51 Gmc Wiring, Raditor - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

gen2guy · 01-17-2005, 08:27 PM

[SIZE=7]I have a 51 gmc project truck the body work is done it is apart so i would like to start wiring it. It is on a camero sub frame and has a 77 corvett 350 in it. so it would be a 12 volt system it also has a firebird collum in it. I was wondering if anyone knows a good wire kit like painless but cheaper i am only 16 and on a very tite budget. I need something not to hard to use. Thanks.

Also does any one know if the stock raditor will cool the 350 with a tranny cooler, its a 1/2 ton thanks again for all the help.

48Pickup · 01-18-2005, 03:09 PM

I read that ezwiring has a nice wiring harness. Check out their website ezwiring.com.

Brainchild · 01-19-2005, 11:23 PM

Welcome to the forums.

Here are a couple of kits that are like half price of a Painless kit.Around $160.

C&L
Hotrod Wires

72402 · 01-20-2005, 11:06 AM

I have used several EZ-Wiring kits in restorations and street rods. I think for the money, they are as good as you will find. You can get them with black wire or colorcoded like GM. Both are labeled every 5 inches. Their book has decent instructions for wiring to GM columns and different charging systems. They also have new switches available at decent prices. I just finished putting one of their 18 circuit colored harnesses in a 67 pickup. JM2c.
I also have a friend who builds 47-53 chevys and he runs the stock radiator. If you use a front steer subframe, sometimes you have interference with the steering box. Hope this helps. Frank

horvath · 01-21-2005, 03:43 AM

I'm real happy with the EZ-Wire install I did:
See Here

And as long as you're at it, check out these other wiring projects I did since -- they REALLY make a HUGE difference! :
Mad Electrical Improvements

Wiring an Electric Fan with TWO Relays

Headlight Relays

Understanding Fusible Links

Wiring Dome Light to Door Switches

Have fun, bro'!!!

Brainchild · 01-21-2005, 04:26 AM

Nice how to article Alan,great job.

horvath · 01-21-2005, 05:02 AM

Thanks, Rusty

I love making improvements on my truck and it's fun sharing the info with others.

3100 special · 01-23-2005, 12:02 PM

Great information, Alan. I was reading through through the various links on your site (MADD) in particular. Geat information. On the other part, I was glad to see that there were some less expensive options to the Painless brand. I still have a LARGE amount of time (and money) away from being ready for the wiring but, I'm a research nut. The more I can read, the better I feel about money that I'm spending on the panel.

horvath · 01-23-2005, 11:37 PM

Get at that panel, bro'! REPLACE your daily driver with it (forget about show) and you'll save a ton of money every year on car payments ... then you'll be able to have fun driving it!

3100 special · 01-24-2005, 09:44 AM

Your right!

01-17-2005, 08:27 PM	#1
gen2guy Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: mlwaukee wis Posts: 22	51 Gmc Wiring, Raditor [SIZE=7]I have a 51 gmc project truck the body work is done it is apart so i would like to start wiring it. It is on a camero sub frame and has a 77 corvett 350 in it. so it would be a 12 volt system it also has a firebird collum in it. I was wondering if anyone knows a good wire kit like painless but cheaper i am only 16 and on a very tite budget. I need something not to hard to use. Thanks. Also does any one know if the stock raditor will cool the 350 with a tranny cooler, its a 1/2 ton thanks again for all the help. Last edited by gen2guy; 01-17-2005 at 08:32 PM.

01-18-2005, 03:09 PM	#2
48Pickup Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: texas Posts: 5	wiring harness I read that ezwiring has a nice wiring harness. Check out their website ezwiring.com.

01-19-2005, 11:23 PM	#3
Brainchild Still drivin' a Rat Rod Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Monett Missouri Posts: 4,925	Welcome to the forums. Here are a couple of kits that are like half price of a Painless kit.Around $160. C&L Hotrod Wires __________________ Rusty Member #13872 Instead of saying.....you are a discomfort in the back of my front.....one should be able to say...... you are a pain in the a$# 71 GMC LWB 49 Chevy 85 Chevy G20 Check out my website

01-21-2005, 03:43 AM	#5
horvath Registered User Join Date: May 2003 Location: New Brunswick, New Jersey Posts: 128	I'm real happy with the EZ-Wire install I did: See Here And as long as you're at it, check out these other wiring projects I did since -- they REALLY make a HUGE difference! : Mad Electrical Improvements Wiring an Electric Fan with TWO Relays Headlight Relays Understanding Fusible Links Wiring Dome Light to Door Switches Have fun, bro'!!! __________________ Alan Horvath 54 Chevy Pickup

01-21-2005, 04:26 AM	#6
Brainchild Still drivin' a Rat Rod Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Monett Missouri Posts: 4,925	Nice how to article Alan,great job. __________________ Rusty Member #13872 Instead of saying.....you are a discomfort in the back of my front.....one should be able to say...... you are a pain in the a$# 71 GMC LWB 49 Chevy 85 Chevy G20 Check out my website

01-20-2005, 11:06 AM	#4
72402 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Cameron, Oklahoma Posts: 199	I have used several EZ-Wiring kits in restorations and street rods. I think for the money, they are as good as you will find. You can get them with black wire or colorcoded like GM. Both are labeled every 5 inches. Their book has decent instructions for wiring to GM columns and different charging systems. They also have new switches available at decent prices. I just finished putting one of their 18 circuit colored harnesses in a 67 pickup. JM2c. I also have a friend who builds 47-53 chevys and he runs the stock radiator. If you use a front steer subframe, sometimes you have interference with the steering box. Hope this helps. Frank

01-21-2005, 05:02 AM	#7
horvath Registered User Join Date: May 2003 Location: New Brunswick, New Jersey Posts: 128	Thanks, Rusty I love making improvements on my truck and it's fun sharing the info with others. __________________ Alan Horvath 54 Chevy Pickup

01-23-2005, 12:02 PM	#8
3100 special Street Rod Dreamin' Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Work:Batam, Indonesia/ Home:League City, Texas Posts: 1,241	Great information, Alan. I was reading through through the various links on your site (MADD) in particular. Geat information. On the other part, I was glad to see that there were some less expensive options to the Painless brand. I still have a LARGE amount of time (and money) away from being ready for the wiring but, I'm a research nut. The more I can read, the better I feel about money that I'm spending on the panel. __________________ 1954 Chevy 3100 Panel Truck 2004 GMC Yukon 2007 GMC Sierra 4X4 "I am for doing good to the poor, but I differ in opinion of the means. I think the best way of doing good to the poor, is not making them easy in poverty, but leading or driving them out of it." Benjamin Franklin, On the Price of Corn and Management of the Poor, November 1776

01-23-2005, 11:37 PM	#9
horvath Registered User Join Date: May 2003 Location: New Brunswick, New Jersey Posts: 128	Get at that panel, bro'! REPLACE your daily driver with it (forget about show) and you'll save a ton of money every year on car payments ... then you'll be able to have fun driving it! __________________ Alan Horvath 54 Chevy Pickup

01-24-2005, 09:44 AM	#10
3100 special Street Rod Dreamin' Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Work:Batam, Indonesia/ Home:League City, Texas Posts: 1,241	Your right! __________________ 1954 Chevy 3100 Panel Truck 2004 GMC Yukon 2007 GMC Sierra 4X4 "I am for doing good to the poor, but I differ in opinion of the means. I think the best way of doing good to the poor, is not making them easy in poverty, but leading or driving them out of it." Benjamin Franklin, On the Price of Corn and Management of the Poor, November 1776

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