ahebron
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Conversion Chart for Wire Gauge (to Metric)?
ahebron replied to DVD3500's topic in Electrical System
One tip I will give you is earths earths and earths. Make sure you give as much as you can a decent earth/neutral return wire. I cant recall the wiring on the Spitfires but my Vitesse relies heavily on the body as a return path and with older cars and restored cars these paths can be compromised. Corrosion on older cars and paint and insulation on restored cars. It doesn't take much to run a nice black neutral cable to the various electrical items on our cars. I also add earth points to the front side lights as they rely on the bonnet for a return path. -
I used an undercoat primer of BIN 123 as it adheres to anything then topcoat with a gloss black.
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I used the juice of 12 lemons off our tree and an equal amount of warm water to clean some BMW motorbike wheels that proprietary cleaner wouldnt touch. It also removed the rust from the weights
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I recently purchased a 545Nm battery rattle gun. I have yet to use it but am keen to damage some nuts with it. Brand is Nordic which is apparently made on the Makita line and appears to be NZ only. https://www.topmaq.co.nz/18v-li-ion-brushless-impact-wrench-600nm-skin-only-poba2330 I convinced a mechanic mate to buy one and his gets used all the time. I have the 12 volt 'dremel', ratchet spanner, drill and impact driver and use them all for work and car.
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The only advice I give on buying tools is if I need it once then I buy it. Yes it is a horrid malady to have.
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Saggy rear end ! 😂. Vitesse mk 2 conv
ahebron replied to Sneillyboy's topic in Chassis, Suspension & Steering
You are a heck of a lot closer than I am🙃 -
My apologies if this is a repost.
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They are the devils crimp most often incorrectly fitted by ham fisted operators both amateur and professional on car voltage and scarily mains voltage. The only way to correctly fit them is to use the ratchet type crimper as posted above. As an electrician I have a set of these but my preference is not to use this type of crimp. I prefer the uninsulated types as mentioned in this thread and either sleeve with the correct sleeves or heatshrink. For these crimps I also use a ratchet type crimper that crimps both parts of the connector at the same time. Proper preparation is the key. Sorry to get sour on these crimps but I find them failing far too often due to incorrect crimping or preparation
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Still got my first one. 1965 Vitesse 6, when I was 18 I took it off the road to replace the chassis and told my mum it would be 6 weeks. I am 59 and it still isnt finished. But is still only 6 weeks away from being done. Then I bought the Mk2 Vitesse Convertible which was the first Vitesse I looked at buying but the seller kept upping the price. It was a goer back then but in need of a major rebuild when I bought it and still is. And here is a photo of completed Vitesse that gets driven by its owner who most of you should recognise
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If you find a source of replacement rear lever damper shock mounts I would be interested. I have a build up a replacement chassis for my Mk2 from a 13/60 one. Yes I know I can change to telescopic but I want the chassis correct.
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Saggy rear end ! 😂. Vitesse mk 2 conv
ahebron replied to Sneillyboy's topic in Chassis, Suspension & Steering
Cracked leaf? -
When Rhyna owned a MX5 it needed a replacement right front side light. I found a 2nd hand one on line and ordered it. When it arrived it was the left side one. I contacted the seller and they said it was right side looking at front of the car🙃
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I would have thought the VW Beetle roof would be a lot more curved than a Triumph one. I have a fabric sunroof for a Viva and another from an A35. I would think the A35 one would like the Beetle one be too curved.
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When I was doing my time back in the early 1980s we had one chap whose job was looking after the battery packs in the substations. There were lead acid individual cells (2 volts?) consisting of glass battery housings in individual wooden boxes supplying 110 volts DC to power the control circuits in the zone substations. I recall many a day working in these buildings standing on the top of the switch truck housings and getting a tingle across my legs as I was leaning into the exposed connectors of the 110 volt DC. It did seem a very old fashioned system back then but I suppose if it worked then why change.
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That will be an "L" in the back window for "Loving it"
