Guest blueangel Posted July 26, 2009 Share Posted July 26, 2009 well done fella it looks awsome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul mac Posted July 26, 2009 Share Posted July 26, 2009 Jay dont know exactly how far you want to go with this but i ditched the small junction box and its associated cables on the left hand side of the engine bay into the inner wing (see pic), i extended the starter motor cable under the body so its all tucked out of the way, your engine looks great fella Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krister Posted July 26, 2009 Share Posted July 26, 2009 Excellent work you've done. Gives me alot of inspiration to finish my engine bay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jevansio Posted July 27, 2009 Author Share Posted July 27, 2009 Cheers guys, Paul, it's something I may do when the car is running again, I'm planning on making a cold air box for that area though so not sure how much of a difference moving the fusebox will do, it may be un-noticable once the airbox is in place Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dandan Posted July 27, 2009 Share Posted July 27, 2009 Jay - you can fit my 6776DBB if you're desperate t be n the road and then sell me the 6765 when it arrives Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt H Posted July 27, 2009 Share Posted July 27, 2009 Not been on this thread for a while but, wow! great work bud. Subscribed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoff Posted July 27, 2009 Share Posted July 27, 2009 Two words Jay: "Beautiful" and "Inspiring". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdMorris Posted July 27, 2009 Share Posted July 27, 2009 That is a transformation indeed. Well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a98pmalcolm Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 http://www.vwot.org/community/modules/gallery/albums/album589/083_g.sized.jpg going this far?? vr6! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jevansio Posted August 22, 2009 Author Share Posted August 22, 2009 Trying to keep the photo updates short as not a lot has changed. The last week I have been finishing up all the wiring. All looms are extended where needed, & all stuff has been moved into the passenger footwell. It looks like a bit of a rats nest, but there are lot of wires coming and going and everyone has now been soldered & heatshrunk so it's all good , so we've now got, AEM, Resistor Pack, Ignitor Pack, HKS DLI in there. I also made a strap for the AEM as it was pretty much held in place by the carpet before. Next box of tricks was made for my by a guy at work, it's a timer & puts out a delayed 12v. I've got it coming off the ignition and then triggering my electric fans. This was because I've gone to a Varley RedTop 25 and I wanted to give the engine as much chance as possible of starting without anything big sucking power. Finally everything before I put the carpet back: Also, not technically engine bay, but I cleaned up my suspension area, still haven't put the front inner guards on and the discs are rusted up from being sat but it gives you the idea. I just used gunk on all the suspension arms etc & agitated it with a wire brush. I've done a whole lot of small stuff too (which I won't bore you with), but suffice to say when the car is back together I will be happy with every last bit of it (something which I've been unable to say to this day) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieP Posted August 22, 2009 Share Posted August 22, 2009 Good work. I hear you mention a respray before mate, any plans on changing anything with that or just stock black/same kit? gonna debadge it or anything? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jevansio Posted August 22, 2009 Author Share Posted August 22, 2009 Cheers bud, Yeah, same black, same kit, will prolly de-wiper & de-aerial (seeing as I have no stereo), get all the little dings fixed. I'm going to stick with the carbon for the minute, but that's not to say when I'm sick of it I'll get all the carbon bits done black (inc the diffuser ) PS the car normally looks good from a distance, but those close-ups show how badly the paintwork is in need of some TLC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkR Posted August 22, 2009 Share Posted August 22, 2009 Looking good. I'd like to see you neaten up the electrics in the foot well next as I'm sure you'll make it look amazing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jevansio Posted August 22, 2009 Author Share Posted August 22, 2009 Looking good. I'd like to see you neaten up the electrics in the foot well next as I'm sure you'll make it look amazing! Some conduit would do it easy, but TBH I'm going to leave it, with conduit you would feel bumps through the carpet, without wires flatten out & the carpet is a lot smoother Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev.O Posted August 22, 2009 Share Posted August 22, 2009 Looks nice Jay. Think a few small cable ties wouldn't go a miss though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkR Posted August 22, 2009 Share Posted August 22, 2009 Some conduit would do it easy, but TBH I'm going to leave it, with conduit you would feel bumps through the carpet, without wires flatten out & the carpet is a lot smoother The only problem I have with that, is that if you can feel the bumps through the carpet then you're putting your feet on the cables, which means that eventually they'll wear through. If you're not using conduit then you should use something to protect the cables. Fires are not cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jevansio Posted August 22, 2009 Author Share Posted August 22, 2009 Looks nice Jay. Think a few small cable ties wouldn't go a miss though Smart thinking Kev, I think I can manage that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jevansio Posted August 22, 2009 Author Share Posted August 22, 2009 (edited) The only problem I have with that, is that if you can feel the bumps through the carpet then you're putting your feet on the cables, which means that eventually they'll wear through. If you're not using conduit then you should use something to protect the cables. Fires are not cool Without conduit the wires fit nicely between the boxes (so the only thing you feel are the electronic boxes), with conduit they won't fit therefore you can feel them. TBH the amount of time people are in my passenger seat it would takle 500 years for the wire to rub through it's shielding, plus I got a fire extinguisher If anything I'll refit that plastic cover, the amount of wires in that area is hard to conduit Edited August 22, 2009 by jevansio (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jevansio Posted August 22, 2009 Author Share Posted August 22, 2009 PS Mark, I took your advice & fitted a fuse near the battery. Came in usefull too, when I fitted my new battery I flipped it round so +ve & -ve were the other side, but I was on autopilot when connecting it up & but + to -, big crack & flash , fuse popped but no damage done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev.O Posted August 22, 2009 Share Posted August 22, 2009 PS Mark, I took your advice & fitted a fuse near the battery. Came in usefull too, when I fitted my new battery I flipped it round so +ve & -ve were the other side, but I was on autopilot when connecting it up & but + to -, big crack & flash , fuse popped but no damage done School boy error Jay Lucky nothing was damaged! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chingy Posted August 22, 2009 Share Posted August 22, 2009 looks awesome mate, great work, I would be very proud of that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luxluc Posted August 23, 2009 Share Posted August 23, 2009 Nice work as always Jay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkR Posted August 23, 2009 Share Posted August 23, 2009 PS Mark, I took your advice & fitted a fuse near the battery. Came in usefull too, when I fitted my new battery I flipped it round so +ve & -ve were the other side, but I was on autopilot when connecting it up & but + to -, big crack & flash , fuse popped but no damage done Good man. Bet you were pleased you only needed to replace the fuse. I'll pm you my paypal address Here's an idea. Why not create a very thin panel to flush mount all the electronics. That way no lumps and no visual evidence of wires? I'm still worried a cable will work it's way under one of the boxes and then sit rubbing under there. Maybe get a very thin rubber mat and mount all the electronics on that to act as a shield between the car body and the wires? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jevansio Posted August 23, 2009 Author Share Posted August 23, 2009 Good man. Bet you were pleased you only needed to replace the fuse. I'll pm you my paypal address Here's an idea. Why not create a very thin panel to flush mount all the electronics. That way no lumps and no visual evidence of wires? I'm still worried a cable will work it's way under one of the boxes and then sit rubbing under there. Maybe get a very thin rubber mat and mount all the electronics on that to act as a shield between the car body and the wires? , I'll sort something out Mark, I have the old ecu protector panel, I will make a protector plate out of that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkR Posted August 23, 2009 Share Posted August 23, 2009 That should be fine. I'm not trying to be a pain, it's just that I've done a lot of wiring in cars in my old car audio install days and have seen wires rub through faster than you'd think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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