1 April 2021 Spent time this week getting the circuit diagrams drawn up in OpenOffice. I put each major circuit on a seperate page as that is how I will be constructing them. Mostly referenced from the Mazda diagrams but making changes to accoomodate the Canems ECU as that connects into certain things (e.g controlling the alternator output and the charge warning lamp. 2 April 2021 Finished doing most of the wiring diagrams. I still need to count how many circuits are feeding off the ignition and how many directly from the battery, what fuses and relays I will need so I can plan my fuse box layout and get a basic idea for the wiring layout. 10% discount offer at Europa Spares this weekend so put together an order for harnesses, headlights, indicators, fuel hose, and some other bits of trim. In the garage I masked up the cam cover, inlet manifold and plenum and sprayed them with crinkle paint. Did a trial positioning for the fuel tank and had a think about fuel filter positioning. I'll need some rubber bobbins to mount the fuel tank. Spent some time cleaning off some foam padding that was stuck on it and which looked unslightly. I'll need to touch up some of the paint on the tank to make it look nice. 3 April 2021 Applied some B&H rust converter to the light rust on the petrol tank. Fitted the new brake union to the rear subframe, cut and flared a new brake pipe to run from the master cylinder to the rear union and fitted it to the clips in the transmission tunnel. I added additional p-clips to secure it at the front and rear as per the IVA requirements (at least every 300mm). Cut a new length of pipe to run from the union to the nearside rear brake. Flared one end but ran out of unions so I have ordered some more. Checked on the crinkle paint on the cam cover and inlet manifold and touched up a few areas. It's OK, not as good as I hoped, hopefully it will improve with more curing time. The o-ring for the thermostat housing has arrived so I can press on with the engine rebuild. 4 April 2021 Did some more work on the wiring diagrams and fuse box planning. Glorious spring day so took the TVR for a drive instead of working on the Replicar.
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