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[stretch tech]

hi all, today we finished off the battery cable and installed the isolator switch in the boot

we also test fitted the rest of the exhaust, a few hits against the trolley jack and the correct alignment was achieved just got to weld the y piece into a different angle so the centre piece clears the gear linkage

i will up load some photos tomorrow, just the loom left now so it's looking good for Saturday to be D day

Rhys

[stretch tech]

hi all, photos from yesterday

battery and isolator wired in







and update from today, exhaust fitted





that's it, all the mechanical running gear required to get the car running is fitted, tomorrow we will tackle the remaining loom and then fire it up...i will try and remember to film the big switch on and post it up here

comments welcome as always

Rhys

[IwanDavies95]

Looking fine mate!! Cant wait to get mine started up, but that's a long way away!! Make sure you get that video up aswell

Iwan

[ZorrowQuébec]

Wow... Read the whole thread... Good job!

Mine also have work to do, but scares me to start never finishes...

[stretch tech]

Looking fine mate!! Cant wait to get mine started up, but that's a long way away!! Make sure you get that video up aswell

Iwan

cheers mate, i will try to remember

Rhys

[stretch tech]

Wow... Read the whole thread... Good job!

Mine also have work to do, but scares me to start never finishes...

cheers pal, i felt the same way before i started mine

Rhys

[stretch tech]

hi all, today we spent 6 lonnngg hours on the loom: cleaning, repairing, correcting previous bodges and generally neatening up. the loom for the engine is fitted and wired in, we now just need to loosely fit and wire in the dials for the dash and fit the steering rack and then we can fire him up i also couldn't resist buying a new chrome tailpipe whilst queueing in mega spares and it really finishes off the back end of the car i will upload some photos tomorrow as there isn't really that much to see at the moment

i have also decide to go ahead with converting to a blade type fuse box and fuses, i know that this is risky business but half the wiring loom has already been previously bridged with blade fuses and nothing ever set on fire so i might as well finish the other half off and wire them all into a new fuse box to tidy the loom up as there is fuses hanging here and there. plus one row of terminals on the old fuses box has corroded quite badly

Rhys

[stretch tech]

hi all, update from the week end

finished off the wiring loom



all converted over to blade fuses (and i did my research into the correct amperage conversion before hand)



steering column, dials and heater box + pipes fitted



fitted my new shiny exhaust tip, it really finishes off the back of the car nicely





Rhys

Edited by TH3aRchit3ct95, 08 May 2012 - 05:26 PM.

[stretch tech]

right then, update from Monday - we have life

unfortunately the first start up is spread over a few video clips...here is the first one...



hope this works as it is the first time i have tried to upload a video clip

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...and the second...

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...third...

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...forth...

[Andrew O]

Will one of these videos actualy show it running ? :L

[stretch tech]

... fifth...

[stretch tech]

Will one of these videos actualy show it running ? :L

lol don't worry, i am getting to it, photobucket is loading these videos quite slowly at the minute