Wiring Questions / Discussion

[Crackedback]

My 2 cents

Get as much load off the OEM harness as you can. Headlights, blower motor, AC compressor. It will help the system

On OEM, DO NOT trigger engine compartment items using the wire that goes to the ballast resistor. Want the steering column and harness to go up in smoke. you'll kill the blue wire from your ignition switch. Run that source to a relay and fire accessories from an independent clean power source.

I build battery cables using welding cable. Good stuff, flexible and easy to route. EPDM is the cable jacket material.

Don't ignore good ground paths.

 

[moparx]

My 2 cents

Get as much load off the OEM harness as you can. Headlights, blower motor, AC compressor. It will help the system

On OEM, DO NOT trigger engine compartment items using the wire that goes to the ballast resistor. Want the steering column and harness to go up in smoke. you'll kill the blue wire from your ignition switch. Run that source to a relay and fire accessories from an independent clean power source.

I build battery cables using welding cable. Good stuff, flexible and easy to route. EPDM is the cable jacket material.

Don't ignore good ground paths.

i was also going to suggest making sure to have good grounds and several as needed.
also, if building from scratch or modifying a kit, make sure to use a good grade of terminal ends as well as using a good crimping tool that is proper for the terminal ends being used. this means those 967 piece terminal end kits with the cheezy maycrimp tool you can buy for $2.69 at hobo fright ain't the right items to use !

 

[493 Mike]

i was also going to suggest making sure to have good grounds and several as needed.
also, if building from scratch or modifying a kit, make sure to use a good grade of terminal ends as well as using a good crimping tool that is proper for the terminal ends being used. this means those 967 piece terminal end kits with the cheezy maycrimp tool you can buy for $2.69 at hobo fright ain't the right items to use !

I really like my Astro crimping tool set.
Mike
https://www.amazon.com/Astro-9477-P...pAnSA==&sprefix=astro+terminal,aps,118&sr=8-6