More Small Things

Still waiting for a few more small items to arrive, namely the new colour-coded braided wire from Autosparks for the turn-signal, the Stabilant 22 for the connections overall, a new green indicator warning light cover for the flasher panel, and new lightbulbs for the wing lights. The actual connectors have arrived, plus the boots for the battery cable ends. Once all's here, the wiring should be quick to finish up.

The inner wings are temporarily on as the locations of the wire harness clips are determined, and measurements for the new mudguard brackets are made (one mudguard is lying on the tire). Side lights have been cleaned and are waiting for their new bulbs; turn-signal lights are on the radiator waiting their turn. Glass light lenses are elsewhere so they don't get dropped. Cable hanging over the windscreen is the one that goes rearwards through the frame to power the rear lights. That can go in once some flex tubing is purchased in which to house it within the chassis, as others have reported that galvanized chassis can leave small sharp edges inside the frame which can wear through the wire fairly quickly.

Also a good time to test fit the apron panel, as the rub strips have to be installed. The thing that looks like a hat with a green band on the bumper is the inlet flange that attaches at the front of the right wing, which has been de-rusted and will be cut down to the green tape. The ducting that goes back to the Kodiak heater attaches to this.

Thanks to the good folks at the Series 2 Club in the UK, knowing how to thread the wiring loom through the chassis was easy: use a metal tape measure, threaded from the rear, which is then hooked out at the front opening. Then it's just a matter of attaching a soft wire or string and pullling it back through, and then the wiring will just be pulled through the chassis. Easy to do, even with the tub on.