Rewiring project thread, start to finish (eventually) Options

[lapuwali]

Included here is a "minimum" wiring diagram. This is good enough for a racer, and good enough for a minimal street car (daylight, no rain). I'll be building up the diagrams bit by bit over time. I'm not following the OEM wiring colors exactly, as I'm not going to use "tracer" wire (too hard to get in small quantities). But the general scheme will be the same.

This diagram shows my car as it sits now, and it starts and drive (carbs, btw). The next diagrams will show things like gauge hookups, lights, misc, and EFI. I'll also be posting tips on constructing your own harness, like which connectors to use, tools, techniques.

[lapuwali]

This diagram is of the charging system. Pretty simple. One thing that is required is the G lamp. If this is left out, the alternator will not work.

Note the thickness of the lines indicates (roughly) the wire gauge required. The gauge from the battery to the alternator itself has to be quite hefty (3 or 4 gauge). Up to 55amps of current flows through this wire, and 20+ amps is a pretty common level of current here.