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Ginge09
3rd February 2019, 14:18
Anyone know of a good looking 4 or 6 way connector block that would look okay exposed under the seat of a 50's single saddle BSA?

I've looked at the Narva and Hella ones but they are plastic and look cheap.

I'd also consider using the case of the original Lucas mechanical regulator but don't have one.

Anyone got an old MCR2 I could gut, or know of a custom motorcycle place that does nice electrical junction blocks?

husaberg
3rd February 2019, 14:25
Anyone know of a good looking 4 or 6 way connector block that would look okay exposed under the seat of a 50's single saddle BSA?

I've looked at the Narva and Hella ones but they are plastic and look cheap.

I'd also consider using the case of the original Lucas mechanical regulator but don't have one.

Anyone got an old MCR2 I could gut, or know of a custom motorcycle place that does nice electrical junction blocks?

you could try something like the lucas regs the MK1 escorts had you would fit a modern fuse box inside one of those but if its 50's bsa why not in the toolbox
https://www.classicpartsshack.co.uk/uploads/7/1/2/6/71268953/s938980124187953719_p1772_i1_w2560.jpeg

looks like old holderns had these eh and earlier
http://holdenpaedia.oldholden.com/images/7/72/Lucusregekholden61_zps0d680038.jpg

Ginge09
3rd February 2019, 15:19
The Lucas car regulators are quite a bit bigger in the base and taller than the bike ones, but I see where you're going...

That Holden one looks like a good style of case. Could get a bunch of plastic junk in there and hide it.

No tool box found yet. It's a C10L. The tinware is hard to find. Only made for four years out of leftovers when the sidevalve engines and the plunger frame components needed to be used up.

Part Bantam, part C10, part money pit.

Honest Andy
3rd February 2019, 16:29
Kinda outside the square, but looks compact and robust: https://nz.rs-online.com/web/p/base-mount-fuse-holders/8949622/

husaberg
3rd February 2019, 16:40
The Lucas car regulators are quite a bit bigger in the base and taller than the bike ones, but I see where you're going...

That Holden one looks like a good style of case. Could get a bunch of plastic junk in there and hide it.

No tool box found yet. It's a C10L. The tinware is hard to find. Only made for four years out of leftovers when the sidevalve engines and the plunger frame components needed to be used up.

Part Bantam, part C10, part money pit.

My old man had a Ariel colt which was the 200cc ohv valve version of the C10.bOnly with a Burnham box rather than BSA's nice 4 speed lightweight box.
Pretty surethe C11 one would be similar to the c11 plunger one. colt frame anf forks looks the same, but the tinware is different.
Old tinware for that sort of stuff is hard you might have to make it, Grumph know a guy very good.retired but still into doing stuff.
Your other ption is finding a similar shape biscuit tin and modding it.
or swap meet scouring bsa club etc or EBAY
or borrow one or make a close lookalike and get a fibreglass copy made
https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/BSA-C10-C11-C-Series-Tool-Box-Toolbox-29-9141-29-9125/183396119888

my god i will be buggered here is one in NZ
https://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/motorbikes/parts-for-sale/fuel-oil-tanks/listing-1932981440.htm?rsqid=f3ee148139424bc3b7aea3bafda1b b9e
plus fb copies of similar ones
https://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/motorbikes/parts-for-sale/tools-toolkits/listing-1929551215.htm?rsqid=07d5c2c25a8346438c184ad0e156e d8e

heres ya reg too
https://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/motorbikes/parts-for-sale/electrics/listing-1929552104.htm?rsqid=e68b6d4db6864e6a862815bc10fea 4a8 a bit exp though

ps your other option for hiding modern stuff is inside a old battery stiffed with a new lipo
the original battery is about the size of the cylinder and head.