Wiring harness, Removal Options

[cwpeden]

Hey everyone,

I'm in the final stages of preping my project tub for blast and have come to a pothole in the road.

Taking out the wiring harness. I have got everything from the front in the passenger comp. and the rest at the aft side firewall.

Who has done it? Do I go from inside out or outside in?

Conrad

[JeffBowlsby]

I have only seen a couple race cars rewired with very basic circuitry. I have done preliminary work on new chassis harnesses, but they are complicated, not like the $79. V-dub harnesses or Painless hot rod kits.

Each model year of the 914 has a different chassis harness, so there are 7 of them just for the USA market cars, not including the /6 cars which are different. Each harness has about 70 different unique wire types, as combinations of wire gauge, color and striping...that custom wire costs $$$ even when bought in quantity. Each has ~170 circuits many with special connectors and wire terminals for the connections to dash switches, gauge lighting, etc. I know they can be fabricated, but the research and set-up for each is a huge undertaking. Once its all set-up, they will be expensive and existing harnesses are for the most part, still viable and restorable, and a less expensive option, at least for now. Even restoring them takes quite a bit of effort.