JPP

... me on the right there ...

vanguard

there is 8kg of removable wiring?! what amenities are sacrificed in this conversion? srs, radio, hvac controls?

NineMeister

8kg comes out of the RS loom from removing heated rear window, sunroof, electric windows, alarm, stereo, central locking, electric spoiler, aircon, etc.

The Speedster just has electric roof delete and rectification of previous butchery by alarm and stereo fitters.

NineMeister

Robin pressed on with the minor assembly this morning and installed the main power loom which runs directly from the battery to the starter right through the heart of the car.

Meanwhile, fuelled by non-stop cups of tea, Marc stripped the perished outer covering from the main wiring harnesses, inspected the wires and rebound them with new cloth tape ready for fitting.

NineMeister

Some time later, the freshly repaired & re-covered looms were installed into the shell, giving Marc the opportunity to try out his driving style.

NineMeister

Thus, with the engine bay nearing completion, it will soon be time to drop in the engine next week. Unfortunately for the non-Brits it's a public holiday in the UK on Monday, hence don't expect another update until Tuesday (at the earliest). Have a great weekend folks!

JPP

Hey! What happened to 'NO REST FOR THE WICKED!'?? That applies to the U.K. as well you know ....

NineMeister

The wicked are up until 2am updating Rennlist and back in work for 10am tomorrow exchanging cars with customers ....

RP993

great to see the Master working on the car!

i guess, we both will have the chance to testing our driving style on spedywhite..

RP993

i guess you deserved this extra day off! i'm really happy to see the progress day by day! great job!

JPP

Ha ... you're out dancing with 'the missus' ... arent' you ...

NineMeister

Marc repaired the DME wiring loom on Saturday so the boys could make a start with the engine installation.

For reference, under the left seat are the DME (silver), ignition amplifier and drive block module (black); under the right seat are the Nokia hifi amp (black) and alarm/lock module (silver). Engine management wiring loom runs from DME along left though bulkhead, main wiring harness runs on rhs of floor through bulkhead in opposite corner.

Nurburger

Love the blue fan... Looks like good progress is being made!

CarreraX

If I ever have the cash this white speedster would have to be my ultimate car........maybe slip in a tt engine

NineMeister

Left a bit, right a bit, up, up, hold it there.... ok, now up a bit more....