wiring problems.
it sounds like your not worried about originality, that said, this is how i did a friends car and am on my way to doing mine. we both bought painless switch panels (his is 4-switch fused, mine is 6-switch fused), installed them on the transmission hump between the seats. the switch panel does one thing---control any and all engine functions. the rest of the cars are basically ripped outall the old and start from scratch. we removed any wires that did not need to be there, and basically rewired what was left using factory diagrams to help us where needed. this is a very daunting task to say the least, but if your ride is depending on 35 year old, hacked up, dried up wiring, and you dont fix the problem now---dont come crying to me when your ride burns to the ground. id also bypass that PITA amp gauge and check all bulkhead connections on both sides at the firewall and fix as necessary. and as norm said, solder and shrink wrap everything, adn buy a butane powered solder iron---it works miricles under a dash in tight spaces.
--chad
it sounds like your not worried about originality, that said, this is how i did a friends car and am on my way to doing mine. we both bought painless switch panels (his is 4-switch fused, mine is 6-switch fused), installed them on the transmission hump between the seats. the switch panel does one thing---control any and all engine functions. the rest of the cars are basically ripped outall the old and start from scratch. we removed any wires that did not need to be there, and basically rewired what was left using factory diagrams to help us where needed. this is a very daunting task to say the least, but if your ride is depending on 35 year old, hacked up, dried up wiring, and you dont fix the problem now---dont come crying to me when your ride burns to the ground. id also bypass that PITA amp gauge and check all bulkhead connections on both sides at the firewall and fix as necessary. and as norm said, solder and shrink wrap everything, adn buy a butane powered solder iron---it works miricles under a dash in tight spaces.
--chad