[DeTomaso] Wiring harness R&R
Ken Green
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Fri Nov 7 11:28:54 EST 2014
Bill Taylor's drawings on Pantera Place are very good:
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Electrical Diagrams
The electrical diagrams on this page were researched and drawn by Bill Taylor and they show the detail of one electrical system at a time. The drawings do not ...
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There are also color drawings by other contributors if you scroll down. I suppose you could take the file into Costco and have a poster made?
Ken
From: "grayjim at cox.net" <grayjim at cox.net>
To: lwall67 at gmail.com
Cc: detomaso at poca.com
Sent: Friday, November 7, 2014 8:07 AM
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Wiring harness R&R
To All:
Wasn't someone on the Forum selling color coded wiring diagrams at one
time? I can't remember who it was. I know the wire colors can vary
from car to car but it would be a big help to have one anyway.
Jim Gray
On Fri, Nov 7, 2014 at 9:57 AM, Lynn Wall wrote:
> What a great resource. Thanks!!
>
> I have it mostly zip tied to a piece of plywood, see picture. It does
> not look to bad but I have found a few melted wires. Glad I'm doing
> this beforehand.
>
> Thanks to all that have helped and made suggestions.
>
> Lynn
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: DeTomaso [mailto:detomaso-bounces at poca.com] On Behalf Of
> doug351c
> Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2014 8:07 PM
> To: Brian Dudley
> Cc: detomaso at poca.com
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Wiring harness R&R
>
> Here's a more complete selection of Faston connectors and terminals in
> an Excel file for you DIY guys. Let me know if the attachment gets
> stripped. It's only 150 k-bytes but .xls files may get blocked.
>
> Doug Braun
> blue 73L #5505
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: DeTomaso [mailto:detomaso-bounces at poca.com]On Behalf Of Brian
> Dudley
> Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2014 7:12 AM
> To: Lynn Wall
> Cc: detomaso at poca.com; jderyke at aol.com
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Wiring harness R&R
>
>
> I replaced all my connectors as many were corroded or burnt, keeping
> the original style.
> You can get the connectors from Digikey,
> http://www.digikey.com/product-search/en?KeyWords=a27936ct-nd&WT.z_header=search_go
> This is just the female in one size, there are 3 sizes, male and
> female and I got 100 of each.
> You could get away with less and maybe not the smaller size.
> You need to cut the little tags as they come connected together.
> They also sell the single one connector solid cover,
> http://www.digikey.com/product-search/en?vendor=0&keywords=a27915-nd
>
> I had trouble getting the multiple wire plastic connectors, some of
> mine were burnt from bad connections.
> In the end I got mine from the UK, they also do a kit including the
> connectors.
> http://www.autoelectricsupplies.co.uk/product_list/7
> They also have a great choice of colors and sizes in wiring.
> So if you want to look for that brown with red stripe or white with
> orange stripe rather than just using a red wire, this bunch is good.
> Great if you are adding some extra wires.
> Think about replacing the main battery lead that goes from the
> alternator.
> A #4 cable to at least the fuse panel / ignition switch will help if
> you later use a larger output alternator.
>
> Buy a good wire stripper, I think this is the one I have,
> http://www.amazon.com/Gb-Wire-Stripper-22-Awg/dp/B00448IWI6
> A good ratchet wire crimper,
> http://www.pbase.com/mainecruising/wire_termination
> I think this is the one I got,
>
> http://www.amazon.com/Tool-Aid-18920-Ratcheting-Terminal/dp/B0002STTTI/ref=pd_sim_sbs_hi_4?ie=UTF8&refRID=083X516ZH2DN81FG3A89
>
> Also Jon Haas sells the connectors and terminals.
> http://www.pantera-electronics.com/wireharness.htm
>
>
>
> On Wed, Nov 5, 2014 at 8:31 PM, Lynn Wall <lwall67 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Recondition and repair/restore. Definitely not replace. It is out
>> of
>> the car and mounted in plywood.
>>
>> Is there a place to buy a supply of connectors to do what you
>> suggest?
>>
>> Thx
>> Sent from my mobile device
>>
>> On Nov 5, 2014, at 6:06 PM, [1]jderyke at aol.com wrote:
>>
>> By 'R&R the wiring harness', I assume you mean 'replace all the
>> unplated multiconnectors that corrode and cause trouble'.
>> Replacing the
>> whole harness is a monumental job! My advice- work on the task
>> every
>> single day even if its only for a few minutes. And have the
>> replacements you need close at hard. I've seen at least two
>> Panteras in
>> which owners got disgusted with the wiring and tore it all out.
>> Neither
>> of those cars ever again moved an inch under their own power. Good
>> luck. J DeRyke
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Lynn Wall <[2]lwall67 at gmail.com>
>> To: detomaso <[3]detomaso at poca.com>
>> Sent: Wed, Nov 5, 2014 4:26 pm
>> Subject: [DeTomaso] Wiring harness R&R So I'm getting ready to R&R
>> my wiring harness. Any suggestions? What have some of you done to
>> make sure yours was as sound as possible?
>>
>> Any specialists I should contact?
>>
>> Thanks in advance
>>
>> Sent from my mobile device
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>>
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>> References
>>
>> 1. mailto:jderyke at aol.com
>> 2. mailto:lwall67 at gmail.com
>> 3. mailto:detomaso at poca.com
>> 4. mailto:DeTomaso at poca.com
>> 5. http://poca.com/mailman/listinfo/detomaso_poca.com
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Bill Taylor's drawings on Pantera Place are very good:
[1]Electrical Diagrams
[2]image
[3]Electrical Diagrams
The electrical diagrams on this page were researched and drawn by Bill
Taylor and they show the detail of one electrical system at a time.
The drawings do not ...
[4]View on www.panteraplace.com
Preview by Yahoo
There are also color drawings by other contributors if you scroll
down. I suppose you could take the file into Costco and have a poster
made?
Ken
From: "grayjim at cox.net" <grayjim at cox.net>
To: lwall67 at gmail.com
Cc: detomaso at poca.com
Sent: Friday, November 7, 2014 8:07 AM
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Wiring harness R&R
To All:
Wasn't someone on the Forum selling color coded wiring diagrams at one
time? I can't remember who it was. I know the wire colors can vary
from car to car but it would be a big help to have one anyway.
Jim Gray
On Fri, Nov 7, 2014 at 9:57 AM, Lynn Wall wrote:
> What a great resource. Thanks!!
>
> I have it mostly zip tied to a piece of plywood, see picture. It
does
> not look to bad but I have found a few melted wires. Glad I'm doing
> this beforehand.
>
> Thanks to all that have helped and made suggestions.
>
> Lynn
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: DeTomaso [mailto:[5]detomaso-bounces at poca.com] On Behalf Of
> doug351c
> Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2014 8:07 PM
> To: Brian Dudley
> Cc: [6]detomaso at poca.com
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Wiring harness R&R
>
> Here's a more complete selection of Faston connectors and terminals
in
> an Excel file for you DIY guys. Let me know if the attachment gets
> stripped. It's only 150 k-bytes but .xls files may get blocked.
>
> Doug Braun
> blue 73L #5505
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: DeTomaso [mailto:[7]detomaso-bounces at poca.com]On Behalf Of
Brian
> Dudley
> Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2014 7:12 AM
> To: Lynn Wall
> Cc: [8]detomaso at poca.com; [9]jderyke at aol.com
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Wiring harness R&R
>
>
> I replaced all my connectors as many were corroded or burnt, keeping
> the original style.
> You can get the connectors from Digikey,
>
[10]http://www.digikey.com/product-search/en?KeyWords=a27936ct-nd&WT.z_
header=search_go
> This is just the female in one size, there are 3 sizes, male and
> female and I got 100 of each.
> You could get away with less and maybe not the smaller size.
> You need to cut the little tags as they come connected together.
> They also sell the single one connector solid cover,
>
[11]http://www.digikey.com/product-search/en?vendor=0&keywords=a27915-n
d
>
> I had trouble getting the multiple wire plastic connectors, some of
> mine were burnt from bad connections.
> In the end I got mine from the UK, they also do a kit including the
> connectors.
> [12]http://www.autoelectricsupplies.co.uk/product_list/7
> They also have a great choice of colors and sizes in wiring.
> So if you want to look for that brown with red stripe or white with
> orange stripe rather than just using a red wire, this bunch is good.
> Great if you are adding some extra wires.
> Think about replacing the main battery lead that goes from the
> alternator.
> A #4 cable to at least the fuse panel / ignition switch will help if
> you later use a larger output alternator.
>
> Buy a good wire stripper, I think this is the one I have,
> [13]http://www.amazon.com/Gb-Wire-Stripper-22-Awg/dp/B00448IWI6
> A good ratchet wire crimper,
> [14]http://www.pbase.com/mainecruising/wire_termination
> I think this is the one I got,
>
>
[15]http://www.amazon.com/Tool-Aid-18920-Ratcheting-Terminal/dp/B0002ST
TTI/ref=pd_sim_sbs_hi_4?ie=UTF8&refRID=083X516ZH2DN81FG3A89
>
> Also Jon Haas sells the connectors and terminals.
> [16]http://www.pantera-electronics.com/wireharness.htm
>
>
>
> On Wed, Nov 5, 2014 at 8:31 PM, Lynn Wall <[17]lwall67 at gmail.com>
wrote:
>
>> Recondition and repair/restore. Definitely not replace. It is out
>> of
>> the car and mounted in plywood.
>>
>> Is there a place to buy a supply of connectors to do what you
>> suggest?
>>
>> Thx
>> Sent from my mobile device
>>
>> On Nov 5, 2014, at 6:06 PM, [1][18]jderyke at aol.com wrote:
>>
>> By 'R&R the wiring harness', I assume you mean 'replace all the
>> unplated multiconnectors that corrode and cause trouble'.
>> Replacing the
>> whole harness is a monumental job! My advice- work on the task
>> every
>> single day even if its only for a few minutes. And have the
>> replacements you need close at hard. I've seen at least two
>> Panteras in
>> which owners got disgusted with the wiring and tore it all out.
>> Neither
>> of those cars ever again moved an inch under their own power.
Good
>> luck. J DeRyke
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Lynn Wall <[2][19]lwall67 at gmail.com>
>> To: detomaso <[3][20]detomaso at poca.com>
>> Sent: Wed, Nov 5, 2014 4:26 pm
>> Subject: [DeTomaso] Wiring harness R&R So I'm getting ready to
R&R
>> my wiring harness. Any suggestions? What have some of you done to
>> make sure yours was as sound as possible?
>>
>> Any specialists I should contact?
>>
>> Thanks in advance
>>
>> Sent from my mobile device
>> _______________________________________________
>>
>> Detomaso Forum Managed by POCA
>>
>> DeTomaso mailing list
>> [4][21]DeTomaso at poca.com
>> [5][22]http://poca.com/mailman/listinfo/detomaso_poca.com
>>
>> References
>>
>> 1. mailto:[23]jderyke at aol.com
>> 2. mailto:[24]lwall67 at gmail.com
>> 3. mailto:[25]detomaso at poca.com
>> 4. mailto:[26]DeTomaso at poca.com
>> 5. [27]http://poca.com/mailman/listinfo/detomaso_poca.com
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>>
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References
1. http://www.panteraplace.com/page107.htm
2. http://www.panteraplace.com/page107.htm
3. http://www.panteraplace.com/page107.htm
4. http://www.panteraplace.com/page107.htm
5. mailto:detomaso-bounces at poca.com
6. mailto:detomaso at poca.com
7. mailto:detomaso-bounces at poca.com
8. mailto:detomaso at poca.com
9. mailto:jderyke at aol.com
10. http://www.digikey.com/product-search/en?KeyWords=a27936ct-nd&WT.z_header=search_go
11. http://www.digikey.com/product-search/en?vendor=0&keywords=a27915-nd
12. http://www.autoelectricsupplies.co.uk/product_list/7
13. http://www.amazon.com/Gb-Wire-Stripper-22-Awg/dp/B00448IWI6
14. http://www.pbase.com/mainecruising/wire_termination
15. http://www.amazon.com/Tool-Aid-18920-Ratcheting-Terminal/dp/B0002STTTI/ref=pd_sim_sbs_hi_4?ie=UTF8&refRID=083X516ZH2DN81FG3A89
16. http://www.pantera-electronics.com/wireharness.htm
17. mailto:lwall67 at gmail.com
18. mailto:jderyke at aol.com
19. mailto:lwall67 at gmail.com
20. mailto:detomaso at poca.com
21. mailto:DeTomaso at poca.com
22. http://poca.com/mailman/listinfo/detomaso_poca.com
23. mailto:jderyke at aol.com
24. mailto:lwall67 at gmail.com
25. mailto:detomaso at poca.com
26. mailto:DeTomaso at poca.com
27. http://poca.com/mailman/listinfo/detomaso_poca.com
28. mailto:DeTomaso at poca.com
29. http://poca.com/mailman/listinfo/detomaso_poca.com
30. mailto:DeTomaso at poca.com
31. http://poca.com/mailman/listinfo/detomaso_poca.com
32. mailto:DeTomaso at poca.com
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