Monday 7 January 2008

It's been a long time ......

..... but I have eventually got round to fitting the fuel pressure regulator properly!!

Just fits nicely.

I also fabricated a small bracket to take a rubber lined p-clip to secure the end of the copper fuel line to ensure that all the engine movement was accommodated in the loop of braided hose running to the regulator.


Friday 4 January 2008

The Next Phase

Here we are on day 499 of the build and at the start of a new year..... maybe this will be the year I hit the road???..... not according to my programme..... but then that is a trifle pessimistic.

Not achieved much in the garage since the last post .... although the fuel pressure regulator bracket is ready to be fixed once I get some stainless bolts.

The first job I should be doing is under sealing the body - however this really needs to be sprayed outside and it's been too cold/dark/wet recently.

Instead I have been busying myself by starting on the wiring diagrams - although I am using the GD standard looms there need to be a number of additions: Accusump, EFC, Oil Pressure Safety Switch for fuel pump, Oil Temperature Sender, Clutch / Neutral / Crank Interlock. Here's the first attempt:

I've also been planning the remaining stages of the build. These have been based on the experiences of other builders:

STAGE 5:

Fit pedal box, heater box, brake and clutch connections, fluid reservoirs, washer bottle and main body wiring loom.

Fit body to chassis, make final hydraulic connections, fill-bleed and check all hydraulic systems!!

STAGE 6:

Fit lighting, windscreen, steering column & support, wiper spindles, demist & escutcheons, wiper motor & mechanism.

STAGE 7:

Fit carpets and leather trim to tunnel, bulkhead, scuttle, floor and doors.

STAGE 8:

Fit handbrake, prep and trim dashboard. Fit instruments and switches. Fit dash loom and install dash. Fit ash bottom and heater vents.

STAGE 9:

Fit remaining escutcheon plates, steering wheel, fuel tank, boot carpeting, fuel cap and filler hose, roll bars, seat belts & anchor plates, seats and runners, brightwork.

STAGE 10:

Fit wheels and SVA test!!!

I'm not planning on getting the bits for Stage 5 until the middle of Feb, but in the meantime there is plenty to do:

Underseal body, fit clutch slave cylinder remote bleed, fit tunnel sheet, fit starter motor heat shield, fabricate and fit revised engine loom, re-locate Accusump pressure gauge and fit the exhaust back boxes