Engine bay wire tuck??
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Re: Engine bay wire tuck??
i think vermont ty did a complete wire tuck, if you want to cal it that
i think vermont ty did a complete wire tuck, if you want to cal it that
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Re: Engine bay wire tuck??
we did this in my brother's mustang... took a long time and was a big pita but when we finished it looked totally different and a bunch cleaner. I'd love to do it to the sy but would think it would be a nightmare
we did this in my brother's mustang... took a long time and was a big pita but when we finished it looked totally different and a bunch cleaner. I'd love to do it to the sy but would think it would be a nightmare
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No 56k Here!!!!!!
No 56k Here!!!!!!
Knock yourself out.....
Step 1: remove stock engine harness, and cut the wiring to all the sensors, plugs, etc.
Step 2: Get a couple engine harnesses from a 90's chevy truck and cut them all apart.
Step 3: Lengthen your sensor wires 6 feet using matching color wire from the donor harnesses.
Step 4: Solder all connections and heat shrink every pair of sensor wires.
Then get creative and find where you want to hide everything. Please note, that there are just some wires that cannot be well hidden like the 02 sensor, IAT sensor, boost solenoid and coolant temp sensor. The hang out for the world to see regardless, so think about that before you dive in....
Once you have the locations picked out, simply reconnect all of the wiring you previously butchered according.*
*Before you go to bed every night, study every damn wiring diagam out there for the truck, because you'll get real tight with them by the end of the project.
When I did it, I chose to run from the sensor to a weatherpack connector inside the truck, then from the weatherpack to the ECM, so I could remove / modify sections of wiring if I needed to.
The hole in the firewall I chose to use was a grommet where the wiring and vacuum line to feed your HVAC controls go. The grommet and hole were so big in comparison to the wires going through it, that it had more than enough room for all the wires of the engine bay. I also ran the wiring for the undertruck stuff (speedo, TCC) inside the truck along the floor, then drilled a hole, put a grommet in, and dropped the lines straight down to the speedometer sending unit and TCC. That eliminated 4 wires from the bunch. Unfortunately, I don't have a pic of my engine bay on hand; I'll get one.
It was definitely a pain, and many times during it I wanted to go buy another harness from Ray, but it was pretty cool learning how it all ties together. Personally, I wouldn't tackle it unless you want a super duper clean show truck, or you were forced to after you grabbed the battery from your buddys boat to quickly move the truck before winter and the polarity on his battery was different than yours and you caught your truck on fire. :roll: If you have any questions, I'd be more than happy to help however I can.
All of the wires separated, lenghtened, no heatshrink.
Heatshrink installed, the hole in the firewall, and a Red Sox hat
Everything nicely tucked in
Where everything came through the firewall; things get ugly from here.
With the defrost ductwork back in place
Relay location
CRIPES!!!! This was the mayhem in full swing. All junction blocks were marked for reference, and I left several open locations for future use if need be.
No 56k Here!!!!!!
Knock yourself out.....
Step 1: remove stock engine harness, and cut the wiring to all the sensors, plugs, etc.
Step 2: Get a couple engine harnesses from a 90's chevy truck and cut them all apart.
Step 3: Lengthen your sensor wires 6 feet using matching color wire from the donor harnesses.
Step 4: Solder all connections and heat shrink every pair of sensor wires.
Then get creative and find where you want to hide everything. Please note, that there are just some wires that cannot be well hidden like the 02 sensor, IAT sensor, boost solenoid and coolant temp sensor. The hang out for the world to see regardless, so think about that before you dive in....
Once you have the locations picked out, simply reconnect all of the wiring you previously butchered according.*
*Before you go to bed every night, study every damn wiring diagam out there for the truck, because you'll get real tight with them by the end of the project.
When I did it, I chose to run from the sensor to a weatherpack connector inside the truck, then from the weatherpack to the ECM, so I could remove / modify sections of wiring if I needed to.
The hole in the firewall I chose to use was a grommet where the wiring and vacuum line to feed your HVAC controls go. The grommet and hole were so big in comparison to the wires going through it, that it had more than enough room for all the wires of the engine bay. I also ran the wiring for the undertruck stuff (speedo, TCC) inside the truck along the floor, then drilled a hole, put a grommet in, and dropped the lines straight down to the speedometer sending unit and TCC. That eliminated 4 wires from the bunch. Unfortunately, I don't have a pic of my engine bay on hand; I'll get one.
It was definitely a pain, and many times during it I wanted to go buy another harness from Ray, but it was pretty cool learning how it all ties together. Personally, I wouldn't tackle it unless you want a super duper clean show truck, or you were forced to after you grabbed the battery from your buddys boat to quickly move the truck before winter and the polarity on his battery was different than yours and you caught your truck on fire. :roll: If you have any questions, I'd be more than happy to help however I can.
All of the wires separated, lenghtened, no heatshrink.
Heatshrink installed, the hole in the firewall, and a Red Sox hat
Everything nicely tucked in
Where everything came through the firewall; things get ugly from here.
With the defrost ductwork back in place
Relay location
CRIPES!!!! This was the mayhem in full swing. All junction blocks were marked for reference, and I left several open locations for future use if need be.
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Re: Engine bay wire tuck??
it must be easy to remove you distributer and such with all the wiring gone
it must be easy to remove you distributer and such with all the wiring gone
