Wiring Problems

[smokem777]

Wow! Amazing looking cars!! The camaros engine bay is exactly what I'm trying to accomplish with mine.

[brownz]

AAW thats what I did even though I had to modify it A LOT it made it better in the end. I used a 70-73 camaro kit for my 79.

[GregWeld]

Originally Posted by smokem777

Wow! Amazing looking cars!! The camaros engine bay is exactly what I'm trying to accomplish with mine.

To do that -- I used an American Autowire Highway 22 kit - and their Trunk extension kit -- mounted the fuse box on a rack I built in the trunk behind the rear seat... ran the wires up the tranny hump under the carpet and pad (cut out). Really cleans up the under dash as well as the engine bay. But it takes a lot of work... IMHO it's worth doing it RIGHT -- rather than never being happy with the work.



The rack mounted in the trunk:










Under the dash:











Laying the run nice and neat:











Back of the custom dash:

[smokem777]

i have the same amp and it appears my roll cage is ran the same way through the rear of the car. i just pulled all my carpet and interior and the way you ran it sounds exactly how i was planning on running it. Its very helpful to see it in pics though! still cant get over how clean it is! def using this as an example and motivation!

[GregWeld]

Note the battery is up on the "hump" --- because of that -- and just for general service reasons -- I made the "rack" hinge on the bottom -- and then just is blind fastened to tabs on the roll bar. Easy to undo and drop it down and slide out or service the battery.

In this car it is all hidden behind a carpeted panel.... and there is also a battery cutoff switch - hidden - and I ran a 15 amp fuse across the switch to keep battery power to the radio etc - but of course that won't let it be started.

I grounded the battery to the roll bar... since it is all welded into the body etc. Nice and short and sweet. Ran the + to a connection point up forward and then jumped off that across to the starter. Gives me a nice clean point to get + from. I use a Marine Stainless steel "post" that also has a dozen smaller terminals for taps.

[GregWeld]

I used a MARINE "thru hull" to run the + battery "thru" the floor. That way you can disconnect the thing from the underside of the car without ripping out the back seat etc.

I had to make a "patch" because the previous "builder" (a f'n joke) had three holes drilled in this area - and just ran the + AND - cable thru the floor -- sharp edges and all.... and had these two giant cables all the way forward. It was obvious they didn't understand electricity!

I ran out of RED shrink tube in this size - thus it's black - which is a no no - but ASSume anyone getting this far into the car - will be able to see what was done. The underside of the car IS RED shrink! I use black welding cable for it's oil and grease resistance -- and it's super fine copper strands.

[smokem777]

Also very interested in if anybody has done H.I.D conversion?

[468Camaro]

Originally Posted by GregWeld

Note the battery is up on the "hump" --- because of that -- and just for general service reasons -- I made the "rack" hinge on the bottom -- and then just is blind fastened to tabs on the roll bar. Easy to undo and drop it down and slide out or service the battery.

In this car it is all hidden behind a carpeted panel.... and there is also a battery cutoff switch - hidden - and I ran a 15 amp fuse across the switch to keep battery power to the radio etc - but of course that won't let it be started.

I grounded the battery to the roll bar... since it is all welded into the body etc. Nice and short and sweet. Ran the + to a connection point up forward and then jumped off that across to the starter. Gives me a nice clean point to get + from. I use a Marine Stainless steel "post" that also has a dozen smaller terminals for taps.

Great idea ! Ive been lookin for a plan like this to do mine..