It's been a while since my last update. I've spent the past few weeks planning modifications to the wiring loom to add relays, more fuses and a few extra circuits. Here's the execution of these plans -
Buy one Frontera interior fuse and relay box for £7 inc p&p on eBay and strip it down.
Add a bunch of wires with labels
Join the wires into a Magnum 7 dial loom
Decide what all the new bits will do
Modify the existing bulkhead and switch connections to suit
Connect up a battery and test light and all is working OK.......
I've added relays for the HRW, dip and main beams. I've added a modern 30A circuit breaker for the headlight main feed.
Additional 'sub' fuses for HRW, main and dip beams, indicators, hazard warning lamps, radio, heater motor and a spare live feed for good measure.
I've also done a bit of forward planning and added a main relay controlling a live feed for an EFI and engine management system. This live feed supplies fused circuits for the ECU, low and high pressure fuel pumps, injectors and sensors and these circuits left as tails where the ECU may be fitted.
The new extension loom will be tidied up and wrapped in conduit. The fuse box will be mounted on a hinged panel below the passenger side lower storage shelf. The ECU will be placed on the same panel .... eventually.
I stripped couple of old scrap HC looms for suitable wires and connectors. The fuses fitted in the pictures are only there for circuit testing and will be replaced with ones suited to the circuit loading when I get down to the motor factors to buy them.
Total cost.... less than £15.