Engine coming out, cables and wires what a mess

[firstgear]

The car is going to my trusty garage for the motor to get pulled for me to take it to my trusty motor rebuild shop....while it is out, I will be attacking the engine compartment....it needs a LOT.....one of the things that sticks its thumb right in my eye are all the wires and cables....what does everyone else do to get this to not be an eyesore? Anyone got pictures that can help me?

Here are mine...comments are appreciated!!! Also notice the clamp on the end of the hood release cable pull.....there has to be a better way that doesn't look so bad.....HELP!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Rowdy1]

Did Mine

The wiring in my 62 was hurting from age and Bubba. I bought a Painless 18 circuit harness for about $250 and a series of grounging blocks for another $25. I'm the worst thing that ever happened to electricity but I'm lucky enough to have a friend that graduated from Wyoming Tech top of his class. We pulled every wire, laid the new harness out which is color coded and labeled and he said it was the easiest he'd ever done. We ran everything thru wire lume for neatness and used lume brackets to secure them. I'm not a neat fanatic so I really don't have any pictures but it's pretty simple and everything works!!!

 

[studiog]

I'm not an expert and I didn't stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night but it really isn't as much of a pile of spaghetti as it may first seem. There are basically to my mind 4 separate sections to the engine bay wiring.
1) The lighting/horn harness
2) The regulator/generator harness
3) The starter harness
4) Distributor/temp sender harness
and maybe a couple of strays like the heater blower, etc.
You can label with masking tape at the ends, disconnect, remove from the holding clips, and coil up the separate harnesses. Use electrical tape to hold the coiled harnesses up out of the way till reinstallation. I'd start with the lighting/horn section as this is the longest harness. Good luck.

 

[IH2LOSE]

Herb I am sorry if I you said it all ready or not,but what is the ultimate goal with your car? If you want to stay some what stock or you just want an engine bay thats going to Glisten?

I was always into factory correct on all the cars I have ever done,the 62 I am building is the first one I have ever done custom.

Just taking off the steel parts,hood hinges,hood support,hood latches (male and female and sand blasting them clean,then fine glass bleeding them and then clear coating them really cleans thing up alot.

Just new wires,hose all in proper retainers,new hardware also make is look good.

Get the enginge out,pressure wash (actually its better to pressure wash the engine first so you can handel it like a gentalman instead of a grease monkey)

sand down the engine bay so paint will stick to it and I always like a nice satin black paint for an engine bay and the steel parts on the motor if your not using chrome I would say to paint a nice HIGH gloss black,I have always had great sucess with rustoleum.

 

[IH2LOSE]

PS I forgot to add if your working with an original harness I would not hesitate to replace it eather with a stock original or an aftermarket

 

[firstgear]

Herb I am sorry if I you said it all ready or not,but what is the ultimate goal with your car? If you want to stay some what stock or you just want an engine bay thats going to Glisten?

I was always into factory correct on all the cars I have ever done,the 62 I am building is the first one I have ever done custom.

Just taking off the steel parts,hood hinges,hood support,hood latches (male and female and sand blasting them clean,then fine glass bleeding them and then clear coating them really cleans thing up alot.

Just new wires,hose all in proper retainers,new hardware also make is look good.

Get the enginge out,pressure wash (actually its better to pressure wash the engine first so you can handel it like a gentalman instead of a grease monkey)

sand down the engine bay so paint will stick to it and I always like a nice satin black paint for an engine bay and the steel parts on the motor if your not using chrome I would say to paint a nice HIGH gloss black,I have always had great sucess with rustoleum.

I plan to make a nice street rod out of it....hope that isn't too bad of a word here...it isn't a matching numbers motor, far from it, it has a 350 cu in mid 70's Camaro motor in it according to the block casting number. from all the questions I have asked around here you probably think I am nuts...ranging from a project like your's Larry to who knows what.....after some soul searching and realizing that I could really pour the money into this, I want a nice driver, reliable...and drop dead gorgeous (had to look up that spelling ha-ha)...so that means getting the paint and chrome done....as well as some style to the wheels......and an engine that when the hood is opened says coooooool.......if I want mathcing numbers etc, I have the '64....this one I feel is for the kid in me that used to go to Thompson Dragway back in the middle/late 70's and watch the ole Corvettes run there....not that this is going to be a drag car....I just always liked them....and wanted to make a real nice street rod out of it without trashing the car.....so that is my plan....sound good?

 

[firstgear]

Still Would Like some PICTURES!!!

Would still like to see some pictures....I don't want to till August at Carlisle so see them....so....what does everyone say??? There must be some pictures of the wiring runs etc in the engine compartment.....pretty please?

 

[IH2LOSE]

so that is my plan....sound good?

No it doesnt sound good,It sounds GREAT!If your looking for cool wheels I love those tourque thrusts on a C1 or C2

 

[firstgear]

Just taking off the steel parts,hood hinges,hood support,hood latches (male and female and sand blasting them clean,then fine glass bleeding them and then clear coating them really cleans thing up alot.

So all you did was sand blast and then glass bead blast them? I hate to ask this question since I don't know...is there a special sand that is needed? or is any sand good enough? the glass beading, is that like using a finer sand paper, hence the finer finish? you didn't do anything else but clear coat them? just left them bare and clear coat?


Get the enginge out,pressure wash (actually its better to pressure wash the engine first so you can handel it like a gentalman instead of a grease monkey)

Can do that, although I figured I would get it to the engine rebuilder and leave it all to him....what is a good color for a block? I have seen a lot of orange blocks...but what other colors are good?

sand down the engine bay so paint will stick to it and I always like a nice satin black paint for an engine bay and the steel parts on the motor if your not using chrome I would say to paint a nice HIGH gloss black,I have always had great sucess with rustoleum.

HIGH gloss black is good and I figured rustoleum so I am on the same wave length.....

I will put the pictures that I have of the seat on another thread entitled Wise guy Seats....if you need other pictures, tell me again what you need and I will have a chance tomorrow afternoon when I go over (we moved from our 8 car garage house to a 2 car garage house 35 miles away until we sell that house) to pick up the car and take it to the shop.