Post 26 Gauges

Sunday 15th April
Post 26: Gauges


As I continue to fit more parts back on the car it is getting near to the point where I am going to re-build the dash.  The dash is complicated by the fact that in the beginning I had it in mind to paint the dash so bought one that was not covered - to be fair at that point I didn't know what colour the car was either.  Colour seems to have been decided to be blue so a blue dash - painted or covered - on reflection I am going to have it covered as it is supposed to be, a bit like this.

 

I thought I should have a look at the gauges today in prep as I knew they were looking a little tired when the car arrived

Car when arrive from US.

The Oil/Water gauge particularly having something obscuring the dials.  So I took the lens off the gauge to see what was going on - expecting in actuality that whatever it is, was as a result of a broken gauge.

The gauge didn't appear broken but a test was required on the temperature side at least as I know that the oil side worked from the engine run back in March last year.

Gauge appears to work so cleaned it up and rebuilt it, along with the others.

Gauge set cleaned and ready to install into new dash

What else?  Well a busy weekend but not much to look at!  Cleaned the exhaust up and painted it black, although I'm not that sure I like the paint.  Manifolds fitted to the car.  Unfortunately I am not ready to fit the rest because I have lost the under floor heat shield.  I have been looking for it for months and I know that as soon as I buy another, planned for this week, then I am going to find it! I wont be happy when I do but I need to complete the install.

Exhaust pipe installed

Other than this the heater box went in, had to make a seal to go between it and the car - found it really hard to align the 6 screws for some reason but it is fitted.

View under dash area with heater box installed

Still working on the shroud, fixed another problem at the front - one more to go then seal up the hole made for the aerial.  The distributor went in along with the starter motor as well. 

Distributor installed and wires connected