She won't let me drive!

[GregWeld]

I learned the hard way to NEVER wire tie a wire to braided ANYTHING... that stuff is like 80 grit!!


I don't run braided next to anything I don't want a hole in!


LOL

[jarhead]

Nice build, just read through it.

[tones2SS]

Glad you find the culprit Ed. Hopefully that is the only "mistake" you find. Yeah, braided wire can be a bit abrasive.
Good luck man!

[pokey64]

Originally Posted by DFRESH

Yikes! Keep checking the rest of the wiring--it would be worth your efforts it looks like. Glad you found out the easy way bro!
D

For sure! I had a spare moment today so I looked over the wiring some more. I found a 12" section that had all of the insulation burnt completely off. That must have been cooking a while.. These wires are bundled with sensor wires that go back to the gauge cluster. I don’t recall losing any gauges so I’m going to have to do some investigating. Looks like I have a bit of a re-wire project ahead of me.

Originally Posted by GregWeld

I learned the hard way to NEVER wire tie a wire to braided ANYTHING... that stuff is like 80 grit!!
I don't run braided next to anything I don't want a hole in!
LOL

Wasn't tied to it but I left the wires loose and didn't prevent them from touching the braided line. The wiring will be much improved when I’m done. I'm also going to sleeve the new hose with a heat shield when I replace it for an extra layer of protection.

Originally Posted by wanman

Nice build, just read through it.

Thanks Wan Man!!

Originally Posted by tones2SS

Glad you find the culprit Ed. Hopefully that is the only "mistake" you find. Yeah, braided wire can be a bit abrasive.
Good luck man!

Looks like I have more to track down but we’ll keep after it and get it all sorted out. Hope to drive it to a show on Sunday.

[pokey64]

Spent all day yesterday doing yard work and did not get out to work on the car. I made it out there today while our son was napping.

The fried wire was originally pink and was bundled with a white wire that was labeled as a ground. The pink was too destroyed to see any wording. I started tracing their path and pulling them loose. They were taped together with most of the main wiring harness. One bundle went to the starter, another that went to the electrical bulkhead and the others were all of the gauge senders. Getting at wires between the bell housing and firewall is a PITA. My hands had to contort in in ways they never have before. Some of the electrical taped was soft and slimey. I’m not sure if that’s from heat or from the fuel leak. It was quite the mess.

Here’s some of the carnage.


Here’s the 2 larger wires/terminals I found them connected to. The white was labeled ground and the pink said it was an ignition feed. Thankfully the car has an AAW setup and I could reference a diagram. These appear to be what hooked up to an old distributer. That must have been a while ago since they’re not used with my current Fast or the MSD Pro Billet that came on the car. These 2 connectors were placed right next to each other in a ball of electrical tape with no insulation between them. If the other ends hadn’t shorted out then these might have later anways.



Should be able to get these cleaned up and make up the new fuel line next time I’m in the garage.

[pokey64]

Had a little more time this evening so I started cleaning up the wiring. Got a couple of the runs done. Still need to handle the gauge sender wires.

Capped off the larger white and pink wires. They appear “ok” so I decided to leave them in the area in case I ever need them.


I’m replacing the electrical tape with DEI heat sleeves and locking it in place with heat shrink.

[tones2SS]

Much better Ed.
Kind of like a blessing in disguise, huh?

[Vegas69]

Looks great Ed. My only constructive criticism is the upper radiator hose. I don't think it fits the car.

[pokey64]

Originally Posted by Richio1

I like the black MSD bock looks much better.

Doing a great job in the wiring. Looks better and will be safer.

Keep it up.

Thanks Jeff. Repainting the box was real easy. The kitchen appliance enamel I used is holding up well.

Originally Posted by Vegas69

Looks great Ed. My only constructive criticism is the upper radiator hose. I don't think it fits the car.

Thanks Todd. I got out voted on that one.

[WicKeD_SS]

Looking VERY nice! would love to EFI my BBC one day! Nice Pics