Beautiful. A top quality restoration and in just 4 years, impressive for a hobby.
I hope the start-up goes well.
I hope the start-up goes well.
More steady progress, nearly there!
Wiring loom finished and tested, I fired up the ecu for the 1st time today, checked all signals and turned her over for the 1st time to get the oil circulating again as it’s been stood for a while since I primed it. I had a few issues with the crank signal and ended up having to split the sensor wire out of the loom I’d painstakingly built, despite being sheathed it was getting upset by the air temp sensor which I’d loomed alongside it. I had been warned they’re very sensitive, should have paid more attention!
I’ve used expandable braid for some of the loom, normal sheathing in some areas but always finished the ends on either type with heat shrink. The expandable stuff isn’t bad but frays like mad so really needs tidied with heatshrink, only problem as soon as you go near it with a heat gun it deforms!Fantastic work Andy! Are you using TXL wire? What type of sheathing have you used (expandable braid, heat shrink such as Raychem DR-25?)? I'm years of this stuff but it's super interesting!
Mine is in the same state, i will happily pay a tenner for you to sort, that looks just the jobHad an afternoon back on the tools and sorted the last bit of outstanding rust. One of my inner sill plates, the one that holds the carpet, was absolutely rotten with rust. I put a post up for a replacement but got nothing, even had a look at importing a new from from the states but after duties I was in at nearly £100 so I decided to attempt repair which I hadn’t fancied as it was so flimsy.
I cut away the rusted section and fab’d up a replacement piece using the t-bar shaft off m 1/2” socket set as a former, the welding was a bit tricky but the end result is ok. I zinc primed it all and vinyl wrapped it using textured vinyl to match the original. All sorted for a tenner and almost indistinguishable from a new one!
Thanks Derrick, nearly there now. I keep watching ur progress and it jogs my memory as to how much work there really is on a job like this. It’s easy to forget! I was looking for inner sill pics as I’ve had to to a very similar repair to yours but I left mine on the carHi Andy
Just been playing catch up on your thread car looks amazing love the colour love your attention to detail great work look forward to seeing it in the flesh 1 day
Cheers Derrick!, Now I know ur takin’ the p!ssWOW ,WOW ,WOW Your shelves are so organised looks GREAT
Cheers Derrick!, Now I know ur takin’ the p!ss
There’s so much you can do with this car, it’s a timeless classic. Just a shame we’re running out of affordable canvasses on which to get creative.Incredible - love it.
Member's cars are getting better every year.
These don't look like 50 year old designs do they?