Parcel Shelf

The Magnette has a very useful parcel shelf that runs underneath the dash, it collects chargers, sunglasses, etc. This week I treated the surface rust and replaced the vinyl cover.  I use Evaporust for soaking smaller parts that are rusty.  For this long panel I wire brushed and then sprayed some Ospho. I used black Rust inhibitor paint from Eastwood to cover everything.

First pictures are of my restored Magnette to show the Parcel shelf in place:

These show the project parcel shelf, nearly ready to go back in.  Just need to finish wiring, carpet, heater, etc. first.

Magnette Clock

One of the quaint features of the Magnette is the panel lighting and the clock, with its green glow.  The speedometer has its numerals painted with a fluorescent paint, the light bulb for it is positioned beneath a UV filter.  The numerals and in indicator should glow an eerie green.  They probably did for the first thirty years.

The clock also has green numerals, it sits above the windshield at the front of the headliner.  The pictures below show the clock and its thin, cardboard-like surround.  The surround should keep the light from causing the front of the headliner to glow.  

I haven't cleaned up or tested the clock light or clock yet.  I was very happy to find it with the dash gauges!

Sound deadening and wiring harness

I have been putting some raamat and dynamat on the interior panels, this should help with sound and heat.  Both are foil-backed butyl rubber which I had left over from other MG projects. Further heat and sound control will be achieved with an under carpet padding application.

The wire harness seems to be correct from British Wiring.  I stuck with the voltage regulator/generator for now.  The only tricks I know to pass along are:
1. Use the single long wire from the fuel pump on the old harness to attach the new rear wiring harness to, then pull it though the channel above the front quarter-light and then through the rear parcel shelf into the trunk.

2. The main harness feeds through from the engine compartment to under the dash.

3. Put the dash gauge cluster on a box to hold it up while you are connecting all of the controls and gauges.

I am now reconnecting the wiring and finishing the sound deadening program.

After all is re-wired I will test with a small battery charger before connecting the battery.

Some more pictures of the sound and heat protection in place:

Padding over the foil/butyl rubber along the firewall.  Trying to
 plug all un-needed holes.  

Rear floor and seat base.