Re: Under hood wire harness replacement
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Are you talking engine harness or headlights too?
I bought an engine harness from Bill and Rose Evans for my '63 330 here recently and it took less than 30 minutes to plug in and be running. All the components were already in place.
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Re: Under hood wire harness replacement
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01/31/20 04:50 PM
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are you MAKING the harnesses and the replace ? or just installing harnesses already made ?
just replacing the old one with new ones made... damn! maybe 30 minutes!!!! 45 minutes max? I still don't get how some ppl has posted more than an hour ?
now, making them by yourself and replacing after that... Being the picky I am, maybe 2 days long LOL
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Re: Under hood wire harness replacement
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Now if we get a sixpack... maybe an hour and a half or two hours not this: but this: LOL
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Re: Under hood wire harness replacement
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Using a ready made replacement that is true to the 66 Barracuda, MAYBE 1 hour. But maybe 1.5 if the old one is wrapped around Air Conditioner plumbing. You can get new Bulkhead connectores off Ebay too so if the female side is bad just replace it. 15 Male and 15 Female connectors for $10.99 and free shipping. Mopar Bulkhead connectorsFor my son's 74 D200 I made a total new one with some power relays and wire gauge upgrades and it took me two days. But I added 2 relays for the headlights, 1 horn relay, 2 fan controller relays and a Fog light relay.
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Re: Under hood wire harness replacement
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are you MAKING the harnesses and the replace ? or just installing harnesses already made ?
just replacing the old one with new ones made... damn! maybe 30 minutes!!!! 45 minutes max? I still don't get how some ppl has posted more than an hour ?
now, making them by yourself and replacing after that... Being the picky I am, maybe 2 days long LOL That's a little short when you consider that the headlights need to come out. I will be working on the bulkhead, but not replacing it unless I find a spare around here that is in good shape. The car has issues, but I already figured one of them out (damn Bouchillon AC/alternator bracket is powder coated...alt is no longer grounded...). I was losing too much voltage to the coil and the Chinese electronic distributor won't fire on 8 volts... I was figuring about 4 hours total for the harness replacement and bulkhead work.
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Re: Under hood wire harness replacement
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Still removing headlights I think 45 minutes max and making it with calm.
Now I didn't considered the bulkhead job which on an A Body could take maybe couple of hours since is not comfortable. Depending on how deep is the job. Replacing terminals? Just replacing the bulkhead housing? Terminals usually can be simply cleaned. Just degrease it ( any solvent and brush ), sink it in vinegar with a bit of salt to remove rusty and sulfates on terminals ( that greenish stuff sometimes appears ) for a couple of hours, then on baking soda to beat the rest of acids of vinegar. This full process could take 3 to 4 hours if cleaning. If replacing terminals maybe just 2 hours depending on your tools and skills.
I would preffer keep the original terminals. The factory crimping is way better than any crimp job made at home still with the right tools.
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Re: Under hood wire harness replacement
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Still removing headlights I think 45 minutes max and making it with calm.
Now I didn't considered the bulkhead job which on an A Body could take maybe couple of hours since is not comfortable. Depending on how deep is the job. Replacing terminals? Just replacing the bulkhead housing? Terminals usually can be simply cleaned. Just degrease it ( any solvent and brush ), sink it in vinegar with a bit of salt to remove rusty and sulfates on terminals ( that greenish stuff sometimes appears ) for a couple of hours, then on baking soda to beat the rest of acids of vinegar. This full process could take 3 to 4 hours if cleaning. If replacing terminals maybe just 2 hours depending on your tools and skills.
I would preffer keep the original terminals. The factory crimping is way better than any crimp job made at home still with the right tools. More like about two hours plus a half hour for checking the bulkhead, which was in good shape.
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