Thread: Wiring my Car

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Speedway and a number of other companies sell a book titled "How to wire your Hot Rod".... It's a really great reference, I keep it handy whenever I'm doing any wiring. Lots of good information in there!!!!!

I make the dash easily removable. I use several connectors for all the gages and other items attached to the dash. Packard and Molex are my favorite. You can get these from Waytek
http://order.waytekwire.com/CGI-BIN/...7D3012+M37+ENG

You also can get terminals wires and all the accessories you will need. They ship fast too.

Otherwise it looks like you are on the right track. I usually coil up the unused wires and tuck them in somewhere for future use.

I crimp and heat shrink. I do have a couple of pro crimpers however.

Sean your pulling ahead! My engine's not even in yet!
Looks like your making great progress! Call EZ wiring about the alternator, they seemed pretty friendly when I called them last year. Steve

Sean - are you using a Ford style solenoid as well as the big solenoid on the starter? If so, that takes a "special" wiring arrangement. If that is your setup, then I'll draw up a diagram - I need one for my records as well.

As far as a one wire alternator, that needs to be wired directly back to the positive terminal of the battery (or at least a post that is connected directly to that terminal). The always hot starter terminal will work and is the way I'm doing it as it is a fairly short run of #8 to a heavier wire run ( #0) to the battery.

The HEI - no idea as I'm running a full MSD ignition

Okay so I figured out I need a jumper wire from the alt to the hot lug on the starter (thanks IC2 for verifying) and that goes to the battery.

So I got IGN Switch and Tach to the HEI and ALT power and the ALT Bypass to the starter with the bypass going to the Alternator. As Dave told me the plug causing the confusion just plugs into the cap.

Does this sound right?? This is the MSD HEI Streetfire:

http://store.summitracing.com/partde...5&autoview=sku

Thanks again guys, it's getting closer!

Sean

Doing a bunch of more wiring and ran into another question. My ignition power wire from the battery has a jumper wire spliced into it any idea where this goes???

Sean