Brehon47 The engine bay looks like the Sargasso Sea (well, parts of it anyway). Does anyone have a picture or a method to tidy this up? Regards, Tiny
Brehon47 Hard to believe this is ex factory !! Any experience, brochures, photos that will inform a better method routing the tubes, hoses etc would be appreciated. Should I assume that the length of the tubes leading from the fuel distributor to the cylinders is critical? Of even or atypical length? I will be replacing all - but the motor functions perfectly as it is....so this would be a templet unless I can buy made up sets. IPD or local? Regards, Tiny
Brehon47 Thanks Gents - I have the original packaging and instructions for the transistor - it was fitted very early in its long lifetime. Standard Paul ? ...it's a Pro Hart standard mess! I'll keep looking for a contemporary photo...Regards, Tiny
Roinik I've never seen a "neat" '74GL under the lid. The easiest solution is to close the bonnet and polish the top of it. Nothing to see in there.
Brehon47 Ian Very witty - some levity may be essential but then I shouldn't need to raise the hood too often anyway. The question however remains - can I re-route things without compromising function. The aesthetic does matter as function usually attends form. Regards, Tiny
egads Kjet side looks stock and will be hard to reroute without redoing the lines. Electricals look a bit messed with so you could recable that and tie it down for neatness.
Major Ledfoot It looks pretty much like the underbonnet area of Chloe, the K-Jet 145. It looks like wires and hoses are going everywhere, but it works. Now you know, Tiny, why K-Jet is considered romantic... I figure they chose to route things certain ways due to factors like heat soak, mechanical movement, etc, after thrashing the pre-production versions for months on proving grounds, where many of these sorts of problems crop up. It would be a disaster, for example, if a broken engine mount resulted in tearing off a high pressure fuel line to the fuel distributor.
Brehon47 Thanks Egads - good advice Quite so bgpzfm142 - I will have a look into using the nickel-bronze-copper lines my old Benz employs - if they are pinned to the firewall I daresay a flexible link(s) would avoid calamity. I'll see about it next week. Regards, Tiny