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#1 Brake pipes, fuel pipes and wiring loom

Posted: Thu Aug 13, 2009 9:06 pm
by RichardF
Would someone with a nice neat installation of the above items be prepared to email me some pictures of their various location and routes in the engine bay so that I can get them all just right.

I would really appreciate it.

Many thanks

#2

Posted: Fri Aug 14, 2009 12:26 am
by Echezeaux
I would really appreciate it too, and why not to make it a proper topic for future references.

Thanks in advance.
Thierry

#3

Posted: Fri Aug 14, 2009 8:33 am
by Heuer
Check out details of Angus Moss's restoration as there are some good photos in there: http://etypeuk.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=535

#4

Posted: Fri Aug 14, 2009 9:12 am
by Car-Nut
Heuer wrote:Check out details of Angus Moss's restoration as there are some good photos in there: http://etypeuk.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=535
Thats a nice rebuild :drool:

#5

Posted: Fri Aug 14, 2009 9:29 am
by christopher storey
I have sent two annotated pics to Echezeaux, and I hope he may post them as I cannot

#6

Posted: Fri Aug 14, 2009 11:26 am
by Heuer
Christopher

Send them to me and I will post them.

#7

Posted: Fri Aug 14, 2009 1:25 pm
by RichardF
Thanks David, that has helped me decide. Nice car and photos.

Cheers

Richard

#8

Posted: Sat Aug 15, 2009 1:16 am
by Echezeaux
Here are two pics I posted for Christopher, big pics but nice.
And I really like the old belt driven lathe !!
Chris, we want more !!!!

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#9

Posted: Sat Aug 15, 2009 7:20 am
by Moeregaard
Those are outstanding photos. One day I'll be at that stage. One point worth mentioning is that sometime in 1965, the horns were moved from the bonnet to the lower front subframe, and the brake-light switch relocated to the servo. My first E-Type had the former configuration, while the current project has the latter. I'm not sure which chassis numbers saw the change, but it's worth keeping in mind when ordering harnesses. It'll eliminate those "Where in the hell do these wires go?" moments.

Installing an electrical harness isn't difficult. When wiring my first FHC, I found that by leaving everything loose until most connections were made allowed it to more or less fall into place.

#10

Posted: Sat Aug 15, 2009 7:35 am
by christopher storey
Mark - yes, my car is 1E20357 , built early Feb 65, and is right on the changeover point for the horns . However, although my original bonnet had the horns in it, the new heritage bonnet has no mounts for them, so I am putting them on the front frame and ordered the loom to suit

#11

Posted: Sat Aug 15, 2009 9:23 am
by 1954Etype
Guys, I have attached a photo of my car Sep '65. Note the run of the brake line from master to the 3 way. I strongly believe the car had not been taken apart so would consider this to be the original route of the pipe.

[img][img]http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a57/an ... P01257.jpg[/img][/img]

#12

Posted: Sat Aug 15, 2009 4:05 pm
by Moeregaard
I just had a look in Haddock's book and the brake-light switch was apparently moved in March, 1966. Odd, because my car was built in November, 1965, has the switch in the new location, and is largely unmolested. These inconsistencies cause me to view "originality" guides with a certain amount of suspicion.