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PanelBilly |
Jul 6 2009, 07:50 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,817 Joined: 23-July 06 From: Kent, Wa Member No.: 6,488 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
New tubes really add to the general fresh look to the front trunk. I had to make a bolt to hold the back of the winshield wiper assembly in place, but I got everything bolted up this weekend. Next comes the wiring in the dash I guess. The wire mess looks a bit overwelming. Any advice is welcome. And yes I know the light switches are out of order |
FourBlades |
Jul 6 2009, 08:21 PM
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From Wreck to Rockin Group: Members Posts: 2,055 Joined: 3-December 07 From: Brevard, FL Member No.: 8,414 Region Association: South East States |
I found that laying out the wiring in the car gives you a general idea what
device the wires should go to. The wires are all about the right length to get where they need to be without a lot of extra length. Get a color diagram from Prospero's Garage. It is easier to read than the hanes B&W pictures and it is laminated and sweat proof. I think I got mine on ebay. Here's some tips from an OLDE WORLDE mechanic that I plan to use pretty soon when I finally hook up a battery to the car. Put a 3 amp fuse between your battery and the positive wires. That way the fuse will blow if you have a short instead of cooking your wiring. Take all the fuses and relays out except the one for the circuit you are debugging. Add them back one at a time as you work through the systems. I have nearly all my wiring hooked up so we'll see soon how I did. John |
racunniff |
Jul 6 2009, 08:31 PM
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volt914 Group: Members Posts: 172 Joined: 21-August 06 From: Fort Collins, CO Member No.: 6,705 Region Association: Rocky Mountains |
I found that laying out the wiring in the car gives you a general idea what device the wires should go to. The wires are all about the right length to get where they need to be without a lot of extra length. Get a color diagram from Prospero's Garage. It is easier to read than the hanes B&W pictures and it is laminated and sweat proof. I think I got mine on ebay. Here's some tips from an OLDE WORLDE mechanic that I plan to use pretty soon when I finally hook up a battery to the car. Put a 3 amp fuse between your battery and the positive wires. That way the fuse will blow if you have a short instead of cooking your wiring. Take all the fuses and relays out except the one for the circuit you are debugging. Add them back one at a time as you work through the systems. I have nearly all my wiring hooked up so we'll see soon how I did. John All excellent advice - I wish I had thought of the 3 amp fuse trick! Note that many of the wiring diagrams are available online - 1974 at Pelican Parts http://www.pelicanparts.com/914/914_electrical_diagrams.htm and I've scanned & colorized the 1975 diagram at http://volt914.blogspot.com/2007/07/1975-c...ng-diagram.html (you'll need the Haines manual to make sense of mine, I did not want to scan the *whole* thing because of copyright issues). |
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