>"Painless" ain't what it is on your wallet !! Watch out !
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>If ya don't have anywires or diagrams to start w/ and have limited time or
>knowledge & a fat wallet - go for it, but I'd really consider making up your
>own.
I agree 100%. A couple of years ago, Painless even published a book a
couple of years ago on auto wiring that I special ordered. It was okay,
but primarily a $20 advertisement for their product line, without much
"how to..." info. I found Jim Horner's book Automotive Electrical
Handbook(?), published by HP and maybe still in print, much better
organized and more informative. Longacre(?) offers switch panels, too,
but like Painless, they are pricey. There's company call Hot Wires or Rod
Wires that usually shows up at the big auto swap meet around here. I'll
dig around and see if I've kept one of their brochures and post the info
if I find it. I see copies of the Horner book at Half Price Books
occasionally. If folks are interested I'll start buying them and post
their availability. Send me a note off list and I'll stick the notes in
an archive folder.
If you want to see what I think is a very nice wiring job, check out
< http://zcarmag.com/images/shasta/ronnie1.jpg>
It's one of several pictures on the ZCCD website that I shot at the
Shasta Ski Park in '99. The car was supposedly Gary Jervis's first major
project and is a real nice piece of work. I took almost an entire roll of
stills and a lot of video so I could analyze what and how he'd finished
the wiring and instrument panel for the car. He told me that after
installing the driver's seat he mocked up the gauge and switch panels
using balsa wood and cardboard. That way he was able to check gauge
visibility and switch location and easily make changes before welding up
the square tube frame and cutting the panels. Pictures 1 through 4 in the
set are of Gary's car.
FWIW, Ron
Ronnie Day
ronday@home.com
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Dallas/Ft. Worth
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'71 510 2-dr (Prepared Class Autocrosser)
'73 510 2-dr (Street Toy)
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