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Today involved replacing the crappy gearknob with a much nicer one & replacing the indicator relay with a modified version suitable for LED lights. I also chopped my way into the indicator wiring, hooked up the indicators & checked they work.
Hardly worthy of photos.
There'll now be a bit of a hiatus until I can get a friend to give me a hand fitting the rear clamshell.
Hardly worthy of photos.
There'll now be a bit of a hiatus until I can get a friend to give me a hand fitting the rear clamshell.
The work for today was at the back of the car. I chopped into the wiring, identified & marked the various wires & put them into chocolate block connectors for testing prior to putting the permanent connectors on. 
With the help of a friend I offered up the rear clamshell to see what fits & what doesn't- areas needing sanding were identified and were sanded back ready for another trial fitting. This is a long & tedious process involving noise & massive boredom so I'll keep it to hour-long sessions at most & wear gloves/earplugs & maybe a dustmask. It's an exciting life........................
With the help of a friend I offered up the rear clamshell to see what fits & what doesn't- areas needing sanding were identified and were sanded back ready for another trial fitting. This is a long & tedious process involving noise & massive boredom so I'll keep it to hour-long sessions at most & wear gloves/earplugs & maybe a dustmask. It's an exciting life........................
dxg said:
Maybe look at wago connectors. Much more reliable than chocolate blocks...
That was my initial thought but to his credit the OP did say that the choc-block is there for temporary testing purposes. To be replaced with proper connectors.
Quite right too; I never use choc-block for anything other than testing. I've seen enough horrors!
Agree with you about Wagos. Never had an issue with them.
Error_404_Username_not_found said:
That was my initial thought but to his credit the OP did say that the choc-block is there for temporary testing purposes.
To be replaced with proper connectors.
Quite right too; I never use choc-block for anything other than testing. I've seen enough horrors!
Agree with you about Wagos. Never had an issue with them.
Exactly- they're temporary for testing. I'll have to disassemble the electrics for paintwork so these were never intended to be permanent.To be replaced with proper connectors.
Quite right too; I never use choc-block for anything other than testing. I've seen enough horrors!
Agree with you about Wagos. Never had an issue with them.
I have some connectors in a similar style to Wago which I'll be using for the foglights & reversing lights. The stop, tail, reg light & indicators will be using proprietary connectors the same as on my previous cobra build. When assembling it I have to choose connectors which will pass through the holes in the fibreglass.
I should add- all suggestions very welcome, thanks.
Edited by Biggy Stardust on Friday 26th April 20:20
996Type said:
Looking good!
There are also modules if needed on Car Builder Solutions website (or similar) if needed for aux electrics, relay bases and DIY blade fuse systems etc…
Thanks but this is my second cobra build & I've got all the bits I need- lessons learned from the first build.There are also modules if needed on Car Builder Solutions website (or similar) if needed for aux electrics, relay bases and DIY blade fuse systems etc…
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