all the other marques. If you are attending any of the big kit car shows and you ask any JBA owner for their advice about buying lamps, they will all lead you to one supplier SVC. 
Apart from excellent prices they are very helpful with advice and help to new builders, but please pick a time when their stand goes a bit quieter, if it ever does. I found that very early in the morning just after their stand is put up, is an ideal time for asking a lots of advice.

What is so special about Stafford Vehicle Components. Their service, with a dedicated approach to customer satisfaction, nothing is too much trouble for them. Tony Stafford with a lifetime spent in the motor industry, started the business 25 years ago, touring all the car shows and kit car shows and gained an enviable reputation for quality, honesty and reliability. Tony has retired now but you still may see him helping Steve at some of the big shows.

Steve Taylor a long standing friend of Tony now owns the company and  took over in April 2001. Steve adopts the same approach and with a love of MG's is no stranger to the motoring scene. You can appreciate that owning this MG TC that a man like Steve would search for the quality parts like those made in the 1940's, if he could not find them he made them. 
They understand the kit and classic car market inside out and know it takes time to build or refurbish a car. 
In the unlikely event that you receive a defective component and you don't know about it until you come to fit it nine months down the line, SVC will change it for you, try doing that with your local Ford agent. 

Many of the chrome on brass headlamps, side lamps and other lamps are manufactured on site. 
This is main supplier for builders of JBA's. SVC have supplied parts to JBA Owners in Australia.
The one owners use most, 10% discount to JBAOC members. 
All SVC prices include VAT. The company now uses the logo SVC. More Info.
Truly Five Star service from a True Gentleman. Need I say more. 
SVC Exports All Around The World.

The next page deals with badge bars and other accessories available for the JBA.

   Photos Courtesy Of Doug Philp, Keith Hays, Steve Taylor-SVC.

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