Worst wiring ever?
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Okay, someone probably has seen worse, but I thought I'd start with this photo. Almost all 12 gauge, so plenty heavy, but an odd combo of solder, clamp, and crimp connections. Plenty of fuses here, with more behind the dash. I think each turn signal had their own fuse. The large cylindrical unit to the left is a siren for the alarm system, btw, and the large iron bar next to it is a "hanger" for the front of the gearbox (bought the car with engine out).
Steve
Elan S1 1963-Bourne bodied
Elan S3 1967 FHC pre airflow
Formerly:
Elan S1 1964
Elan S3 1966 FHC pre airflow
Elan S3 1967 FHC airflow
Elan S4 1969 FHC
Europa S2 1970
Esprit S2 1979
Elan S1 1963-Bourne bodied
Elan S3 1967 FHC pre airflow
Formerly:
Elan S1 1964
Elan S3 1966 FHC pre airflow
Elan S3 1967 FHC airflow
Elan S4 1969 FHC
Europa S2 1970
Esprit S2 1979
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Plenty of fused circuits, better than your car burning up due to and electrical short.
James
James
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holywood3645 - Coveted Fifth Gear
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If only he had used lacing twine instead of cable ties it would have been a pleasure to look at...
Oh,the good old days at the Post Office Telephones...
John
Oh,the good old days at the Post Office Telephones...
John
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john.p.clegg wrote:If only he had used lacing twine instead of cable ties it would have been a pleasure to look at...
Oh,the good old days at the Post Office Telephones...
John
Fellow BT worker here too John, I remember lacing cables and the fabulous Clove Hitch knot to finish off.
Cable lacing was a work of art if done properly
Simplify and add lightness
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I still have a roll of waxed twine.
Not much worse of a job than I found on my Plus2. At least his fuses are aligned in block. My DPO just added inline fuses at the starter solenoid going every which way. I did add a 10 position fuse block to my S2 when I added the alternator. All high draw circuits are fused, including separating the low and high beams. Each circuit is fused to slightly above the circuits draw. I know I hit the mark pretty close, when an additional cigarette lighter was quickly installed on the iginition circuit to power a GPS device. When switched on, it operated the fuse and the engine died.
Not much worse of a job than I found on my Plus2. At least his fuses are aligned in block. My DPO just added inline fuses at the starter solenoid going every which way. I did add a 10 position fuse block to my S2 when I added the alternator. All high draw circuits are fused, including separating the low and high beams. Each circuit is fused to slightly above the circuits draw. I know I hit the mark pretty close, when an additional cigarette lighter was quickly installed on the iginition circuit to power a GPS device. When switched on, it operated the fuse and the engine died.
Rob Walker
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1964 Sabra GT
1964 Elva Mk4T Coupe (awaiting restoration)
1965 Ford Falcon Ranchero, 302,AOD,9",rack and pinion,disc,etc,etc,etc
1954 Nash Healey LeMans Coupe
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1964 Sabra GT
1964 Elva Mk4T Coupe (awaiting restoration)
1965 Ford Falcon Ranchero, 302,AOD,9",rack and pinion,disc,etc,etc,etc
1954 Nash Healey LeMans Coupe
Owning a Lotus will get you off the couch
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.............there's loads of 2 fuse cars on the road: it must of been a question of weight: as they didnt have cfrp, titanium, k-nuts, aeroquip, lathe optimized bolts and so forth!!! ..................... copper and relays etc. is heavy! sj
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You think THAT was the worst wiring ever? Here's a pic of the wiring I found in my Scimitar GTE, before I restored her. Everything.....I mean everything, Servo, mc's, wiper motor, fuse boxes and the wiring......under the bonnet (hood) had been sprayed primer grey
http://i1048.photobucket.com/albums/s36 ... V31429.jpg
Took hours with cellulose thinners to get it anywhere acceptable.
http://i1048.photobucket.com/albums/s36 ... V31429.jpg
Took hours with cellulose thinners to get it anywhere acceptable.
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2002 Elise S2 (now sold )
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2002 Elise S2 (now sold )
1970 Scimitar GTE
"The older I get the better I was !"
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Rob P wrote:john.p.clegg wrote:If only he had used lacing twine instead of cable ties it would have been a pleasure to look at...
Oh,the good old days at the Post Office Telephones...
John
Fellow BT worker here too John, I remember lacing cables and the fabulous Clove Hitch knot to finish off.
Cable lacing was a work of art if done properly
Likewise.
The famous 'Plate Wiring' An essential part of one of the courses. (B course?)
The black waxed cotton was great for repairing my tubular bicycle tyres as well.
Oh, dear. Another hi-jacked thread.
Sorry!
Roy
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'65 S2
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