All Alloy Cup progress

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Good weather here if a bit fresh so working on
The Cup out of the garage.

I’d had found my bacon slicer starter was rotating
the wrong way, but thanks to A7 friends on the Forum
I rearranged the brush positions to make it work properly.

So today I laid in the heavy duty live feed cable and while
I was under the car did the brake light cabling as well.

Thought I’d then check the circuit and starter were working....
But no, pressing the starter only turned it fitfully 
whereas off the car it positively whizzed.

However a jump lead feed directly to the live post on
the top of the starter whizzed the motor , engaged the pinion
and turned the engine over nicely, no plugs in at this stage.

Must be the switch? So pulled the motor off again!!!

I had previously disassembled the switch as it was filthy and greasy
Perhaps I’d not cleaned it enough?

But no as it’s a push through switch the push rod exits
the rear of the switch and this rod had been hitting
one of the heavy duty cable connections inside the switch.

So decided to revamp the inner switch cables and end fittings so
that they missed the central push rod and also did not go near the 
Starter ring/flywheel which sticks up into the starter casing.

Had to bend the copper lugs at the cable ends and refitted 

At last a working starter and now to refit all the floors, flitch plates
Etc, etc and soon to return to bulkhead wiring completion.

Worryingly not able to rouse the plater on the phone this week.

Regards

Bill G
Aka AllAlloyCup