[DeTomaso] Wiring harness for 72 pantera

[gow2 at rc-tech.net]

The thing with Ken and my electrical setup is it has little resemblance to
the stock system.

On mine I have one set of fuses and relays on the back left lower firewall.

The fuse box itself was broken up in the front but does not exist under
the dash but in the front trunk. The terminals are set up so wiring can be
easily changed.

http://www.rc-tech.net/cars2/panttransam/ei/ei5.jpg

Relay panel ahead of the battery in the trunk. Dash panel removable with a
couple of simple connectors.

There is much different in my lay out then a stock Pantera anyway. Custom
circuit to control the heaterbox, turn signal, flashers, servo controlled
water valve, actuators to raise/lower headlights, electric power steering
pump, and on and on.

G


> I spent about 6 months on my wiring if you include the decision/design
> portion.
>
> I mapped out all of the loads, and planned on replacing the wiring with
> brand new everything.
>
> But then I realized how much work it is.  I also realized that the stock
> wiring wasn't so bad.  After all copper is copper.
>
> Once I settled on the parts that I was going to use, it took about 4
> weekends to do it all. That includes stripping the harness, cleaning all
> of the wires, repairing whatever was wrong, testing everything, putting it
> all back together, and then testing it again.
>
> The only thing I have left is to reinstall the dash gauges.  You might
> also count wiring the a/c, but I consider that an entirely different
> project.
>
>
>
> On 1/17/13 4:55 PM, "JDeRyke at aol.com" <JDeRyke at aol.com> wrote:
>
>>As Gary and Bill imply, this is NOT a fun, easy job. Over the years I've
>>known three owners of driveable cars that got sick & tired of stock
>>DeTomaso
>>wiring & ground issues, so they tore it all out for upgrades. 10 years
>>later,
>>two are still DOA... It may be a better idea to simply cut off an
>>occasional connector and solder on MIL-spec replacements one at a time,
>>so the job
>>doesn't overwhelm you. My personal attention-span for any given job is
>>about 6
>>months. After that it becomes a chore and is often avoided. FWIW- J
>> Deryke
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