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Originally Posted by ChevLoRay
Wiring is one of those things that also require some talent. Sure, you can get some butt splices and black tape and patch in a piece to replace a frayed section, Y3, but a 38-yr old+ truck that you sink some serious money into and then expect to drive and perform well.....especially after we have become accustomed to fuel injection and disc brakes and cold AC....that truck deserves a decent wiring system.
Check out www.wiringharness.com. They go by the name M&H Fabricators. Wes, at Classic Heartbeat (a site vendor) got me a good price on a buncha harnesses for my truck. You can PM him and see what he can do.
Even though my truck didn't have any electrical issues when I tore it down, the wiring came out and I got new harnesses because I don't want see it go up in smoke for want of a $200 harness...and that was the most expensive one.....if my memory is correct. |
Agreed, not to mention most of the factory wiring's insulation (outside of the cab anyway) is brittle. I've already talked to Wes on something else and plan on spending some money with him shortly after the new year. Need to get the holidays out of the way first. My truck has had a 73-80 (verified off the casting numbers on the back of the block) 400 small block dropped in it, and converted over to HEI and internally regulated alternator. Whoever installed the alternator really needs to stay away from any kind of wiring... first was that they wired it up as if it were a single wire alternator (when the two "signal" wire connectors on the alternator, for lack of a better term, were plainly visible). Second, instead of using the nice large 8 or 10 gauge portion of the battery cable (whatever size it is) positive wire that is supposed to be used for running to the alternator, he used the 14 gauge to connect to the charge terminal on it. And third, he left the factory regulator connected to the harness!!!
And he wondered why the battery was always dead after driving it for awhile but when he had the alternator tested it always tested good...... Anyway, stupid things like that abounded in my truck, most of which I've cleared up well enough until I buy some new harnesses next year. I know they sell harnesses already made up to utilize HEI and the internally regulated alternators on these trucks, I wonder if WES can cook up one that has wiring for an electric choke on the carb already built in too.... would be nice. Anyway, the most expensive harness is the main harness inside the cab looks like and its running well over $300 most places.