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Need wiring harness for under hood, both sides. Mine is brittle and cracks when you bend it.
1979 Cobra 5.0
1979 Cobra 5.0
Fox Help With Wiring
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Ron Francis is the way to go.
Otherwise your talking about spending a lot of time with several spools of wire of varying sizes and colors and you will still want to go to Ron Francis for new connectors.
Otherwise your talking about spending a lot of time with several spools of wire of varying sizes and colors and you will still want to go to Ron Francis for new connectors.
Meh,....lets see if the guy that offers that advice follows his own advice when the time comes
I agree to a point. A RF panel requires a complete understanding of current flow, and be able to read a schematic. I struggled with "does this get power from that" numerous times when trying to figure out the complexities of the stinkin column wiring. But, It simplifies alot of stuff, makes for a much more up to date electronic system,..and manages to take up about 40 hours of your otherwise idle time when it comes time to install it. (and you better have the dash skin off when you do it.).
I agree to a point. A RF panel requires a complete understanding of current flow, and be able to read a schematic. I struggled with "does this get power from that" numerous times when trying to figure out the complexities of the stinkin column wiring. But, It simplifies alot of stuff, makes for a much more up to date electronic system,..and manages to take up about 40 hours of your otherwise idle time when it comes time to install it. (and you better have the dash skin off when you do it.).
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I'll have to see Mike, kind of depends what my little rat buddies have done. Besides, not everyone is in my financial bind right now and spending $300 may not be a problem for them (or they may not be trying to rebuild an entire car with little money). Let's just say that I really, really would rather go through RF.Meh,....lets see if the guy that offers that advice follows his own advice when the time comes
I agree to a point. A RF panel requires a complete understanding of current flow, and be able to read a schematic. I struggled with "does this get power from that" numerous times when trying to figure out the complexities of the stinkin column wiring. But, It simplifies alot of stuff, makes for a much more up to date electronic system,..and manages to take up about 40 hours of your otherwise idle time when it comes time to install it. (and you better have the dash skin off when you do it.).
@Warren1979Cobra , if the harness is as bad as you say, this would be the route I would go. It might be the route I go soon myself. Crap gets brittle after 38 years, huh? Mine is only 34 years old so I may have a much better harness
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mikestang63
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If someone could just split the wiring to left or right, it would help. Not all wires are used going to HEI and 1 wire alt.
- Feb 21, 2017
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- 13
I'll have to see Mike, kind of depends what my little rat buddies have done. Besides, not everyone is in my financial bind right now and spending $300 may not be a problem for them (or they may not be trying to rebuild an entire car with little money). Let's just say that I really, really would rather go through RF.
@Warren1979Cobra , if the harness is as bad as you say, this would be the route I would go. It might be the route I go soon myself. Crap gets brittle after 38 years, huh? Mine is only 34 years old so I may have a much better harness
Pass side is soft and pliable.
So, what do you want to do?
It's not difficult to fix, just time consuming.
I'm lazy, if I have the money, I'll buy from RF.
gearheadboy
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I have found that most of mine is perfectly pliable. What I have found is that the "black tape" that FOMOCO used on the OEM harness is hard as anything after 30 yrs. In fact it is so hard I struggle cutting it from the harness without damaging the wires. And I've been working on auto harnesses for a long time. I pulled my harnesses from the front only because they were all hacked up. I stripped off some of the tape wrap and repaired wires, re-wrapped, and replaced the conduit. I used standard electrical tape, and the cloth stuff to wrap the harnesses in the OEM configuration. They look and perform like new. If you need connectors, they are almost all serviced separately.The cost adds up though.
gearheadboy
15 Year Member
I have found that most of mine is perfectly pliable. What I have found is that the "black tape" that FOMOCO used on the OEM harness is hard as anything after 30 yrs. In fact it is so hard I struggle cutting it from the harness without damaging the wires. And I've been working on auto harnesses for a long time. I pulled my harnesses from the front only because they were all hacked up. I stripped off some of the tape wrap and repaired wires, re-wrapped, and replaced the conduit. I used standard electrical tape, and the cloth stuff to wrap the harnesses in the OEM configuration. They look and perform like new. If you need connectors, they are almost all serviced separately.The cost adds up though.
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