Thread: Project $ 3 K Is Underway

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Finally, after all of this it was time to start doing the actual wiring. I am going to use a 30 amp circuit breaker right at the battery to protect the entire main power supply. From this I am using 10 gauge marine grade wiring and crimp on terminals. I know some people say soldering is the only way to do a wiring job, but I like the good crimp on terminals with heat shrink tubing on them. It is all a matter of personal taste in this regard.

That 10 gauge red and black is bringing good 12 volt power to a junction block, and from there I have branched it out to the individual panel mount fuse holders, and then also to the switches and relays. I am color coding the entire system to make future repairs and tracing easier. I am using 12 and 14 gauge for most of the circuits that run the lights, ignition, etc.

In the pictures below I am about 1/2 done with the wiring under the dash. Once I finish up the gauges, lights, and ignition I will loom it all neatly and set the harness aside until the car is all painted and ready to have the engine and lights wired.

But this puts me pretty far ahead, and pretty soon I can start wooding the body.

Thanks for looking,

Don