dag019
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n the mean time I am trying to fit the lower dash does anyone know the size of the bolts in the that hold the top edge n place? The bulkhead I have is filled with paint and zinc plate so need to retap them and order replacement b
To answer my own question these are in fact m5. However in trying to retap them the rivnut broke loose and started spinning so i have replaced them with m6 stainless rivnuts as that is what I had to hand. I have now fitted the lower dash after sound proofing the bulkhead. The next job will be to begin connecting up the dash switches and put in the binnacle mounts.
I have begun to connect up the engine side of the loom after feeding it all though conduit to add some additional protection. I have routed it in the same fashion as the pictures above form border and have ordered a loom cover from blanchards (thank you @miktdish) and some nylon pclips. Once these have arrived I will be able to secure the loom correctly and refit the passenger wing (the drivers wing will wait until I have finished resealing my spare steering box and swapped it over). The only think I am still unsure of with the engine bay connectors is if I need to do anything with the dim dip resistor plug as I am fitting a dim dip bypass relay, and what to do with the brown and red glow plug wire that does not have a connector on it (it appears form my research to be a non turbo glow plug wire (link)?)
Now I have the lower dash in I can begin building the the additional wiring looms for the isolator solenoids, additional lighting and the electric fan. I have a blue sea fuse box (link) for this which will go in the battery compartments, This fuse box will be supplied form the isolated side of the solenoid so will also be off when the isolator solenoid is disconnected. I also have a pair of relay boxes which will mount next to it and this should allow all additional circuits to be protected, and relay supplied reducing the load on the switch gear.