Managed to get the new voltage regulator onto 326 this afternoon but still not bolted on properly as the aluminium tube I ordered to create a sleeve around the stud so I could tighten the nuts was 1mm too narrow! Still, it's wired in and, with a loose battery fit, the ignition comes on! I didn't start as it's not earthed properly yet.
New voltage regulator in place and wired up:
Not started but at least power is flowing!
Got the bulb changed on the rear blue light - switched it on, the bulb came on but no 'flash'. Off with the cover, whizzed the worm drive motor off that drives the reflector and manipulated it a bit, cleaned the terminals, put it back together and hey presto - it works! Also discovered that the flashing orange lights at the front still work too! The two-tone horn compressor fires up but no sound, so one for the future maybe.
Got the rear light cluster off to sort the bracket out after a fight with all three nuts, which needed a spanner or socket all the way off! Does it have a plug on the wires? Oh no, so all the lights had to be un-wired and the wires pulled through the back.... Rubbish!! Not looking forward to getting that back on....
The result of backing into a tractor on my first test drive - oops!
Got the new period windscreen wipers on - that was pretty easy!
Also, whilst on the roof wondering how the rear blue light was mounted, took off the small inspection panel at the rear of the roof. I then gazed in wonderment at the pristine wood around the hatch and inside, which is good news and confirms what I thought about the condition of 326 when I bought it.
Hatch off - decent, good condition wood - in fact, the smell of wood coming out of the sealed cavity suggests that it's all in pretty good contition!
Inside - still as good as the day it was put together:
Hatch:
Front wings in fair condition, just some rust on the top edges:
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