Thread: Two Door Restore 1978

Cheers disco,yes couldn't be bothered to do it the correct way after putting the Windows back,so it serves me right for the anguish,haha, it doesn't really alter restricted access to getting the locking clip in there.

Nice one Westy!

The search for the long since extinct palamino vinyl was starting to resemble the search for the loch ness monster..

Swatch colours online are not a good way to colour match,so some visits around led to a few disappointing miles,until today where a close by upholstery manufacturer had what looked like a good candidate,Eldorado Biscuit.

A quick visit confirmed a 95% match,sweeet.so close it's scary when held up against the cubby box and rubber door holds.
No pic of that sorry, but here's the swatch match on the computer screen which looks ok,but near perfect in reality.(palamino left/eldorado right)

3 sq/m for door panels/pillar trim etc.

The company is called furtex,,local here,but could send easily if nothing found locally your way.

Auto Retrim - Automotive - NEVIS Inspirations (Vinyl) - FURTEX TEXTILES - Furtex

Originally Posted by discojools

Westy1,

I swapped around my window frames from one 2 door to another so could get the best ones in the Red RRC. Also to do Bailey channels ( Available from Scotts Rubber) .............

Measure the frames from the bottom of the door x2 and across the top and make sure Scott's are going to send you THAT length. Ain't cheap, get what you need.

that is all, DL

Originally Posted by 350RRC

Measure the frames from the bottom of the door x2 and across the top and make sure Scott's are going to send you THAT length. Ain't cheap, get what you need.

that is all, DL

Yeah I've done the Baily channels but there was a bit of a cock up with them. When I installed the ones that Scotts had vsupplied I found that the channels were too small and almost impossible for the windows to be wound up and down. I took them back to Scotts and he insisted that they were the correct ones. He did however supply me with some bigger ones and they work perfectly but he said he had never come across this problem before. So there is a little bit of confusion!

Hi Westy, the black lettering badges you used where did you get those and are they self adhesive or push in?
Thanks
Sam

Gidday Sam,The lettering is from 'Powerful UK',they have a store on ebay.
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They are the original pin type for pre 80 models with the raised lettering.
The aftermarket letters generally have thicker pins to fit where the inserts have disappeared due age,brittle plastic or fallen out.
I got a set of the lettering from another source on ebay,and they aren't as good quality,soft plastic,and the feet break off!
The inserts for the original thin pin letters are available at famous four in the uk.
https://www.famousfour.co.uk/new_par...art?part=18168
The ones from powerful are superb quality plastic,nicely matched to original.

The beauty about the efi loom is that it remains totally separate from the rest of the wiring,as such can be put in at anytime.

The auto electrician tidied up loose ends,hoop connectors to the alternator and wired the ignition amp to the coil,fuel pump,etc.

I labeled the wires to connect the loom to the car,but got one wire colour wrong.
My donor loom was a mystery and assumed it was a Range Rover classic but turned out to be an early discovery 1 loom.

I have always thought wiring diagrams were the devils work ,so never attacked too much myself,but got the Haynes out,after a proper look the haze cleared and could work it out,should have done it years ago......

As Land Rover was prone to do,they changed a couple of the colours over the years,so I had a fan timer wire trying to power the ignition line,winner!!
The sparky only went with what I had labeled so my bad,peeled the sheathing back and found my error so re soldered the correct one on and the ignition powered up the ecu,happy day

The low pressure supply pump clicks away,and the high pressure Bosch pump in the surge tank pressurizes the system for 4 secs,then shuts down,small dance of joy.

Now it's time to finish connecting hoses and filling up all the fluids,getting there.
My lesson for the week is grabbing wiring colours from the Internet,where all efi v8 looms are not coloured the same.
If nothing else I've learnt to read a wiring diagram this week.