Lucas 7FJ fuse boxes on a Plus 2S

[Andy Hamblin]

I’ve just bought a complete new wiring loom for my 1970 Plus 2S and decided to replace the 3 original fuse boxes as some of the terminals were getting very loose.

I can’t seem to find the correct configuration of the Lucas 7FJ fuse box, although I have only looked on Ebay/Amazon as yet.

This diagram shows how the terminals are internally linked for each box.

The top shows the links (in red) as per the wiring diagram and the bottom shows what came off my car (links in blue),

The centre box is ok (although I can’t find a fuse box with 3 terminals linked like that). The front and rear on my car differs from the wiring diagram in that the first 2 sets of terminals on each are missing a link.

The only 7FJ fuse boxes I can find either have no links at all, or just a single link, the same as my front and rear fuse boxes.

Whatever I buy, I can easily make the links by soldering a copper strip underneath the appropriate terminals – but should I replicate what I have, or what the wiring diagram says I should have?

With the new loom (Autosparks), I assume I should follow the wiring diagram but I just wondered if anyone else has come across the same issue?

Thanks chaps, appreciate any input.
Cheers,
Andy