On the advice of a member of a kitcar group I’m part of, I’m looking at a BCU. Should be a relatively straight forward way to make the electronic system bullet proof. I’m scheduling a discussion with their sales teams this week. Only I could change the job of trouble shooting a faulty hazard switch …
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A decision looming…
I think that I’m going to commit to doing something a little drastic(ish). I don’t think I know enough about electrics and wiring to fix two (or now three problems). The original hazard problem remains (i.e. right hand side lights not engaging), I have a vampiric charge which flattens the battery when it’s not disconnect, …
Electrics!!
So I popped down to the garage this morning and whilst I was there I replaced the spade connector I accidently pulled off last weekend and ‘finished’ replacing the hazard switch. Here’s the situation update: Right hand side indicators still not flashing when hazard switch engaged. Left hand indicators now not flashing when indicator switch …
Some light fabrication
A little bit of light fabrication this morning to make an aluminium template panel to cover the hole in the dash and hold the buttons. If I like it, I’ll keep it… if not I’ll use the carbon fibre panel I made earlier. I masked off the aluminium’s sheet, used the in snips to cut …
Winter plans (continued)
So I’m going to change how I do the blog a bit… I’m not keeping on top of writing up on the pages so I’m going to post a little more. When I’ve completed a job I’ll pull all of the posts together into a page for posterities sake. I was down at the garage …
Winter Plans
Work has been so busy that the working on the car has had to, reluctantly, wait. Anyway, the New Year should be a little quieter and I’ve already started working on a few bits and pieces. At the last MOT the hazard lights weren’t working. I’m 95% sure that it’s an issue with the switch. …
Been ages
Hi All, I know it’s been ages since I last posted! Work has been busy and I’ve just been out enjoying the car… really need to spend some time updating the blog because I’ve finished a load of jobs. When I get a spare few minutes I will!
Progress, progress, progress
It’s been a really productive few days helped by some unseasonably warm weather (back to cold now!) and the easing of the lockdown restrictions meaning I’m comfortable in visiting the garage. The carbs are now back on the car with the new fuel lines cut to size. Somehow I managed to lose a top cover …
Distracting body(work)
18/03/2021: Partly as a distraction from the carbs (which is taking me far too long) I couldn’t help but revisit the improvements I was making to the nose cone. The foam insert that the hood rests on was pretty tatty and falling away. I’ve bought new and have cut new pieces. It also turned out …
Head scratcher….
So this is a puzzling one… I’ve fully assembled both carbs. The fuel pump is sat considerably lower on the carb with the new parts. I’ve compared the fuel pumps and they are identical. The difference in height can only come from the alignment of the cam. So it’s either the shape of the cam …
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