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Old Dec 22, 2025 | 01:54 PM
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Hello everyone,
can you tell me if this connector is original on my 1974 Corvette C3?
It's located in the engine bay, on the left, just behind the alternator.


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Originally Posted by alexandre1979
Hello everyone,
can you tell me if this connector is original on my 1974 Corvette C3?
It's located in the engine bay, on the left, just behind the alternator.

If you're talking about the short section of red wire & eyelet connector to me that looks like a factory fusible link. The black capsule is covering the soldier joint between the normal stranded wire and the fusible link wire.
Not sure the block is original it's bolted to though...
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Yes, it's the white block. I'd like to know if the red wires were originally mounted on this block from '74 onwards. How was it mounted on yours?
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that red wire looks like the wire that should connect to the horn relay which would be right where you describe it behind the alternator. That white junction block does not look original to the car but mine is a 73 so I cant be sure if that was something the 74 had.
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Default 74 bbk. This is under my hood. Everything looks stock except one added fused red w



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