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Storm ?
It does n't look like what I had in mind at all .

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Five years ago, when I was repairing the Charleston. First tent bailed out so had to buy the present one. 6m.x3m. for £200.00 has been a good tent but starting to show it's age now.

Last national I was at, my tent looked like that when I put it up!

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P1010884 by Robndaisy, on Flickr

The wiring begins, I'm running the wires from the engine compartment, up and over the door tube. We decided to crimp them and pull 'em with the 'fishing' wire that we'd already poked through.

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Not forgetting to install PVC conduit first.

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Gently tugging the flamer along .

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As is to be expected on this Flamer , the light switch stalk was seized and unable to operate the horns.

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Luckily I managed to disassemble it.

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A bit of emery and some petroleum jelly and good to go, beep Beep.

P1010903 by Robndaisy, on Flickr

That's it's 60 year service done then.

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The plan is to make the loom up as I go along, test it and remove it to wrap it.
No fuse box fitted .

That's the true spirit..

Fuse box good ..... Burnt wires bad ....
Cider good ............ Cider very good .....

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Let's have look inside 'cos one side is flashing and the other isn't.

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P1010917 by Robndaisy, on Flickr

Yes it's a wonderfully elegant Steam Punk world of what seem to be electrically operated bi-metallic strips and lots of contacts. nothing appeared to be burnt out so I used some 1200 grit to clean the points and some cotton buds and thinners for the other contact areas. The dremel and it's little wire brush helped a lot. Put back together and...

P1010924 by Robndaisy, on Flickr

^^Click on the image for video^^

Question, is this normal for a '50's Citroen. I don't have any experience of how the Scintex flasher/timer is supposed to be.

P1010921 by Robndaisy, on Flickr

Parking lights are back in service on their original bulbs.

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That's on low beam , a P45t 6 volt bulb in a Valeo reflector and a plastic shell. I hated taking off the original shells, so well made, so it goes... .

Wow, huge progress

I love it when a van comes together

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