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Offline Exlimey

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Re: V-8 project
« Reply #135 on: Tuesday,January 02, 2024, 05:07:34 PM »
Excellent looking work. Regarding wiring,I am just completing a complete loom for my Lotus Elite, original two fuses now replaced with 5 relays and 12 fuses. It’s not practical to buy multiple colors of wire so I just got rolls of four colors and a lot of clear heatshrink tube. I adjusted a simple label maker to do small writing and covered each label with heat shrink. Every wire is labeled both ends. Without this I would have got lost. I got all my materials,wire,terminals etc from Custom Cable and wire in Georgia, all marine quality at reasonable prices.Good luck,don’t let the smoke out !

Offline kram350kram

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Re: V-8 project
« Reply #136 on: Tuesday,January 02, 2024, 07:32:53 PM »
Used most of all the existing stock wiring at their respective termination points, lights, horn, fan, stock switches on the steering column, etc... and then used generic colored wire between, so I can track a circuit, point A to point B by color code using the stock wiring harness colors. But if something goes wrong I will be SOL to trace a fault from the middle of the new main looms. The V-8 conversion didn't make things easier.  Wiring is a nightmare at best! 

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Re: V-8 project
« Reply #137 on: Sunday,January 28, 2024, 08:11:33 PM »
Just a few update pictures. Dash in, 95% wired and near everthing works! Few bugs on third brake light.

Offline TurboFource

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Re: V-8 project
« Reply #138 on: Monday,January 29, 2024, 03:26:40 AM »
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The more I do the more I find I need to do....

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Re: V-8 project
« Reply #139 on: Monday,January 29, 2024, 06:02:55 AM »
That’s looking really nice!

Offline Bainford

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Re: V-8 project
« Reply #140 on: Monday,January 29, 2024, 10:23:55 AM »
Yes, looking great!
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