Newbee wiring question
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Newbee wiring question
I am ASSUMING that I will need to replace the wiring harness in my rebuild... Should I attempt to keep any of the existing wires? The headlight wires that ran across the front end were pretty frayed, but the harness going through the firewall seems good...???
Any thoughts, recomendations, or suggestions?
Thanks in advance,
MAN I scraped ALL the skin off the back of my hand today breaking a bolt loose....
Any thoughts, recomendations, or suggestions?
Thanks in advance,
MAN I scraped ALL the skin off the back of my hand today breaking a bolt loose....
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I used the EZ Wiring 21 circuit harness on my 49. I bought it brand new off of Ebay for a bit less than $150. If your wires are half as bad as mine were I would recommend replacing the complete harness.
If you are going for a full on by the book restoration then the aftermarket harnesses might not be what you are after but for everything else.....they are perfect
Good luck
Bobby
If you are going for a full on by the book restoration then the aftermarket harnesses might not be what you are after but for everything else.....they are perfect
Good luck
Bobby
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Originally Posted by ssj7kids
MAN I scraped ALL the skin off the back of my hand today breaking a bolt loose....
Nice job on the skinning of your extremity ...
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Nobody told you guys this was a blood sport?! Welcome to the club. As you advance you can lose your eyebrows to gas/carb backfires, your clothes to welding and grinding mishaps and your lungs to paint and solvents, etc.
Careful out there! Fortunately, most of it grows back. Keep your knees together and hold the hammer with both hands.
edit - oh yeah, I used the stock wiring harness from Sacramento Vintage. A little more expensive than painless, but its cloth covered wire that corresponds to the colors in the original wiring schematic.
When it says the wire is green/black tracer, you dont' have to remember that you're working with orange/blue tracer instead. I prefer that as I'm electrically challenged.
Careful out there! Fortunately, most of it grows back. Keep your knees together and hold the hammer with both hands.
edit - oh yeah, I used the stock wiring harness from Sacramento Vintage. A little more expensive than painless, but its cloth covered wire that corresponds to the colors in the original wiring schematic.
When it says the wire is green/black tracer, you dont' have to remember that you're working with orange/blue tracer instead. I prefer that as I'm electrically challenged.
Last edited by mtflat; Jun 23, 2007 at 06:29 PM.
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Originally Posted by ssj7kids
MAN I scraped ALL the skin off the back of my hand today breaking a bolt loose....
Between the rust and the crud, the bolts on these things can be impossible to get off. Try overtightening them till they snap.
I would loose the original wire and use a new aftermarket harness with fuse box--unless you want to remain stock.
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