Well, last night was another marathon session under the
bonnet of Redcar, and I have the divot on the back of
my head (ouch) to prove it.
I managed to get the cross-flow radiator all in,
and held my breath as I lowered the bonnet to see if
the shrouding would clear. It did, just like it was
made for it, with the radiator ductwork just meeting
the bonnet's interior shroud. Perfecto.
Next I attacked the front wiring loom, and it's
just amazing how well it all goes when everything is
labeled. One thing about the Spridget wiring harness
that I only recently learned, is that the dip switch
(headlight dimmer) strand DOES NOT COME WITH THE
HARNESS. You either have to re-use the old one, or make
a new one. Since I had thrown away the old one long ago,
(dip switch strand & all), I had to make a new one.
I carefully measured off three lengths of
different-colored 12ga. wire, added bullet connectors
to the ends, & wrapped the whole thing with black
electrical tape. All installed it looks good, & will
work fine, but I wish I had the original cloth covered
one. Anyone out there got a spare ?
Anyway, with the whole thing in, I took a deep
breath & tried the lights ...... Voila ! Let there be
light ! For the first time in about 2 yrs. Redcar has
hi & lo beams. At that point it was about 11pm, and
time to turn in.
Tonight: Replace the front parking light wire I
fried by installing it *incorrectly*, install the rear
loom, troubleshoot the inevitable glitches.
Tomorrow night; secure the dashboard, re-install
the steering column, DRIVE !
with high hopes-
dstone@sc9.intel.com
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