Shell Help!

[2002Targa]

If you're anywhere near "The Peoples Republic of California" you can get good deals on a decent "smogged" 76 and transfer everything over.  Especially if your car is 75 or earlier...  Then sell the 76 shell to someone building a racecar!

[FB73tii]

On Wednesday, December 07, 2016 at 0:19 PM, andernamen said:

 I'm afraid project is too big.  How hard is it to wire a car from scratch? 

 A ground up build is a very big job, but fun and educational if you are so inclined. As a bonus, you'll end up with a lot of new tools if you don''t have them already (welding setup, air compressor, air tools, and a broad assortment of other items). It depends on your skill level and desire for fit and finish. I would figure at least a few thousand hours, and that's without building an engine.

 

As far as wiring harnesses, I built a new one for my '74 track car last year. I used all mil-spec wire and was able to eliminate almost every push-on connector. I wanted screw terminals as vibration is an issue for my application. A good terminal crimper is $100 or more, and different crimpers are needed for different types of electrical connectors. It was not cheap, but now I have the tools and knowledge--planning to do a new wiring harness for my '69 perhaps next winter.

 

I got the inspiration for my harness for the one my builder made for my electronic injection slide throttle. He builds wiring harness for professional motorsports applications. Here's a great resource to give you an idea of how far you can go:

 

Professional Mil-Spec Motorsport ECU Wiring Harness Construction

https://www.rbracing-rsr.com/wiring_ecu.html

 

Best of luck on the journey--Fred

[jgerock]

IF you don't mind taking your time and have a good resource vehicle to look at, you can do anything.  The wiring on these cars is pretty simple but since your car is a bare shell, you don't know if the PO made any modifications to the wiring nor made any notes (that they could pass on to you).  Body and paint are things I cannot do.  The rest is pretty simple.  Find someone close to you with an 02 and make some friends for assistance. 

 

This is the entire wiring harness from my 69.

[Vicleonardo1]

4 hours ago, FB73tii said:

 A ground up build is a very big job, but fun and educational if you are so inclined. As a bonus, you'll end up with a lot of new tools if you don''t have them already (welding setup, air compressor, air tools, and a broad assortment of other items). It depends on your skill level and desire for fit and finish. I would figure at least a few thousand hours, and that's without building an engine.

 

As far as wiring harnesses, I built a new one for my '74 track car last year. I used all mil-spec wire and was able to eliminate almost every push-on connector. I wanted screw terminals as vibration is an issue for my application. A good terminal crimper is $100 or more, and different crimpers are needed for different types of electrical connectors. It was not cheap, but now I have the tools and knowledge--planning to do a new wiring harness for my '69 perhaps next winter.

 

I got the inspiration for my harness for the one my builder made for my electronic injection slide throttle. He builds wiring harness for professional motorsports applications. Here's a great resource to give you an idea of how far you can go:

 

Professional Mil-Spec Motorsport ECU Wiring Harness Construction

https://www.rbracing-rsr.com/wiring_ecu.html

 

Best of luck on the journey--Fred

Hey do you think it would be possible to give a "how to" for the rest of us that would like to use a modern harness in our cars?  A step by step with photos would be pretty nice for the rest of us to do an upgrade. Would love to take a JEGs or painless and try and get it in my 75....someday....really....sort of....in the future....

Edited January 27, 2017 by Vicleonardo1
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