darve Posted May 2, 2012 Author Posted May 2, 2012 hmmm some food for thought there. spent about an hour tonight starting to strip out the unrequired cables from the rear of the loom. pretty straightforward so far! what a sticky job though! what do you guys do at the connectors re the unrequired cables. just cut as close as you can? where most cables in the connector have been cut back, I'm tempted to replace with a smaller connector block. Quote
KugaWestie Posted May 3, 2012 Posted May 3, 2012 I just cut them off close to the connector and insulated them with tape Quote
Dommo Posted May 3, 2012 Posted May 3, 2012 I cut them off closely after trying unsuccessfully to remove the pins from the plugs. Others have done it though (for instance, reducing the two plugs at the front end down to one). Quote
SootySport Posted May 3, 2012 Posted May 3, 2012 I got loads of insulating tape if you want some, free. Quote
Mark (smokey mow) Posted May 3, 2012 Posted May 3, 2012 Mine were all either cut off at the connector or cut short and folded back on themselves before then sleeving the whole end with heat shrink. Personally i've never got on well with insulation tape. I've never been able to stick it on well enough so it doesn't fall off again a few weeks later. There was a couple of plugs which i replaced, and the rear loom i ended up completely re-making from scratch. Quote
darve Posted May 5, 2012 Author Posted May 5, 2012 spent some more time on the loom today. just a couple of hours. I've taken the rear loom a far as I can. need the chassis to lay it on to cut to the correct length. I've now made a start on the front. in other news, whilst out drinking to much last night, some b******* nicked my Westfield coat :( Quote
SootySport Posted May 7, 2012 Posted May 7, 2012 You should have got yer mum to sew some name tags in it. http://www.wovenlabelsuk.com/School-Labels.html?gclid=CIfMldLu7a8CFcshtAodZFUg0A Quote
darve Posted May 10, 2012 Author Posted May 10, 2012 whoop whoop my coat has been returned. some b******* decided they just go home wearing it! not much of an update really. some more of the loom has been stripped out and I've started to clean up the engine. it's sitting on Soot1e's engine stand (cheers pal) I'll upload some pics sts the weekend. the remains of the Mazda is now ready to go and someone should be picking up on Saturday. oh, and delivery date has been set as 21 June Quote
darve Posted May 13, 2012 Author Posted May 13, 2012 39 day to pick up date I'm want it noooooooowwwwwwwwwwwwww went to the essex meet today - that just up'd my enthusiasm even more thanks for the run out Mark shame we couldn't entice the wife out for a run Bernie she did say that it looked though! The mazda shell has now gone - lets hope I didn't leave anything on I need Quote
Mark (smokey mow) Posted May 13, 2012 Posted May 13, 2012 thanks for the run out Mark My pleasure Quote
SootySport Posted May 14, 2012 Posted May 14, 2012 39 day to pick up date I'm want it noooooooowwwwwwwwwwwwww went to the essex meet today - that just up'd my enthusiasm even more thanks for the run out Mark shame we couldn't entice the wife out for a run Bernie she did say that it looked though! The mazda shell has now gone - lets hope I didn't leave anything on I need Yes I know I look good Oh, you mean the Westy Quote
KugaWestie Posted May 31, 2012 Posted May 31, 2012 Not long now darve. Hows that supercharger information coming along? Quote
darve Posted June 17, 2012 Author Posted June 17, 2012 only a few day now garage has had a mega tidy up - Bernie, I know you'll be proud should be enough space and a nice build table with wheels to work on Donor parts are in the boxes. Will cover them up when the drilling commences! Quote
SootySport Posted June 17, 2012 Posted June 17, 2012 Oh yes That looks better. Only 4 days to go Dave. Quote
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