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wiring car

Posted By: landon1

wiring car - 09/05/09 03:19 PM

my car is by no means a "race car" - 440 '71 satellite - but, i think i'm going to strip my car of everything i don't need - heat/ac, radio, etc. but i do still need lights, turn signals and brakelights.

anyhow, i was wondering what you guys are doing for wiring harnesses, since i assume most people in the race section wouldn't have most of that stuff either. are you just running generic 8-12 circuit fuse blocks with some wires already connected and running the rest to do what you need?
Posted By: WILD BILL

Re: wiring car - 09/05/09 04:37 PM

I used the Painless 8 circuit kit. Not turn signals or head lights on mine though.

Have you looked at their 12 cir kit?
Posted By: Quicktree

Re: wiring car - 09/05/09 04:39 PM

here you go, everything you need for the street and track.

https://board.moparts.org/ubbthreads/show...t=4#Post4371655
Posted By: Cab_Burge

Re: wiring car - 09/05/09 10:25 PM

Quote:

my car is by no means a "race car" - 440 '71 satellite - but, i think i'm going to strip my car of everything i don't need - heat/ac, radio, etc. but i do still need lights, turn signals and brakelights.

anyhow, i was wondering what you guys are doing for wiring harnesses, since i assume most people in the race section wouldn't have most of that stuff either. are you just running generic 8-12 circuit fuse blocks with some wires already connected and running the rest to do what you need?


I use the stock wiring as long as it is good I'm a little cheap when it comes to reusing parts on my race car, why buy something to replace a part that is good still and the new part won't make the car go any faster I will, and do strip out any bad or unneeded wires to the air conditioning, cruise control and so on I do have a degree in electronics and 33 yrs working in wires for the phone company so the old cars are a breeze for me to trouble shoot and work on Get a wring schematic and wiring diagram with the color keys for your car so you can tell which wire goes to which component, that will make it, working on the wires, a lot easier to do
Posted By: landon1

Re: wiring car - 09/05/09 11:21 PM

i would use the stock wiring, but it's been hacked-on pretty good and the - if it was decent, i was considering buying a modern fuse block and connecting what i need and getting rid of the rest. however, i'm looking at a rebel 8 circuit harness - seems to have what i need, similar to t-bucket painless harness i think...just basics to run the car with addition of lights, signals, and wipers
Posted By: Evil Spirit

Re: wiring car - 09/06/09 02:31 AM

I usually build my own harnesses, re-using the factory plugs as necessary. I usually use self resetting breakers, relays, etc whenever possible. Here's a pic of a panel I built for a 68 Dart. MSD, coil, shift lite switch, circuit breakers, relays all in one panel. Here is a source I use a lot for supplies. www.waytekwire.com

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