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For the black braided line and fittings, I used XRP http://www.xrp.com/ You can call them and get a local distributor in your area to supply with with what you need. Quote:
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01-23-2012, 08:11 AM | #170 | |
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That looks killer....... we need more pictures! |
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Nathan (and 572HP), I want to "clean up" some of my wiring harnesses like you guys did. However, I am not relocating anything, or repositioning anything, I just want to take off the crappy factory electrical tape and wrap it up in the braided sheathing (I'm assuming it is the "painless wiring" braided wire wrap on Summit). I like how you guys used the shrink wrap to secure the ends of the sheathing. My question is, is there any way to do that (use the heat shrink) without cutting the wires. I'm pretty sure that heat shrink tubing is not going fit over some of those big connectors to slide it in position before heating it up. Or is there a way to "de-pin" the connectors? I really just don't want to cut any wires. I suppose if the heat shrink won't work, I could just use zip-ties, but it wouldn't look as nice. Can you give me any tips???
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01-23-2012, 07:42 PM | #174 | |
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And Nathan, man you got guts cutting that hose in the kitchen, razor blading that granite countertop and putting a vise in there!!!! Things are lookin good though!
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01-23-2012, 07:53 PM | #175 |
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Yeah, I took the long route. I did cut/splice all of the wires, and I used shrink tubing and solid braided sleeves. I haven't tackled the driver side yet...still recovering from the long weekend. The big reason that I did it this way was because I wanted to get rid of the huge coil-pack connector. The only way to do that is to splice. I can definitely understand not wanting to do that. I took my time and wrote everything down first, and took some pics. Then I got out the cutters and soldering iron. It took me probably 8 or 9 hours to do the passenger side. It isn't difficult, but it does take a lot of leaning over and reaching to the back of the engine.
Maybe it would be possible to use the split-sided braided sleeving and wrap good electrical tape very straight on the ends. I haven't tried it, but it might be a quick way to get that look.
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01-23-2012, 08:11 PM | #176 |
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For people not interested in cutting lines and completely relocating them you might want to check this out. It's a lot nicer, longer lasting, and protective than wire loom and you don't need to cut the harness up. It's the way I'll go when I finish up the upper part of the intake. A bit more money up front but no cutting of wires which is one of my personal goals.
http://www.jegs.com/p/Russell/Russel...48918/10002/-1 I've also got a couple lines next to the rather large 2" primaries that I plan on wrapping with this but I need to finish all my other projects first before I start buying more stuff. http://www.jegs.com/p/Thermo-Tec/The...74088/10002/-1 Last edited by Synner; 01-23-2012 at 08:22 PM. |
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The 3/16" stuff would be good for the small sections with only 2 wires like the coils as an alternative to heat shrink. Like I said my personal preference is to only cut a wire only when absolutely necessary. If there's one thing I hate trouble shooting later its electrical gremlins from a bad splice.
I'd definitely knock the pins out whenever possible. One of these tools and a micro screwdriver set will be your best friends. http://www.jpcycles.com/product/381-...1&zmap=381-087 |
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And a weather pack removal tool if you do a lot of car stuff.
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/PCO-0660PT Last edited by Synner; 01-23-2012 at 09:26 PM. |
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Man! a lot of good info on this tread. It's basically becoming what I envision it when I started it. Everybody sharing ideas were we can all learn from each other.
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Also, I think the Russell sheathing might look better with this tape since it has more a fabric look which would match the tape. I actually think I like it more than the Painless stuff I bought. The Painless is more of a nylon braiding. The only reason I didn't go with Russell's is because the largest they had is 3/4" and I wanted 1" for my main harness on the passenger side. Which I finished on Saturday and it looks SWEET! (Pictures to come) I 'm going to order the Russell stuff because I might be able to get away with the 3/4' now that I see how nicely and tight I have it. I'll give you a product review on both when I get it. Hope that helps. Quote:
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01-23-2012, 10:12 PM | #182 |
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Nathan, great advice!!! Thanks. Where did you get that fabric harness tape? Who makes it? What's it called?
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