Hi y'all. With school under way and dealing with kids logging in and both myself and the wife working from home, things had to be sorted out. We had to upgrade our internet to a Gig which turned out to be lucky as we are one of the few neighborhoods with it. Plus setting up spaces for everyone was a bit of a challenge. I'm sure everyone is feeling the stress.
Anywhooo...work is continuing. I've picked out some wheels that I thought would look good with the blacked out look I'm going for. I got them on sale (ebay) for cost of steel wheels. They are 15x8. Had to pick up some slim lugs to fit. I may have to swap out the studs as they are just long enough to get 7/16 of threads. If so, I'll go with 1/2 lugs as it seems longer studs are easier to find.
I was a bit concerned about the offset but things lined up nicely.
View of the other side comparing the ball joints.
Not sure which tires yet...no hurry there.
I've made some mounting brackets for the oil cooler and got that installed.
Got the ECU and engine fuse box installed. At first I didn't have the hood hinges and messed up a little. Luckily I was using existing holes. The hinges are bigger than I remember so had to shuffle things around and they landed here using as many existing holes as I could.
The silver gizmoid low in the picture is a Derale inline oil thermostat.
On the passenger inner fender, in order, is a fused power distributor, fuse box for most all electrics (I'll get into this later), aux fuse box that I build. I decided to use a terminal strip instead of connectors to cut down on the clutter, terminal strip for the positive aux wires, and a ground bus.
The main fuse box is rubber mounted and I did this for the ECU as well.
Main fuse box with cover off.
I found this fuse box online while helping a friend re-wire his Triumph TR6. He opted for a more conventional fuse box (didn't need all the features) but looking at the specs I thought this would be a very good update and keeps all functions in one location. It's got relays for headlights, horns, ignition, turn signals, hazards, and multiple other circuits. The turn and hazard flashers are also digital so installing LEDs is a breeze. It comes with a BIG colored wiring diagram as well as instructions.
Here's the link.
https://classic-technologies.com/
Here's a shot with the power distribution. The main fuse box has 3 inputs, lights, accessories, and direct power.
The four connectors are plugs that can be removed. Each wire is screwed into the ports and everything is numbered and labeled. It's made of steel as well...no cheap plastic parts.
I've also been working on the drivers side inner fender mud/dirt baffles. I used a aircraft grade engine baffle silicon sheets cut to size. The stuff is 1/8" thick but sturdy. 1/8" aluminum pop rivets hold it in place.
For the lower baffle, I used some 3/16" rubber I had laying around that I used for flooring. I figured it takes most of the beating and is tough stuff.
I'm still waiting on the Vintage Air kit but got message from Ed that's it's on the way. I've also got the power steering cooler on the way and should be buttoning up the oil and transmission lines, the passenger side baffle, and getting the steering box mounted. The PO had it removed and I had no bolts. I manage to find a source and have them on the way.