I am new here posting, but have been lurking for a while. I am looking for some hands on help with wiring my classic bronco. I have a Ron Francis kit and not a whole lot of common sense when it comes to electrical circuits. The bronco is a 74 with a fiberglass body, I think I have everything I need but the expertise. Thought I would ask as I need to get back to working on it and get it finished this winter. So if there are any willing members near Olathe I certainly could use help.


Bill

 

Find a post with 74 Bronco he is a Kansas member he might be able to help you as he has a EB. you can eith pm him or email him.

 

Were are you located at.

 

Clint ... Bill is in Olathe. (KC)

Bill ... Clint is in Wichita but is our EB guru(SP)

 

well if i were you i would finish it before winter, because i wouln't want to be frezzing me A## off, would you?

 

That would be cool to see!! A fiberglas bodied Bronco!!!

How far have you gotten on it?
Mark

 

There is a lot of them now Mark. Since they became so popular and hard to get the glass boys started making replicas. Not real cheap though, it still run you a lot of $$$$$

 

I actually have two a 74 and a 77. I occasionally drive the 77. I take the top off of it in the summer, has a 351W,C4, 4 b Carter, performer manifold, headers, flow masters, lift, 33s roll cage etc.

The fiberglass is a kentrol body. I have everything fiberglass except the top. It has a Jasper 351W, C4, 600 Edelbrock, Performer Manifold, headers, 4 core radiator, 4 whl discs, 3.5 lift, etc .

I still need to do a few small things like the wiring, finish the brake lines, seats, dash, paint. If I can get past this wiring hurdle everything else is simple. But anyone is welcome. I just need some help.

I am in Olathe.

 

You are more than welcome to stop by. Just let me know and I can tell you where I am. I have the body on it, driveline in. Most all that stuff, I am working on the wiring now, trying to get over that hump.

Bill

 

If you know of anyone who needs a dash please let me know. I have a good dash out of a 74. Still has a working am radio in it and has never been cut. I have the front wiring harness to go with it. And all the gauges, switches and cables.


Your welcome to join us Thanksgiving weekend at Tuttle.

 

crap, i want to go wheeling sometime, but i wont be back in town then

Matt

 

I will keep my eyes and ears open on the dash needs. Thanks for the invite to Tuttle, never been there yet. I probably won't be able to make it as I have a litter of pups on the way and will need to pay most of my attention to them for a few weeks.

 

I did a painless kit once and it was pretty easy once you get started. Best thing you can do is spead the harness out on the floor. Painless has all of thier wires printed with the corresponding cirkit, if yours don't then get a roll of masking tape, a sharpie, and the instructions and start lableing them from the diagram in the instructions. As you are doing this separate the wires in the same manner as they would be on the truck (i.e. headlight wires at one end and tailights at the other etc.). Once you get all that done start routing the wires one the truck as to where they need to be DO NOT make any connections until the whole harness is laid out in the truck and attached where you want it. Then start at the firewall and work your way forward laying out the wires and making connections. Personally I don't like crimp connectors, Borg-Warner make really sweet terminals that you just strip the wires and insert them in the terminal, then apply heat and it solders the connection AND heat shrinks the insulation, they make a nice water tight connection when you are done. Also, when making conections use dielectric grease everywhere. If the kit you got didn't come with wire loom get some, it will make it look alot neater and keep loose wires together and away from heat sources. Hope this helps, I have charts as to what each circut will draw and another that will help deciding what size wire you will need for a circut.

 

Duane that was a good overview. I have an EZ wiring kit I'm going to put in my 54 one of these days so it is nice to have some hints.

 

I know a little about wiring unfourtunatly, back when I was 13 I used to go out to my dad's shop and I did alot of wiring on the trucks and trailers he built (used to be cheaper to buy a kit rather than a whole truck) He tought me alot about how to do it and do it right. Some of the kits available today are awesome, beats the heck outa buying 20 spools of wire in assorted colors and sizes and spending a week to get it right lol