Re: Larry's 1951 Club Sedan Project

Posted by Charles On 2014/1/6 20:53:28

Been there, done that! Was a nice winter distraction for me. I like your PVC idea. That will help keep the main harness in order.

I approached it a little different. I disassembled my old harness as I traced the new wires along it. I used cheap electrical tape to keep things together and tight. Easy to undo and add more wires as I went along.

I also found differences in my harness compared to the wire diagram. Can't remember all of them but I think I noted them in my blog.

The main reason I made my own harness is because I am cheap and my car was not worth putting a correct fabric covered wire set in it. I opted for modern wire. I figure if it really bothers me down the road, I can open the loom, cut and splice in the fabric wire in the places it will be seen. Most of the harness is covered anyway. For your project, I am glad you went all out on the proper wires. Your restoration is to a much higher standard than mine.

If I was to do it again, I would put extra length on the wires and wait until the harness is in the car to terminate the components in the engine compartment. Even though I tried to add extra, some of my wires are tad short when I connect it to it's component. If I had waited until it was in the car, I could make a nice clean install with perfectly run wires.

Longer wires going from the harness to the dash will make it's removal easier if repairs are needed. You could pull the dash oval out without removing any wires depending how long you make them. It is all out of sight so no one would know.

Anyway that's my 2 cents. You will have an intimate knowledge of your car's electrical system when you are done!