Build diary.....72e....Becoming known as Geoff's 72 Hot Rod

[Gary71]

I'd recommend for reliability, ditching the scotch lock joints, making good solder joints and sleeve with black heat shrink sleeve. Tim

I could feel the Tim the electrical engineer twitching from miles off!

Build looks good

[Superlight7]

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I'd recommend for reliability, ditching the scotch lock joints, making good solder joints and sleeve with black heat shrink sleeve. Tim[/quote]

Tim, I fully agree and sorry the photos were misleading the scotch locks have gone as have a multitude of other electrical sins....all covered in quality heat shrink before covering in fibre sleeping for heat and abrasion resistance.

Many years ago I learnt how F1 looms are made since when I've been very specific in how I make / improve my car wiring.

[Superlight7]

Pushing on with wiring...



Front lights in and all connections checked.

[Superlight7]

Final assembly of front end today.

Struts painted to match new Bilstein dampers

[higs356]

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I'd recommend for reliability, ditching the scotch lock joints, making good solder joints and sleeve with black heat shrink sleeve. Tim[/quote]

Tim, I fully agree and sorry the photos were misleading the scotch locks have gone as have a multitude of other electrical sins....all covered in quality heat shrink before covering in fibre sleeping for heat and abrasion resistance.

Many years ago I learnt how F1 looms are made since when I've been very specific in how I make / improve my car wiring.[/quote]



Good idea this ... that car occasionally overheated a fuse without burning it...second from bottom in the fusebox if I remember always seemed to work just to remove and return it.
Will be much better with new wiring and perhaps a new fusebox for safety

[higs356]

The car looks awesome Geoff !!!

I could never bring myself to take it that far
It was just too much fun to drive it as it was
Youve done a standout jobsofar
Mine should be finished soon too ...will look to catchup when they are both done

[Superlight7]

Cheers Hig,

New fuse boxes in and most of the wiring figured out. Still few bits to figure out.

Thanks to your help I've also managed to trace a little more history including the chap you bought it from. He was really helpful. Waiting on DVLA to see what they come back with for the early 80's.

Need to post a few photographs of recent developments.

[Superlight7]

Getting closer to the end of wiring.......invested in a Power Probe III. Which I have to say is one of the best tools I've bought for a while...great for testing each circuit and powering things up one circuit at a time....

[Superlight7]

Small break from wiring to fix a few broken studs from the heater flap boxes.....one on LHS and two on RHS....drilled out inserted rivnut then a length of threaded stud helped with lashings of loctite. Another silly and fiddly little job out of the way.

[Superlight7]

I've been putting of the head liner for too long....so attacked it today as its holding back too many other things that i need to plan for the interior.....ideally a two person job....

[Superlight7]

Sharing few photos or recent progress.....too many distractions during summer means I'm only getting back to the build.

[Superlight7]

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It was a milestone last weekend to lift from the building dolly

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Will soon need to get those wheels refurbished....