Today I started the underhood wiring. I ordered the harnesses a while back from Virginuia Classic Mustang and Dallas Mustang. I have already wired up the alternator and have it mounted, but was waiting to finish off the wiring until the welding was done. Now that the welding and underhood painting has been completed, I can start getting this project put back together. Everything electrical related is getting replaced. What I have for the underhood is the solenoid, coil, engine feed harness, and headlight harness, as well as all original loom straps, and rubber coated J clips. The J clips go on the left valve cover. There are three in all, and go across the top of the valve cover. The wiring harness retainers are already in place and clocked to the correct position as iillustrated by the Osborne assembly manual.
The headlight harness was the first to get installed. I started at the hi pitch horn (left), by routing the horn feed wire, through the radiator support (it is a very snug fit). I pulled the feed wire through, and secured the grommet. Then over to the low pitch horn (right), feeding the harness in between the radiator and radiator support. The horn feed was passed through the radiator support and the grommet secured. Th right headlight feed was passed through the apron and left for future attachments, and the same for the left side. the solenoid and alternator feed was fed through the lower radiator support and attached to the alternator feed.
The engine feed harness was a bit easier as it basically lays in the engine compartment. I placed the firewall connector at the approximate location it will sit. Then routed the harness across the top of the firewall. Since the car has an automatic C-4 in it, I installed the transmission feed harness at this time also. It passes through the firewall from the interior to the engine compartment. Both the transmission and engine use the same retainer closes them. Since these are the only two harnesses routed to the right, this retainer was closed. The transmission feed routes down at this point, and the engine feed harness keeps going to the right, through the next retainer, and gets closed. From here they will be routed underneath the export brace, but is not installed yet, so the harness gets brought over to the shock tower and secured. Next, route the harness around the shock tower and secure it in the next retainer. Make the connections on the solenoid, and secure the harnesses as they make their way down the apron and towards the radiator support. The other half of the engine feed harness is routed across the top of the left valve cover, through the J clips. Lay the harness in, and bend them upward to secure the harness. Attach the connections to the appropriate connections and you are finished.
I did not secure the firewall to radiator support or the top portion of the headlight harness. These will be secured once the windshield washer system and fog light harnesses arrive.
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