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Re: CARE TO SHARE YOUR WIRING PHOTOS............OR,
[Re: 70Cuda383]
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09/16/12 01:10 PM
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Thanxxx again.............looks like I`ve got my work cut out for me but it`s WAY over due.  peace!
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Re: CARE TO SHARE YOUR WIRING PHOTOS............OR,
[Re: Thumperdart]
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09/16/12 01:56 PM
09/16/12 01:56 PM
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Newport, Mi
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Assuming the battery is in the rear I relay the fuel pump at the rear. Everything else gets controlled by a power board with self reseting breakers and relays. Anything over 5 amps gets a relay to protect the switch. Many times I use a master relay to drop the grounds out on relays controling items that don't need to run during cranking, like fans, water pumps, etc. I like to run a common power board because when you put the relays all over at the fans, pumps, etc., you have to run 2 wires to each one - a trigger and an amperage wire. Running a common power board you only run the load wire - half the wiring and there is no more amp drop than the other way. Here's a pic of a power board I did for a 68 Dart a couple years ago.
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Re: CARE TO SHARE YOUR WIRING PHOTOS............OR,
[Re: DemonDust]
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09/16/12 02:09 PM
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took me probably 20 hours, but both ends of every wire was crimped, soldered, and heat shrunk! --VERY time consuming to do it that way!
I did my race car that way, zero failures since 1997.
I'm guessing you buy the connectors without insulation on them? Then use heat shrink to seal them?
Or you can warm them up and twist off the plastic covering. Shrink tube is the only way to fly.
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Re: CARE TO SHARE YOUR WIRING PHOTOS............OR,
[Re: DemonDust]
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09/16/12 02:24 PM
09/16/12 02:24 PM
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Newport, Mi
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took me probably 20 hours, but both ends of every wire was crimped, soldered, and heat shrunk! --VERY time consuming to do it that way!
I did my race car that way, zero failures since 1997.
I'm guessing you buy the connectors without insulation on them? Then use heat shrink to seal them?
I buy my supplies in bulk from Waytek Wire or Del City - almost pennies on the dollar compared to parts store rack prices. Del City is slightly better on some items, since they don't have a line minimum on most items, where with Waytek it's usually a $5 line minimum. 
Free advice and worth every penny...
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Re: CARE TO SHARE YOUR WIRING PHOTOS............OR,
[Re: Evil Spirit]
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09/16/12 09:21 PM
09/16/12 09:21 PM
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DemonDust
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took me probably 20 hours, but both ends of every wire was crimped, soldered, and heat shrunk! --VERY time consuming to do it that way!
I did my race car that way, zero failures since 1997.
I'm guessing you buy the connectors without insulation on them? Then use heat shrink to seal them?
I buy my supplies in bulk from Waytek Wire or Del City - almost pennies on the dollar compared to parts store rack prices. Del City is slightly better on some items, since they don't have a line minimum on most items, where with Waytek it's usually a $5 line minimum.
Just checking the sites. Have you tried the terminals with heat shrink and solder combined? I watched the video, looks like it works very well..
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Re: CARE TO SHARE YOUR WIRING PHOTOS............OR,
[Re: DemonDust]
#1303946
09/17/12 12:29 AM
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Newport, Mi
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took me probably 20 hours, but both ends of every wire was crimped, soldered, and heat shrunk! --VERY time consuming to do it that way!
I did my race car that way, zero failures since 1997.
I'm guessing you buy the connectors without insulation on them? Then use heat shrink to seal them?
I buy my supplies in bulk from Waytek Wire or Del City - almost pennies on the dollar compared to parts store rack prices. Del City is slightly better on some items, since they don't have a line minimum on most items, where with Waytek it's usually a $5 line minimum.
Just checking the sites. Have you tried the terminals with heat shrink and solder combined? I watched the video, looks like it works very well..
Yeah - the insulated/shrink wrapped butt connectors are convenient, but I prefer the seperate crimped connector/heat shrink way. First I can do a visual inspection on the crimp. Second is cost. (These are Waytek Wire prices)
Price of 100 16-14 brazed seam non-insulated butt connectors and 4 - 4' sticks of heat shrink is about $7, or 7 cents each.
Pre insulated heat shrink 16-14 butt connectors start at $21 per 100 pcs, and the premium ones that have the solder in them are $69 per 100 pcs., so in other words they are 21 - 69 cents each, or 3 to 10 times the cost.
The shrink wrap is smaller diameter when finished, so it isn't as bulky looking as the pre-insulated pieces. Look at the board pic I posted above - the terms are nice and neat when finished.
For some simple repairs I do use the (expensive) pre-fabs, but for whole systems I tend to use the shrink wrap method.
Free advice and worth every penny...
Factory trained Slinky rewinder.........
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Re: CARE TO SHARE YOUR WIRING PHOTOS............OR,
[Re: Evil Spirit]
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09/17/12 08:23 AM
09/17/12 08:23 AM
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Marysville, O-H-I-O
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Same here. when you're fabricating your own wire harness, keeping bulk down can really help keep everything neat and orderly. the heat shrink tubing adds virtually no bulk, and gives you a nice neat, professional end to the wires.
I actually have been strongly considering building my own wire harness for my Cuda when the time comes, might not save me any time, but will save material costs, plus it will allow me to run only the wires I need, fix the factory issues, and allow me to neatly hide the wires where possible.
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Re: CARE TO SHARE YOUR WIRING PHOTOS............OR,
[Re: 70Cuda383]
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09/17/12 01:32 PM
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Motor City
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I couldn't find the link but Yellow Bullet had a "lets see your wiring skills" post & there was some awesome pictures & ideas posted over very many pages worth of pics.
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