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Little write up on the evolution of my car - Lexuspat - 08-11-2019
When do you start on mine Stav :lol:
It will look amazing wants its all done I love the wire tuck where are you running it all now if not where it was before
Little write up on the evolution of my car - Rabster - 08-11-2019
Looking good the smoothed look is the nuts are you just having the engine in there ?
Are you wrapping or braiding and heat shrinking the new looms ?
Little write up on the evolution of my car - Sparkystav - 08-11-2019
Well the headlight wires etc are run under the arches.
Ive completely removed the standard ECU now so a lot of the wires used to go from the fuse box to the ecu then to the engine etc.
Now they all hide under the fuse box, or come from the Link Ecu straight from inside, along the rear firewall then all the wires are going to the engine from the back rather than the side like they used to.
and ive just removed a lot of wires as well. as the standard ecu gets so many signals that quite frankly it doesnt need lol
Little write up on the evolution of my car - Sparkystav - 08-11-2019
Rabster Looking good the smoothed look is the nuts are you just having the engine in there ?
Are you wrapping or braiding and heat shrinking the new looms ?
Wrapping, then plastic conduit, then wrapping again. just trying to make it look tidy.
Moved the relay box inside the car as well so that gets rid of another box. Battery is already in the boot so moving the fusebox right back to the firewall to keep it all neat.
Little write up on the evolution of my car - Rabster - 08-11-2019
Wont the plastic conduit it make it s bit to buky and rigid ?
Have you thought about making a race spec loom for the engine.
All cables inside black shrink/expand branding and all ends heat shrunk with the glue heat shrink won't fall of easily plus once shrunk the glue would melt and won't come off with the engine heat that will be generated in that monster
Then any connectors that are on display injectors plus etc would have a label on
Injector 1 then clear heat shrink over if you get all the labels facing the same way same distance from the connector it looks the nuts
Wayne did a bit of braiding and heat shrink on almost finished car.......
Just a thought
Little write up on the evolution of my car - Sparkystav - 08-11-2019
far too much effort lol, like the idea though, but hopefully you wont be able to see much if any wiring anyway
Little write up on the evolution of my car - Rabster - 08-11-2019
Oh I agree it's a lot of effort lol but would look the nuts lol it's something if you happen to have any showing at least you can make it look like it was on purpose lol......
I may do the stagea next year loads of wires in there that are unused......
Little write up on the evolution of my car - Sparkystav - 08-11-2019
need to concentrate on getting the engine bay smooth first i reckon
Little write up on the evolution of my car - is300_dino - 08-11-2019
Sparkystav far too much effort lol, like the idea though, but hopefully you wont be able to see much if any wiring anyway
that will give you something to do next winter.
going to look amazing when its all back together, excellent work mate keep at it
Little write up on the evolution of my car - speedview - 10-11-2019
Is that loose glass mat you're using? (chopped glass mat)
You might find it easier to get a good finish with woven cloth - no sticking out bits, goes on nice and thin, drapes nicely:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1-Meter-fibreglass-cloth-mat-50gram-ultra-fine-weave-/120829178776?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_BoatEquipment_Accessories_SM&hash=item1c21faf398#ht_594wt_1396
I'd sling it on the underside as a support/scaffold, then pop a light skim of filler inside the hole you see on the top side, so that its mostly metal you're painting/seeing rather than glass.
Circles cut from aluminium flashing tape popped over the hole and sprayed can look good too. Cheating mind!