Well, Brad, I may as well tell it all...
The harness is a beauty, nicely taped where necessary for looks or
protection, zip-tied elsewhere for modification or repair. NO bullet
connectors. All connections at the lights are soldered ( this will be a
minor inconvenience when I need to paint the car or change the rubber
gasket, but it means absolutely no light failures or intermittent
connections pissing me off). He bundled in a few extra wires in the section
that runs to the boot to accomodate future needs, same in the front. When I
added an electric fuel pump near the tank and an air horn in the bonnet this
feature came in very handy. He used the proper gauge wire and quality
connectors. The aircraft multi-connector plug allows me to remove the
bonnet easily. Most homemades may indeed be crap, but this one was made by
someone who knew what they were doing. As with anything, quality materials
used by skilled hands makes all the difference. Otherwise, "Kids, don't try
this at home."
Regards,
Glen Byrns
'59 bugeye
'59 Morris Traveller (Winifred)
----- Original Message -----
From "Brad Pace" <britclas at WorldShare.net>
To: "Glen Byrns" <grbyrns@ucdavis.edu>; <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, October 16, 2000 12:16 PM
Subject: Re: DIY wiring harness
> I have worked on thousands of cars over the years and have NEVER
> seen a decent homemade wire harness. It's not easy to find a
> commercial harness that has been decently installed by an owner
> or professional for that matter. I repair them when I can and add more
> circuits too, but I try to keep them nice and in the " British
> Fashion" too, with the proper bullit ends.
> Brad
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Glen Byrns" <grbyrns@ucdavis.edu>
> To: <spridgets@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Monday, October 16, 2000 10:40 AM
> Subject: DIY wiring harness
>
>
> If you look at the wiring diagrams of the various years of
> sprites/midgets,
> you can see why it is no big deal to make a bugeye wiring harness. It
> isn't
> really very much wire. Its almost laughable when you flip from the
> last
> years Midget diagram to the bugeye. Oxcart vs. space shuttle. I
> wouldn't
> hesitate to make my own bugeye harness if the PO hadn't done such a
> great
> job. I would, however, think long and hard about trying to recreate a
> late
> model Midget harness.
>
> Regards,
> Glen Byrns
> '59 bugeye
> '59 Morris Traveller (Winifred)
>
>
>
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