T-25 and scuttle panel problems

In an attempt to get back on track with the rebuild project I made the somewhat crazy decision to schedule a workshop appointment at AutoColor Heinen in Solingen. They rebuild the engine half a year ago and we agreed back then that they will do the finetuning and first start. As the TÜV (german equivant of MOT) expired back last August I am also hopeful that this can be renewed at the same time. There is a bit of uncertainty if this will work without the interior being done and the car just in primer… This means I need to have everything back on the car in a three and a-half weeks.

In order to accomplish this I took some time off from work and used the entire day in the garage already. Even though the new wiring is installed there are still a number of little unfinished tasks I had to tackle. I started on the left side of the car. While connecting the cables for the alternator I have noticed that the new heatshield does not allow any adjustment of the belt. Removing the shield is a tricky because one of the bolts is blocked by the alternator. The solution is to cut a bit of metal away so that it can still be secured with the bolt but can be removed without the need to take out the entire screw.

I also cleaned up the wiring from the coil to the distributor and inserted rivet nuts to screw done all cable holders. On the right side of the car I had to extend almost all cables. As mentioned before the entire loom could be 10 cm longers on the right side. For now I have just soldered on pieces for the washer pump as well as the idle solenoid and auto-choke. The cables for the indicators and lights just stick out from the inner wing. If I am lucky I don’t need to extend those. The new Inertia switch is not screwed next to the washer bottle. While it came with just two cables connected – the pin in the middle gets power if the there is a fault. I added a cable in the loom for a new inertia control light because I concerned that it might be triggered by bumpy roads to easily. I can always remove it and replace it with a manual fuel pump switch on the dashboard.

With the EZ powersteering now in and wired up it was time to find a new home for the heater cable and knob. I used to be attached to the right of the steering column but this space is now occupied by the servo. As this is certainly not the most used control/item in the Morgan I decided to move it to the very left and behind the dashboard. With a little bit of heat and some persuading strokes with a hamme the bracket that was supplied with the new steering was modified. The control knob for the power steering found its place left of it.

The engine bay is almost finished now. Only the PCV system needs to be reinstalled and I just found a new genuine Ford 6141135 breather on Ebay.co.uk. While searching I also found a used, cheap Weber 32/34 DFT carb. Well, the seller doesn’t really know which type it is, but I am optimistic that it might fit.

With all of this done it was time to finally install the scuttle panel back on the frame. As I did a couple of test fits while I was replacing the wood a couple month back I expected this to be a smooth and easy job. But after 3 hours of trying to get it back on I gave up for today. The right side (no wood was changed there) used to easily slide on. Maybe it is simply the cold temperature in the garage? Even with the gas burner it was just 6 degrees C° in the garage today. Before I mess this up I need to get help…

In the meantime I can prepare a piece of multiplex board as cover between the bulkhead and the scuttle anti-rollbar. The will be covered with carpet later which I intend to fix with velcro on the roll-bar and wrap around it. There is a tiny space at the botton which is big enough for 8cm large speakers I happen to have. On the passenger/right side it will also cover up the connectors for the rear harness which will behind it.

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

•