Wiring up Dad's BAR 18 - Memorial Day - 5-26-14

As the work on BAR 62 starts to get more sporadic - Dad's car, BAR 18, has become the focus of some more work. Today, the chore was wiring up the ignition system. 

My initial reaction was to strip the wiring completely and start fresh, however the existing wiring was found to be relatively new, in good condition and usable. One thing neither Dad nor I liked was the location of the battery - near the fuel tank - making it very difficult to charge without removing it and very difficult to remove. We relocated the battery and the flat mount buzz coil I've mentioned earlier to a battery box mounted on the operator's side near the windscreen. This time, due to space, the battery box was mounted parallel to the car, unlike the 62. 

Here the box is mounted and the wiring is pretty much done - for the ignition at least.

Here is the previously installed cutoff switch, which I was able to reuse - note the newly installed toggle switch near it - this will be for the Head / tail lights. 

Here is the original ignition cutoff switch - still mounted - and re-used.

In addition to the conversion to a completely 12 volt system, I eliminated the positive ground on the timer and coil and ran a negative ground setup. Works fine as the coil buzzed as it should!

 More to come!