Well, hello everyone!
I am jumping back in the saddle with this 77 making a good run at finishing it in under a year. The electrical is the biggest issue, I'd like to tackle that and get it out of the way. I understand BASIC, and very BASIC electrical. I can strip, crimp, splice, twist, and solder with the best of em though.
Pretty much NOTHING on the car is factory, so I can't see spending thousands of dollars on a wiring harness that has fittings I am not going to use or wires I need to add. I will buy them and modify as necessary if that is my best option.
To give you guys a better idea of what were working with here, let me tell you the added items.
ELECTRIC fuel pump, gravity fed, factory sending unit
ELECTRIC water pump
ELECTRIC fans
FACTORY power windows
FACTORY A/C
AFTERMARKET ELECTRIC locks
AFTERMARKET 765 TRANS (HAS SINGLE 12V wire for lock up converter, like a 4l60E)
MSD 6AL ignition
AFTERMARKET TAIL/REVERSE/RUNNING REAR LIGHTS
DIFFERENT FIXED HEADLIGHTS (12V-3 WIRE, HIGH/LOW/OFF) XENON HID BALLASTS
Steering column is the same, gauges, I would love for them to stay factory. However I was shown these dakota digital gauges called VHX. I was informed that these gauges hook up using linked CATV wire, to one central information box where all the sensors hook up. $1,500.00 and the gauges look ok. Its almost double what it would cost to repair factory gauges. I kept the key ignition and seating and carpeting and dash. I wanted to have the exterior look modern sleek amazing, and the inside old muscle feel. I was even considering keeping the working 8-Track in the dash and putting a modern head unit in the car hidden somewhere.
Does anyone have any suggestions as to what wire harnesses I should use for the engine, a/c, rear section, dash?
What do I do for a switch for the headlights, I don't want the high beams on the floor anymore, just a nice functioning switch, how do you connect these fans so they dont stay on all the time, just kick on when need be like newer cars? Water pump on all the time? I have a hard time understanding relays and stuff. I think the water pump was CSR brand and the fans are dewitts brand I believe.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
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-LOUIE