Thread: The melt down

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Believe it or not, this is actually encouraging to see a wiring loom so nice and tidy. I am about 30% through finally wiring my '29 and it is a nightmare of loose wires so far even though I have tried to measure the lengths. The front and rear lights are pretty straight forward but now the under dash rats nest is starting to get complicated so I wish I had a loom. Years ago I replaced a VW beetle/bug loom on two occasions and it was a piece of cake since it was so simple but my TPI wiring has too much stuff I won't need like a dome light and power seats. I just wish I had some sort of loom design. At the moment I have the wires to the engine going through a hole low down on the drivers side of the firewall because I don't want to mess with a grommet that won't fit the thick 'glass wall but I wonder if it is a mistake to put the wires down low and drape them up over what might be a hot engine later. Several of the wires are the third try as I attempt to organize them better but the idea of actually setting up a loom is a very ideal situation at this point. The problem is that I am not sure what wires go where in terms of using the tie wraps. The TPI circuits are separated into three groups, front, rear and engine so it is the ehgine group that needs to be organized better. I think I will just keep making new wires over and over until they get grouped together a little better. Ken Thurm's wiring makes me dizzy! I just want to end up with something like a loom. Just rambling here but I can say that the loom on the driveway looks good to me! I hope there is still some chance to tie wrap the groups after I get the connections made but it does take planning to avoid a spider web of wires under the dash!

Don Shillady
Retired Scientist/teen rodder