Friday 10[SUP]th[/SUP] August 2012
Right I taken these pictures of the Phase 1 rear wiring loom some time during the week. These plugs connect to the fuel pump and fuel pump in the MK1 PH1’s. I sent these over to Bass and asked if he could take some snaps of the plugs that go into his PH1 tank on his orange beastie. I was hoping that with the pictures he would send I would somehow understand what plug goes where. Well that was the plan anyway.
My wiring:
And the pics Bass sent me:
Thanks mate
So armed with these I think its clear that the three pin plug is going to control the fuel gauge and the black and white is the earth and live.
I just need to get my hands on a Mk1 PH2 Fuel Pump Plug.
Also a few goodies had turned up during the week.
First off all my selection of Butt crimps in Red and Blue and some insulated spades (for my switches I am going to run).
Also my self amalgamating tape turned up....40m of it! Also bought these tow straps off of Barker as both the threads for my towing points were completely shagged! And got my throttle body welded up.
A couple more pictures of the throttle body:
Right enough of that now time to show you the work I done.
First of all was chopping a bit of the front bumper so I could fit the tow strap.
It went from this:
To this:
Then I drilled out the shagged thread:
There was not a lot more I could do with the tow straps as I didn’t have a long enough bolt that was adequate to do the job.
I then moved on to the throttle body. I had to file a few of the welds as it was affecting the fitting of the throttle body adaptor to the throttle body itself. (basically where I had opened up the mounting holes it was filled with a bit of weld as they were so close to the tube.)
I then removed the rubber from the standard airbox and placed that on the TB before putting the throttle body adaptor on. I then tightened up the nuts and secured it in place.
A few pics of it in situ:
And one with the silicone rubber in place as well as the airbox. I did have to cut down the silicone hose a little to get it to fit. (I would rather buy it to big than to small lol)
I then decided to have a look at the rear tow strap to see how I would mount that.
First of all I found two ally plates that where about 3mm thick so they should do the job! The problem was the holes were to small.
So back out came the drill.
Rear bumper off:
The plastic cushioning that absorbs the impact in a crash came off too.
I would have to chop this up a bit as it would be in the way when fitting the tow strap. But I wasn’t just going to bin it though. God forbid if I do end up getting hit up the arse or going off into a barrier somewhere I would like as much cushioning as poss lol.
The finished result was this:
I then chopped down one of the plates so that it would fit in the little gap between the two plastic walls.
Shagged tow thread:
Then drilled out to accommodate the new bolt (when I get it)
Trial fitted with the bumper over the top.
Lovely!
Next on the list was to try and address why I have not been getting any power to the fuel pump wiring. Without boring you to much I mated the two plugs together and done a little sketch to ensure that every wire that was on one side was on the other. Sure enough the big white one for the fuel pump did not have one on the other side so I removed the connection and put it on an empty yellow wire (Ignition live).
Job done!
Well I then spent ages consuming the 40 metres of amalgamated tape. I did the main interior loom, the bit from the scuttle that goes into the car, the engine fusebox wiring, the ecu wiring. I then got bored of that and I was seriously running low on tape!
Quick couple of pics as I know it’s not exactly exciting lol.
Saturday 11[SUP]th[/SUP] August 2012
Unfortunately I didn’t manage to get a full day down at the car as had a load of errands to run, fix my mates bike, go and watch the girlfriend do her show jumping on her horse so by the time I got down to the car it was already 3pm.
That morning though I had gone to the local bolt place and got two big b*****d bolts to hold my tow straps in place.
I then opened out the other hole on the tow strap as Barker had kindly done one for me already.
Parts required:
Parts fitted:
Next up was the rear tow strap so I grinded down one side of the washer and nylon nut as the distance between the chassis leg and the hole for the rear towing eye was a joke! If I had kept them at the standard size the bolt would go in on the piss and apply added shear tension to it which I did not obviously want.
I then trial fitted the rear tow strap and was not happy that I could not move the strap freely. This was because as I tightened it the chassis the material was getting crushed against the chassis so it could not move. This would have made it very difficult to move and on track should I need it. I don’t need to be pissing off the track staff lol.
This was how I got around it,
I then rebolted the tow strap in place and was very happy with the final outcome.
Front shot:
Side shot:
Re bumper back on (This was a b*****d to line up this time)
Close up of tow strap fitted:
Well this next pic is a before pic of the rear part of the loom before I began to tape it. I did forget to take an after but tbh it wasn’t that good as I ran out of tape before I finished.
I relooked at the position of the front tow strap and thought it was sticking out way too far for my liking.
I moved the tow strap to the back of the bolt instead of the front so there wasn’t as much sticking out. Not perfect but much better than before!
Also whilst at my local bolt shop this morning I got two jubilee clips so that I could fit my silicone hose and air box. This was the end result.
I then had to get something out of my nans shed that I had put in there, something for the car but I can’t remember now tbh. Anyway I was greeted by this beast. First of all I went to capture him with the top of a spray paint can lid, I must have disturbed the web as I went in to capture him but he soon sprawled out and I realised he wasn’t going to fit in there without me decapitating one of his legs. So out came a flower pot.
I swear my Nan is breeding these f*****s!
As a lot of the interior loom was all taped I thought I would start thinking about how I am going to mount the wiring etc.
Originally I had brought all of the wiring through the left hand side of the car but in the end I had a play about and moved it so it ran along the scuttle and then came through where the blower would be. Much neater in my opinion.
A few pics:
I then mocked up and drilled two holes through the fire wall so I could mount the main interior fuse box.
With this done there is not a lot more I can do until I get the top dash so I can figure out where I need the wiring to go for the clocks etc so I started back on the wiring of the wipers.
I remember noticing that when I used the 12volt tester on the wiper stalk I didn’t always get a light appear when I engaged the switch so I thought it must be dodgy. As I have about three spare I had remembered to bring one with me. I plugged it in connected the battery and flicked the switch and the wipers sprung into life! I was right the wiring is identical so no problems there.
Next on the list was the washer jets so with the battery still connected I taped the stalk into the wash wipe position and got the 12volt tester on the two plugs until I got the live for the front washer jet. With that I cut the wires and connected them to the washer bottle that I had bought of frank ages ago. (Obviously I disconnected the battery).
With the battery back on I tested the washers and the pump sprung into life. Perfect!
Only bit of wiring left on the car is the switches I want to install, fuel pump wiring, rear number plate light. I can’t do the number plate light or the fuel pump until I receive the plugs from Mat Brown. Hopefully they should be here shortly he is normally very quick!
I have also ordered some more tape to finish the loom and I should hopefully have enough to do the engine loom as well. But the engine loom will be done at a later date it’s not going to be something I have to do before the car goes on the road.
Also had some good news from Luke he is hoping to be well enough to do the welding on the cage next week so with any luck I may just meet my deadline...... still lots to do and the annoying thing is after all that work over the weekend I only managed to complete one item on my list.
Updated list:
Weld Front part of cage,
Repair sills where we chopped for the cage to fit
Profile and fit the bars that go to the suspension pick up
Make and fit a harness bar
Finish fuel pump wiring
Tape the entire loom
Touch up interior and cage where welding has to be done (matt Black)
Mount clocks
Make switch panel
Fit top dash
Fit indicator and wiper stalks
Install Fire Extinguisher
Install battery
Install isolator switch
Weld passenger seat sub frame
Plate holes in car
Run fuel lines
Make and run brake lines
Bleed brakes
Comments welcome.
Thanks for reading