A bit of Wiring Now

The kids were both ill on Saturday. so I spent the day in the house. While Poppy was making some Christmas cards I made a start on the wiring by wiring up all the gauges. I wired for the electronic speedo too which should be here before Christmas hopefully. With all that cut and soldered it’s one less thing to do at least. Sunday I got some garage time, so made a start on wiring the rest of the car. I got the fuse panel in and roughly laid out the wires from it over the column. Once I knew where it all sat I cut and soldered the Raingear intermittent wiper switch. Controls-In.jpg I’m trying to work out what will fit under the dash and where it all sits so I fitted the switch and bezel which suddenly made it seem closer to being finished in my head. I also wired the ignition, and the lights then got the Vintage Air AC kit from the house. A quick skim through the instructions revealed that I needed to remove the factory defrost duct, which was behind the Raingear wipers. It was a pig to get out, as you cant get to the bolt that holds it in, especially with the newly fitted switches in the way. To top it off, I dropped the spanner down the A pillar, and it took me twenty minutes to hook it back out. With it all bolted back in, I put the pipes on the Vintage Air box and swung it under the dash to bolt in. Except I couldn’t. I’ve welded up the holes it uses. So it’s either drill them back out or work out a different mount. Wiring-Started.jpg

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