Grant Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 Ha love it mate .. Thats a great little idea rather than having an additinoal one stuck on the dash somewhere! Rad looks huge! Should certianly keep her cool ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeLaSoul Posted September 2, 2014 Author Share Posted September 2, 2014 Like the ingenuity there! Shame the new gauge didn't have a red/orange needle! Great stuff though! Funny I thought the same thing but I wasn't about to crack open the new gauge and paint the needle. I pushed my luck doing what I did without messing it up!Ha love it mate .. Thats a great little idea rather than having an additinoal one stuck on the dash somewhere! Rad looks huge! Should certianly keep her cool !Oil cooler has now arrived so need to fit that in somewhere behind the bumper. Don't think I'll have any overheating issues on track with a triple core double width unit! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grant Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 I would agree Dave! Will have to get my arse in gear and come up to say hello once the shows/meets are done with this month. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr_broon Posted September 3, 2014 Share Posted September 3, 2014 Nice... Looks better than the original i think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayhoath83 Posted September 3, 2014 Share Posted September 3, 2014 Nice i like it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krzys Posted September 3, 2014 Share Posted September 3, 2014 Top fuel bodging...See what I did there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fyfie5 Posted September 3, 2014 Share Posted September 3, 2014 very cool fitting in the same place Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jimbob738 Posted September 3, 2014 Share Posted September 3, 2014 Massive respect for what your doing here mate, slightly envious of you I would love to do a major strip down on an MC2 but I have no Driveway, that might change in the future though if I get my a55 ion gear and move. Cool stuff always enjoy reading your build thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeLaSoul Posted October 7, 2014 Author Share Posted October 7, 2014 Okay, that time of year again.....an update! After deciding that I should wait for all the brackets and mounts for the chassis to turn up before I go too mad on routing pipes etc, I decided to get back to what I can do, the electrics. I found a site in the US that sells the majority of the engine plugs and ordered a set for a stock engine. Knowing I most probably not need most of the intake plugs, I thought it best just to have them in case rather than place a second order (postage, import etc etc.) only one missing was the alternator, which is a stock Denso plug and that was easy to find in the UK. I later found out how to strip the plugs and that 90% come from the same company and use the same pins!!!! I now have a source for just the pins & seals (wish I'd found that sooner so I didn't order $100 worth of pins and plugs, never mind ) On to the loom. Working from the back to the front, started with the longest run first. This meant going up into the tail gate for the number plate light, high level brake light and then to the tail lights. I'm using all the old plugs but with new wire, pins and seals (where needed) Sorry for some of the crap pics, was in bit of a rush! Number plate light wiring, runs down the inside of the rear window... High level brake light, waiting for the plug..... Wiring to the fuel cell. This will have a new MIL-spec plug and socket so I can remove it quickly if needed. Across to the NS tail light Etc. etc. This lot meets up with the OS loom and down to the front of the car and up to the dash board. It is all overbraided, glue heat shrunk ends and heat shrunk tagged. It will be fixed in place with zip tie holders (which arrived today!) once the chassis has been painted. On to the front, and starting with the OS wing....This loom carries the windshield wiper, indicators, lights, fan and horn. Again, all overbraided and heat shrunk. The sticky pads will NOT be staying for the final build! Pops through the wing behind the headlight. Still need a new H4 headlight plug, which should be here in the next few days. Across to the horn and fan. Fog light wiring has also been done the same way.... A little bit more detail as I built the NS front loom..... Once all the wires had been routed and joined together with heat shrink "guides", I covered them all with sections of overbraid. Each end is closed with glue backed heat shrink to stop it coming apart and looking bad after handling..... Where each cable joins, it is again closed with glue backed heat shrink to hold the sections together. The ends a labelled ready for pinning. For the head light levelling motor, I fitted the new seals and stripped the wires. New pins in the background ready for fitting.... Crimped on the new pins. Having the correct crimping tools was a must!!! £35 well spent! Finally refit the plug and locking plate All the earthing will be inside the wing, but all the wires were crimped, soldered and heatshrunk. Nothing like having to bit of OCD!Final part is connecting the plug at the inner end of the loom. job for another day, but so far it's only taken 3 full days to wire up the four corners of the car all the way back to the dashboard with all new wire and pins. Some of the original wire was in good shape, but some was showing signs of corrosion. Either way I'm 110% happier doing it this way then recycling old bits of wire with new soldered together. Onward ever slowly! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grant Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 Bloody hell mate .. Atention to detail is seccond to none !!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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