The work progresses slowly Update #3

I have been busy with tidying up the electrical system, installing a new turn signal switch and a hazard light circuit. Unfortunately this work doesn't make for good progress photos, but I felt I had to post something. ;-)  As automotive electrics is not my strong point there was a bit of two steps forward, one step back, but thanks to You Tube and my stubbornness we got their in the end. The original builder did not follow colour coding well so there was quite a bit of tracing circuits with a test light, then tagging them. 

 During the electrical work.

When completed and tidied up.

The new relays for the turn signals, hazard lights and horn needed a housing of some type to keep them tidy and weather proof, I found an old 'Startix' unit in my 1932 Humber stuff which I gutted and repurposed. I figured it look period and aged enough. (NB. I had no idea was a Startix system was until I found the control box and did some research. The Lucas-Startix system started the engine as soon as the ignition switch was turned on and restarted it automatically if it stalled). 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Startix  These systems were used in a lot of 1930's vehicles from the UK and USA, pretty clever for the time.

The replacement for the compressed air horns. 

The photo above is of the new electric horns I used to replace the air horns which the original builder went to a LOT of work to set up, (sorry Nev). But the air compressor was in the way of the new storage space and I was a little nervous about the air receiver mounted under the seats running at 100 psi. I had picked up the 12 volt truck horns about 15 years ago at the Toowoomba Swap Meet. (I knew they'd come in handy someday. How many car guys can related to that).

One of issues I had was that the instruments were not back lit, so if or when I do drive at night I won't be able to read them, the three most important ones; RPM, Oil pressure and Temp. This caused me concern as a few years ago I had a 1951 Studebaker Commander where the Strontium painted 'glow-in-the-dark' gauges had lost their ability to glow for more than a few minutes. Not being able to see the oil pressure and temperature gauges was very disconcerting. OK how do I get around this? I came across a video of a 1930 Packard which had a retractable map light, this seemed the answer but when I mocked it up it had to extend out of the dash by 150 mm (6") to light up all of the gauges without shadow, this was too far, it wasn't sturdy and looked ridiculous. My son came up with the answer, light them up externally. The light would have to be focused, not be in the way of normal operation, or look weird. What I came up with was a cannibalised flexible neck off a bedside lamp and a torch lenes. I mocked this up and it seemed exactly what I was looking for, and didn't look weird, well not too weird. 

The lamp in the stowed position. 

In the operating position.

Well that's about all there is for this Update. My next few jobs are mechanical, sorting out the why the foot brakes don't work, (I suspect the master cylinder has failed and requires an overhaul). Flush out all the brakes lines and adjust the brakes. Installing seat belts and reassembly. Then the challenge of getting it registered for road use.