QUOTE(Tom1394racing @ Feb 20 2022, 09:02 AM)
My main reasosn for considering the 914-6 replacement harness are the ignition switch, turn signals and wiper switches where I will be using 911 components with different connectors. Also the in the engine bay where I will be using a 3.0L twin plug (possibly with EFI). Isn't it really just a matter of finding or making custom harnesses with appropriate connectors to mate my 914 harness to the 911 components? Seems like a waste of $$ to buy an entire harness for just those connections.
Tom,
The 914-6 is not like the 911 in that the engine harness is a separate piece from the chassis harness and plugs into the relay board. So unless you are running carbs on that 3.0L twin plug engine, you will have to custom build an engine harness.
As for the switches, I have been there, done that. The 914-6 wiper switch is unique to the car. It doesn't connect to anything other than the wiper motor. The main harness just supplies a single switched 12V wire to run the wipers. The turn signals and ignition can be easily converted with basic electrical knowledge. There are lots of threads on here about people doing it.
You can do what I did. Start with the harness from the year of the chassis (mine was a 73) and first remove anything you are not going to use, such as seat belt buzzer/interlock stuff and the wiper circuits. Then modify the harness to use a 911 ignition switch and turn signal switch. I have a geddy design 5 gauge dash, and I always hated having to unplug all the connections to remove the insturments, so I added two 14 pin connectors so I can take the gauges out of the dash as a unit complete with the wiring.
Click to view attachmentThe lead on the left of the picture is for the GPS speedometer drive. The other two connect the gauge harness to the chassis harness.
I hope that helps, and let me know if you need anything else.
Clay