74 Hei Conversion Wire Color ???
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74 Hei Conversion Wire Color ???
I found on a site not corvette, that to convert anything over to HEI you needed to chase the "PINK" coil wire back the fuse box on the firewall. Then I read on this site, of some guys with 74's chasing the same coil wire, but they described it as black with a pink stripe. I can find no such black wire on my 74. The engine compartment on my car was gutted when I got the car and wires are dangling everywhere. I did find a solid pink wire that ran through the loom to the fuse box at the firewall. Could this be the coil wire that needs replaced for 12 volts?
Melting Slicks
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From: Connecticut
I have seen pics of forum members cars with tachs/gauges that fit in the original clusters, so it is an option
You just need to do a little searching... Thats providing you care where the gauges are installed
You just need to do a little searching... Thats providing you care where the gauges are installed
7th Gear
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From: Carver MA
to power the HEI you can run a wire to the HEI from the fuse panel. there's a terminal that is "hot" when the key is in the on position and in the crank position. i forget which terminal it is, but i can go look if you can't find one.
for a tach, i run a '75 tach in my '71. had to get power and ground from the harness, and run a wire to the HEI tach terminal. bolts right in, but the face is slightly different from the speedo.
for a tach, i run a '75 tach in my '71. had to get power and ground from the harness, and run a wire to the HEI tach terminal. bolts right in, but the face is slightly different from the speedo.
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From: North Alabama
Originally Posted by Bob Onit
I have seen pics of forum members cars with tachs/gauges that fit in the original clusters, so it is an option
You just need to do a little searching... Thats providing you care where the gauges are installed
You just need to do a little searching... Thats providing you care where the gauges are installed
