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fortyford |
09-07-2020 @ 6:23 AM
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I was just curious if there is a diagram on where all the wiring clips and how the body wiring is routed from front to rear on a 40.
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kubes40 |
09-07-2020 @ 6:29 AM
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I am not aware of any chart from Ford that describes the placement. Which harness (exactly) are you wondering about?
Mike "Kube" Kubarth
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fortyford |
09-07-2020 @ 2:46 PM
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The body harness from fire wall back to rear and Kube I think you said the tail light cross over clips to the rear frame brace?I don't understand the license plate light.I came up short on the wiring for it.Got new bulb socket with pig tail and new wire which runs through trunk lid.I guess I will need about 3.5 ft. more to go through trunk pan to power source????
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kubes40 |
09-07-2020 @ 2:55 PM
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The harness that runs back is placed along the outer frame rail - at the bottom. Typically four clips hold it in place. When it reaches the leg of the "X" member, it is fed through the hole in the frame at that junction and continues back. There is a short pig tail in this harness near (adjacent) the front of the fuel tank. There should be a hole in the floor pan near the reinforcement / body mount in the pan. The wire comes up through there and is connected to the wiring that ultimately goes to the license lamp. That hole in the pan got sealed with body putty - a clay like substance. What body style are you working with?
Mike "Kube" Kubarth
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fortyford |
09-07-2020 @ 3:21 PM
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Thanks,Kube.I am working on a coupe.
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kubes40 |
09-07-2020 @ 5:44 PM
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I'll soon be wiring my latest project, another '40 coupe. If you want photos of where the wire passes through the floor or anything else, let me know.
Mike "Kube" Kubarth
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fortyford |
09-08-2020 @ 4:41 AM
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Thanks,Kube.I can't understand on the new body wiring harness I have it seems to be a might to long?I had to kinda loop a small amount up about were the master cylinder is?The old one I took out was the same way?Is there by chance a difference in sedan,coupe or sedan delivery?If I stretched it on out to very rear of car I would come up short on my brake light wires to master cylinder?Does this make since?Just wondering if anyone else has ran into this problem?
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JayChicago |
09-08-2020 @ 9:17 AM
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I just installed a body harness from Road Island Wiring on Saturday, so I can offer some thoughts, for what its worth. (can't be sure I was doing everything correctly. I did try to replicate the harness removed, which was clearly from-the-factory, didn't appear to have ever been altered) The rear of the harness does not go all the way to rear of car. It terminates next to gas tank. The taillight looms then reach forward to it. Some extra length in my original harness was curled into the frame rail up front, where it connects to the front harness. I did the same with the new harness.
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kubes40 |
09-08-2020 @ 10:08 AM
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Jay, sorry, but that is not correct.
Mike "Kube" Kubarth
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fortyford |
09-08-2020 @ 10:50 AM
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Thanks Jay,I am glad someone else is seeing the same thing I ran into!My body harness would have easily went to rear cross member but like I said I would have come up short on the brake light wires reaching master cylinder?What is up with this???Jay,did you by chance come up short on the wiring to the lincense plate light?It appears something is off some where.Only thing I could have done was take up the extra forward around the radiator I reckon?
This message was edited by fortyford on 9-8-20 @ 11:25 AM
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