The All About My 1980 Pontiac LeMans Station Wagon Thread...

[motorhead]

I love wiring.  Spent most of the day rechecking my old notes on what circuits are what.  The BCM is the worst.

[larrym]

I would rather go to the dentist than trace wires

[motorhead]

I am done tracing wires... for now.  I just have to figure out how to get them into the cabin - as the fuse block is under hood and a bunch of connectors need to pass through the firewall and there isn't a spare 3"x2" pass through.  Hmm... might just have to cut and splice.  Again.

I am going to have to re-loom it after it is all laid out.

I still have to breakdown and clean up the PCM/engine/trans harness. Yippie.

This picture is from a few days ago... it looks better now.

[good2win22]

Looks like fun....

[motorhead]

It isn't.

[larrym]

My worst nightmare!

[daveismissing]

I use some nice mil spec connectors for work  but I know I couldn't afford them on my car. The AMP connector Bob uses on the TR6 might be more reasonable. How little space do you have?

[motorhead]

I use some nice mil spec connectors for work  but I know I couldn't afford them on my car. The AMP connector Bob uses on the TR6 might be more reasonable. How little space do you have?

I am reusing the speedo cable pass through and grommet for wiring on that side; I've already cut the wires that I needed to go through on the driver's side.  I might try and source some square Type 2 weather pack connectors.  Might. 

Then I drilled a 1.5" hole on the passenger floor where the radio antenna would normally pass through and reusing the grommet from a '91 Z28.  Which made me wonder how the radio worked if the fender antenna was run.  It isn't.  Just a snipped wire dangling inside the fender.   FML I thought.  Then I noticed that it has a windshield antenna - go figure.  But, then again I haven't touched this car for months.

Here is how the harness look before it got cut and stuffed under the dash.

[motorhead]

Could buy a Metri-pack kit to go with my Weather Pack kit... because money.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/DELPHI-PACKARD-METRIPACK-150-KIT-771-PCS-/330812752820?hash=item4d05fa03b4:m:maoMX6tVSKKRhO iwkqD9WAQ&vxp=mtr

I will look to something like this for the Monte Carlo build: http://www.ebay.com/itm/22-Cavity-Weatherpack-Bulkhead-Connector-Firewall-Street-Rat-Hot-Rod-Race-Car-/252079344475?hash=item3ab1198b5b:g:wlQAAOSwQJhUfv aC&vxp=mtr

I wonder how their prices are: http://www.picocanada.com/en/index.php?p=products

[daveismissing]

ca.mouser.com have weatherpack/metripack and AMP but you have to know the component part numbers, they are more of a mfg's supplier

[daveismissing]

And if you are serious about building a race car:
http://www.lemo.com/en/application/automotive-connector

[daveismissing]

Amazon.com has a bunch of Pico stuff

[motorhead]

And if you are serious about building a race car:
http://www.lemo.com/en/application/automotive-connector
 

So serious they even have their CAD drawings available. http://www.tracepartsonline.net/%28S%28bbv44alxjagjrntwjv01r0u0%29%29/content.aspx?fwsid=GLOBALV3&class=LEMO

O.o

Maybe in another life...

[motorhead]

Here is where I am at.  Ran the harness under the dash, the BCM is in the kick panel and all the spare "future consideration" wires are in the plastic run under the sill plate, the neutral safety switch wires are lined up with the shifter, the ALDL and brake wires are in place.  I do need to remove the stock cruise control box as it won't be needed.

I also laid out the fuse blocks and the PCM/ECM wiring; and if you can't tell I need to extend the wires for the cruise control and friends about 30" or so.  Then I grabbed the cruise control module and gave it a trial fit.  And finally since I was in such a good mood I decided to treat myself to running the throttle cable - I hooked a spring to the engine side and sat in the car making vroom vroom noises and rowing through the notional gears.

And that pile of wires is the aftermath of a month's worth of evenings and weekends.

[motorhead]

Bonus.