Used to be Blue's Valiant

Blue · Post by **Blue** » Sat Mar 28, 15 12:00 pm

Couple of jobs that needed doing as I went along. Front sidelight/ Indicators and the side makers have no earth wire, they rely on contact with the body. As these items will eventually be bolted to fibreglass, I had to address that.
Best solution seemed to be to solder a wire to the outside of the bulb holder and cover it with heat shrink tube to aid security and keep the damp out, a new 2 pin multi plug added and it's done.
This is also a good fix for instances where there is corrosion between the reflector and where the bulb holder is crimped on the front sidelights, this can cause weird earthing faults with indicators I have discover in the past.

My front indicator lenses had lots of tiny cracks from the sun and one was badly repaired. I had a good undamaged spare pair but they had overspray and years of grime on them. Spent about an hour on each of them with a soft cloth and some T cut and they have come up almost like new. Hot water and detergent with an old toothbrush gets off the polish residue and dirt from the inside. Top is the "before" lens, bottom is polished. Spend a little time on yours you'll be amazed how well they come up.

lough3969 · Post by **lough3969** » Sat Mar 28, 15 1:45 pm

Been wondering why there had been radio silence for a while... Those lenses are worth the time, they look great! Great work as ever. Can't wait to see this. I'm working my 'alternative' headlining, very basic but if it works out ill post a pic or two when done.

Blue · Post by **Blue** » Sat Mar 28, 15 2:10 pm

Cool, be interested to see that. I'll have another go at mine when the weather warms up, might get some stretch out of it then.

Blue · Post by **Blue** » Fri Apr 10, 15 6:32 pm

Finally some progress worth showing. Strange light weight master cylinder on homemade bracket with a fabbed rose jointed push rod. All lines are run inside the car so that I could mount the Summit brake bias and distribution block under the dash within reach, the line lock is under there too. Everything is wired up, pedals are all in, rose jointed clutch linkage all fitted, just the screen washers to sort out under there now and then the dash can go in.

Jeff · Post by **Jeff** » Fri Apr 10, 15 6:52 pm

Looks cool Blue, Cant wait to see it in the flesh next time I am there..

Problems with glass and grounding can be sorted with adhesive copper tape. IT WORKS WONDERS! And lasts forever, and it weighs nothing! And can be painted over.

Mossy68 · Post by **Mossy68** » Fri Apr 10, 15 6:55 pm

Very neat

Dave81 · Post by **Dave81** » Fri Apr 10, 15 7:58 pm

Blue.........any worries about compressing the brake line running across the back of the pedals?

Love watching this come together.........inspires me!

Rebel · Post by **Rebel** » Sat Apr 11, 15 1:02 am

Dave81 wrote:Blue.........any worries about compressing the brake line running across the back of the pedals?

From the looks of it, the angle that the pedals will follow when pressed means they will clear the inboard brake pipes, they will also prevent any footwear from crushing the the pipes

Blue · Post by **Blue** » Sat Apr 11, 15 9:57 am

Yep, it sits in the slight valley of the floor pan seam, clear of feet and pedals. Eventually it will be under the carpet so you won't see it either.

Dave81 · Post by **Dave81** » Sat Apr 11, 15 11:01 am

Cool.
How have you secured the lines to the floor........can't quite make it out from the photos?

Cheers!

Blue · Post by **Blue** » Sat Apr 11, 15 11:14 am

Small plastic P shaped clips and a pop rivet Dave, holds it tight to the floor. On the chassis I've used some snap in clips to hold it slightly off so you don't get water sitting or crud build up.

Dave81 · Post by **Dave81** » Sat Apr 11, 15 6:49 pm

Blue wrote:Small plastic P shaped clips and a pop rivet Dave, holds it tight to the floor. On the chassis I've used some snap in clips to hold it slightly off so you don't get water sitting or crud build up.

Thanks for the info Jon!

lough3969 · Post by **lough3969** » Sun Apr 12, 15 5:50 am

Cool pics Blue, so nice to see all the details and thought going in to this. Are you going to put paint on this car? If so, can't be long....

Steve · Post by **Steve** » Sun Apr 12, 15 7:30 am

That all looks great Blue!!!Great idea to run those pipes inside the car....whats your plan when it comes to exiting the floorpan at the rear?? Will it be through a hole with a grommet then to the normal 'flexi hose on a bracket setup' or do you have other plans??

Nice solution to the earthing issue on the bulb holders. Will you run all of the earth wires from all the holders to one earth point?? Its very tidy, better than my way of doing it. I make up little leads with a big ring connectors on one end and a small one on the other end. I bend one end round the outside of the holder then, after getting it down to nice fresh shiny metal, I clamp it around the holder with a jubilee clip. The other end goes to an earth point close by attached with a small self taper. Your idea is much tidier

Are those connectors easy to fit to the end of your wires?? Where are they from??

Cheers Steve

Blue · Post by **Blue** » Sun Apr 12, 15 11:01 am

Lough, yes it will get painted but not for a while yet, I can live with it looking scruffy until it's ready to be done.
Steve, the terminals are Durite superseal available from vehicle wiring products, they are weatherproof and lock together easily and positively. They are very fiddly to fit but easy enough once you get going. I have an earth point on each side which is the bolt that secures the headlight relay, so the lights at each side all earth to that.
I've used bulkhead fittings where the pipes pass through the floor, neatest and safest way to do it, I'll get some pictures Tomorrow.