Had a really good day doing stuff on my car, mostly to do with my new bike carbs. Made a lot of progress, cooking nicely in the sunshine.
Decided to do the necessary wiring changes for the new electric pump... and found that I'd run out of 1/4" uninsulated crimp-on terminals.
So now everything is all laid out and ready to finish - once Vehicle Wiring Products deliver the order I've just placed. I had to order a relay
anyway, but it would have been nice to have got it all finished today.
Still - I did get a lot done today...
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Looks good 
its always the little bits that slow you down!
My work rate was always so surprisingly slow (well to me anyway! 
) that I never once managed to be waiting for summat to be delivered before I could
carry on! 
Every one day job ended up taking a week so it was never an issue! 
Cheers,
James
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Originally posted by David Jenkins
... and found that I'd run out of 1/4" uninsulated crimp-on terminals.
VWP were up to their usual high standard - ordered the bits Sat pm, received them Tuesday morning.
Wiring is already half-done - all I need now is for the trains to get me home early enough to actually have time to do the work in the evenings...
I must be quite lucky where i live. There are some back streets off the main town where 2 excellent motor factors reside, loads of car repair shops
and a superb engineering supplies place that stocks a huge range of nuts, bolts, crimps, cable ties, etc etc etc - oh and the tools on display is
awesome. Most makes are represented. The shop has been there for yonks, i think they supplied Noah with his bits and bobs for Ark mk1.
The only problem is if i go there for something obscure they ask me to go into warehouse and have a look - i end up coming out with bags full of
stuff.
Ipswich is pretty poor for anything vaguely engineering, which is sad considering the industrial heritage locally. For car electrics I have a choice
between Halfrauds or local motor factors, all of whom only have those 'packs on a rack' of assorted low-grade screws, connectors, etc. The
only place I've found that has some good-quality parts is the chandlers at Fox's Marina. Trouble is, they're expensive!
But at least I've finally finished the wiring changes - I now have an electric fuel pump, together with an inertia switch that's wired to
cut power to the pump and the ignition in the case of an accident.
All I have to do now is sort out the throttle and choke cables, and then I can have a go at starting the engine...
There is a Maplins in Ipswich as well as Suffolk Fasteners in Boss Hall Estate http://www.suffolkfasteners.com/all
The guy who owns this is very helpful and will supply any quantity.
DJ Evans Unit 8 Farthing Road sells all sorts of tools and fixings as well as some electrical stuff.
There is an electrical supplier on the corner of Farthing road (oposite corner to VW garage) as well whose name escapes me.
Finally I have found Bennets in foxhall road quite helpful along with Partco in Boss Hall hope this helps
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Originally posted by Schrodinger
There is a Maplins in Ipswich as well as Suffolk Fasteners in Boss Hall Estate http://www.suffolkfasteners.com/all
The guy who owns this is very helpful and will supply any quantity.
DJ Evans Unit 8 Farthing Road sells all sorts of tools and fixings as well as some electrical stuff.
There is an electrical supplier on the corner of Farthing road (oposite corner to VW garage) as well whose name escapes me.
Finally I have found Bennets in foxhall road quite helpful along with Partco in Boss Hall hope this helps
quote:
Originally posted by David Jenkins
quote:
Originally posted by Schrodinger
There is a Maplins in Ipswich as well as Suffolk Fasteners in Boss Hall Estate http://www.suffolkfasteners.com/all
The guy who owns this is very helpful and will supply any quantity.
DJ Evans Unit 8 Farthing Road sells all sorts of tools and fixings as well as some electrical stuff.
There is an electrical supplier on the corner of Farthing road (oposite corner to VW garage) as well whose name escapes me.
Finally I have found Bennets in foxhall road quite helpful along with Partco in Boss Hall hope this helps
That's a lot of local knowledge from someone in Aviemore!
Maplins are OK for some stuff, but the auto parts are very limited and not much better than Halfords.
I've not tried Suffolk Fasteners (couldn't get much sense from the link)
My daughter used to work for that electrical place in Farthing Rd! Mostly bulbs, I believe.
Bennets have gone downhill - they're little better than the rest nowadays (they used to be good).
I'm a regular customer of Partco!
There are also a couple of good bearing suppliers, who also sell drive belts and the like.
There are very few real engineering suppliers any more.
cheers,
David