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[Stevee]

whey its looking good

just a little question thouhg

how you gonna get the engine back in the car, your brake master cylinder is in the way if you drop it from on top?

and that wiring looms looks fun!

[stevede]

whey its looking good

just a little question thouhg

how you gonna get the engine back in the car, your brake master cylinder is in the way if you drop it from on top?

and that wiring looms looks fun!

Stevee: Thanks for the comment.

Those with far more knowledge than me maybe better placed to answer but I recon the engine might just go in with the master cylinder in place. Only a couple of bolts if not.

The wiring's not proving too bad. Quite time consuming as I want it to look as neat as possible, but not overly difficult.

Regards

Steve

[Stevee]

they don't go in very easy with the master cylinder in the way or come out for that fact

and good! i need to tear my mini apart some more to be honest

[GreaseMonkey]

You should be able to swing it in place

[vincieshile]

stevede, I'm really enjoying your diary. I visit it several times every day. My project is somewhat similar but away behind yours. As I am not a mechanic I depend quite alot on friends' help and advice and your project is a mine of information to me. I also managed to get my diary up and running. I'm sure you can find it if you wish by clicking on my nickname vincieshile (pronounced = vincie heele).

http://www.theminifo...p;#entry1850266

[stevede]

Hi Chaps & Chapesses

Time for a long overdue update on where I'm at.

Lots been going on but not an awful lot to show for it. I have been doing the wiring and in my quest to keep it as neat as possible, quite a bit of it is tucked away.

One of the issues I have come accross is that I want to put as much wiring in now as I think I will need in the future. I also have a few more ideas yet to bring some of the electrics kicking and screaming into today's technology.

I know you all like pictures so here goes.


I connected all the wiring as standard first to do a full test. If it worked before and not after, then I knew it was the work I had done rather than a fault on the original wiring.



Bought some multi plugs to make the installation of the binacle easier.



Other half of the plug and the (almost) finished wiring on the binacle rear. (Ethel, a couple of diodes in the circuit solved the problem with the indicator tell tale LED).



Re-routed some of the wires to get a slightly neater look







Fitted 2 new fuse boxes and split some of the cicuits to give better fused protection. Also a set of relays. Might seam a bit overkill but you want to see the lamps I've got for the front!!



LED running lights in and wired so they come on with the ignition





Everything else tested and working (had to buy new flasher units) but a bit light on pictues for all that.


Just when I thought it was safe to go back in the water, I tried to test fit the padded dash rail.

It doesn't go well with the centre binacle. Did you know that? I didn't!!

Happy to live without it but if only I'd known a while back because now I have 2 holes in the dash rail that will be on show. B@**er!


Bit of fibreglass



Bit of filler



Time to paint.........But hang on.............

Out comes the screen, off come the doors, mask up the headlining, all round the doors, cover up the new wiring............







And then it took about 10 minutes to paint!!!!





Glad I did it though because it looks fab now. Anyone got an ashtray they don't want?

Oh, put some cables in the doors whilst they were off



And that is about where I'm up to at the moment. A few minor other bits and bobs on the go but getting very close to digging the engine out of the shed.

Watch this space.

Thanks for dropping by

Regards

Steve

Edited by stevede, 28 June 2010 - 07:21 PM.

[Stevee]

whey looks like your having some fun

looking really really good though (y)

[grahama]

Great build, am hoping for something close to you fingers crossed.

Can I ask you what are the relays for and how do they work, don't know much about relays??

Graham

[stevede]

Great build, am hoping for something close to you fingers crossed.

Can I ask you what are the relays for and how do they work, don't know much about relays??

Graham

Hi Graham

Thanks for your comments.

The relays I have fitted are (rear) fuel pump, (via an inertia switch), reverse light as I plan to have a spotlight type on the boot lid and an accessory one (controlled by the ignition switch) for anything I may put in the boot in the future.

In the front, 2 are for spot lamps and the 3rd, again controlled by the ignition feeds a higher power cable into the cabin again, for accessories, 12v power point for example.

To understand how a relay works, think of it as a remote switch. A low rated switch in the car operates a much higher rated switch (the relay) elsewhere to enable the safe switching of higher powered items. (eg My spotlamps - 2 x 100 watt = 16.6 amps. Light switch in the car rated at 10 amps but relay rated at 30 amps).

Check this for a more detailed description http://electronics.h....com/relay1.htm

Regards

Steve

[grahama]

Hi Steve,

thanks for that, so you can wire it up to the internal switch with low gauge wire and leave the heavy gauge for the engine bay I take it, helps keep things neat and tidy.

Graham

[panelbeaterpeter]

Hey Steve, looking great, nice details! As for the arches, I doubt very much if the wheels will fill the arches, when weight goes on they will tuck further in if anything. I've noticed that arches vary greatly in width and general design, from one manufacturer to another, those previous ones you've showed seem narrower. I think a set of the alloy cooper S rims would fill them nicely, the ones that can go over 8.4's. Would look ace with the colour scheme too. Just my thoughts Keep up the good work.

[Timify]

Glad I did it though because it looks fab now. Anyone got an ashtray they don't want?

I have an ashtray i dont want. I actually have both the front and the rear ashtray.

PM me your address and they're yours.

[mini.cooper998]

steve whats the sheath that you have used to wrap your cables and wheres best to get it from

cheers

Andy

[stevede]

Glad I did it though because it looks fab now. Anyone got an ashtray they don't want?

I have an ashtray i dont want. I actually have both the front and the rear ashtray.

PM me your address and they're yours.

Timify

Many thanks

PM sent

Regards

Steve

[stevede]

steve whats the sheath that you have used to wrap your cables and wheres best to get it from

cheers

Andy

Hi Andy

Its called "Expandable Polyester Monofilament Braided Sleeving".......... Exactly !!

I got it from a company in Sheffield called Cable Ties Direct 0114 249 9259 [email protected]. I received a catalogue from them at work ages ago.

No web site but give them a call and they will send you their latest catalogue.

Reasonable prices and faultless service My last order placed by fax 9.30 am, phone call from them to confirm (couple of prices out as it was an old catalogue I had) and goods were on my doorstep at 8am the next day.

Free carriage over £45 also

Highly recommended

Regards

Steve