15-07-2021, 07:35 PM
Hi Bob
I rewired my 1930 RK a few years back. Originally most of the cables would have been armoured (ie wound with aluminium shielding). I replicated that and used the Seven Workshop as a supplier and the only colours available were black for the single core, red and black for the two core and red black and a mucky green colour for the three core.
I rewired the car as it would have been in 1930. I decided black as earth, red as live. There are precious few cables and no loom. Check out Woodrow for a wiring diagram and Rinsey Mills restoration book for cable routing. (Note the cables to the coil and horn are black fabric coated.)
Extras such as indicators, brakes etc I wired completely separately using a live taken direct from the battery to a modern fuse box under the passenger seat. My indicator switch is on the transmission tunnel and brake switch on the passenger side cable. This made things so much easier in routing cables along the chassis (and out of site).
Hope this helps
Howard
I rewired my 1930 RK a few years back. Originally most of the cables would have been armoured (ie wound with aluminium shielding). I replicated that and used the Seven Workshop as a supplier and the only colours available were black for the single core, red and black for the two core and red black and a mucky green colour for the three core.
I rewired the car as it would have been in 1930. I decided black as earth, red as live. There are precious few cables and no loom. Check out Woodrow for a wiring diagram and Rinsey Mills restoration book for cable routing. (Note the cables to the coil and horn are black fabric coated.)
Extras such as indicators, brakes etc I wired completely separately using a live taken direct from the battery to a modern fuse box under the passenger seat. My indicator switch is on the transmission tunnel and brake switch on the passenger side cable. This made things so much easier in routing cables along the chassis (and out of site).
Hope this helps
Howard