Wiring Installation

Now we get to the scary part of the project....
This is probably the most complicated part of the project. Everything else you can touch, feel and see it working, but the wiring is very complicated and difficult to diagnose if there is a problem. I have nightmares where the car won't start and we have no idea why.

The wiring harness, fuse box and computer were removed from the donor Mustang. We sent it to Roger Stein to have the unnecessary circuits removed and test all the remaining circuits.

Here is the pedal box area it will contain many connections Some will run the brake lights as well as the clutch switch. Also the fuse box will be located in this area.

The engine computer will be located in the passenger foot box. The computer primarily controls the operation of the engine ignition and fuel injection.

There is quite a bit of wiring in the passenger area. Some will run from the gauges along the dashboard and some will come in from the engine compartment.

Here is the rear wiring harness. This harness runs the fuel pump and gas level gauge. The wiring for the tail lights is also contained in the rear harness. In addition there is a fuel inertia switch that will disable the fuel pump in the event of an accident.

The battery will be located in the rear of the car above the axle. The rear harness and the battery cable will run along the inside of the transmission tunnel.

The coil and the starter solenoid are mounted on the driver side of the car near the master cylinder. The starter solenoid also acts as a junction block for the power supply to the wiring harness.

To keep things simple at first we used the stock ignition switch from the Mustang. Eventually we will cut the wires and install a smaller switch on the dashboard.

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