Discussion
Penelope Stopit said:
Are you changing the wiring harness, modifying it or fitting the original back in?
Original going back in, but with new fuse boxes as the originals are those horrible ‘euro’ fuses that just corrode and stop working.I hate wiring so have kind of stopped that job for now and will get done live when I put it back in.
Not looking forward to it!
gary71 said:
Penelope Stopit said:
Are you changing the wiring harness, modifying it or fitting the original back in?
Original going back in, but with new fuse boxes as the originals are those horrible ‘euro’ fuses that just corrode and stop working.I hate wiring so have kind of stopped that job for now and will get done live when I put it back in.
Not looking forward to it!
Them were the days, wires burning out before the fuse would blow
Should be ok with fitting the original loom back in, if you're stuck on something feel free to ask
As your changing the fusebox it might be worthwhile looking at the possibility of adding a relay or two to improve a few circuits
How many fuses does the original fusebox hold?
Got this bookmarked
Some epoxy precedes the next big step:
You might notice these photos aren't entirely in sequence but you get the idea
For me the panel that makes a 911 is that line from door over the quarter and into the lights.
Hence asking Barry to finish my car rather than me practicing A surface welding on it
You might notice these photos aren't entirely in sequence but you get the idea
For me the panel that makes a 911 is that line from door over the quarter and into the lights.
Hence asking Barry to finish my car rather than me practicing A surface welding on it
gary71 said:
You might notice these photos aren't entirely in sequence but you get the idea
For me the panel that makes a 911 is that line from door over the quarter and into the lights.
Hence asking Barry to finish my car rather than me practicing A surface welding on it
Ignore me - catch up and someone else is doing the final welding with it on a jigFor me the panel that makes a 911 is that line from door over the quarter and into the lights.
Hence asking Barry to finish my car rather than me practicing A surface welding on it
B'stard Child said:
I'm confused..................
I thought you had already stuck it on a jig to make sure it was straight before welding it up??
Or is this playing catch up from then??
Not a silly question at all I thought you had already stuck it on a jig to make sure it was straight before welding it up??
Or is this playing catch up from then??
Barry put it on the jig straight away to get a feel for it's shape. Then as it was pretty straight it came off to do the repairs to the tube on a rollover jig, then it goes back on before the inner panels under the tube are (firmly) tacked in position. Then off again for finish welding of that area. Then on again for a (sideways) alignment pull and welding of the rear Xmbr.
It then stays on the jig for all the panel work, sill welding etc. There will be one last return to the rollover jig to complete some underside welding then it's done.
Another reason I'm not doing it
Bogsye said:
That's looking really sharp on many levels. The shut lines look superb - great effort that you've put in, and thank you for documenting the journey so far.
This is most definitely motivating me to crack on with one of my projects.
Brian
Those gaps are his trade mark, definitely better than factory. For context he spent about 16 hours adjusting the LHS of the car (outer sill/quarter/door/wing) before he’s happy to touch it with a welder. Some lead will be used as per the factory to finish it up. This is most definitely motivating me to crack on with one of my projects.
Brian
Obviously he’s ended up chasing gaps around the car across the bonnet and engine lid to get a balance which is a painful iterative process but so worth it in the end.
I just need to make sure it all goes back in the same place after paint now I know all the solid bits are in the right place.
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