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It's been a little wile since i last posted anything, but I am still plodding on.
Since my last post I have been trying to get the new wiring harness to fit neatly , it all seams to be too long everywhere. I have also current running to were it should. Attachment 127820Attachment 127824Attachment 127829I have also mounted the Defender indicator lights at the front & rear
I have also been working on the tub & seat box doing some repairs & preparing them for painting. I am taking the tub to my old business to get a couple of repairs done using a tig, then it will just be a matter of some final prep & they will be ready to paint.
I managed to get the 1st top coat on the bonnet & vent this morning & will leave them to dry before sanding ready for the final coat.
Attachment 127834Attachment 127835Attachment 127836I have mounted the flasher can under the bonnet just below the fuel pump were the junction box was originally mounted. The wiring harness I bought didn't allow to use the junction box & because I am running Hegelian bulbs in my lights I wanted to run them through a relay which can be seen resting against the inner guard to the left of the steering column it suited me not to refit the junction box.
The harness also came with all the wires for the trailer plug so I have also wired it as well.
I went & PU the tub from the sand blasters this morning & took it to my old business & they welded up the crack in the brace on the R/H opening for the tail gate.Attachment 127954
While the tub was being welded I painted the seat box & bell housing cover .Attachment 127955Attachment 127956 Then rubbed back the bonnet & wind screen vent ready for the final coat Friday.
Attachment 127958Attachment 127959Attachment 127960This is how & were I have mounted the Defender indicator lights. If you look carefully you will see the wires have a covering on then that looks like cloth covering on an old wiring harness. I bought this from Auto Barn , it is split down the length & over laps on the end so wraps around 400 deg of a circle. When you cut it to length you singe the ends to stop it fraying
Attachment 128101Attachment 128102My new D Lamps turned up in the post yesterday , I have always wanted this type with out the bar . Also a new 4 lb Radiator cap. The old one the brass ring that sits against the flange had started to crack.Attachment 128103
I spent most of yesterday looking for were I put the R/H sill channel without success, Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr . This is the L/H Attachment 128136
I also fitted the new indicator switch & got the indicators working. Attachment 128137Strange the switch had no earth wire & just relied on earthing through the body & painted steering column, so the light on the end of the stork would not work. I drilled a hole in the switch body & attached an earth wire then attached the other end to the steering column clamp bolt.
A kob next week will be to run the new wire to the trafficator switch Attachment 128138
This morning I've been getting a few things ready for painting next week, if the wind dies down.Attachment 128139Attachment 128140Attachment 128141
I will go back our again after lunch & have a good clean up & see if I can find the R/H sill channel.
Just as well I'm not restoring anything ATM as I would be very annoyed with the gale force winds we have here, you couldn't even spray Olive Drab in tht wind LOL cheers Dennis
Tell me about it - this morning I was refitting the front prop shaft to the 2a after fitting a new boot on it. I had a rag to make sure there was no dirt on the mating surfaces, I put it down on the concrete, and it blew away. As did the tray I had the bolts and nuts in when I was down to one bolt!
I had a PM from Jerwards about my indicator switch set up, so thought I would post the answer here so others could see.
Attachment 128215This is my old indicator switch I was using which has self canceling fingers & I was going to weld a lug onto the domed cover at the top of the steering column to trigger the fingers then some how lock the cover to the inner steering column. Unfortunately this switch was missing the light Lens & the wire that runs up the stork to light up the bulb was missing. I have been 30 years looking for a Lens cover with out success & the only new switches of this type do not come in self canceling ability, so have decided to go with having the light working on the stork.
Attachment 128216Attachment 128217 As you can see the switch is held on to the large part of the outer steering column by a radiator hose clip .
I will see how this goes , if I find I am still forgetting to turn it off i can always do what my father in law did in his Hilux D/C . He had a beeper fitted to the flashers that beeped in side the cab every time they flashed . But with the noise inside the S1 I may not hear it either.:whistling:
Hope this helps .
