Mark,
The reason why the wiring harness was mounted where it was is because
that place is the least likely to be damaged by something coming in
contact with it. Sure, it is prone to getting oily and dirty but I
can't think of a better place to run the harness.
Joe
sinclair@degenkolb.com wrote:
>
> Very exciting.
> Just about done with installation of my nice new wiring harness.
> Can already see the difference in the brightness of the ignition and oil
> lamps.
> Should have it done this weekend once the new fusebox and connectors
> arrive.
>
> One inadvertently discovered tip I have for those heading down this path.
> When I removed the dash and associated wiring, I just cut the main lines
> and left all the individual lines connected to the gauges etc. At the time
> this was simply because it was the fastest way to get it out. This turned
> out to be a big help during reinstallation - just sit in the drivers seat
> with the harness installed, and unplug the old wire from it's location on
> the dash and reconnect the matching new one (plug and play?). I did the
> whole thing in an hour or two and no shorts (so far).
>
> Question: I still have to run the wiring up to the headlights and horns.
> I removed the old wrapped line which is installed on the frame rail. It
> was coated in oil, dirt and other nastiness. It seems to me to be a poor
> place to run wires for this car. I'm thinking of rerouting somewhere
> higher up, say along the engine shroud on the drivers side. I have a nice
> metal one from my old MK1 that I can use for this purpose instead of that
> cardboard thing that tends to collapse. It will then be visible and will
> stay cleaner. The wiring would then drop down, probably underneath the
> radiator to connect to the horns and on to the headlights per the old
> system. Obviously I'm not concerned with originality here. Anyone care to
> comment?
>
> Also - I have the rear portion of the harness still to install (probably at
> a later date). This one runs along the drivers floor pan which also seems
> to be a bad location for wiring. Has anyone rerouted this somewhere else
> successfully?
>
> Thanks
> Mark, 65 Spitfire
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