This is not an ad and we are not soliciting anyone in any way. Is the wiring in your 80-86 truck getting old and worn out? We currently make harnesses for the Ford F-series trucks from 1956 to 1979, and are the process of completing our new 1980-86 Ford F-series and Bronco Classic Update wiring kit to add to that collection. We need a mule to test fit this new 80-86 harness into. It can be in either the South Jersey or Metro Detroit areas. You will receive a complete new harness and the custom installation (a 2000-3000K value) free of charge for allowing us to use your vehicle. Contact Don Bock, R&D manager at American Autowire if you have any interest in this offer to discuss the details. don.bock@americanautowire.com or 856-933-0801, ext. #216, M-F, 9-5.

Thanks, Don

 

I'm probably officially not supposed to allow this kind of posting but I've seen some people recently talking about wiring problems who may be willing & able to give this a try so I'll let it go, it may actually help somebody. But being a participant and answering peoples' questions is important, I found your posts from 5 years ago where you appear to have ignored people who asked you for details on one thing or another.

https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/s...duser&u=710327

 

Good job being on the look out, Chris. I tried to "rep" you, but was reminded to "spread the love".

 

It is never my intention to ignore anyone's request for help if we can help them. It is more likely that I never knew about the request, especially if it was regarding one of our products. I am the R&D manager and do not get to visit as often as I'd like, so unless I received an email (as I did on this response), I probably never saw the request. Hopefully, I will be able to help someone with issues they may have moving forward.

Thanks for your consideration, Donny

 

'Love' spread.

 

Well, thanks, Mr. NumberDummy! I tried to return the favor by "repping" you, but to no avail.

 

Wish I was closer to Jersey....FWIW you may want to look in producing stand alone duraspark ignition harnesses(3/4 pin plugs, horseshoe coil and Ford ICM) as I've seen many people asking for them. The are popular to retrofit on 50s/60s points ignition Fords and on 80s/90s Fords where the EFI kicked the bucket yet motor fine. They also would fit 77-90 Jeep/amc products.

 

That's OK Alabam, I have 10,262 of the puppies. So...I need another rep point like I need another appendix.

 

Well, I'd like to add that way back somewhere in the dim past, I did have the opportunity to work with some of the American Autowire product and it is first rate. I think it was a universal kit, but this Classic Update product line does look pretty interesting.

Looking at the kit for the 73 to 79 F series, it would appear that this kit does replace the factory wiring, but does not exactly duplicate the factory look. I'll assume the 80 to 86 kit is the same.

Question for aawtech on pricing. You mention $2K to $3K installed value and the 73 to 79 kit on your website is under $900. Will the 80 to 86 kit be priced similar to the earlier kit?

I'd also like to thank American Autowire for showing some interest in our trucks. They are next in line! Perhaps if you are interested in seeing what a Canadian redneck can do with one of your kits, I'd be interested in volunteering.

 

Thanks! We have actually been contacted by a member from this site who we are going to get in touch with and visit to see if their truck will work for us.

As a side note, we do offer a duraspark harness (P/N 500918) that we sell to the street rod folks. One of our employees has a Windsor powered Torino and an F350 BB truck that he tried the harness out on, and other than being a bit long, it worked well.

Donny

 

You are spot-on. Our Classic Update kits are not intended to be OEM specific, nor do we market them that way. As there is nothing else available other than generic hot rod type stuff, they are a great alternative that gets most everything working. The price I quoted would be labor included if you took the harness to MOST shops. Some shops will be less, some will be more. The Classic Update Ford truck kits are very complete and work well. I have personally installed 2 of them myself and those trucks rocked when complete.

As far as a retail price goes, we expect the 80-86 kit to be quite a bit more as it is a monster. There are about 35-40 more wires in the dash harness alone. Not sure of the exact pricing yet, sorry.

Donny

 

Thanks, guys.

David, I tried to rep Bill for ya but got the same response, I need to spread the love....

Donny - thank you for noticing the e-mail, this is configurable in the User CP.

-chris

Sorry for the

 

Just wanted to give everyone a quick update on this project. The harness kit is coming along well. Our member in Michigan has been a big help to us in its development. The prototype kit is complete and we are ready to install it into a vehicle. We need someone willing to drop their truck or Bronco off to us here in the South Jersey/ Philly area for about 2-3 weeks so we can test fit everything. Is the wiring in your truck suspect? Here is the perfect opportunity for you to get a complete new harness installed in your ride for free. Dual tanks, A/C, power tailgate window and rear defroster are not an issue. Please contact me direct at 856-933-0801, ext. 216 or via email at don.bock@americanautowire.com. Thanks, and we wish everyone a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year in 2019!

Donny

 

Hi Donny, did you get your donor truck/Bronco?
How did it / is it coming along?

Will your company create harnesses for the different connectors for different year/optioned trucks? Assuming you answer something like “not for a while”, I assume the only solution is to splice into wires your harness doesn’t cover, correct?

Is it possible to buy connectors without pigtails, so I can properly attach wires to my old harness? Since all the connectors in my truck are sealed, I’d have to disassemble/destroy the old connectors and replace with new ones.

 

Good morning, We did get a mule, yes. We used an F150 4 x 4 long bed styleside truck. These trucks had a few different computers and OE style ignition systems. Our kit does away with the OE computer entirely. You can use one of the new HEI style distributors that are being manufactured for the Ford engines, or a Duraspark system. If you choose the Duraspark, it will require modules, and harnesses not included in the kit. We chose the new HEI style distributor and it was a direct plug and play, removed all of the ECU harness and sensors (most of which were no longer available if something were to go bad), ECU unit, etc. Really cleaned things up and the truck ran far better than when it arrived here. The kit is complete and will be available to the public in about a week or so. It is a complete bumper to bumper system. While it does contain many of the OE connectors, it is not an OE replacement. In other words, you cannot use bits and pieces to replace what is in your truck now. It is a complete system that must be used in it's entirety. There are 5 optional overlay harnesses that include systems for factory AC, dual fuel tanks, rear window defroster (Bronco) and rear power tailgate window (Bronco). It does not cover factory power windows, locks, cruise, etc.. It has most all of the factory connectors on the dash harness which is mostly all plug and play and routes very similar to the original system. The kit includes new wiper, headlight and dimmer switches along with new parking, back up, and taillamp sockets. It is very complete. Watch on our website (americanautowire.com) for the announcement of the public release date. The part number is 510724. Thanks for your interest, Donny