You know, arbitrating over this wiring thing is silly, reasoning
people realize that most things have an exception. Let me put it this
way with an analogy; Anyone can cut hair, but few can cut it well and
do a proper job. At one time I was a trained A/C mechanic, but I do
not care to wire a car as an airplane or a helicopter, they just are
not done to the same specs. I have repaired many DPO'd wiring jobs and
cursed the perpetrator too. Try to imagine a harness devoid of its
wrapping , thrown in the dryer for an hour and then stuffed back under
the dash and then try to fix it! I've seen all manner of mismatched
harnesses spliced together and other "circuits" added too. People like
to use household connectors , no connectors, bare connectors, birdshit
solder (that stuck to nothing), masking tape, duct tape, no tape,
house wire, solid wire the size of a human hair, bare wire, hay wire,
speaker wire
and yes aircraft wire. How would you like to do a car that has all
been done with the same color wire?
Sorry to bend your ear so long, come over sometime and I will make it
up to you with a free haircut!
Of course you know the difference between a good haircut and a bad
one...........yeah that's right,
about three weeks.
There once was a man called "Ole Jess"
who made his own wire harness
but one fateful night
as he drove without lights
he knew it was really a mess!
Brad
----- Original Message -----
From "Glen Byrns" <grbyrns at ucdavis.edu>
To: "Brad Pace" <britclas@WorldShare.net>; <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, October 16, 2000 1:11 PM
Subject: Re: DIY wiring harness
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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