And now the Loom!

Discussion in 'Mech Tech' started by DubCat, Nov 15, 2019.

  1. DubCat

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    Tonight I made a couple of sleeved grommets for the headlamp bowls from some 14mm blanking grommets and the smaller 9mm sleeved grommets that are cheap and easy to find.
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    And for the first time in nearly 3 years he's not blind anymore
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  2. DubCat

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    Pretty much got all the wires in now. (Did a few more after the photos). Waiting for my Tesa tape to arrive so I can tidy it up.
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    Just got to connect this little lot to the right fuses and relays now:
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  3. Nice job. Is the van painted in marino yellow?


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  4. DubCat

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    Thank you. I'm not sure what colour it is as it's been painted at some stage and it's not the original colour. I haven't done much to it above the waist, so to speak, I've stripped everything mechanical and concentrated on that.
    It's close to Marino yellow though. I just got some Rustoleum made up to match and hand painted the underneath and the dash front.
     
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  5. Can I lick your under-dash area :oops:?
     
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  6. DubCat

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    Shall I squirt some whipped cream on for you?
     
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  7. Ooh.
     
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  8. mikedjames

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    Bet you leave the paper clip thingy in there..just to provide a focus of imperfection to bring the remaining perfection into greater relief.
     
  9. DubCat

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    :lol:

    Those bulldog clips were brilliant for holding the wires as I laid them in one at a time, much better than the clothes pegs.
     
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  10. Looking great
     
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  11. DubCat

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    Well I haven't tested it yet but......

    I started by putting all the link cables and jumpers on the back of my home made fuse and relay board
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    Then got the relay wires plugged in first
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    And a few hours later, a strangely satisfying bunch of wires with clear heatshrink insulation on all the terminals
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    A bit of tidying to do still but all those wires terminated with none over and no empty terminals is a good start.
     
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  12. mcswiggs

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    @Mark Darby A quick question, where did you source the clear heat shrink tubing from, and what size is it? You’ve inspired me to do a bit of under-dash tidying...
    Impressive stuff btw.
     
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  14. mcswiggs

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    Brill’, and thanks for the link and intel. Have ordered some 6mm, but who knows when it might turn up!
     
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