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Old 06-09-2007, 04:06 PM
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Well the vette is finally up and running, now I need to decide what to do with the left over wires... what have others done that have done the same swap? I'm either going to try to tuck them above the bell housing or remove them all togather.. trying to decide which one... I do plan on making this a street car again someday as I have the origional block which I plan to rebuild as well as the crappy old tpi setup, but for now its gonna be a 1/4th mile car.. the harness is fairly well butchered, there are missing connectors everywhere and others have wires twisted togather with some duct tape over them.. what would you do? I plan on swapping in a new harness when I put the tpi engine back in anyway.. suggestions/opinions? Thanks!
Old 06-09-2007, 04:42 PM
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if you are going to replace them anyways, i would x em. less weight for the track! just make sure there are no shorts!
Old 06-09-2007, 07:18 PM
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Hacked wiring is not worth the headaches. Start fresh..
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I just rolled mine up in black electrical tape and shoved them behind the block.
I do get pissed when I have to remove the trans and those wires fall down when I am installing the trans but I live with it.
A drag car You picked a good looking car, but the headaches will be many
Old 06-10-2007, 02:07 PM
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Eh probably just a couple runs on it and the occasional street cruise.. I have a feeling the tranny and rear end wont hold up too long after any kind of abuse..
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Dont cut the wires up, throw some conduit over them and tuck em outta the way in case...
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I ended up just zip tying em togather, coverin the connectors with electrical tape, popped the dist out, tucked em outa view, and put the dist back in. Can't even tell they're there

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