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Old Feb 24, 2008 | 06:11 PM
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I was wondering where you guys that have made the switch came through the firewall with the harness. I'm at that point where I have to drill a hole into the firewall for the harness.
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I drilled the hole just above and to the right of the gas peddle and it routed pretty well under the radio. Used the standard length painless wiring kit. If I had it to do over, I would have bought the extra length kit and ran everything into the compartments behind the seats.
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I used the hole for the tach cable.
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My ECM is under the hood, down in the drivers fender. If I had to do it again I would put it in its stock location
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Thanks for the advise guys, I have the extended painless harness, might need help from you guys if I have any question, Thanks again.
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Thanks for the advise guys, I have the extended painless harness, might need help from you guys if I have any question, Thanks again.
tom
On an 80 you won't have the hole for the tach cable, but ut can go in that same place. I mounted the ECM in the jack compartment on the passenger side.
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Originally Posted by markdtn
On an 80 you won't have the hole for the tach cable, but ut can go in that same place. I mounted the ECM in the jack compartment on the passenger side.
I tired getting mine up in the dash and attaching it to the bottom of the heater/ac exchanger. I didn't like those spots and had the short wiring kit, I made a false floor under the carpeting of the foot well area on the passenger side. Looks pretty good. Not as good as the jack compartment....
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