Brian,
I rewired my own truck, cost was about $100.
I went and purchased assorted size bulk wire (Under $50) from an electronics
outlet and bought a box of assorted connectors(Under $20 at Harbor Freight),
took off the plastic on the bottom of the connectors and used heat shrink.
I took my wiring diagram to Kinko's and had them blow it up to poster size
(Cost $10, if you scan it and put it on disk or CD). Then I spent 3 days
following the original diagram of where the wires went, cutting them to fit
my application and crimping them. I used a fuse box from a 70's or early
80's truck(Cost $15).
The wiring helped me gain a world of experience in learning how these ole
trucks were put together and also ending up finding out what problems I had
that I didn't know existed.
The spare connectors and wire also helped me with add-ons down the road and
the fuse box it easily expandable to fit almost every accessory you could
possibly add to your truck.
Jon 50 3104
Chicago burbs
----- Original Message -----
From: "Brian _" <pkupman57@hotmail.com>
To: <foghorn@ev1.net>; <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, May 15, 2001 10:59 PM
Subject: Re: [oletrucks] 41 GMC 3/4 ton Wireing, and Engine replacement
> well,
> i installed a chevy duty harness in my '57 chevy and it served well until
> now (3 years) now, everythings suddenly gone wrong. i havent touched a
wire
> myself, all ive done is take the hood off for body work and now, both
> headlights are burnt out, and ive got a 12v draw. its parked right now,
with
> removed hood/grill, splash apron, cowl vent cover, bed, and lights. im
> leaving the front fenders on, becuase there is no rust whatsoever under
> them, ive poked around for the last 3 years, ive actually tried to push
> though with a screw driver in the common rust out areas, and not so
common,
> and cant do it. so everything but the cab and front fenders are comming
off.
>
> newayz, back to the reason for this post. the chevy duty harness installed
> in about 2 days (i was 16, and didnt know what i was doing, but it went in
> well) but now. ive got more money, and i have about $620 worth of wireing
> and switchs comming from Ron Fracis. the fuse pannel has EVERYTHING, its
> HUGE, and what i like about it, over painless, is that if i dont need a
wire
> at this time (ie, power windows) i dont hook it up, so there wont be a
coil
> of wire stuffed under the dash. when i get it all done ill tell the list
how
> it installs,.. and if anyone out there has installed their advantage plus
> harness, please ping me on or off list, id like to hear about your
pros/cons
> and experiences with it.
>
> thanks,
>
> Brian M
> Atwater, CA
> '57 Chevy 3200
> '00 Dodge Neon
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