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Apologies not needed, Michael - looks great!

:cheers:
Mickey
 
Great work. :yesnod: So, what had you using spray-cans for the engine bay?
 
WOW, that looks great and I'm very impressed with the attention to detail!
Rut
 
Spray cans were used because I started out intending to only do selected panels. Unfortunately, I made a "clean spot" that looked good, so I had to do the rest.

I am not doing any body work or painting except for the engine compartment. I had a quart of cherry red mixed and loaded into rattle cans, and later used preval sprayers when the aerosol cans ran out. Next time I would try an air sprayer for a job this size.

Michael
 
Michael, nice looking resto job. Please keep the questions coming, it's job securiity for our moderators! :crazyeyes:

Cheers to you for a job well-done. :yesnod:
 
Looking good Michael. Looks like it's coming along nicely.

What am I seeing in the last picture (103), (electrical switch and plumbing) adjacent to the starter/dizzy?
 
Looks good. Is that the correct ground point for the battery? I favor taking it to the block.
 
Gerard said:
Looking good Michael. Looks like it's coming along nicely.

What am I seeing in the last picture (103), (electrical switch and plumbing) adjacent to the starter/dizzy?
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Stop light switch?
 
A sending unit or brake light switch would only require 1 wire for the former or 2 for the latter. I see the brake line down by the frame rail, so don't think that's it. I hope he's not using compression fitting for brake lines!
 
Low oil pressure Ignition kill
 
You can see the clutch and brake lines are separate from that line on the previous pictures. It looks like a kill switch for low oil pressure.
Rut
 
Beat you by 3 minutes. :smile:
 
Gerard-

Thanks.

The last picture is my pressure switch to kill the electric fuel pump if the engine shuts down. I ran the oil line from the engine to the tee. The switch and the gauge come off the tee. The wiring goes to the fuel pump relay under the dashboard.

I had to find the spring clip and I mounted it on the unused right-hand drive dimmer switch nut on the fire wall. The wiring goes in through the unused hole in the passenger footwell.

Glad that you noticed. I'm proud of the solution.

Michael
 
You win the prize.

Someone noticed the heavy wiring. I had put in an unnecessary relay (the pump turned out to need only 1.5 amps), and the power line is 10 gauge!

Michael
 
Tom-

My BE actually has a bolt in the firewall for the ground. I guess they rely on the ground strap from the tranny to the body.

Michael
 
Looks nice! Watch that air cleaner on your Weber and the hood clearance. My hood actually slightly rests on a corner of the air cleaner. Then again, my car is a bit bent :smile:
 
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