2nd Chance Camaro - Let the Project Begin

[WSSix]

Thanks Marty. I've been looking at the Flex Tech offerings. I thought they looked good but just wasn't sure. I also didn't recognize the packing in the picture as their stuff.

Your car gives my inspiration. I think mine will be back down on the ground sometime next month, but I'm nowhere near done. I just want to drive in and upgrade it eventually.

[syborg tt]

Originally Posted by WSSix

Thanks Marty. I've been looking at the Flex Tech offerings. I thought they looked good but just wasn't sure. I also didn't recognize the packing in the picture as their stuff.

Your car gives my inspiration. I think mine will be back down on the ground sometime next month, but I'm nowhere near done. I just want to drive in and upgrade it eventually.

Thank you for the kind words and I agree about wanting to get the car done and back on the road. However, I think I like the planning, build and toying with the car just as much as I do driving it. Funny the first real drive at home I wasn't sure I like the car after driving a new car. Then I realized it became more about what the car wasn't that I loved so much. Right before I took it apart I spent the night driving it around and it was one of those rare perfect nights where the Moon was shinning and it was so bright it made realize how cool it was driving a car that was so simple and I was blown away how nice it road with the last upgrade that I quickly fell in love with just cruising around and not even going far from home. I think that is when I realized i was going to do the EFI swap and then it morphed into where we are today.

I really love having a car that is so simple that I can work on it and when my daughters come out they can easily understand how it all works.

[syborg tt]

2nd Chance Camaro 2.0 - Cleaning Up the AAW Harness
2019 07-02 Update - Cleaning Up the AAW Harness


Okay now it's time for an actually update.

Reposting this pictures JIC we all forgot what the plan was.



Remove this junction block as it is not needed and it has to go. It's as simple as cutting and joining them back together.






I separated all of the wire so they all had there own Tech-Flex wrap and also shortened them as needed.



Don't worry I twisted these together just so i could get the lengths correct.



Man it sure would be nice if my table was a little bigger.



Left side is finally separated





Need to look at the wiring diagram to see where these wire go as the were not wired to anything in the car.



Yes I have issue and one of them is working in a somewhat clean & organized environment.



First set of wire wrapped in the Tech Flex loom.



Over the years I have learned a few things. Twist Ties, Wire Nuts and a good pair of wire strippers make big jobs easier.

I use the twist ties to keep all of the wires together that terminate at a common plug and wire nut keep the harness from flopping around on your work bench while you are soldering.

I pretty sure I have had these blue wire nuts for 30 years.



So I couldn't find my alligator clip thing for holding the wire so i found a new use for my vise grips.



I staggered all of the unions so I didn't have all the bulk in the center of the harness.



Everything is officially joined and resting on the floor.

[syborg tt]

On to the fun part joining all of the wires and installing heat shrink on each union.



Boy would it be nice to be working on a bench instead of the floor.

Need to fix this union.



Starting to look a little better.



Hours of work and this is all of the scrap I made



Calling it a night and plan to wrap it later in the week

[syborg tt]

2nd Chance Camaro 2.0 - DEI Sound Deadening
2019 06-25 Update - DEI Sound Deadening

Another, while I am here moment just happened.

Might as well add more sound deadening since the dash is already off.



It's nice having an Eastwood store 30 minutes from my house. A quick trip an to get some more sound deadening and possible stop at Baskin Robins for an Ice Cream Cone.



Good thing I save all of the boxes





Having the right tools helps. Just kidding this is one job that only takes a few tools and it's actually fun to do.

[syborg tt]

Here is a quick picture of the Tech Flex Sample kit.

2019 06-25 Tech Flex Kit



This is the split loom for existing harness's



I also ordered some Tessa Tape which is perfect of the engine bay wire harness.

[syborg tt]

2nd Chance Camaro 2.0 - AAW Tech Flex Wrap

2019 07-03 Update - AAW Tech Flex Wrap

So I have had this little table in my garage for at least year and I decided to pull it out and see if I could use it
in front of my workbench and what do you know it worked perfect.



okay close to perfect



Moving on to wrapping the harness with Tech Flex.





So before I wrapped up the main harness I slid a piece of heat shrink up the main section of the harness to hold it all together.



A few of the wires are not being used but I wanted to save them and also isolate them from any potential issues so I heat shrink wrapped each cut end.





Slowly but surely it is starting to look like a finished harness.







Getting closer



I also rerouted some of the section so that when I put the harness back in the car it lays exactly where
I would like it to lay.



so close





Once again all done for the night and now it's time to go for a ride.