1970 s2 0453R Reassembly

[dakazman]

Surf,
 I’m considering using wire looms available all over, mostly free at salvage yards. Mainly just in front of bulkhead and in engine compartment and rearward. The tape the looms closed .

BDA, you were certainly correct about the coloring gr lg and black as grounds are killing me. I will order the white wires, black,red as you mentioned and a lot of green
Dakazman

[BDA]

That "conduit" is good stuff. I wish I had used it - I don't remember now why I didn't. I used spiral plastic cover which protects the wires REALLY well but it is impossible to add a circuit without wrapping the new wires separately.

I have to admit that for a lot of my added circuits are white, brown, black, or green so I didn't follow the standard as well as I probably could, but I think that's a lot better than not following it at all since it tells you basically what's going on.

Speaking of the Lucas standard, I was working with a guy on his Caterham 7. One of the tail light ground wires was not black and it didn't look like something the PO might have butchered (there was a lot of wiring the PO did butcher)! I was amazed!

[LotusJoe]

Lotus Joe,
Are you referring to this question ‘“Certified, where on the jamb does the switch go ? See pictures dash/switch/wire run from aft forward?
 
   The dash mount bracket attaches to the far aft hole , that leaves one for the door switch and the other for the wiring harness for the power window motor and door speakers. I have an s2 fed.

    Are you saying type 74 have 4 holes in jamb? Or am I missing something?
Dakazman

Rearranged my mock up board a little further so to make a little more room to work on.

I'm referring to the two holes on the driver side (Left) of a late model type 74.  As you say one is for the interior light switch and the other is for the logic box switch. And then there is the third which is used for the door window motor. In the case of the S-2 the additional hole was used for the key buzzer.

[dakazman]

 Joe thank you for the answers but now I have more questions. I have a type 65.It also has that same switch.

I have the aluminum guide that mounts in jamb facing outward that contain the window and speaker wires and I assume the stem protrudes into the huge hole in the door . Is there any grommet in the door assembly? See pictures.
 
I also show the dash mount bolt that was used as a ground , it mounts in the far aft jamb hole .
See picture. They used it as a ground for the buzzer circuit. Don’t figure. Don’t even look at the
Wiring to the switch assembly...😟 it was butchered.

That leaves one hole for the curtesy switch or the door switch,  buzzer.
Dave

[dakazman]

It’s been awhile since I posted to this thread but now finishing the paint job . One reason was a po repair to the fender where a mirror or antenna was located it looked tight at the time so I left in in .
The problem was it was not repaired from the lower side anchoring it in so it lifted . Second reason was my fault when maneuvering it into garage hit the stucco/cement 😢.repaired a bit ago but did not paint . A little annoyed covered the car and worked on something else.

All good now ! Time to get started again.
Dakazman

[dakazman]

Big Thank You to Johnmi,
  Today I received an original manifold for my wedge engine.  John it was worth the wait even though I thought It was lost forever.

[dakazman]

It’s was 72 degrees here today,  no humidity and no wind , so out came the cleaning equipment and painting equipment... the results are just about as perfect as I can ask for .
Tomorrow i’l start sand and buffing up the parts.
Dakazman

[BDA]

Really nice! That's deep black paint!

[Certified Lotus]

I was originally going to paint my Europa black but I changed my mind when I found all the factory hand written notes on the interior of the car (after I pulled the interior out) that said yellow in several places.

So I’ll look at your Black Europa with envy Dave.

[dakazman]

BDA, It is the base in any black color  , but this is just that G9900/ activator and the proper temp thinner. Next to any black , It will make them look brownish.

Certified, I did not see any markings inside mine , just engraved buid nbr on both doors. Build plate shows Sand ... not a chance of that happening. Sorry guys who have that color.
Dakazman

[dakazman]

Back again and happy with the reflections of the finish this time . Black mirrors show every flaw.
Slowly block sanding and now at 3000 grit wet . 4000 and 5000 to go .
Dakazman

[Certified Lotus]

You do such good work Dave.

[dakazman]

Thanks certified, finding time to work on it in between the honey do’s is frustrating but probably better on my sanding arm . your car is looking amazing. Any stripes going on yours?
Dakazman

[Certified Lotus]

I don’t think I’m going to stripe my car. I’ve been back an forth on it and have seen a number of cars with no stripes that I like. But I won’t really know until I have it reassembled and sitting in my driveway.

How about you, are you going to stripe?

[dakazman]

I was and still thinking about a single wide gold stripe down the center of car but that would mean adding another several coats of clear over the entire car. I have the gold paint and enough clear coat but then again , I would like to finish and drive it . I still need to finish up the engine and the rest .
  Confused yet ...
So ,I have time to think about and still move forward on the rest of it . Once I start mounting items on the body, Paint is DONE.
Dave