Category: Wiring

American Autowire Upgrade Part 1

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After spending some time sorting out the original wire harness on the 68 F-250, I started leaning heavily towards a new aftermarket harness. This truck needs to be solid for the owner who doesn’t want everything exactly vintage as much as the vintage look with reliability as a focus. With all the cut wires and hacks under the dash and under the hood, we decided to do a few upgrades and focus on keeping it looking original, but making it easier to get working again while also adding some reliability.

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Getting a 68 F-250 Back On the Road

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A friend has a 68 F-250 that has been in his wife’s family for years that he recently came into possession of. It needs a bunch of electrical re-assembly and unfortunately, the previous owner is no longer able to help provide any clues as to what was being done when work stopped. Since it’s a Ford and the same era as what I have built up some experience working on, I offered to put it back together. It’s a beautiful truck and in great shape with some good restoration work done already. The only real problem looks to be electrical.

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New Instrument Bezel and Lenses

On By Brad AlbrechtIn 67 Convertible, Interior, Lighting, Projects, Wiring6 Comments

The dash lights on the convertible don’t work. The bezel is faded with the chrome areas turned to faded grey and peeling. The lenses are fogged, though not as bad as my coupe was. All of this combined tells me it’s a good project to replace some parts and see why the lights aren’t working. Maybe some upgraded bulbs along the way.

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More odds and ends

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I have a number of small things to button up as I move on to the next big project for the interior.  The first is to get the washer pump pedal installed, securing the passenger side of the firewall insulation as well. I have some wiring beautification to do in that same area, so might as well check it off the list. Maybe time to look into the fenders as well. Continue reading “More odds and ends” →

Front Electrical

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The electrical in front of the firewall took a little more research than the rest. I didn’t have pictures of where everything was before, and on top of that, it wasn’t exactly original, or good when I started.  I got lucky though, Randy had a very similar 67 in his shop recently that has not been restored, still with the original 6 cylinder motor. I was able to take a few reference pictures to get some idea how things should route.

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Wiring the passenger compartment

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With the rear wiring done, I had to do the part I was avoiding: the inside.  In prep, I have been buying new chrome bezels and such for the ignition switch and headlights so I should be ready. One thing I haven’t gotten yet was a wiring fastener kit for all the various clips needed to keep the wiring in place. That should be easily left for the cleanup stage though.

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Wiring – The Beginning

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Wiring has been pretty intimidating for me. Not only is it expensive, there are a lot of details that I just don’t know. Since I didn’t take out the original wiring, I don’t have pictures of how it all looked previously. That just adds to the anxiety of re-wiring the whole car.  Not to mention not being able to test anything until everything is done. Well, no point putting it off any longer. Time to jump in head first. Continue reading “Wiring – The Beginning” →