John Bonnett Posted December 20, 2011 Author Share Posted December 20, 2011 Thank you all for your replies and kind wishes.regardsJohn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Bonnett Posted February 8, 2012 Author Share Posted February 8, 2012 It has been a long time since I posted any progress but progress has been made albeit at a slower rate than hoped for. Once the Exeter Trial was out of the way and the preparations leading up to the Event I made a start on upgrading the wiring.I'm using fuse and relay boxes taken from a Rover 75 which have fitted in quite nicely; the relays in the engine bay and the fuses plus a few more relays in the driver's glove pocket. Both are easily accessible and weatherproof. A couple of pictures attached.I've have yet to fit the heater/demister ducting and the rest of the dash. The section with the clocks is now in place.So it's all coming together. I'm looking forward to plumbing in the Golf radiator which will make a welcome change from soldering and acrobatics in the footwells ;D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Bonnett Posted February 8, 2012 Author Share Posted February 8, 2012 Nearly forgot. Fusebox fitted to glove pocket. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rotoflex Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 That's a lot of fuses! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deleted User Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 why on earth do you need all those fuses? I am running 6 and 1 of them is a spare.Rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firebobby Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 Just went to have another look at your 1st start up video and it's gone :-/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royboy66 Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 That is a Lot of fuses ! :P I struggle to remember what 3 do ! John, come say hello at Stoneleigh if your there! 8) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Bonnett Posted February 10, 2012 Author Share Posted February 10, 2012 You are all quite right, the whole thing is complete over-kill. I took the Rover route soley on the grounds of price. The boxes complete with fuses and relays all came from a scrap car in our local breakers at a fraction of the cost of new parts.The brief I gave myself was to relay all the high consumption components with the additional facility of having the headlights turn off with the ignition and to fuse all the major circuits.I've actually used only about ten fuses in the glove pocket fuse box so I have plenty of spares. :Pfirebobby I added a couple of captions to the start up video. Here's the linkhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PgKkCJ8ee-kRoy I will try to get up to Stoneleigh and will certainly look out for you.regardsJohn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firebobby Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 Cheers John, looking and sounding nice :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Bonnett Posted February 11, 2012 Author Share Posted February 11, 2012 firebobby wrote:Cheers John, looking and sounding nice :)It was a great relief to hear it run seemingly very nicely for the first time since 1989 and certainly gave me encouragement to press on and get it on the road. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Bonnett Posted February 18, 2012 Author Share Posted February 18, 2012 I reached a milestone this morning. After six weeks work the wiring is finished and all appears to be working.Deep joy :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paudman Posted February 18, 2012 Share Posted February 18, 2012 3141 wrote:I reached a milestone this morning. After six weeks work the wiring is finished and all appears to be working.Deep joy :)With all those fuses the wiring probably reaches a couple of milestones... ;DLooks like a good job so far - keep it going. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Bonnett Posted February 18, 2012 Author Share Posted February 18, 2012 [quote=490]With all those fuses the wiring probably reaches a couple of milestones... ;D ;)I didn't use that many fuses but I do have a lot of spares ;D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason1969 Posted February 18, 2012 Share Posted February 18, 2012 HI John, looking really good. I have a GT6 dashboard (I think it's a 6. maybe a Spit) which has been re-veneered, that is the veneer has been glued on, it needs trimming and varnishing with Fiddes but you are more than welcome to it. It's in storage in work at the mo so can check Monday.Jason Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Bonnett Posted February 18, 2012 Author Share Posted February 18, 2012 4545 wrote:HI John, looking really good. I have a GT6 dashboard (I think it's a 6. maybe a Spit) which has been re-veneered, that is the veneer has been glued on, it needs trimming and varnishing with Fiddes but you are more than welcome to it. It's in storage in work at the mo so can check Monday.JasonThat's very kind of you Jason. I'd be pleased to have it if you don't need it. Please let me know how much.John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason1969 Posted February 18, 2012 Share Posted February 18, 2012 No charge John, don't believe in that especially amongst enthusiasts, can we PM details?Jason Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Bonnett Posted February 24, 2012 Author Share Posted February 24, 2012 I'd like to thank Jason for his generosity for not only giving me a GT6 dashboard but complete with the veneer to finish it off nicely. I'm really pleased Jason, thank you once again.With the wiring out of the way, progress has been swift with the radiator. While in thanking mode, I'd like to thank Roy for the inspiration and information where I've needed it. It's really good to be able to tap into the enormous knowledge base here.I know you like pictures so here are a few showing the Golf radiator installation.John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Bonnett Posted February 24, 2012 Author Share Posted February 24, 2012 Plus this pic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firebobby Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 That's one pleasant looking engine bay :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkuser Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 "I'd like to thank Jason for his generosity for not only giving me a GT6 dashboard but complete with the veneer to finish it off nicely. I'm really pleased Jason, thank you once again."That was a very nice gesture on Jason's part.Deserves admiration. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royboy66 Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 Looking v nice John ! (clap)(cool) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheepy Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 junkuser wrote:"I'd like to thank Jason for his generosity for not only giving me a GT6 dashboard but complete with the veneer to finish it off nicely. I'm really pleased Jason, thank you once again."That was a very nice gesture on Jason's part.Deserves admiration.It's always nice to see there are some good honest people out there! It's a nice to help others, well done Jason!CheersShaun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Bonnett Posted March 8, 2012 Author Share Posted March 8, 2012 Today, for the first time in 23 years, my GT6 moved under her own power; a real milestone that gave me great pleasure and I just wanted to share it with you. I would like to thank all of you who have offered encouragement and constructive suggestions which were a huge help particularly in the early days of the rebuild (as title) :(Here are a couple of pictures of the car in the light of day and a short YouTube video clip.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ByLku2BSqeYThe car has no interior fitted apart from a driver's seat so there is still work to be done. But, we are getting there.John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royboy66 Posted March 8, 2012 Share Posted March 8, 2012 Thats a great sight to see John ! Very well done !!(clap)(clap)Nice vid too, Rad looks quite upright, are you running a fan at the front,inside the rad cowl ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithy Posted March 8, 2012 Share Posted March 8, 2012 Bravo John - damnit, I should have gone to see it when I had the chance! Still, later in the year, when you're out and about. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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