11 Set stuff

[Mike K]

Looking excellent I must say . David is making another two , for us Ron

Its amazing what u can buy in hardware stores

I had a loan of an original cab 12 battery box , sits between the seats in the cab - I went ahead and made a repro box . Anyway , the locking catch on the lid had me worried, where to find one . The hardware store in Warragul had the identical catch , 60 years later and you can buy the exact same thing . I guess a nail is a nail and a bolt is a bolt

[Ron Pier]

That would be nice Mike David I'll PM you with my email address. I'm not having any luck down loading those four pix at the correct size. Ron

[cletrac (RIP)]

I printed out an inverted set of pics of the panel and they're easier to see some stuff. It was then just a matter of taping the images to the panel and centre punching the holes. No measuring required. I drilled through paper and all so no mistakes in hole sizes. Slicker 'n snot!!!

[cletrac (RIP)]

I got this wire reel off a forum member. It's the same as the 11 set one except it doesn't have the brackets to hold the connectors.

[Mike K]

Originally Posted by cletrac

I got this wire reel off a forum member. It's the same as the 11 set one except it doesn't have the brackets to hold the connectors.

I have some spare connectors if you want some

[cletrac (RIP)]

It's starting to look the part. I have about 7 hours into it so far. The ends on the wires that go to the set are offset almost half an inch so the terminals stick out about 1 1/4 ".
There's 4 bolt holes below the bottom gauge that must hold the condensers on the inside. Now to make the switch mounting plates.

[Ron Pier]

Great stuff David and thanks for the pictures you sent me. I'm dead interested in what you do with the doors. Ron

[Chris Suslowicz]

Originally Posted by cletrac

It's starting to look the part. I have about 7 hours into it so far. The ends on the wires that go to the set are offset almost half an inch so the terminals stick out about 1 1/4 ".
There's 4 bolt holes below the bottom gauge that must hold the condensers on the inside. Now to make the switch mounting plates.

Not wishing to rain on your parade, but the original unit most likely had a plastic (ebonite or Tufnol) panel with the lettering engraved on it. The terminals would be uninsulated and probably BA thread with all the (electrical) metalwork being nickel plated.

Chris.

[Mike K]

Originally Posted by cletrac

I printed out an inverted set of pics of the panel and they're easier to see some stuff. It was then just a matter of taping the images to the panel and centre punching the holes. No measuring required. I drilled through paper and all so no mistakes in hole sizes. Slicker 'n snot!!!

neat idea ..................................