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Re-wiring my '73 |
estwing |
May 12 2008, 12:01 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 13 Joined: 25-June 04 From: NW Arkansas Member No.: 2,254 |
She hasn't ran in 8 years and when I collected her from my dad's barn, i discovered that the damn barn mice chewed all up and down the main wiring harness! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/mad.gif)
I know there are a few re-manned wiring harnesses out there but since I'm overhauling the engine, transmission, and interior myself, why not do some wiring as well. Plus I want to alleviate some of the high load bearing pathways and be able to add accessories without worrying about melting down my dash. So I've traced the routes and labeled everything, now I need to find matching wire. Solid colors are not a problem to find but I need stuff like Green w/black stripe, Red w/white swirl, black w/ blue dashes. Even Grainger only had red, black, and white solid colors. And I don't want to have to buy 500' of each. There's at least 13 different color codes. Anyone know of a resource for this type of wire? |
Richard Casto |
Aug 20 2008, 06:42 PM
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Blue Sky Motorsports, LLC Group: Members Posts: 1,465 Joined: 2-August 05 From: Durham, NC Member No.: 4,523 Region Association: South East States |
I also was all ready to buy wire and build a new harness. Maybe even start making and selling them. But the fact that you can still get used harnesses for less than it would take to construct one killed that idea.
Andy, I am not sure about the $400 amount, but back in May I bought two different harnesses for about $150 each. I am going to clean them both up and use the one that ends up testing out the best. |
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