Firstly, it looks like a stunning job he's made of the restoration.
Secondly, has he got some of that lovely thick paint scraped off his earthing points....
Finally, get a 12V bulb, ideally a headlight bulb with spade terminals to draw current and make life easier. Connect one end of the bulb to the engine block and the other end of the bulb to :
if -ve earth : connect to battery +ve - the bulb should light. If it doesn't you have a cabling problem or a very flat battery.
if +ve earth : connect to battery -ve - the bulb should light. If it doesn't you have a cabling problem or a very flat battery.
To go one step further, leave one end of the bulb connected to the engine block and :-
if -ve earth : connect to battery -ve and try cranking the starter motor. If the bulb comes on, you are missing the connection from the battery -ve terminal to the engine block.
if +ve earth : connect to battery +ve and try cranking the starter motor. If the bulb comes on, you are missing the connection from the battery +ve terminal to the engine block.
Secondly, has he got some of that lovely thick paint scraped off his earthing points....
Finally, get a 12V bulb, ideally a headlight bulb with spade terminals to draw current and make life easier. Connect one end of the bulb to the engine block and the other end of the bulb to :
if -ve earth : connect to battery +ve - the bulb should light. If it doesn't you have a cabling problem or a very flat battery.
if +ve earth : connect to battery -ve - the bulb should light. If it doesn't you have a cabling problem or a very flat battery.
To go one step further, leave one end of the bulb connected to the engine block and :-
if -ve earth : connect to battery -ve and try cranking the starter motor. If the bulb comes on, you are missing the connection from the battery -ve terminal to the engine block.
if +ve earth : connect to battery +ve and try cranking the starter motor. If the bulb comes on, you are missing the connection from the battery +ve terminal to the engine block.