John Bonnett
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Soldering needs three hands and generally I'm able to hold the iron in a vice whilst operating pliers and solder. In this particular case the vice wasn't possible but I suddenly remembered the clamping system I made a few years ago to hold a panel while planishing. It worked a treat. The second photo shows a saddle for a cable tie. I've been using these for some time now and find them really convenient for holding the loom or pipes. The saddle is either screwed or rivetted down but whatever is being clamped can be detached by simply snipping the cable tie.
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Ian, good to hear from you. Hope you are enjoying your well earned leisure and finding time for the projects. cheers John
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Do you know Nick, if I'd stuck to original, two or three fuses and far less cable it would have been done weeks ago. Sometimes I question why I have to deviate from original. 🙂
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I see it's now two weeks since I promised photos. Well, since then the dash and power board all had to come out to rectify and oversight and whilst it was out fit additional plugs and sockets. But all back now and still everything works! The worst of the wiring is I I hope now over
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Although I had checked the circuits on the bench, it was a great relief to find that with the dashboard wiring reconnected to the distribution board the circuits including the two speed wiper with self-parking all worked. I've paid particular attention to gathering in all the earths to fixed studs and running back to the battery. The main loom to the rear of the car is already made up and ready to go in. Photos to follow.
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The risk of accidentally damaging the paint is quite a worry Nick but I try to put that to the back of my mind. The instruments with the exception of the tacho which is BMW K1200 are new Smiths Eclipse purchased from Speedy Cables.
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Probably the best stage of any restoration; the re-assembly and knowing you're on the last lap.
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Fitting the pedal box was fairly awkward because the fixings are a bit difficult to access. The rotisserie once again came to the rescue allowing the washers to be dropped on and stay where they we put while the nut was started. To stop the screws dropping out, I held them in position using a couple of rare earth magnets. It was a time consuming business but all the fixings are now tight and another job ticked off.
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Right, back to the matter in hand; the G15. I think I've won the battle with the steering joints so I've been able to clamp the column in its final position. The column itself is a hybrid;lower part Imp and the top part 1500 Spitfire. This gives the benefit of the column mounted switches. The dashboard has been offered up and fits quite nicely to the column cowling.
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When I expressed my concern about how I was going to collect it, the same friend suggested a large bucket and shovel 😀
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That's interesting Colin. Thank you.
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You're not wrong there. Not only cars but secondhand parts are eye wateringly expensive. Trouble is, we've been spoilt with cheap Triumph spares.
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It came up so I bought it but I'll do nothing with it until the G15 is finished. I'm thinking of building an Austin Seven Special to trial and compete in the Bert Hadley Championship which is very relaxed and low key. https://www.pwa7c.co.uk/hadley.php
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ps I've just bought a new car. A close friend assured me that all the blemishes will polish out so I had no hesitation with getting it I've no idea why its upside down
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Hi Nick, many thanks for your concern but all is well chez Bonnett apart from a lack of motivation brought on by an icy workshop and other constraints. However, progress is being made albeit one step back for every two forward. The electrical panel is now reassembled and mounted in place, hopefully for good this time. My latest tussle has been installing the steering column. The problem has been the big angle of the steering joint which caused the u/j to bind up. By ensuring that the two u/js were absolutely in phase and relieving the yokes where they bound up I now have a smooth steering, lock to lock without any tight points. Even with the rotisserie access hasn't been great but we've done it and another job done. I believe that to seal the hole through the bulkhead where the column goes through, Ginetta used a flap of rubber. I've refined the idea using a piece of lorry inner tube and a bit of sheet aluminium.The pedal box with the master cylinders can go on next followed by the dashboard and wiring up.