Build Day 199.....Back on the Charge Cooler

Concentrated on completing the charge cooler plumbing this afternoon.
All done now, except I can't fill the system as I'm having to wait for some sealant to dry.

Horn Update

Just spent an hour after work tonight tracing the Horn wiring. I located where the relay is that activates the horn - except that the relay wasn't there, just the socket!
No idea when or why I removed it, but I found it amongst my pile of bits. Plugged it back in and the horn now works!

Build Day 198.....Horn

I'm not able to finish the charge cooler at the moment, as I'm awaiting parts to be delivered.
In the meantime, I've been looking at the horn. Fitting the horn itself (I'm just using the old unit from the Sierra) and wiring it into the loom was quick very straight forward. However, the complex part was to modify the rover steering column parts that allow for a horn button in the middle of the steering wheel. Because I'm using a different wheel, it all didn't fit together. After a lot of messing about, this is just about complete.

However, it seems that the horn doesn't want to work :(

I know the horn itself works. I also know that all the wiring I have done today is correct and working. The fault seems to be in either the original rover loom, or in other wiring I did at an earlier stage. I'll have to trace this further.

Build Day 197.....Charge Cooler

Cracked on with it today. I've been finishing off the Charge Cooler plumbing. The radiator (the sierra's heater matrix) is now fitted, just a few more pipes needed and I can fill the system and test.

Build Day 196.....Nose Cone

Well, it's been a very long time since I did anything to the car. Been very busy with work and over Christmas.
Things have changed now in that I have a new job, which does not require me to travel all over the world, which means I should be able to have more time on the car. I really want it to be on the road this summer, so it's time to get a move on.
So, I've made a start today. I have been working on modifying and fitting the nose cone I have to fit the car properly. The main issue is that it was too low for the engine. I've fibre-glassed in some extensions that both raise and bring the nose forward slightly. I also made up a bracket-come-hinge assembly to hold the bottom of the 'cone and allow it to tilt forward to give easy access to the radiator and battery. I've brought the assembly inside to give it a paint.
The nose cone will now need to filled, sanded and painted to blend the extensions in, but this will have to wait until it's a bit warmer outside. However, because I now know it's final position, I can go ahead and do the other jobs at the front of the car, such as make the bonnet, fit the headlights, fit the front wings etc etc.