Ford Blitz Restoration/Rebuild

[Phil Waterman]

Hi Tony

Tell us more about your wiring harness supplier, there are so few of them around that actually can or will duplicate CMP harnesses.

Please, as you get into laying out the harness and installing it take lots and lots of pictures.

Look forward to seeing this major step in your restoration process.

Cheers Phil

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by Phil Waterman

Tell us more about your wiring harness supplier, there are so few of them around that actually can or will duplicate CMP harnesses.

Hi Phil,

See Sources for wiring looms for a listing of suppliers, including vintage wiring harness in Australia
Note: when clicking on the links to the related threads, please substitute .net for .org in the URL.

HTH,
Hanno

[Private_collector]

Will do, but first I have to find more information on the exact positioning for each wiring section.

Some time ago, there were some photos posted by Keith, with regards to wiring running along the chassis, and that is the only part I can be sure about for now.

Should have some photos that help. Just a matter of sitting down & looking through them for clues. Then of course there are the various manuals I have bought over past 2 years.

I had a good look at a number of the individual sections of the loom last night. They are best described as WOW! Fantastic quality and excellently built. You no doubt already know I have no time for poor quality service or materials. The guys at Vintage Wiring Harness are very easy to talk to and certainly know their stuff. The build quality is superb. Everything is just so neat and tidy. At less than $600 for the harness (before GST/VAT) they are also very competetive.

http://www.vinwire.com.au/

[Bob McNeill]

Tony All the wiring harness that Vintage have supplied to us for several vehicles have come with instruction sheets, and the best deal we got was to send "old harness " and they rebuilt it to new condition at about 1/2 cost, admittingly they were post 1960 vehicles but still cotton wrapped. highly reccomend.

[Private_collector]

Originally Posted by Bob McNeill

Tony All the wiring harness that Vintage have supplied to us for several vehicles have come with instruction sheets, and the best deal we got was to send "old harness " and they rebuilt it to new condition at about 1/2 cost, admittingly they were post 1960 vehicles but still cotton wrapped. highly reccomend.

Maybe I should clarify. A set of instructions was sent with the wiring. A photo of that is in my post of 1900hrs, yesterday, 4th pic. That information relates to the assembly of the individual components of the set into the complete wiring harness. Each wire package is labelled as to it's purpose. This can be seen in the 3rd photo of same post. Each individual wire is numbered. The number labels can be removed without problem or residue. Though i'll test that in practice, at a much later date!.

There was no possibility of me supplying an original harness. There was very little of the original one to salvage, and it was heavily caked in oil and mud. The new harness is reproduced from an original harness that the company obtained years ago. I have no fear that there will be errors, but should an issue arise, there is support from them to rectify. This is one of those times when I was glad to spend such a sum of money, in order to get the finish I want.

The information I need to find is the physical routing of the wires themselves, not how they go together. Vintage Wiring Harness has taken all the angst out of that.

[Private_collector]

Today was the farm clearing auction for my late friend, Paddy.
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There were several of the very incomplete CMPs included in the sale, but others were not included, and remained in there original locations around the paddocks. Probably because they were too far gone to be of ANY use. The three that were included are sorry wrecks that could provide some minor parts, but not a real lot. The exception to that rule is the doors, which are still quite restorable. I had left before the trucks came up for auction. It was so bloody hot there, we were melting, and no point hanging around for something I wasn't gonna bid on anyway. I'll phone Paddys brother in coming days to enquire of prices paid.
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This Morris Cowley was a vehicle Paddy intended to restore. So he said. Can't help but think that even if he were in good health, he may not have got it finished in one lifetime.

While wandering around, I noticed a Ford CMP front end that had the lifting attachment points on the wheel hubs. I need a set of these, so I hope I can do a deal for those before the remaining steel bits go to the scrap merchants. I fully expect that the plans are already made for the disposal of the remaining salvagable scrap.
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On the way to Paddys farm you travel past this Harrier Jet, made almost entirely of corrigated iron sheeting. Made a point of taking a photo.

[Private_collector]

After leaving the farm sale, we went for a drive to Maryborough, and made a visit to the Military Museum there. Quite a good attraction. Small in size, but large in exhibits.
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I drooled over this Ferret last time I visited, and today just increased my desire to buy one some day. This one is in very good condition, inside & out.
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Nice motorcycle!
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I want to borrow this setup for my front yard.
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These are the medals of Keith Payne, VC.
How that poor man must suffer on ANZAC Day, with all those to wear on his jacket. I assume the ones on display here are copies.