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Old Jan 17, 2006 | 09:36 AM
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I have an opportunity to purchase a 1969 and have a few question. The first is: the interior has been removed, including the dash pad so that all you see from the drivers side is wires- is it a difficult job to put the wiring and dash back together starting from scratch? The other question is: the passenger door has been taken apart to include the latches. When attempting to closed to door it takes considerable force to get it to align with the body. There is a good chance the door has been off. Could this be an alignment probelm? Any help will be appreciated. Ron
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Old Jan 17, 2006 | 10:04 AM
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Don't be timid, anything can be done with common sense and patience
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Old Jan 17, 2006 | 12:04 PM
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If the harness hasn't been all hacked up it's not too bad. Most of the items the harness connects to have unique shaped connectors with the corresponding connectors on the harness. An Assembly Instruction Manual will help you to see how the harness is routed and a wiring diagram helps to decipher the color coding (but doesn't show the routing).
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Thanks for the help. Have assembly manual on the way. Ron
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Old Jan 24, 2006 | 06:02 PM
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Originally Posted by ron_bidwell
... is it a difficult job to put the wiring and dash back together starting from scratch?
Compared to what??

Actually, your's doesn't look too bad. There are no computers and complete wiring diagrams are available. (There are some differences between every year C3).

Good luck
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