For various reasons I have got very little done on the doka for the last 2 weeks. Firstly i was waiting for panels, then paddys day and a few family commitments kept me away from the garage. Today i got back into the garage but the focus has shifted from bodywork to mechanical. I have the remains of the donor bus sold so i have to strip what i need off it before its collected so that is getting priority.

Today I got the old 1.6TD JX engine out of it.

Also dropped the 5 speed gearbox and all the linkages.
Took out the radiator and front screen.

Have to give credit to dad for the front screen, he went at it completely arsewards from the way i would have done it but it was out in less than 5 minutes and no damage to the screen or the rubber. Sweet!

I know where most of the wiring goes and what it does, except for two wires.

The yellow wire with a red stripe and the blue wire with the white stripe. They go onto the back of the head but i need to get a wiring diagram to figure these out.

So this is where it stands, i still need to strip out some of the smaller stuff, hoses, throttle cable, wiring, speedo cable. Hopefully i’ll get it finished tomorrow.