Homebrew wiring harness

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Has anyone made their own wiring harnesses?

I come from an aviation maintenance background and I was an electrician for a decade or so, wiring doesn’t intimidate me.

It seems, reading through build threads, that the supplied wiring harnesses are generic and require some disassembly and splicing, I HATE unnecessary splices, simply adds another mode of failure.

It looks like the supplied fuse-block is only eleven circuits with a few relays and such, I am seriously considering just buying some Tefzel wiring and doing it myself.

I appreciate all pros and cons.

Thanks in advance,

Steve

[narkosys]

Here4 is a link to Showless' venture into making a harness for his GTM. It is very in depth and well written.

Hope this helps.

N

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Thanks for the link Narkosys.

[PNWTim]

I think most stick with the RF harness as it comes with the kit and is convenient. Painless and others make fuse blocks and provide wiring to build your own exactly how you want. It gets a little more complicated if you go with an injected powerplant. All really just preference.

[Higgybulin]

You build it, I will subscribe to your thread! What kit are you building?
Higgy

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You build it, I will subscribe to your thread! What kit are you building?
Higgy

Type 65 Coupe, assembling my build list in excel, hope to order by the end of the month (Nov 2024).

[Kbl7td]

Used a coachcontrols unit for mine. Has a main fuse board with 23 different circuits. All the wiring is custom from there. Very reasonable for what it is and comes with more wiring than you could need.

[Higgybulin]

Type 65 Coupe, assembling my build list in excel, hope to order by the end of the month (Nov 2024).

The Factory Five Sale ends December 1st so make sure you order before that!! Save ya $2024!
Higgy

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The Factory Five Sale ends December 1st so make sure you order before that!! Save ya $2024!
Higgy

EXACTLY

I just emailed Dave V to see where they’re at on the Coyote Gen 4x fit and factory support.

I will be posting my proposed build list soon.

Thanks, Steve

[progmgr1]

I am building a '33 Hot Rod as a daily driver and wanted more circuits than those in the FFR supplied fuse block. I used the Highway 22 wiring kit from American Autowire. As the name implies, 22 circuits with a variety of fuses / relays, more color coded wire than needed, and a generic schematic that was very helpful. FWIW, I also added a supplemental fuse block in the trunk for some of the extra DD do-dads. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...e?ie=UTF8&th=1

If you are building a coupe, then I suggest you review Paul B's build thread: https://thefactoryfiveforum.com/show...00-Mile-Report It's a little outdated, but still full of useful stuff that will help your build go smoother. Also, Paul has been very responsive to questions sent by PM or posted on the Forum (if they are of general interest).

HTH Keith HR #894

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Thanks Keith, Paul’s build thread was one of the first I came across when I joined the forum, read the whole thing and plan to use it as my “how-to” manual.

I am probably going to go with FormaCars power windows, some heated seats, AC, etc. so I will probably need more circuits also.

Thanks for the info on the fuse blocks that you used.

Steve

[progmgr1]

Yeah, every option sucks up more power. Power windows, heated seats, AC, audio system, power door locks, multiple USB ports, exhaust cutouts, rear parking camera, dash-cam, blind-spot warning system, Coyote ECU, and a few more I've momentarily forgotten. The only consolation is that they don't all operate at once...

Keith HR #894