Monday, 8 August 2016

Rear lights complete (shes alive!)

Lots of work done over the last few weeks but not too many blog posts, most of the stuff I have been doing hasn't really been worthy of a post but I've now completed the rear lights, amongst some other fiddly bits.

Now they are done they look perfect:



I've also wired up the battery - the kit I got from GBS was spot on and I know I have the correct lengths and gauges, nice and simple:


I've finished wiring up the front for testing, everything seems to work from the scuttle backwards - I need to earth the front before I can test that.  I need to decide where to attach the wiring at the front to the chassis, I was going to wait for engine but to be honest it only looks like it will go one way.  I went for 420mm height off the ground for the front indicators (again, via laser); the requirement is the same as rear, >=350mm <=1500mm; as I have no engine in, 420mm should be fine. Here is how she looks:




One final note - this isn't an IVA requirement but something a few guys on the owners club recommended and its belt and braces.  The uprights attach to the tubing that holds the front wings on via another piece of tubing.  Its nice and tight and I have torqued them correctly as well as adding an additional nyloc nut one side, but there is a chance it could still come lose after a while.   I have opted to insert a locking pin to make sure it doesn't move at all, looks neat and its good peace of mind:





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