The big experiment - amateur 3B shenanigans

[Jon441cc]

Recurc valve

[Nj]

Can anyone point out to this simpleton (that's me) where the vacuum hose goes when it runs down the top of the rocker cover towards the front of the car? I seem to remember it attaches to the turbo/wastegate somewhere but i've stared at it for a while and can't figure it out. bear in mind it's been 6 months and a couple of days since I had a whole, running S2 so my memory's going a bit.

[Nj]

haha. I have visions of something from only fools and horses as I drive away smugly with my headlight flashing instead of my indicators and my heater sucking air out of the cabin. Nice to know i'm not the only one who does these daft things of course.

I'm hoping derek dm80 will come down a spin in his 3B and let me check bits and bobs against his. I have a few odd bits and bobs there. Including a 3 pin plug by the fan resistor - I can't see where it goes. (this is really the theme of my build)

[newsh]

The driver's side indicator wiring is weird, the loom that goes across the front goes towards the side repeater and the wire then comes back to the indicator. I got that wrong and had one indi and one fog RH inicator was sure bright though

[Nj]

haha. i'm not far off mate but I didn't get the clutch/brakes bled after all. I did stick the headlights in and other bonnet on though and fitted a new lock to the garage door since the existing one apparently failed the other night and one of the blokes with a neighbouring garage had to shut the door over for me. could have been nasty.
anyhoo... had a quick look in today and fek knows how i'm getting back in to that bleed nipple for the clutch. I take it I need to go in from underneath yes?
Good news is the engine was running reasonably well the other day (bought a new battery and made a hell of a difference in cranking it over). Also getting cylinders 2 and 3 the right way round helped.
I still have a decent list of things to do to the car including identification of a few odd plugs and wires dangling about by the lights. And I can't for the life of me see where around the wastegate the vacuum hose goes (thin one that runs down the rocker cover to the front).
Oh yeah.. I still have a bot of smoke wafting up from under the wastegate/EM area. hmm.

Just realised it's been ages since I updated the thread. Didn't get anything done at all over xmas. Spent the whole time making a pig of myself, playing with Gabe (son) and then recovering from a bizarre eye, ear and throat infection.

I'm on the home straight but damn the scottish weather doesn't make it easy for me..

[Knight Rider S4]

Well Noel .......Weres the pics of you driving here about the car park......

[Nj]

yah. plus fours. spot of croquet on the lawn with the chaps what what?

ahem.. erm.. yeah, cool. speak to you soon then mate

[LHD_Kid]

Plus fours you say.....?
Might be worth more than 10 shillings for phtographic evidence.....
Will be in touch next week Noel, when I am back....
Cheers
Chris

[Nj]

heaven eh? dunno if i'll be through there to pick it up
10 shillings though. whooeee! i'll spend that on some new plus fours and a box of snuff.

[LHD_Kid]

That would be grand mate, but remember your reward will lie in Heaven, coz it sure as hell won't be on Earth...!
Well, ok, I might sort you out a crisp 10 shilling note for your troubles.....
Seriously, thanks.... I am back as from Monday, so need to warm up my compressor ready for the mods...

[Nj]

I honestly can't believe I overlooked them mate. they were lost in the darkness until the car was taken away. I'll see if I can get up to the scrappie north a bit from me soon and whip a couple off to complete the set.

[LHD_Kid]

aww ********. looks like I haven't taken off the rubber strips off the bottom of the back quarters. thought they were all safe elsewhere.
Chris - sorry. these 2 bits will be missing. Only noticed just now looking at the pictures in full size.

BALLS... never mind.......
Looking forward to trying my spraying again.....

[Nj]

yeah another piece I overlooked but I won't lose sleep over it. doh!
no parcel yet mate [claps hands in child-like excitement]. I need to post your bits off too. sorry I haven't done so yet. family hasn't been too well recently so I didn't want to insist my missus sort it out. sorry

[Acidburn]

looking good, surprised the filler cap is still on the old shell tho, btw did you recieve my parcel?

[Nj]

cheers D. still not finished though. Been near the divorce a couple of times but managed to pull through. bizarrely she's now proud of me. maybe she just thought I was an idiot to start with. I have to confess there were a few times when I thought the same. Still do.