NOS Wiring Harness? Are they available?, Or does everyone just preserve the original harness? Options

[stevegm]

I am preparing my '71 914-4 for restoration. It has come to the point to make a decision how to handle the wiring harness. Are they available for sale NOS? Or does everyone reuse the original one in the car?

I read that one of the builds used an NOS harness and NOS fuse-box. It said - "both courtesy of Mr. Sager." Although it was a six (Mine is just a 4).

Here is the link:
http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?showtopic=78492

Thanks,
Steve

[JeffBowlsby]

All the differences between the model years that I know of currently, are indicated on the chassis harness ID guide always available on my harness website and at the link posted earlier in my earlier post in this thread.

The 74 and 75-76 chassis harnesses are fairly similar actually. The differences being the fuel pump wiring both in # of wires and location, and the supplemental wiring harnesses for F&R bumpers on the big bumper cars. The EGR/CAT wiring is essentially just a supplemental harness integrated into the chassis harness casing, its stand-alone for the most part and was of course only on the California-only model 75-76 cars. This swap could be made to work with a little ingenuity, but the harnesses are not identical and modification would be needed.

[worn]

All the differences between the model years that I know of currently, are indicated on the chassis harness ID guide always available on my harness website and at the link posted earlier in my earlier post in this thread.

The 74 and 75-76 chassis harnesses are fairly similar actually. The differences being the fuel pump wiring both in # of wires and location, and the supplemental wiring harnesses for F&R bumpers on the big bumper cars. The EGR/CAT wiring is essentially just a supplemental harness integrated into the chassis harness casing, its stand-alone for the most part and was of course only on the California-only model 75-76 cars. This swap could be made to work with a little ingenuity, but the harnesses are not identical and modification would be needed.

Hi Jeff,
I cannot thank you enough. I am now sorting my 914 harness and find cuts, and wire abrasion through insulation and severing strands and burns where hot apparently had a brief affair with ground.
I hear you when you say put the wire cutters away, but in some cases I have bare heat annealed and corroded wire and in others separated strands and others dead ends. I have color correct wire from a donor harness and know how to make a good solder joint. Acceptable? Or do you have an alternative suggestion?
Thanks.
Warren

Ps I visited a shop that restores DC3s. They make new harnesses for them and it is darned impressive, but still in the plywood and nail school.

[worn]

All the differences between the model years that I know of currently, are indicated on the chassis harness ID guide always available on my harness website and at the link posted earlier in my earlier post in this thread.

The 74 and 75-76 chassis harnesses are fairly similar actually. The differences being the fuel pump wiring both in # of wires and location, and the supplemental wiring harnesses for F&R bumpers on the big bumper cars. The EGR/CAT wiring is essentially just a supplemental harness integrated into the chassis harness casing, its stand-alone for the most part and was of course only on the California-only model 75-76 cars. This swap could be made to work with a little ingenuity, but the harnesses are not identical and modification would be needed.

Hi Jeff,
I cannot thank you enough. I am now sorting my 914 harness and find cuts, and wire abrasion through insulation and severing strands and burns where hot apparently had a brief affair with ground.
I hear you when you say put the wire cutters away, but in some cases I have bare heat annealed and corroded wire and in others separated strands and others dead ends. I have color correct wire from a donor harness and know how to make a good solder joint. Acceptable? Or do you have an alternative suggestion?
Thanks.
Warren

Ps I visited a shop that restores DC3s. They make new harnesses for them and it is darned impressive, but still in the plywood and nail school.

Le bump to Jeff. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/icon_bump.gif) Curious what the best solution is.