Few little updates
Still havent got all the wiring complete on the car, needed to get some of the stuff working so bought some spare connectors for all the main devices (Motec dash, PDM, VIM, GPS, SLM, ECU, UTC ect) and made up a very very rough 'bench test' loom. This loom or some connectors will be used if i have to do testing, power up things off the car ect, testing, powering up and programming other peoples gear ect.
Ah ha, it works (first time ive powered it up), started to do some basic programming. This Motec keypad has 15 buttons, each button has 3x LEDS (green, yellow and red) which can be programmed to come on for any reason, usual may be green for button our output on, yellow if output has failed, red if output has failed and has reached maximum retry attempts but can be for anything. This connects to the PDM by 4x tiny wires (2 power and 2 for the CAN bus)
Dash has come to life also. Thats one of the first pages i started to create, you can design your own pages and have however many pages you like.
Interior a bit of a mess with temporary wires everywere
Was at a Motec seminar on the weekend, getting deeper into the new dashes/loggers, display creator, i2 Pro data analysis software and T2 telemetry.
Started to mock up a new lighter intrusion beam, wont do much in a smash, its main purpose is to have the tow strap in a position i need (bottom of the triangle bit in the middle) and have a little bit of protection while no bar is on for damage to the radiator and heat exchanger ect if it rolled on a trailer on garage door ect.
There is a bit more to it, few parts need to be CNC cut up then all tig welded up.
Removed the rear metal 'P' tow hook as i kept hitting it when walking past the car, plus will get bent up easy if i had a tap there, put a webbing loop instead, much lighter also.