Wire plugs/connectors

[BARNEY'S CAR]

I'm about to rewire my bucket of bolts and want to remove the fire wall connector. I see a few have done this and wondered where you might have bought female/male connectors to do this. I really want to remake the harness out side the car,run the wires and plug it all together under the dash. I have found connectors at a few places but really not large enough to carry the load of a car more seem geared to home electronics 3-5 amp stuff and 18-22 gauge wire. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,Bruce

 

[RustyRatRod]

The best thing to do seems to be to get a harness that completely eliminates the firewall connector, such as Ron Francis or the like. Any connector will be a source of resistance.

 

[67Dart273]

Barney there's about 1 million posts on this, do some searching on here. I agree with Rusty, start by reading these good articles

Why ammeters are a problem and how to eliminate them

http://www.madelectrical.com/electricaltech/amp-gauges.shtml

Headlight relays

http://www.madelectrical.com/electricaltech/brighter-headlights.shtml

Here's a good article on reworking Mopar ammeters to a "look alike" voltmeter. Read all three pages, as it covers several cluster styles

http://www.forabodiesonly.com/mopar/showthread.php?t=119480

All these cars were under fused and under protected A newer, larger fuse panel is better in many ways, not the least of which is getting rid of corroded 45 year old connectors

 

[straightlinespeed]

Very good information 67!