930cabman
Dec 12 2020, 05:58 PM
QUOTE(bkrantz @ Dec 11 2020, 09:34 PM)
Full coverage (except for seat belt mounting areas). I plan to cover this with carpet, just not sure yet what type.
WOW, great work and thank you for posting. Our project is still in the selective demo phase. Good thing we have RD or we would be lost
bkrantz
Dec 12 2020, 07:52 PM
QUOTE(930cabman @ Dec 12 2020, 04:58 PM)
QUOTE(bkrantz @ Dec 11 2020, 09:34 PM)
Full coverage (except for seat belt mounting areas). I plan to cover this with carpet, just not sure yet what type.
WOW, great work and thank you for posting. Our project is still in the selective demo phase. Good thing we have RD or we would be lost
Agreed. I am grateful to all our dedicated 914 suppliers. And I show that gratitude by sending them lots of money!
bkrantz
Dec 12 2020, 07:57 PM
A slight detour. Before I install the wiring harness, I need to install the washer pump switch from Carmagic. No more spare tire pressure and fluid flowing through the steering column.
Anyway, I will install this with a round relay and socket.
bkrantz
Dec 12 2020, 07:59 PM
A detour on the detour: getting the wiring harness out reminded me that I still need to clean the fuse-relay panel, and the connecting wires.
bkrantz
Dec 12 2020, 08:00 PM
Partial disassembly and cleaning. Not sure I dare unplug all the connectors!
bbrock
Dec 12 2020, 08:43 PM
QUOTE(bkrantz @ Dec 12 2020, 07:00 PM)
Partial disassembly and cleaning. Not sure I dare unplug all the connectors!
As long as you have a schematic handy, I would. It's a good time to make sure all the connections are clean and tight and some DAPO didn't get creative with where they routed circuits.
I labeled mine with little zip tie tags before pulling them off but in the end I didn't really use the labels and just followed the schematic because sure enough, a few wires had been switched around over the years.
bkrantz
Dec 13 2020, 08:00 PM
QUOTE(bbrock @ Dec 12 2020, 07:43 PM)
QUOTE(bkrantz @ Dec 12 2020, 07:00 PM)
Partial disassembly and cleaning. Not sure I dare unplug all the connectors!
As long as you have a schematic handy, I would. It's a good time to make sure all the connections are clean and tight and some DAPO didn't get creative with where they routed circuits.
I labeled mine with little zip tie tags before pulling them off but in the end I didn't really use the labels and just followed the schematic because sure enough, a few wires had been switched around over the years.
Thanks, Brent. When I refurbished the harness I checked and repaired everything, from shorted and melted wires to corrosion to DAPO stupidity. I can't remember why I did not clean the fuse-relay panel then, probably got distracted by something more fun.
bkrantz
Dec 13 2020, 08:03 PM
A personal milestone today: I installed the first hard parts! Yay, me!
I started with the brake line in the tunnel. This has a short segment that goes through the firewall.
bkrantz
Dec 13 2020, 08:10 PM
And the long section that goes to the front. Here it is on top of the tunnel. The Sharpies show the locations of the tabs to hold the line to the top of the tunnel. I transferred the locations to the brake line to locate some rubber tubing for protection.
bkrantz
Dec 13 2020, 08:11 PM
The two lines come together at this union--first time using a wrench on the rebuild!
bkrantz
Dec 13 2020, 08:14 PM
Next, SS fuel lines, from Tangerine. These get fed in from the rear.
bkrantz
Dec 13 2020, 08:18 PM
I had a moment of panic, when I could not find the double-hole rubber grommet for the front bulkhead. After looking in the "right" box and not finding it, I went through all the other boxes. Of course, it was in the right box after all. Good think, since this grommet is NLA.
bkrantz
Dec 13 2020, 08:19 PM
Grommet in place.
bkrantz
Dec 13 2020, 08:21 PM
And a single grommet in one rear hole. I used some teflon spray lube, and fed the fuel line in. Once started, it was actually easy to push it to the front.
bkrantz
Dec 13 2020, 08:22 PM
Repeat for the second line.
bkrantz
Dec 13 2020, 08:25 PM
Front end of the tunnel, with the lines fed through the double-hole grommet.
bkrantz
Dec 13 2020, 08:26 PM
Future connections for the fuel tank and relocated pump.
bkrantz
Dec 13 2020, 08:28 PM
One more detail for the fuel lines: fixing them in place using the tabs on the floor of the tunnel, with some rubber hose as protection.
bkrantz
Dec 13 2020, 08:29 PM
Bonus detail: some more rubber hose collars to keep the lines from vibrating on the rear tunnel floor.
bkrantz
Dec 13 2020, 08:30 PM
Out with the old list (I will get to painting under the side grills later, and clean the threads as I go).
bkrantz
Dec 13 2020, 08:31 PM
In with the new list. Progress already!
bkrantz
Dec 14 2020, 07:47 PM
Finishing up this detour. The fuse-relay panel is clean, and I wired the washer pump switch and relay. The new relay is the one lower left.
bkrantz
Dec 14 2020, 07:49 PM
I then re-taped the harness, including new wires to the future pump (coil of white and brown). I will cut to fit and add necessary connectors once the pump is installed.
bkrantz
Dec 14 2020, 07:52 PM
Now for the big job--installing the harness. Not really looking forward to this.
ndfrigi
Dec 14 2020, 08:05 PM
QUOTE(bkrantz @ Dec 14 2020, 05:49 PM)
I then re-taped the harness, including new wires to the future pump (coil of white and brown). I will cut to fit and add necessary connectors once the pump is installed.
wow! congratulations and nicely done on your wiring too!
Can you also share the wiring along the center tunnel all the way to the rear wiring?
I’m also going to fix my wiring for my 74. thank you!
ooops there you go complete wiring except hardly can look at it because of the floor dynamat color.
djway
Dec 14 2020, 08:21 PM
bkrantz
Dec 15 2020, 08:04 PM
QUOTE(ndfrigi @ Dec 14 2020, 07:05 PM)
QUOTE(bkrantz @ Dec 14 2020, 05:49 PM)
I then re-taped the harness, including new wires to the future pump (coil of white and brown). I will cut to fit and add necessary connectors once the pump is installed.
wow! congratulations and nicely done on your wiring too!
Can you also share the wiring along the center tunnel all the way to the rear wiring?
I’m also going to fix my wiring for my 74. thank you!
ooops there you go complete wiring except hardly can look at it because of the floor dynamat color.
If you mean showing the rear part of the wiring harness and individual connections, look back on this thread for when I had the harness laid-out during and after when I cleaned and repaired it.
If you mean showing the installation in the car, stay tuned.
gereed75
Dec 16 2020, 08:13 AM
In All likelihood you have seen it but RD has a pretty good video out there on installing the harness.
Really enjoy your threads. Nice work.
bkrantz
Dec 16 2020, 08:03 PM
OK, here we go. Prep: good mood, cold beverage, calm music.
Everything on the cardboard is the rear "half" that goes under the cross brace and all the way back to the tail lights.
bkrantz
Dec 16 2020, 08:07 PM
To start, I used (mostly) the strategy of feeding the biggest thing through the obstruction first, even if not on the far end of the harness. So here goes the relay board connector under the center tunnel brace.
bkrantz
Dec 16 2020, 08:08 PM
Then the far end of the rear harness, with the right tail light connectors leading.
bkrantz
Dec 16 2020, 08:09 PM
After pulling the tail light branch, I started the battery leads.
Note the red spots.
bkrantz
Dec 16 2020, 08:11 PM
I pulled both branches through until the snorkel got to the tunnel.
bkrantz
Dec 16 2020, 08:12 PM
Snorkel started.
bkrantz
Dec 16 2020, 08:13 PM
And through.
bkrantz
Dec 16 2020, 08:17 PM
All done! (with the first obstacle). I also fed the wires for the heat lever to that opening.
bkrantz
Dec 16 2020, 08:18 PM
Now comes the real fun. All the rear harness now has go into the tunnel and out the hole in the lower firewall into the engine compartment.
bkrantz
Dec 16 2020, 08:21 PM
I violated my "big things first" strategy by starting with the far end tail light lead.
bkrantz
Dec 16 2020, 08:22 PM
This was pretty easy to sneak into the tunnel and then feed out into the engine compartment.
bkrantz
Dec 16 2020, 08:23 PM
I continued to pull that branch, and got more side branches through.
bkrantz
Dec 16 2020, 08:25 PM
Now the test for my current strategy: will the big plug have room to get through?
bkrantz
Dec 16 2020, 08:26 PM
It took a bit of fiddling, but it worked.
bkrantz
Dec 16 2020, 08:26 PM
Now for the battery leads.
bkrantz
Dec 16 2020, 08:28 PM
Using long shop tweezers helps to get the lead ends through the hole.
bkrantz
Dec 16 2020, 08:28 PM
And the rest of the leads.
bkrantz
Dec 16 2020, 08:29 PM
Now for the snorkel. Into the tunnel!
bkrantz
Dec 16 2020, 08:30 PM
All in.
bkrantz
Dec 16 2020, 08:32 PM
Gently pulling from the engine side and pushing from the tunnel side, and here it comes.
bkrantz
Dec 16 2020, 08:33 PM
And fully through, with the grommet seated.
But--THIS WAS A MISTAKE--see lower down.
bkrantz
Dec 16 2020, 08:35 PM
Now feeding things through the hole in the forward engine shelf. This time the big plug goes first.
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