The Portuguese Lancia Aurelia B12 1955 Series II

[alfatan]

Another few steps closer its all good stuff and progress...just think how pretty that Lancia will look one day!

 

[hodroyd]

Frank,
Are you going to make up new wiring looms now you have the old ones out, it might be an idea as the wiring is obviously old and wire is cheap enough..??
Cheers
R

 

[Parisien]

My guy reckons its in good order.......its a pretty complicated loom...will see


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[hodroyd]

Frank,
The only issue with old wiring is that it can get brittle and break. You can buy several rolls of suitable cable all different colours and make up a new loom whilst side by side with the old one, then tape it all together. It's only an idea and may save electrical faults in the future. Once old cable is moved around it can start to go.
Cheers
R

 

[Parisien]

Indeed Rob.......am minded to do that...will have the time once car goes to body man for 6/9 months........but all wiring in car either blue or black!!!!


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[2b1ask1]

Time to come up with your own colour code system then Frank, or if you want to keep it 'authentic' some serious labelling!

 

[hodroyd]

Frank,
Is that original then, they had no colour coding, or has someone changed stuff over the years..?? If you used colour coded cable it would make rewiring a lot easier. You would need to make up a printed record of the codes to go with the car (Electrical Schematic Codes), you can do that on the PC. I can get you rolls of cable at trade in various colours, you can also get now the super flexible cable, all you need is the core diameter to give an idea of the current handling and decide what coating, ordinary, smokeless etc. and off you go. Then you just need a thick flexible tape to wrap the new loom and all done.
Cheers
R

 

[Parisien]

Here ya go guys.......


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[Parisien]

Oh....thats a mouses nest......lol


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[2b1ask1]

Wow, looking good Frank, actually it is in a lot better shape than imagined at first glance.

One Question, in No.31 what is the black handle hanging under the dash, is that the handbrake or headlight dip?

 

[hodroyd]

Bl00dy He11, Now I see what you mean..!! Is that a **** mag the mouse has in there, cheeky mouse..!! That's a real project buddy..!!

Newton that's no. 30, didn't they used to have a front vent opener somewhere around there..??

 

[Parisien]

Hand throttle/choke thingie.......awkward to get out at min......bit of a handling Rob......the average Alfa of the day was made up of 2000 parts.................the Lanica above....4000....eeeeekkkkk!!!!


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[Parisien]

Just ordered up 15 litres of paint stripper plus 1/2 an acre of polythene........decided to do the good areas myself and only sand blast the lower portion/worst areas....trying to be gentle on the thing!

This stuff.....item no 7

http://www.starchem.co.uk/products/chemical.htm

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[2b1ask1]

Is that a **** mag the mouse has in there, cheeky mouse..!!

It's ok Rob; its soft ****... makes better bedding!

 

[hodroyd]

Sounds good Frank, don't you need the degreaser for the engine bay and underneath, or has the grease long gone..??


Hahahaha, nice one Newton..!!

 

[Parisien]

It's ok Rob; its soft ****... makes better bedding!

Go to the top of the SM class....Newton....


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[safrane]

And just one 12 bottle box of JD consumed so far...cant' be that difficult then P.

 

[Parisien]

...if only that was the case Peter....


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[Khamsin433]

Wow Frank,

Been away busy with work stuff and I come back to some great progress. This is all good auto-****. Nothing like peeling off the layers dude !

Hope you keep your focus and see this to the end, the car will have some great character when finished. This is from when Lancias were properly built with great technology. Some years back I saw a B24 spider that was being put back together, a beautiful car.

What is the original spec on the car, i.e. colour interior etc?

 

[Parisien]

It was a burgundy red......not very appealing and a beige West of England cloth interior......all very sober!!

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