[DeTomaso] Wiring harness for 72 pantera

[Lynn Wall]

Almost everytime I restore a car I end up chasing demons that are caused by
40 year old wiring.  

 

Admittedly the previous cars have been relatively simple compared to the
pantera however I almost always default to a new harness so I don't need to
chase down mystery items that end up being things like cracked insulation or
a weak connector that leaves me broken down in seedy parts of town while
trying to give bikini clad women in nice jackets a ride home.

 

I have found that swapping them out during the restoration is usually less
work than trying to fix them later.  However, I am always willing to learn
and am VERY open to suggestions. (which is why I end up in seedy parts of
town with bikini clad women in nice jackets looking for rides home.)

 

Lynn

 

 

From: MikeLDrew at aol.com [mailto:MikeLDrew at aol.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2013 1:06 PM
To: lwall67 at gmail.com; detomaso at poca.com
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Wiring harness for 72 pantera

 


In a message dated 1/16/13 11 49 19, lwall67 at gmail.com writes:






I also know that several of the members of this list forget more in a day
than I will ever know about Pantera electronics and would love to hear their
thoughts.  If any of you know a better solution I would love to hear that as
well.



>>>Just curious--what is inspiring the replacement of your existing harness?
I replaced my stock '72 harness with a stock '74 harness because it seemed
to be a reasonable thing to do at the time, as a few wires had burned on my
original harness due to previous owner buffoonary.  But in retrospect it was
a lot of work for not much gain, and I would have been smarter to just
repair those sections that needed work and leave the rest alone.

There are a couple of philosophical flaws with certain elements of the car's
stock wiring scheme (headlight and fan circuits specifically), but bolt-on
or DIY solutions are available to simply deal with those without disturbing
the rest.

Unless your car was parked underwater, I find it difficult to see
justification for the work and expense of replacing the entire harness, so
I'm interested to hear your perspective?

Cheers!

Mike