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is the Toyota ECU, knock sensor and water temp sensor as returned
from Westfield, and appropriately modified for ADR
79/00. Basically this just means that my certifying engineer looks
at the ECU, sees that it is certified and that's that. I hope. They
even painted the sensors white. This must indicate they are good,
and not like the evil black ones I sent them. Anyway, next challenge
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| Mike Kean dropped the main loom around, and picked up the engine loom from the half cut for modification. Ryan thinks we should have attempted this ourselves, but I just don't have that much time, and anyway, he'd probably be doing most of the work, and he's already busy with Uni. The car loom is made up of the main loom, (with relays etc., the front loom (lights etc) and the rear loom (stop lights, fuel tank sender etc.). It all looks very well made and hopefully will pretty much just plug in. |
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| Here is a shot of the loom in the chassis. It's hard to see what's what, but it is definitely starting to look more finished. It is time to start thinking about what kind of battery to get. I was thinking og one of the lightweight sort that can be turned upside-down etc, although that'll probably have to wait until I'm really rich. Still it'd be great to save space under that bonnet. |
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| The battery is installed, and this is what a working engine looks like... a big mess! Mike Keen spent a couple of hours testing and modifying the loom, and then we basically hooked up the battery and started the engine. I have to admit, I have very little idea of what is going on with the electrics. We have a Toyota Black Top workshop manual, but the computer pin out listing just doesn't match up with what we actually have. Ryan says he understands what is going on, but he is studying electrical engineering. I'm just out of my depth. Still , it all seems to work! |
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| This photo shows the instrument panel from the Toyota half cut. We got the oil pressure, ECU and water temp working, but the tacho isn't working. We tested it with a signal generator, but it seems that the tacho itself is the problem. So maybe a new tacho is needed, which is a bummer, as it will probably not match the other instruments. Maybe I need to get a whole new set of instruments? Anyway, it is looking a lot more finished from the driver's point of view. |
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