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C5Alive General Category => C5 Chatroom => Topic started by: radiomarty on 24, July, 2012 - 18:45:55

Title: 3 off repairs for Johnny5
Post by: radiomarty on 24, July, 2012 - 18:45:55
Hi all - makeing the most of the weather I moved out of the workshop and into the garden to turn my attention to 3 c5's in for repair

The wiring looks very challenging and there are a number of issues for the top bodging gallery (not by the present owner) so I will post them later but in the mean time some progress ::


As received - although working two of them were a wiring nightmare :

(http://i920.photobucket.com/albums/ad49/radiomarty/20120724_174642.jpg)
(http://i920.photobucket.com/albums/ad49/radiomarty/20120724_105041.jpg)

A very large on - off switch

(http://i920.photobucket.com/albums/ad49/radiomarty/20120706_174839.jpg)

So decided to strip all 3 and start again - so far the motors have been rebuilt - one replacement gearbox - all new inners - one set of tyres - 2 control box repairs - one replacement control box - all bearings greased or replaced - metal work painted - new brake blocks and cables

Next to get the bodies back on with power wiring kits and new harness as required :

(http://i920.photobucket.com/albums/ad49/radiomarty/20120724_174403.jpg)
(http://i920.photobucket.com/albums/ad49/radiomarty/20120724_174506.jpg)

Marty

Title: Re: 3 off repairs for John
Post by: C5 ENTHUSIAST + RESTORER on 24, July, 2012 - 20:27:11
Looking good keep the photo's coming .....Chas
Title: Re: 3 off repairs for John
Post by: Karl on 25, July, 2012 - 11:19:46
That will keep you amused for a few hours or so  8)
Title: Re: 3 off repairs for John
Post by: Lancealot on 25, July, 2012 - 14:19:34
Looking good, nice bit of a production run.  More than originally done.

Lance
Title: Re: 3 off repairs for John
Post by: radiomarty on 27, July, 2012 - 19:06:02
A bit more progress today - major head scratching on wiring but managed to get back to original :

From this :

(http://i920.photobucket.com/albums/ad49/radiomarty/20120724_174642.jpg)


To this :

(http://i920.photobucket.com/albums/ad49/radiomarty/20120727_115018.jpg)


And the none indicator version :

(http://i920.photobucket.com/albums/ad49/radiomarty/20120726_115749.jpg)


And found some little visitors:

(http://i920.photobucket.com/albums/ad49/radiomarty/20120727_121632.jpg)

Now for some of the bodges :

Wiring harness with quick release clamps :

(http://i920.photobucket.com/albums/ad49/radiomarty/20120727_115223.jpg)

Large on off switch :

(http://i920.photobucket.com/albums/ad49/radiomarty/20120727_115130.jpg)

The old belt slip fence mod :

(http://i920.photobucket.com/albums/ad49/radiomarty/20120727_115300.jpg)


And a good one that seems to work well :

(http://i920.photobucket.com/albums/ad49/radiomarty/20120727_114936.jpg)

Marty
 
Title: Re: 3 off repairs for John
Post by: Leaky on 28, July, 2012 - 21:42:23
Gotta love a good bodge haha. I cut the old sills off one of my minis to find them full with expander foam. What goes though peoples minds when they do things like this I will never know haha.
Title: Re: 3 off repairs for John
Post by: Karl on 29, July, 2012 - 09:51:12
Some top bodging there !  ;D
Title: Re: 3 off repairs for John
Post by: minidaz on 30, July, 2012 - 15:09:18
Did the C5's actually work with all that bodging ... i would have thought the risk of something going bang was probably quite high  :o ;D

Looks like you've done a great job on sorting them all out .. well done  :)
Title: Re: 3 off repairs for Johnny5
Post by: radiomarty on 31, July, 2012 - 20:53:00
Cheers Minidaz - yes believe it not two of them worked to a fashion

All finished now awaiting collection :

(http://i920.photobucket.com/albums/ad49/radiomarty/20120731_204142.jpg)
Title: Re: 3 off repairs for Johnny5
Post by: C5 ENTHUSIAST + RESTORER on 01, August, 2012 - 07:53:30
What a great line up well done They look like they have just come of the production line .....Chas
Title: Re: 3 off repairs for Johnny5
Post by: Lancealot on 01, August, 2012 - 16:09:19
They look realy good, nice one. I am sure they will be well used now.

Lance
Title: Re: 3 off repairs for Johnny5
Post by: Karl on 01, August, 2012 - 19:02:11
I saw them when I called in to visit Radiomarty last weekend , they are every bit as good "in the flesh" as they look in the piccies  8)
Title: Re: 3 off repairs for Johnny5
Post by: Retro Andy on 11, August, 2012 - 12:55:01
Top job Marty, they all look very nice.  :)

Retro Andy.