So my electricals are completely buggered

[rogercv1 at gmail.com (Roger concha)]

for the terminals check radio shack, if you are going to spend so much
time wiring all this in why not just take the time and make your own
harness to plug into all the factory components?

On 1/17/06, GGehrke <ggehrke@gmail.com> wrote:
> Yea, my 80's electrics are shot.  It won't start on it's own now,
> which was sort of the last straw, but I've been having problems with
> tail lights, dash lights, etc.  I've got my headlights on toggle
> switches that I just stuck through my dash.  My positive battery
> terminal looks like medusa with probably literally 12 different wires
> coming off it.
>
> So I've resolved myself to fix it this coming weekend.  I bought some
> of the parts I need at autozone tonight, but I want to look around
> online as well.  One of the things I know I'm going to need is a power
> distribution block.  They had them at autozone but they were like 30
> bucks - I really don't need anything that nice.  Does anyone have
> recommendations for where to get stuff like that cheap online?
>
> I think I'm also going to have a bit of fun with it.  I sort of like
> having my headlights on toggle switches, so I'm going to add another
> one for the tails/parking lights plus a small one for the dash lights,
> so I can completely eliminate the stock headlight switch.  I might
> also revamp the dash lights with those really skinny neon ropes - just
> glue it in a circle around the inside of the instrument bezel to glow
> onto the gauge faces.  I know neon is a naughty word but trust me I
> think it'd look cool.  I'm adding a pushbutton start (as opposed to
> the current mode of operation, which involves a 2 foot section of 4
> gauge wire that I touch to the battery terminal and starter solenoid
> to bump the car over).  Adding a horn (just a universal button on the
> dash).  Adding an LED high mounted tail light (my buddy drove behind
> me tonight and said you could hardly tell when I was braking).  Move
> my clock from the 79 to the 80.  Move the optima red top from the 79
> to the 80.  Wire in the voltage/amperage gauges I found in a VW Van
> last time I was at the junkyard (I forget why I thought this but I
> think they're from a porsche)
>
> While I'm at it I'll probably also paint my duckbill and bumper trim
> and put that all back on.  Maybe collapse my bumpers.  Wash the car,
> especially the wheels.
>
> Looking forward to the weekend :)  My car's gonna loooove me (unlike
> my girlfriend, who hates my car and is not happy with me because of
> it)
>
> A full report will be forthcoming.
>
> -Grant-
>
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