Electrics

Hooked up the battery today, for the first time in over a year, and first time with the new wiring loom. Haven't done the front wings or headlights yet, but everything else that was hooked up worked, including tail lights! Nice to see!

A little overexposed, but at least you can see what lights up. I was so caught up with running the Kodiak, tooting the horn, running the fan, listening to the windshield wipers motors and looking at the lights that I almost ran the battery down.

With today's work, the passenger/driver area is basically complete, just needing the seatbelts. The tub, with all its fittings including taillights, is also complete. More things will probably show up that need doing once the roof is on, but for now, that's that. In the future, I plan to add the insulation panels, but not right now.

The two-speed Casco fan, above the speedometer. These date from the 30's, 40's and 50's, from what I've found on the web, and was primarily used by American car manufacturers. This is having a long useful life in a Land Rover - after whatever car it was in before. : )

Added the air filter, hose (still needs clamps) and intake bracket, plus purchased new hoses for the Kodiak heater after the old showed some serious cracking in one spot. A few things left to do, and then it's start up time. The last major thing to do here at this stage is to finish the lighting wiring, build the mudguard support brackets, and then assemble and attach the wings. Coolant may go in the radiator tomorrow. Brake fluid is also here, and is standing by.