Chester the 3rd - Page 3

DVO · 19-03-2012, 08:13 AM

Always nice when things come together quickly and were more easy than expected. With my turbo conversion it is a different story

Dennis

PaulW · 22-03-2012, 08:11 PM

I love wiring, in fact the only thing i love more than wiring is inserting a hot needle in my eye

Here is what i started with

I spent yesterday going through the loom and tracing all the wires to the ECU to find out what they did and labeled them all up.

Today i took a brave pill and stripped out the wires i don't need which is pretty much everything

Here is what i ended up with

We had to buy a new radiator yesterday after the old one leaked

but it was quite old. I fitted that today.

The alternator belt i ordered turned up today so i fitted that as well.

Having a few days off now while we go to Cornwall tomorrow for a few days in the van

Paul

Andy_S · 22-03-2012, 08:33 PM

Look at you Mr Wiring Guru !!!!!!!

PaulW · 22-03-2012, 09:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Andy_S

Look at you Mr Wiring Guru !!!!!!!

Nah Steve came round this morning

and set me going

Paul

kcchan · 22-03-2012, 10:01 PM

Got to be nearly there hasn't it?

PaulW · 28-03-2012, 08:35 PM

arghhhhhhhhhh fookin wiring

InstantCustard · 28-03-2012, 08:41 PM

Please don't make it out to be a pineapplepy job, hoping to start with my loom this weekend, I'mplanning on using the whole Swift loom for the everything and completely doing away with the Mini loom.

miniswift · 28-03-2012, 08:44 PM

There you go!
I'm just like you I lost will to move on as I'm at wiring stage for a last year.
I have lost my mojo for a bit...
I will start on my wiring soon when I can spend more than 20-30 in 1 go.

Cheers
Atchi

PaulW · 28-03-2012, 09:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by InstantCustard

Please don't make it out to be a pineapplepy job, hoping to start with my loom this weekend, I'm planning on using the whole Swift loom for the everything and completely doing away with the Mini loom.

No mate its a lovely job honest

Quote:

Originally Posted by ATCHI

There you go!
I'm just like you I lost will to move on as I'm at wiring stage for a last year.
I have lost my mojo for a bit...

Nope i haven't lost any enthusiasm its just frustrating and i'm sure its something and nothing

Paul

Marcus Nordblom · 28-03-2012, 09:38 PM

Looking good Paul, glad you seen the light

btw i have 2 complete suzuki harnesses, maybe i can send them to you for some custom work

need one mini and one midget

on a serious note is it hard to strip off the ecu bits and just use the fuse box, basic lights etc harness?
or is it better to shell out some hard earned on a custom harness?

keep it up

PaulW · 28-03-2012, 10:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Marcus Nordblom

Looking good Paul, glad you seen the light

btw i have 2 complete suzuki harnesses, maybe i can send them to you for some custom work

need one mini and one midget

on a serious note is it hard to strip off the ecu bits and just use the fuse box, basic lights etc harness?
or is it better to shell out some hard earned on a custom harness?

keep it up

Your 2 questions are connected Marcus

1. i might need one of your looms

IF

2. Ive made a bollox of stripping out all the redundant wires

I'm still keeping the mini loom for lights and hope to just end up with a Suzuki ignition loom. There is just so many wires that share either power or ground and are piggybacked A but further into the loom. I'm after a neat install and it would of been easier to try and hide the complete loom but there is just so much of it.

My problem at the moment is that the engine will turn over no problem. The fuel pump relay is working on the ignition and primes as it should. There is power at the coil but that's where it stops.

I think there is a problem with the wiring from the coil, coil ignitor and noise suppressor and getting this signal back into and out of the ECU to the distributor. The distributor is not doing what its told as i don't get a spark.

A custom harness would be a luxury but not one i can afford. I am going to get another set of ignition leads, dizzy cap and rotor arm tomorrow and at least i can rule all of that out.

Out of interest does anyone know what the resistance should be across the coil when testing it?

Paul

spNOam · 29-03-2012, 05:18 AM

I used the suzuki loom, stripped of everything not needed and modded to fit the mini - took me a month evenings and weekends, keep it up

PaulW · 29-03-2012, 06:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by spNOam

I used the suzuki loom, stripped of everything not needed and modded to fit the mini - took me a month evenings and weekends, keep it up

cheers Geoff I'll get there

Marcus Nordblom · 29-03-2012, 04:10 PM

one month! if you do it in one month it would take me a year

i better get a cheap hotrod loom

InstantCustard · 30-03-2012, 11:01 AM

I have a service manual with the wiring diagrams if its any help?

22-03-2012, 10:01 PM	#35
kcchan Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Bristol-Uni, Kent-Home Posts: 837 Subframe: Home Made CC: 1298 Make: Suzuki ECU: Standard	Got to be nearly there hasn't it? __________________ Suck, Squeeze, Bang, Blow.

29-03-2012, 05:18 AM	#42
spNOam Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Midlands Posts: 1,999 Subframe: Home Made CC: 1998 Make: Vauxhall ECU: Tweaked DTA	I used the suzuki loom, stripped of everything not needed and modded to fit the mini - took me a month evenings and weekends, keep it up __________________ To insanity & beyond!! Geoff

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19-03-2012, 08:13 AM	#31
DVO Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Noordwijkerhout, Netherlands Posts: 520 Subframe: Home Made CC: 1298 Make: Suzuki ECU: Chipped	Always nice when things come together quickly and were more easy than expected. With my turbo conversion it is a different story Dennis

22-03-2012, 08:11 PM	#32
PaulW Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: west yorkshire Posts: 3,853 Subframe: Home Made CC: 1800cc Make: Other ECU: Megasquirt MX5 Pnp	I love wiring, in fact the only thing i love more than wiring is inserting a hot needle in my eye Here is what i started with I spent yesterday going through the loom and tracing all the wires to the ECU to find out what they did and labeled them all up. Today i took a brave pill and stripped out the wires i don't need which is pretty much everything Here is what i ended up with We had to buy a new radiator yesterday after the old one leaked but it was quite old. I fitted that today. The alternator belt i ordered turned up today so i fitted that as well. Having a few days off now while we go to Cornwall tomorrow for a few days in the van Paul

22-03-2012, 08:33 PM	#33
Andy_S Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: North Yorkshire Posts: 3,088 Subframe: AMT CC: 1998 Make: Vauxhall ECU: Megasquirt ... kinda	Look at you Mr Wiring Guru !!!!!!!

28-03-2012, 08:35 PM	#36
PaulW Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: west yorkshire Posts: 3,853 Subframe: Home Made CC: 1800cc Make: Other ECU: Megasquirt MX5 Pnp	arghhhhhhhhhh fookin wiring

28-03-2012, 08:44 PM	#38
miniswift Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Durham Posts: 1,921 Subframe: Home Made CC: 1298 Make: Suzuki ECU: Non good old skool!	There you go! I'm just like you I lost will to move on as I'm at wiring stage for a last year. I have lost my mojo for a bit... I will start on my wiring soon when I can spend more than 20-30 in 1 go. Cheers Atchi

28-03-2012, 09:38 PM	#40
Marcus Nordblom Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Playboy mansion Posts: 2,409 Subframe: Allspeed CC: 1298 Make: Suzuki ECU: 40mm mikuni rs	Looking good Paul, glad you seen the light btw i have 2 complete suzuki harnesses, maybe i can send them to you for some custom work need one mini and one midget on a serious note is it hard to strip off the ecu bits and just use the fuse box, basic lights etc harness? or is it better to shell out some hard earned on a custom harness? keep it up

29-03-2012, 04:10 PM	#44
Marcus Nordblom Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Playboy mansion Posts: 2,409 Subframe: Allspeed CC: 1298 Make: Suzuki ECU: 40mm mikuni rs	one month! if you do it in one month it would take me a year i better get a cheap hotrod loom