as i had a couple of days spare with it being half term week (planned a few days out but rob was working yetserday & today, seems very odd to say) i have finally re-united the wiring loom with the car
first off though a few more wiring issues to sort out in the car, the ignition switch wiring was ready to short out and cause a fire, seem to remember VJM had a similar issue!!
few more connections to make good then sort out which loom section went where. eventually it all sorted itself out.
the heater box went in next complete with the new duct pipe, cheers again john
this allowed the dashboard to finally go back in place.
all lights were re-connected, new earth links made for the headlights and hey presto stuff actually worked!
bled all the brakes through which thankfully got a good pedal, my handy work on the master cylinder wasn't in vain it seems
today i fitted the new rad complete with the refurbished fan & housing. had a huge box of sud pipes to sort through to find the correct heater and smaller connection pipes, all pretty much different to the twin carb cars so glad to eventually find all the ones i needed. cleaned and fitted with new hose clips, almost ready....
new centre exhaust scetion that i had bought the other week was next job. shame it was a poor fit! needed a bit more of a bend so it sat better to the floor without being under strain but worst thing was the hanger near the back box join which had been welded facing down, not up! probably why it was new old stock, chances are it'd been sent back a few times in its' life!
good job the grinder and welder were to hand, 10 mins chopping and welding saw it fit for purpose.
one with the back box which was fine if it does seem to stick out a little, may well chop a few inches off it, or roll the end.
tested the rad fan by earthing the fan switch....nothing
surely something hadn't gone wrong? i'd tested all this while the loom was in the shed..
checked the connections at the relay and had no continuity between the relay and motor, or switch
bloody odd that, bugger. loom will have to be dragged out..
bit of head scratching before i realsied i was looiking at the wrong relay!
when i tested the correct relay, things looked better. once i'd turned the ignition on.....numpty!
fitted the new igntion coil and a choke cable, time to try it
glad to say that the car started a treat. doesn't sound bad at all, settling in nicely
once warmed up and a couple of dribbly water joins were sorted i drained the cooling system so any debris would be flushed out.
refilled with anti-freeze mix which given the metal expansion tank is really a must to stop it rusting inside out!
