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C5Alive General Category => C5 Chatroom => Topic started by: radiomarty on 24, July, 2012 - 18:45:55
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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
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Looking good keep the photo's coming .....Chas
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That will keep you amused for a few hours or so 8)
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Looking good, nice bit of a production run. More than originally done.
Lance
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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
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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.
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Some top bodging there ! ;D
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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 :)
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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)
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What a great line up well done They look like they have just come of the production line .....Chas
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They look realy good, nice one. I am sure they will be well used now.
Lance
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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)
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Top job Marty, they all look very nice. :)
Retro Andy.