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by Cliff4WD
Fri May 26, 2023 5:44 pm
Forum: Technical Discussion
Topic: Restoration
Replies: 345
Views: 128943

Re: Restoration

The heater blower is not really a priority right now and I want to push on, so turned my attention to the seat box. It's in good condition apart from one end panel that has some corrosion damage, and a lot of surface rust on the outside of the battery and tool boxes. https://i.postimg.cc/fWSjzkz9/IM...
by Cliff4WD
Sat May 20, 2023 7:15 pm
Forum: Technical Discussion
Topic: Restoration
Replies: 345
Views: 128943

Re: Restoration

Heater Blower The last part that had been sitting in the pile with the dash parts was the heater blower. I made a start on this while I was doing the crash pad repair. I stripped it down and put the snail and some brackets, etc., in the electrolysis bath to de-rust. Not sure what happened, but I ca...
by Cliff4WD
Sat May 20, 2023 5:51 pm
Forum: Technical Discussion
Topic: Restoration
Replies: 345
Views: 128943

Re: Restoration

Carrying on with repairs. Next on the list is the upper dash crash padding. Like so many, mine has cracked and has damage to the foam padding. A previous owner had made an extremely poor attempt at a repair with some god awful silicone. I pulled that off and cleared the damage so that I could better...
by Cliff4WD
Sat May 13, 2023 8:09 am
Forum: Technical Discussion
Topic: hazard switch wiring circuit
Replies: 12
Views: 1889

Re: hazard switch wiring circuit

You're being a bit negative IMO. :shock: It's just a simple hand drawn sketch showing where the loose coloured wires in the loom go, illustrating the outcome of our conversation within the context of this thread and what is present on my own vehicle. I included the hazard loom kit part number in the...
by Cliff4WD
Fri May 12, 2023 10:46 pm
Forum: Technical Discussion
Topic: hazard switch wiring circuit
Replies: 12
Views: 1889

Re: hazard switch wiring circuit

Well please show me how it should be done.
by Cliff4WD
Fri May 12, 2023 6:58 pm
Forum: Technical Discussion
Topic: Restoration
Replies: 345
Views: 128943

Re: Restoration

I've been discussing this in another thread, but for the sake of completeness: I got back onto wiring as fitting the lower fascia, etc. back in place, so making sure I have loom and option wiring all running in the right place. It should all be straightforward really, but it's a bit confusing here a...
by Cliff4WD
Fri May 12, 2023 6:09 pm
Forum: Technical Discussion
Topic: hazard switch wiring circuit
Replies: 12
Views: 1889

Re: hazard switch wiring circuit

I sussed it out. Just had to take time, sit down, and think about which wires were going where. I think I have it correct.

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Of course, I don't have any lights installed yet, so just relying on multimeter for now.
by Cliff4WD
Thu May 11, 2023 9:19 am
Forum: Technical Discussion
Topic: hazard switch wiring circuit
Replies: 12
Views: 1889

Re: hazard switch wiring circuit

Yep, I have the pukka push/pull switch and loom as per options catalogue. I got back onto wiring yesterday as I'm fitting the lower fascia, etc back in place so making sure I have loom and option wiring all running in the right place. It should all be straightforward really, but it's a bit confusing...
by Cliff4WD
Wed May 10, 2023 3:29 pm
Forum: Technical Discussion
Topic: hazard switch wiring circuit
Replies: 12
Views: 1889

Re: hazard switch wiring circuit

I'll have one somewhere as I fitted a NOS kit some years ago. Two plugs to interpose with the trafficator plug. Two extra wires for the additional (larger) flasher, the flasher and holder and I think one extra loose wire going to the fuse box? Plus what now feeds to the dash centre to plug into the...
by Cliff4WD
Tue May 09, 2023 10:20 am
Forum: Technical Discussion
Topic: Restoration
Replies: 345
Views: 128943

Re: Restoration

What a palavar. Getting the inner cable attached to the flaps and the outer cable to anchor tight in the cover. The tubular clip that holds it in place was slipping and wouldn't stay tight, the hole in the cover was worn loose, and it was driving me potty messing with it. I kept dropping the clip an...
by Cliff4WD
Thu May 04, 2023 4:25 pm
Forum: Technical Discussion
Topic: Restoration
Replies: 345
Views: 128943

Re: Restoration

After a lot of hammering and swearing, I managed to fashion a piece of steel to fit https://i.postimg.cc/Wz2hMxmZ/IMG-20230429-154617.jpg soon had it welded dressed and primed https://i.postimg.cc/nchXMbhb/IMG-20230502-103657.jpg then a coat of black satin https://i.postimg.cc/jd1S5D1P/IMG-20230502-...
by Cliff4WD
Wed Apr 26, 2023 11:02 pm
Forum: Technical Discussion
Topic: Restoration
Replies: 345
Views: 128943

Re: Restoration

Welding today. First, I got the end cover out of the electrolysis bath and gave it a rinse off https://i.postimg.cc/yYDNnV9V/IMG-20230426-104003.jpg Looks a lot cleaner now and I can better see what needs doing https://i.postimg.cc/GmsH3chM/IMG-20230426-104016.jpg Welding the patch in place was stra...
by Cliff4WD
Tue Apr 25, 2023 5:48 pm
Forum: Technical Discussion
Topic: Restoration
Replies: 345
Views: 128943

Re: Restoration

Finally got back to restoring the parcel shelf and crash pad, etc. I put this aside Summer 2020 when I moved onto the engine work. I can't believe that nearly 3 full years have passed by. Scroll down to bottom of page 13 if you're wanting a recap :lol: When I put this aside, I had decided to cut out...
by Cliff4WD
Tue Apr 18, 2023 10:23 pm
Forum: Technical Discussion
Topic: Restoration
Replies: 345
Views: 128943

Re: Restoration

disco2hse wrote: Tue Apr 18, 2023 9:47 pm What liquid are you using in the bath?
Water with some washing soda (the clue was in the photo) to increase the conductivity, works a treat. I used a much larger version to get the rust off of my disco 2 brake calipers and ARB. I was astonished at just how effective this is, and so simple.
by Cliff4WD
Tue Apr 18, 2023 9:06 am
Forum: Technical Discussion
Topic: Restoration
Replies: 345
Views: 128943

Re: Restoration

Didn't get much done today as I was sorting out an overboost issue with my Disco TD5. Just a tiny bit of filler to tidy the wing ... https://i.postimg.cc/X7gqB66Q/IMG-20230417-151312.jpg ... and got a couple of bits into the electrolysis bath to de-rust https://i.postimg.cc/4xNdz2JZ/IMG-20230417-151...