There was a time in my youth when I first joined the Navy that I was a
Barber for about four years :-)
I still cut Sandi's hair on occasion.
Larry Miller
----- Original Message -----
From "Brad Pace" <britclas at WorldShare.net>
To: "Glen Byrns" <grbyrns@ucdavis.edu>; <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, October 16, 2000 5:52 PM
Subject: Re: DIY wiring harness
> You know, arbitrating over this wiring thing is silly, reasoning
> people realize that most things have an exception. Let me put it this
> way with an analogy; Anyone can cut hair, but few can cut it well and
> do a proper job. At one time I was a trained A/C mechanic, but I do
> not care to wire a car as an airplane or a helicopter, they just are
> not done to the same specs. I have repaired many DPO'd wiring jobs and
> cursed the perpetrator too. Try to imagine a harness devoid of its
> wrapping , thrown in the dryer for an hour and then stuffed back under
> the dash and then try to fix it! I've seen all manner of mismatched
> harnesses spliced together and other "circuits" added too. People like
> to use household connectors , no connectors, bare connectors, birdshit
> solder (that stuck to nothing), masking tape, duct tape, no tape,
> house wire, solid wire the size of a human hair, bare wire, hay wire,
> speaker wire
> and yes aircraft wire. How would you like to do a car that has all
> been done with the same color wire?
>
>
>
> Sorry to bend your ear so long, come over sometime and I will make it
> up to you with a free haircut!
>
> Of course you know the difference between a good haircut and a bad
> one...........yeah that's right,
>
> about three weeks.
>
>
> There once was a man called "Ole Jess"
> who made his own wire harness
> but one fateful night
> as he drove without lights
> he knew it was really a mess!
>
>
> Brad
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Glen Byrns" <grbyrns@ucdavis.edu>
> To: "Brad Pace" <britclas@WorldShare.net>; <spridgets@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Monday, October 16, 2000 1:11 PM
> Subject: Re: DIY wiring harness
>
>
> Well, Brad, I may as well tell it all...
>
> The harness is a beauty, nicely taped where necessary for looks or
> protection, zip-tied elsewhere for modification or repair. NO bullet
> connectors. All connections at the lights are soldered ( this will be
> a
> minor inconvenience when I need to paint the car or change the rubber
> gasket, but it means absolutely no light failures or intermittent
> connections pissing me off). He bundled in a few extra wires in the
> section
> that runs to the boot to accomodate future needs, same in the front.
> When I
> added an electric fuel pump near the tank and an air horn in the
> bonnet this
> feature came in very handy. He used the proper gauge wire and quality
> connectors. The aircraft multi-connector plug allows me to remove the
> bonnet easily. Most homemades may indeed be crap, but this one was
> made by
> someone who knew what they were doing. As with anything, quality
> materials
> used by skilled hands makes all the difference. Otherwise, "Kids,
> don't try
> this at home."
>
> Regards,
> Glen Byrns
> '59 bugeye
> '59 Morris Traveller (Winifred)
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Brad Pace" <britclas@WorldShare.net>
> To: "Glen Byrns" <grbyrns@ucdavis.edu>; <spridgets@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Monday, October 16, 2000 12:16 PM
> Subject: Re: DIY wiring harness
>
>
> > I have worked on thousands of cars over the years and have NEVER
> > seen a decent homemade wire harness. It's not easy to find a
> > commercial harness that has been decently installed by an owner
> > or professional for that matter. I repair them when I can and add
> more
> > circuits too, but I try to keep them nice and in the " British
> > Fashion" too, with the proper bullit ends.
> > Brad
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Glen Byrns" <grbyrns@ucdavis.edu>
> > To: <spridgets@autox.team.net>
> > Sent: Monday, October 16, 2000 10:40 AM
> > Subject: DIY wiring harness
> >
> >
> > If you look at the wiring diagrams of the various years of
> > sprites/midgets,
> > you can see why it is no big deal to make a bugeye wiring harness.
> It
> > isn't
> > really very much wire. Its almost laughable when you flip from the
> > last
> > years Midget diagram to the bugeye. Oxcart vs. space shuttle. I
> > wouldn't
> > hesitate to make my own bugeye harness if the PO hadn't done such a
> > great
> > job. I would, however, think long and hard about trying to recreate
> a
> > late
> > model Midget harness.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Glen Byrns
> > '59 bugeye
> > '59 Morris Traveller (Winifred)
> >
> >
> >
>
>
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