Posted by Will (in IL) on Sunday, April 01, 2007 at 20:41:50 :
Well, now that the house is (mostly) done and the family is here, I have managed to get in a little work on the wiring (despite a busy work schedule). In a good day's worth of wiring, I've gotten the Headlight, Turn Signals, Brake Lights, and Gauges all installed. It took a little time to remember exactly where I left off and what was what, and then what (parts wise) was where in the box's in the shop. I still need to get the shop organized, but getting the truck operational will come first. I've also realized that I need to rotate the Gauge Cluster 180 degrees and get the smaller gauges on top so they can actually be read. Mounted that low you can't read them. I've also learned that using the Painless wiring harness wasn't that great of an idea. It was designed for the fuse block to mount in the cab on the driver side, and I mounted it in the engine compartment on the passenger side. So wire are either to long, or to short, and the double back on them selves because of there bundling. I've gotten in a little hurry to get the truck running, so I've not done as neat of a job as I'd intended to, but this will get me going, and when I pull the body off in the future to blast and paint it, I'll do the wiring job clean and proper.
Will
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