[Spridgets] Small project update

[WeslakeMonza1330 at aol.com]

Hi list, I guess it’s still customary to post an update every now and  
again so here’s mine.  A couple of years ago I came across a W&P Sebring GT 
series 2  front.  I noticed the indicators weren’t a matching pair and  while 
one was a standard 69 unit the other turned out to be MGB with a clear  
plastic indicator lense rather than the usual orange one you see on an  MGB.  
Given the MGB lenses are plastic compared to the  glass of the Sprite/Midget, 
which also chip every time you tighten them, I  decided to convert my car to 
MGB indicators with clear indicator lenses . The  job was straightforward 
with a couple of holes needing to be drilled and a  rubber gasket made to go 
between the indicator and bodywork.  The fit  wasn’t perfect but the result 
looks ok to me and I got a useful weight saving  from the project.  One 
installation snag though, was the MGB indicator  wiring was shorter than the 
Sprite/Midget so I had to create extensions using  bullet connectors etc and 
taped them over.  So fast  forward to the past couple of weeks when I removed 
the indicator and unsoldered  the original wires (a kind of mini-nipple 
soldered to the wire for the bulb  contacts) and made some longer ones.  I also 
got to use my new bullet  crimping tool, although I like to crimp and solder 
all bullet  connectors.  I also got to use my new heat gun on the heat shrink 
 sleeving I’d bought for the job and had new black plastic spiral cabling  
protector over the top.   The longer cable also allowed me  to secure the 
cable along with the headlight cabling in a new s/s rubber lined P  clip.  The 
job didn’t end there in fact it didn’t begin  there, because I’d also made 
new headlamp loom wires – the existing looms date  back to about 1992 and 
heavy-duty gauge wiring to go with the 160W main and 100W  dipped bulbs.  So 
after more work with the heat gun, shrink wrap,  spiral cable protecting and 
testing the jobs are done and the grille  re-fitted.  Almost forgot, the 
other reason for replacing the  headlight looms was that every now and again 
when they were disconnected  (bodywork jobs normally – like a replacement 
front panel) a bullet would shear  off and so the wire got a bit shorter so the 
new looms are at least a couple of  inches longer to allow for repairs over 
time.  
Regards 
Daniel
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