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Post by shaun on Jul 5, 2017 18:21:30 GMT
Just one more quick question...is there any issue of running the wiring and front to rear brake line along on the inside of the car? Or is that just a big Iva No no?
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Post by shaun on Jul 5, 2017 18:59:11 GMT
Ok, fuel tank...pictures are worth 1000 words...or hopefully at least a few to tell me what to do!  Drain plug virtually touching subframe...there is the smallest of gaps,  Sorry about pic quality but I had my hand and phone wedged up the side of the cover from underneath to try and get it! But as you can see it's hitting the tank cover on the sender wire and probably fuel lines to...  Approx 15mm gap at the roll bar side of the cover, and that's been forced down a little by me, o can nearly force it to close the gap, but obviously that's probably not the best idea, it is touching at the back of the car but I need to make the hole bigger for the filler tube to be able to even up the gap... is everyone else's this tight? |
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Post by shaun on Jul 5, 2017 21:06:54 GMT
Another question I'm afraid, have this plug  It's next to the radio connector in the loom, part of the radio? Or something completely different? Sorry for all the questions! |
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Post by timbo on Jul 5, 2017 22:11:11 GMT
Hi Shaun
Nice to catch up the other week, glad you are back on the build.
Can't see any reason why you can't run the brake pipe along the inside of the car, assuming it is suitably protected, but not sure why this is a preferred solution to running it along the transmission tunnel?
I think you should have more clearance on your fuel tank at the top/bottom - unless the 1.8 tank is significantly different from my 1.6 tank. Can you re-position it or twist it slightly to give it more clearance? Have you got a pic without the cover on?
Cheers
Tim
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Post by gwnwar on Jul 5, 2017 22:58:30 GMT
1.6 and 1.8 NA tanks are a little different 1.8 holds about a gal more fuel.. Have you thought of hitting the drain bolt up a little
just to clear the sub. Using a ball peen hammer ball end to tank and hitting with another hammer.. do it in a circle around the bolt..
Can you install the boot on a 1/4" higher of are the holes already drilled in the boot or redrill the bracket it is bolted to.. The hose tube can be bent down a little..
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Post by calibuild on Jul 6, 2017 1:27:01 GMT
1.8 tank, unless significantly different in the UK (Exocet bodywork is slightly different), make sure the spacers aren't unnecessarily high, lifting it higher than it needs to be. If I recall I had a similar thought at first, but with a bit of jiggling, dropping the spacers a bit more it fits.
On the rear bumper, how far down does the rear body work come? It won't cover the rear bumper completely.
Like the chassis color.
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Post by tom on Jul 6, 2017 5:14:33 GMT
My donor was a mk1 1.8 and it looked like clearance may be an issue so I rotated the tank by 180 degrees which let the lowest part of the tank and drain plug sit behind the rear sub frame. I welded in new mounts however it may be possible to make up some brackets that attach to the existing mounts.
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Post by mikeeyboy on Jul 6, 2017 15:56:23 GMT
On the mk2 the tank does sit a little high as well. I got round this by making a steel spacer that actually dropped the tank brackets closest to the cockpit to be under the MEV welded on tabs. The spacers lower the tank by about 15mm and it seemed to be the most painless way without going daft on a more OTT solution.
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Post by shaun on Jul 7, 2017 20:23:11 GMT
Cheers for all the replies, going to give the tank a bit more thought for a few days, still not 100% sure what to do! anyway, I have this wiring connector (surprised?) and i think it's the heated rear window switch, can anyone just confirm this for me?  |
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Post by shaun on Jul 7, 2017 21:10:34 GMT
Another quick question, I've never felt more useless than when I'm posting 1000 questions on things I should probably know  but anyway, I'm putting some heat shrink on any wires I have cut, and so far I've done it. A few ways, can't decide which is best...or how it should be done? I've got just a straight piece like this...  Which I think is the worst way...as the end is still open, then I did the same, but while it was still hot, I folded the end over...I won't take a pic of that as you can probably imagine, it looks he same, but the end bent over to seal it? And the 3rd way was I bent the wire back on it self, slid the heat shrink over so that it has a lump in the middle to stop it sliding off, and also bent the end over again?  How do you guys/girls do it? |
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Post by buildercg on Jul 8, 2017 16:44:16 GMT
Another quick question, I've never felt more useless than when I'm posting 1000 questions on things I should probably know but anyway, I'm putting some heat shrink on any wires I have cut, and so far I've done it. A few ways, can't decide which is best...or how it should be done? I've got just a straight piece like this... Which I think is the worst way...as the end is still open, then I did the same, but while it was still hot, I folded the end over...I won't take a pic of that as you can probably imagine, it looks he same, but the end bent over to seal it? And the 3rd way was I bent the wire back on it self, slid the heat shrink over so that it has a lump in the middle to stop it sliding off, and also bent the end over again? How do you guys/girls do it? I principally used two methods: simply wrapping each unused end in two to three layers of electrical tape, and then binding together unused ends with more tape (when on a single connector) or using heat shrink similar to your first picture and then covering the end with tape, to keep water and dirt out. I mostly used tape. All of the wire runs not in my electrical tray are also covered by flexible plastic tubing and the tubing itself is wrapped in electrical tape. Tubing comes almost all the way to each connector. This is great for keeping dirt out and giving a fairly neat look, but learn from my experience and don't install the flex tubing and outer tape until you are 110% sure everything is working. I cannot tell you how many times I had to unwrap long sections that were "done" to find a wire I forgot to hook up or cut without thinking...I literally must have wasted at least 20 rolls of expensive electricians tape. |
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Post by shaun on Jul 8, 2017 17:07:24 GMT
Another quick question, I've never felt more useless than when I'm posting 1000 questions on things I should probably know but anyway, I'm putting some heat shrink on any wires I have cut, and so far I've done it. A few ways, can't decide which is best...or how it should be done? I've got just a straight piece like this... Which I think is the worst way...as the end is still open, then I did the same, but while it was still hot, I folded the end over...I won't take a pic of that as you can probably imagine, it looks he same, but the end bent over to seal it? And the 3rd way was I bent the wire back on it self, slid the heat shrink over so that it has a lump in the middle to stop it sliding off, and also bent the end over again? How do you guys/girls do it? I principally used two methods: simply wrapping each unused end in two to three layers of electrical tape, and then binding together unused ends with more tape (when on a single connector) or using heat shrink similar to your first picture and then covering the end with tape, to keep water and dirt out. I mostly used tape. All of the wire runs not in my electrical tray are also covered by flexible plastic tubing and the tubing itself is wrapped in electrical tape. Tubing comes almost all the way to each connector. This is great for keeping dirt out and giving a fairly neat look, but learn from my experience and don't install the flex tubing and outer tape until you are 110% sure everything is working. I cannot tell you how many times I had to unwrap long sections that were "done" to find a wire I forgot to hook up or cut without thinking...I literally must have wasted at least 20 rolls of expensive electricians tape. Cheers for that! Will get some decent electrical tape when in it next...I also have flexible tubing, but I've bought it in green, so was hoping I wouldn't have to tape over it! Will see how it goes, maybe a bit of green tape in a few places won't stand out so much...also, in regard to cutting wires, did everyone just cut the wires at connectors? Or take the pin out of the connector? The first couple I took the pins out, the rest I have just cut for the moment(only done rear loom and instrument panel loom at the moment) and have just been working back from the connectors, and leaving any wires that have a connection going to other things and cutting it off close to the join, hopefully haven't gone to far wrong yet, though I'm bound to have cut something I shouldn't have! |
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Post by buildercg on Jul 8, 2017 19:25:10 GMT
Taping the tube helps keep the wires in and the water and dirt out. I cut wires as I didn't realize until much later that they could be removed via de-pinning. I tried to keep several inches in case I need to use the wires in the future.
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Post by shaun on Jul 12, 2017 20:01:06 GMT
Ok, so the last few nights, I have spent trying to start the wiring, I've tried to take out as much as I can, I'm sure there was plenty more I could have removed, but got to scared of cutting something I shouldn't! I tried to do the sensible thing of working back from the plugs that I don't need, or wires in the plugs I don't need! And if I got to a join in the cables I just snipped it there heat shrinked over the top of it, tried not to cut any grounds, by did cut a few out in the end, from the heater etc, but again if they went back to a join I cut it and heat shrinked over the top, but now my wife is due back in 10 minutes and I'm left with this....  I'm not sure she will see the "oh it looks nearly finished side of things..." I tried to use all bright green, but some of it just wasn't wide enough, so had some dark green conduit to, which matches the tape better...may tape over all the conduit now, just so it looks the same colour, once everything is tested of course, I'm bound to have messed something up, but hopeful thinking putting the conduit on now, most of it is just taped at each end for now, anyway, better get to tidying up the mess! |
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Post by shaun on Jul 26, 2017 21:01:06 GMT
Not much has happened since last update...mustn't stop though! Found these fancy rivets!  Thinking they will be good for the grounds and general bracket/pclip holders! Work like a normal rivet, but after the mandrel has sheared off your left with a stud to put a nut onto, will post some pictures of how I get on when I have some time! |
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but anyway, I'm putting some heat shrink on any wires I have cut, and so far I've done it. A few ways, can't decide which is best...or how it should be done? I've got just a straight piece like this...