Tag: F-250

American Autowire Upgrade Part 1

On By Brad AlbrechtIn Interior, Lighting, Projects, WiringLeave a comment

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

On By Brad AlbrechtIn WiringLeave a comment

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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