Build Day 22- Handbrake, Breather Hose Bracket, and Engine Earth.

Day 22- Handbrake, Breather Hose Bracket, and Engine Earth.

Handbrake

To get the eye of the handbrake cable onto the hook on the top of the calliper, as much slack as possible has to be taken out of the adjuster in order to have enough length to get the eye onto the hook. 

Handbrake cable connected.

Oil Breather Hose Bracket

We felt that the oil breather hose running from the top of the engine and the top of the sump tank felt unsupported, so, to remedy this, we made a bracket out of an old aluminium sheet in the garage.

Using the reciprocating saw to cut the strip needed for the bracket. This has been used a worrying amount during this build, an invaluable piece of kit.

Bent and in position. After we will clean it up and add some self amalgamating tape around the sides to reduce chafing. 

Engine Earth

While dad was making the bracket I was having a tidy and attaching the earth strap to the engine. One of the Bellhousing bolts is removed then passed through the larger eye of the black battery lead, then re torqued.

Negative battery lead in place.

Build Day 19- Droplinks, Heater Hoses, Engine Electrics, and Oil Cooler.

Day 19-  Droplinks, Heater Hoses, Engine Electrics, and Oil Cooler. 

This time of year it is starting to get very cold in the garage. Working with tools at 5 degrees is getting tough, so we bought a fan heater to try and make working on the car more bearable.

SO MUCH BETTER!!!!

Droplinks

No we knew that the droplinks aren't put in how they're instructed to, we could now put them in. The instructions say to find the links in as far as they go down, but with the threaded ends in the same direections... but what it should say is, "threaded ends in opposing directions". Then ignore the part about the extension pieces and just bolt each end through the bracket and the ARB. The further up the towards the rubber bobbin the less roll with be experienced.

Engine Electrics

Now we've done more research we know think we have sorted the wiring issue. Still however dad was the one under the car so either he can elaborate or the pictures will have to do. 

The four connections from the previous post, unused, so they were just taped together with self amalgamating tape and cable tied to the engine mount. 

Oil Cooler

Started by assembling the brackets to the cooler unit. We used our own nuts and bolts as we couldn't find any suitable enough, so a bolt, locnut and two washers either side of the bracket, for each hole. 

Assembled off the car then used to mark up the right holes to be drilled in the cowling and radiator brackets.

We made sure all of the aluminium was pushed in-line with the other parts as the cowling is very thin and the edges are all over then place. 

Once we were happy with the hole placement we drilled the 8mm through the aluminium, then bolted the oil cooler to the cowling. The top hole uses an M8 bolt and the bottom hole goes onto the bottom radiator bobbins.

The fitted cooler.

Build Day 18- Engine Electrics

Day 18- Engine Electrics 

Engine Electrics

As there are a lot of cables to connect and also the battery leads to bolt on we spent an evening dedicated to this. Firstly we went through the manual, only to discover it only describes only 2 or three of wires actually there, which was of little help as these were evidently for an old loom with different coloured connections. We then progressed onto several others blogs to try and get a picture as to where half of them go.

Alternator and starter motor wiring.

As I wasn't under the car doing the wiring, only; giving moral support taking photos, taking the mick out of dad, and later measuring up cooling hoses; I Actually have no idea what he decided was possibly the right wiring. However we still do not know whether any of these connections are right so we'll have to ask derrick and do some more research.

Earth strap from chassis (bolt in engine mounting) to alternator mount. Also sprayed anti corrosion spray into all connections. 

Oil Temperature Sensor Connection.

Couldn't find a home for these... as are a few others they may be unused, but we will double check with Derrick.