I hear ya on the wires. They didn't look so bad on the motor when it was orange. There i$ $till a lot of money to $pend, $o plug wire$ on far down on the li$t.
I've spent the weekend doing some wiring. The car got converted to Denso Alternator with internal regulator, trunk mounted battery and MSD from points as well as relays for headlights. It sure does take time to make everything look nice.