All the way through the wiring I couldn't tell why my horn didn't work. It was so bad that I thought I'd have to undo the loom to fix a broken wire. It turns out the solution was far simpler! While I was fault finding I unplugged the relay, and realised there was only three out of four connectors still in the socket. Replacing the wire and reinstalling the relay got me a very very loud horn Well, I was sat right next to the sounders so it's not surprising.
I've also had another look at the wires, a lot of them are now better fitted behind the steering column, and I can find a tidy place to route the handbrake switch wire. Problem is that I couldn't say the same for the brake pedal switch. The wire was too short to route properly. Still, I was only in the garage for an hour or so, so really I didn't expect to get everything sorted that quickly.
As ever, a couple of fixed snags showed up a couple more. Along with the brake pedal wiring, I also found one nut that was regular rather than Nyloc so I'll need to replace that. I then have a few wiring brackets to print/attach.
Once that's done I'll be able to permanently fix the cowl back in place, and that'll be finished.
Last night I was also thinking about paint. I don't think the dashboard will come off easily as it is, but I think it can at least come away a little bit. So I'll do that, but still have to cover the dash with masking tape or plastic. The seats will have to be covered as well, although that's where my imagination failed me. I thought the seat side would rub against the freshly painted bodywork, but actually thinking about it now the seats don't come anywhere near the fibreglass. There's an aluminium arm rest between the seat and the body. That does make it much easier to paint the side though, and it only needs the aluminium masking off.
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