Vintage Air wiring help
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Vintage Air wiring help
So I'm trying to install this vintage air kit in my 69 (W/O AC) and am running into some concerns when it comes to wiring. The kit comes with a fairly short run of positive cables leading to a fuse with the instructions indicating to place the fuse as near as possible to the battery and directly connect the positives to the battery. I'm trying to do the install the way the instructions say but don't know how to best route the wire. Also, I'm trying to find the best place to put the relay inside the cab. Where have people put the relays in their own installations?
The other thing I'm running into is the original wiring for the heater and the vacuum lines. What have people done with their now useless vacuum lines and cables that used to run to the blower motor?
Any advice/pictures are greatly appreciated. I really don't want to foul it up and have to pull the whole dash off again in the immediate future.
Thanks in advance!
The other thing I'm running into is the original wiring for the heater and the vacuum lines. What have people done with their now useless vacuum lines and cables that used to run to the blower motor?
Any advice/pictures are greatly appreciated. I really don't want to foul it up and have to pull the whole dash off again in the immediate future.
Thanks in advance!
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Not to say someone won't answer your thread, but I'd be making a call to VintageAir to discuss your issue. I'm betting they have the answer you need.
Best of Luck & Post some pictures ( take a lot of pictures for future reference ) of your installation it may help others ( me ) a long the way.
Best of Luck & Post some pictures ( take a lot of pictures for future reference ) of your installation it may help others ( me ) a long the way.
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Not sure of the 69, but on my 75, I ran my red and white wires into the battery compartment with the fuse mounted on the tunnel.
I drilled a hole from the rear of the driver seat into the compartment (pull up the carpet). Rubber grommet and fabric taped the wires.
Fuse mounted on topside of tunnel behind the parking brake handle.
There was enough wiring to put the relay INSIDE up under the right console.
You can either drill a new hole through the firewall or use an existing hole (what I did) to pull the wires for the heater hose connection (if you have that) and for binary switch.
Good luck!
Len
I drilled a hole from the rear of the driver seat into the compartment (pull up the carpet). Rubber grommet and fabric taped the wires.
Fuse mounted on topside of tunnel behind the parking brake handle.
There was enough wiring to put the relay INSIDE up under the right console.
You can either drill a new hole through the firewall or use an existing hole (what I did) to pull the wires for the heater hose connection (if you have that) and for binary switch.
Good luck!
Len
Last edited by lsintampa; Jul 30, 2017 at 10:40 AM.
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Thanks! I ended up doing much of the same. I used the tab for the cowl crossmember which is no longer being used to mount the relay inside the console and ended up running the fuse to right behind the parking brake handle (perfect place for it, great call!). I used the hole for what was the vacuum hose connection for the wiring into the engine bay. It's not all cleaned up yet but it was actually pretty easy once I pulled the trigger and just did it. Thanks for the guidance!
