what gauge wire should i use?

HISSIN50 said:

They dont have wire in England? Well, I remember old Brit cars with Lucas Electrical - maybe they really dont.
Good luck.

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Black95GTS said:

I'd use 18 minimum, but like was mentioned, you can't go wrong by beefing it up.



:OT: I can't believe someone else has worked on these! My pops used to have a Triumph TR-6. Beautiful looking roadster, but what a piece of crap internally. I think if you own one of those old british cars you should be eligable for a degree in mechanical engineering after 4 years.

Ground to positive wiring? Crazy brits, no wonder they lost the revolutionary war.

Adam

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HISSIN50 said:

Adam, I hear ya man. A couple engine harnesses were lost before realizing that it seemed like the tail light shorting out was the cause (no fuses). The baseball mitt ended up with scorch marks on it from putting the fire out. That was the Healey.
Also had a Sunbeam and some Italian stuff (the latter was not as bad, with Marelli components). The Brit stuff can make something like a 10-20 year old mustang (a fox or 5N95), or seem like a brand new car, relatively speaking.
Did Triumph use an electric overdrive? Boy oh boy, what a POS that was.

I learned a lot about wiring from those old cars.

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Black95GTS said:

Yeah it did have electronic OD! 4 speed slush box with the electronic J type overdrive, whatever that was. I think it took 4th gear from 1:1 to like .75:1 or something similar.

Very cool looking and fun car when we managed to get it running correctly. We had a nice exhaust on it that had a classic british sports car tone, and of course it was British racing green!

Chicks dig the mustang more though. When I would drive it I'd have other guys come over and talk, when I take the mustang out, the ladies are more friendly. There is no replacement for displacement.

Adam

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