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[1987_ParkLane]

No, no update as I've been busy working saturday and sunday. No time to work on the mini unfortunately.

You worked Sunday too , well might be able to do a bit on yours at the weekend if you want? After we have taken my block to Welhams lol.

[1275 SPRITE]

No, no update as I've been busy working saturday and sunday. No time to work on the mini unfortunately.

You worked Sunday too , well might be able to do a bit on yours at the weekend if you want? After we have taken my block to Welhams lol.

Yeah, chris was racing on sunday so I was out all day helping with the cars. Thanks, that would be great! they should be open early on sat morning lol

[1987_ParkLane]

Yeah, chris was racing on sunday so I was out all day helping with the cars. Thanks, that would be great! they should be open early on sat morning lol

Ah right, yer I'm going to give them a ring sometime this week, and make sure they can do everything I want done, and see when they are open Saturday.

[1275 SPRITE]

Got quite a lot done today, thanks to Dan and my brother!
The engine is as good as out, just needs the driveshafts and the linkage removing, then it can be lifted out.
Cut all the speaker wires and resoldered them to remove miles of excess wire, so thats all good. Also removed the petrol ready for the Spi tank to be fitted, but it would be better to get and fit the new fuel hoses before fitting the tank!
no pics unfortunately as i forgot the camera.

[1987_ParkLane]

Also, all engine work done by me , very proud of myslef , but will it all go back together ? But yer, was a pretty productive day, jst need to get the engine out now .

[1275 SPRITE]

correct, all engine work by Dan, thanks!
yes, I'm sure it will go back pretty soon, nicely run in ready for the rolling road.
Like you said, just need the engine out now.

[1987_ParkLane]

correct, all engine work by Dan, thanks!
yes, I'm sure it will go back pretty soon, nicely run in ready for the rolling road.
Like you said, just need the engine out now.

Are you going to get the engine back in before it goes to Carl for body work?

[1275 SPRITE]

not sure yet, depends when ratty is finished, and how long it takes to rebuild the engine. Hopefully shouldn't take too long to rebuild, but do want to take my time and make sure its spot on, as it should be running descent power .

Also purchased a few megajolt bits, like a coil pack, EDIS, and crank sensor. Thanks Dan for ordering it for me.

Also looked at a crank sensor bracket and a bottom pulley with a built in trigger wheel from MED. Not too bad prices either.

[1987_ParkLane]

Oh yer, forgot to text you, picked up the coil pack and sensor today from the post office, it came Wednesday lol, so will drop that off sometime .

[1275 SPRITE]

oh thanks mate

[1275 SPRITE]

A fair bit done today, on the interior side.
What was a mass of speaker wires in the passenger foot well is now a thing of the past!!
All of the wires to the front dash speakers, door speakers and 6x9's have all been cut, shortened, soldered and heat shrunk to insulate. They have been neatly tied together and routed in the shortest way, and now the carpet is back in and no wires are visable!
Also wired the auxillary fan to a nice switch in the car, missing out the fan switch on the radiator, because I never heard the fan come on. I just need to find an ignition live to connect to the last wire. Tested it with a spare battery I have and it works great
Also rewired the volt gauge as last time i wired it up it burnt the CD player live wire, but tested and now works fine, just need to find an ignition live to connect upto, like the fan switch.

The only bad thing today was i found some rust on the drivers side sill at the front. I poked around a bit, and it just got worse, its a hole straight through the sill and the floor inside the car. Looks like it needs a new sill, and maybe a repair to the drivers footwell where it meets the sill

[1275 SPRITE]

Here is the update from the weekend, just incase anyone else other that me reads this project lol.

Started off by wiring up the electric fuel pump, slotted the tank in to get the correct length of wire. Found some relevant earths, and ignition lives for several things that need an ignition live. So here is the tank in place, and the relay wiring!





Any suggestions as to where I could secure the relay and hide some of the wiring would be appreciated.

I then replaced one of the red/white head unit to amp cables (cant remember what they are called lol) and tucked the wires away neatly. The wires will be covered by the carpets and the speaker board that goes under the rear seat base.





I am going to drill the lower one of the two holes in the rear bin and route the thicker cables through there and then behind the rear door card. That way all wiring will be hidden



This is how the passenger footwell is looking. It could do with a hoover, but before it was a massive mess of wires !


I'm really pleased with how it looks now. Anyone who saw it before would know how bad it was. P.S the speaker attaches to the doorcard, but the doorcards aren't back on the doors yet.

Another thing completed is the volt gauge is now working, without melting all the wires as before lol. Only a little thing, but its something else less to do.



And finally this is the auxillary fan switch that I wired in, as it never used to work before. Any sugestions as where to mount it?



Lastly proof that the speaker wiring is finally done!!!




Thanks for looking.
James.

Edited by 1275 SPRITE, 12 May 2009 - 06:52 PM.

[1987_ParkLane]

Some nice updates there, what ignition live did you use in the front?

I read your thread so don't worry about that .

[1275 SPRITE]

Some nice updates there, what ignition live did you use in the front?

I read your thread so don't worry about that .

Thanks, it was a good weekend, flowed nicely! Not sure what they are for, just found an ign+ at the fusebox. Luckily there were a few terminals not in use, so just popped the spades on those ones

Oh thanks, glad someone does lol

Edited by 1275 SPRITE, 12 May 2009 - 07:37 PM.

[kez_19]

i would hide the wiring and relay under the parcel shelf

michael