Handy Ideas

Here you find a selection of a additions/changes I did to the 130".

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Moving the ECU

The how to:

Step 1

Undo the four bolts holding the cubby box (cb) down. Take off the two timber rails on the bottom of the cb.

Step 2

Build a box, width 270mm; length 410mm; min height 135mm. (I used plywood).

Step 3

Take all the electronic gear out of the box under the driver's seat. Arrange all the stuff in the new box - have a play and decide for the setup which suits you the best. Don't forget, you might need to change the fuses in the future so you do want to access them easily.
Once you made your decision - mark where you want to put your stuff, then take it out again.

Step 4

Drill holes into the bottom of the new box:
  • 4 at the same spot as the ones in the cb to attach the new box to the metal plate above the transmission tunnel.
  • 2 with 80mm diameter to fit the red and black plugs and the rubber seals. (where? this depends on how you set it up, it's like a jigsaw)
  • 2 with 35mm diameter to fit the earth and the diagnostic cable through. (where? towards the front as there is already a hole for the diagnostic cable in that metal plate)

Step 5

Paint the new box. Have a rest ... kill that well earned thirst.

Step 6

Put the new box in place and mark the centre of each hole (except the one for the diagnostic cable as it already exists in the metal plate) onto the metal plate above the transmission tunnel.

Step 7

Drill the necessary holes into the metal plate - but smaller than the ones in the new box:
  • 2 with 60mm diameter for the plugs and the rubber seals
  • 1 with 32mm diameter for the earth

Step 8

Attach the new box to the cb with a piano hinge so that you can open it. Also attach a strap at the cb and the new box so that it does not open all the way. Put a latch on the outside to close it firmly.

Step 9

Put all your cables through the metal plate and put the rubber seals in place.

Step 10

Have a dry run, put all the gear in the box. Work out what brackets you need to bolt the ECU and the fuse box onto the new box. Then fit everything.






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