June 2nd 2013 - Bravery Pills! (AKA Alternator Connections and Oil pressure sender)

Having worked out where most of the remaining wires go yesterday made it easier to work out that the others are for the alternator.  Not sure why I hadn't realised it wasn't connected nut there you go.  The connections to it, even in daylight were really hard to get to and even harder to see, so I decided to temporarily remove the alternator, which was a bit of a fiddle and needed some flexible socket bars, but actually came away easier than expected.  Once off, connecting the wires was simplicity itself and well worth the effort.

With the alternator off I could see the star-drive plug on the side of the engine block which needs removing to allow the oil pressure sender to be fitted and feeling brave after having removed the alternator I thought I'd have a go at removing it.  Other reports say this is quite difficult, but it came out with no fuss at all.  I then wrapped the thread in PTFE tape and screwed it in easily.  I'd have done this earlier in the build if I'd known it was going to be this easy!

Oil pressure sender in place

With the alternator back on and the sun still shining, I had a go at the IVA covers (having previously scrawled down some instructions over the phone from Westfield.  I checked all the front suspension and steering bolts were torqued up correctly first then added covers to any bolt heads or nuts that would be visible with the nosecone on, although there's no photo because the cammera battery went flat. 

Talking of which, with nearly all the wiring connected I thought I'd connect the battery to see what happened when I turned the key..... which turned out to be.... nothing!  I'm pretty sure the battery's flat after 3 years without use, even though I did try charging it to no avail.  It looks like I'll need a new one.