[Mgs] New Wiring Harness

[Max Heim]

A total re-wire is rather drastic, IMHO. But if you're up for it...

I would recommend keeping the wiring harness out where you can inspect it.
Running it through the sills seems like a bad idea on several counts
(introduces openings for rust invasion, wires may abrade on unseen internal
components, tracing faults becomes more difficult, fire extinguisher cannot
reach, etc.).

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Max Heim
'66 MGB GHN3L76149
If you're near Mountain View, CA,
it's the primer red one with chrome wires

(just had a wiring meltdown, but it was out where I could repair it easily)


on 4/11/10 5:56 PM, Douglas Gaither at dbg.lists at gmail.com wrote:

> Well,
> 
> Last night I was driving my '66B home from work when I noticed smelling
> something unfamiliar.  After stopping by the supermarket, some guy informed
> me that I had no tail lights at all.  Because I work late, I just crashed.
> So today before I came to work I thought I'd check the rear wiring harness
> to see if something came unplugged.  To my surprise a few of the wires had
> melted their insulation off and melted the blue wire wrap.
> 
> After realizing that this "could" have started a fire, I decided to
> install a new harness.  So I've been looking at the harness from Advance
> Auto Wire.  It looks very comprehensive and well thought out.  So I have a
> few questions...
> 
> 1) Any one have any experience with the Advance Auto Wire harnesses?
> http://www.advanceautowire.com/
> 
> 2) Any suggestions for alternate locations for the new "Powerblock" (fuses &
> relays)?
> 
> 3) When Dan Masters (Advance Auto Wire founder) built his own custom MGB-GT
> V8, he routed the wire through the sills.  Has anyone else done this? Ideas
> for routing wiring inside the car rather than under it?  (
> http://www.britishv8.org/MG/DanMasters.htm  check out the 4th picture down).
> 
> 4) While I'm completing this project, what else should I consider doing?
> I've thought about changing my wiper motor a newer 2-speed wiper (this is a
> daily driver)
> 
> Thanks in advance