Stripping out the wiring loom & Brake Pipes

I have continued the engine bay teardown and have got on removing as much of the wiring loom as possible.

Various Looms

Had to pull it all through the bulkhead into the area in front of the windscreen

Loom all loose at one side.

Scuttle looking empty

Its some length of wire once its all unclipped.  Hopefully I can remember how it all goes together.

And out it comes.

Full loom

Very dirty scuttle.

The remaining part of the loom.  This plugs into the back of the fusebox.  Not sure I want to disturb this.  Leave it where it is for now.

Looking to remove servo now.  Brake pipes out already.

Comes out easy enough to a point then gets stuck on pedals underneath.  Note large hole in servo.

I can see the footwell.

Took off the fluid reservoir and master cylinder to make things easier.

Hmm - This has seen better days.

New one I think...

Finally got it out. 

Servo and pedals.

Sadly I have not been able to locate a replacement yet.  Anyone any ideas?

Powdercoating

So I am lucky enough to have a local powdercoaters in my town.  http://www.pentlandpowdercoating.co.uk/

I decided to have some of my parts professionally powder coated.  Looking at some of the parts I painted with black hammerite back in 2008 they have not fared particularly well given the car has barely moved since then.  So the parts to go powder coating with...

Before

 After

I am very pleased with the results.  Most of it looks like new.  Nice durable feel to the coating as well.  Inspired by this I am certain to do more parts this way.

More engine bay dismantling

April 2016

More dismantling to do.  I'll let the pics do the talking.

Tried to pull the wiring loom up into the bit under the windscreen

Managed to get the ABS sensor out of the hub without breaking it.  Pretty chuffed about that.

Ball joint out.

Some worrying rust under the underseal.  Will need to investigate this further.

Crusty where subframe meets the body,  Need subframe off to get a closer look.

More gubbins out of the engine bay.

I'll try and get as much of this rats nest out without damage.

Alternator off

And power steering pump.

ABS unit out.

Only broke one pipe

The ABS unit.

Looking more empty already.

That's all for today.

Engine bay dismantle

August 2015

General inspection and more bits to take off today.  I'll let the pics do the talking.

Tired looking leaky engine.  Looks like I will need some oil pipes.

New sump gasket required?

Gearbox - This will take some cleaning up.  Been quite impressed by vapour blasting results i've seen on some other threads.  Maybe that's the way to go.

Power Steering Pump.  A nice paint and this will look fine.

Battery Tray - Not looking too bad.  Surface rust only.

Alternator -  Looks like a "new" unit from Halfords.

Inlet Manifold.  More vapour blasting perhaps.  This will look great when cleaned.

Throttle Body.  Pretty clean on the inside.  I may have cleaned this in the past (can't remember).

Started taking bits off.

The inlet to the thermostat housing looks like its seen better days.

Inlet manifold off.

Oil Out.

Engine bay getting emptier.

Inner wing emptied of all but clips.


I then moved onto some of the electronics.

 

Scuttle panel where the ECU etc are.

Interestingly the blower motor was full of what looks like tissue.

The offending tissue.

Engine ECU and ABS ECU.

Engine ECU

ABS ECU

Some corrosion on the ECU.

There should be a drain hole here.  I guess the blockage has meant the ECU has sat in water for some time and corroded the case.

Quite a productive session overall.